Survival!
In Science, we have been thinking about what humans need to survive. We were good at recognising the difference between needs and wants.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 21 September 2022
Category: YEAR 2 BLOG
Feelings
We have been getting ready to move on to year 2. We have been thinking about our feelings and how we can have lots of different feelings inside us at the same time. Our craft activity with fish in a pond helped us to think about how we stay in control of our…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 10 July 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Teamwork!
We have been investigating plants and naming the different parts of the plants. We went into the garden and pulled up some weeds so we could see the roots. As you can see, some of the weeds didn’t want to come out of the ground! We enjoyed looking at the different parts under the…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 10 June 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Shadows
Year 1 have been looking at shadows this week and thinking about how our shadows change throughout the day. We enjoyed drawing around our shadows and playing shadow tig.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 10 June 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Sandwiches
In DT, we have been practising our cutting, spreading and grating skills ready for making our own Jubilee sandwiches.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 23 May 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Emergency!
Children in Year 1 have been learning what to do if there is an accident. We talked about when we needed to tell an adult and when we might need to call the emergency services. We then role played calling 999. The children had an excellent understanding about who they might need to contact for…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 8 April 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Science Competition
Congratulations to 5Sacrament for winning our ‘What is it?’ Competition during Science week. Thank you for all the entries to the poster competition. As you can see from the photograph the entries were fantastic. The overall winner was Hrithik.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 8 April 2022
Category: YEAR 6 BLOG
The United Kingdom
In Year 1 we have been learning about the United Kingdom. We have been learning about the names of the countries and features of their capital cities. To help with our learning we have made messy maps to show landmarks in the different cities. Super work Year 1!
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 4 April 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Blackpool Zoo
Both Year 1 classes have enjoyed a trip to Blackpool Zoo this week. We loved observing the animals and discussing their similarities and differences. We heard lots of animal noises too including chattering monkeys, baking sea lions and roaring lions. We didn’t enjoy the sandwich stealing seagulls…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 25 March 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Art
Wow! What a masterpiece! The children in both classes collaborated to produce a large scale collage based on Moor Park, in the style of Henri Rousseau.
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 6 February 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Moor Park Trip
Children in Year 1 enjoyed their trip to Moor Park this week. We looked at the weather recording equipment next to the observatory and spotted signs of Winter. Both Mrs Jacques and Mrs Billingsley were impressed that the children could identify the equipment including weather vane, rain gauge,…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 31 January 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG
Bird Feeders
In Year 1 we have been learning about what happens to animals in Winter. We found out that some animals hibernate during the cold Winter months. It can be difficult for birds to find food during Winter so we have made bird feeders from pine cones, lard and seeds. Next week we will be spotting…
Posted by /blog/author/nbillingsley/page:3 on 21 January 2022
Category: YEAR 1 BLOG