Year 1 were out of this world!

3rd March 2023L Chisholm

Year 1 loved our theme of ‘Out Of This World’ on world book day.  They came dressed as all manner of intergalactic oddities.  We based our activities around the book, ‘There’s an alien in your book’ by Tom Fletcher. We firstly created our own alien using playdough and thought of its name, which planet it came from and what it likes to eat (I’m a little scared by how many aliens are out there who want to eat Teachers!).  We then built a rocket to take our aliens back to their home planet (phew).  In the afternoon we enjoyed learning about electricity and gas reactions with a Scientist.  We found out that our bodies conduct electricity and if we hold hands we become a circuit.  We also found out that trapped gas eventually has to be released and we used this knowledge to blast off some rockets.  We have had a great day and can’t wait until next year!

Learning about Judaism in 1 Red

2nd March 2023L Chisholm

This term we are looking at the religion of Judaism in our R.E. sessions.  The children have looked at a Synagogue and the important artefacts it holds.  We also looked at some of their celebrations and how they differ to the ones we know.  We created our own star of David and a Menorah and were very respectful recognising and understanding differences.

 

I Red went litter picking

17th February 2023L Chisholm

We have been looking at our community and what we can do to make it better.  1 Red decided that the wind had blown everything towards our classroom and because we are a school community they wanted to clear the area.  The children did a brilliant job just in time for the parents coming.

Year 1 Coffee Morning

17th February 2023L Chisholm

Year 1 hosted a coffee morning for their parents as part of their ‘unity in the Community’ theme.  They shared reading, maths and physical games with their adults and it was a great success.  Many of the parents said what a great time they had had and that they wished they could have stayed longer.  Our children, as usual, were brilliant and showed off many off their skills and even introduced their parents to each other to increase their community. Well done Year 1!

Eco – Schools Award

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Councillor David Francis joined us as a special guest in our assembly. He is a local councillor who is a member of the Green Party. He talked to us about what inspired him to want to make a difference in his local community and then presented the Eco Warriers with the Eco -Schools Award flag and certificate.

We look forward to welcoming him back to school so that he can find out more about our Conservation themes.

 

1 Red are making music

9th February 2023L Chisholm

Unity In The Community is a lovely theme which teaches us all about our surrounding areas and to look at them in different ways.  We have been looking at not taking our lovely area for granted and to think about it with positivity.  We had a look at some very boring signs that we often see in the area around us and we decided to allocate each sign a sound.  After a while we realised that we had become composers and had created a musical story.  We then used 2Simple to generate our story and listened to our creations.  Look out Top Of The Pops!

1 Red are safe on the roads

9th February 2023L Chisholm

This week in our ‘Unity In The Community’ theme, we have been looking at the importance of crossing the road safely.  We looked at the Green Cross Code and worked with our partners to design our own posters and discuss what is right and wrong about certain scenarios that we have witnessed both in the community and on the class videos.

Mental Health Week 2023

9th February 2023N Fada

 

The theme of this Years Mental Health Week is ‘Let’s Connect’. Connection is vital for our wellbeing.  Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections and Miss Smith from the Healthy Minds Team came into school to today and delivered and assembly to encourage our children (and staff) to connect with others in healthy, rewarding, and meaningful ways.

To celebrate Mental Health Week in school and to raise awareness of the importance of children’s mental health we have completed lots of different activities in class through out the week.