Year 1

12Nov2019

Year One have been learning about the weather and the seasons in Science.  The children started by going on an autumn walk, looking for signs of the season and then collecting autumn leaves.  Back in the classroom the children listened to the story of Leaf Man and then used the leaves they had col

29Oct2019

In Year One the children have been reading a new book “Stone Girl, Bone Girl.”  It’s all about the life of Mary Anning and her important scientific discovery – the excavation of the first dinosaur bones in the United Kingdom.  The children had to pretend to be Mary Anning and carefully remove foss

1Oct2019

In Year One we have been learning all about volcanoes. Each class made their own volcano eruption. They used washing-up liquid, vinegar, baking powder and red food colouring. The results were explosive! The children thought of so many words to describe the sound, colour and action of the volcano. F

24Sep2019

Year One have been learning all about fossils and how they teach us about dinosaurs. They made fossils using clay. We had to use our hands to roll out the clay and then using a shell or ammonite create a fossil. The fossils looked very realistic. We can’t wait to be a paleontologist and excavate our

6Sep2019

Year One enjoyed making dinosaur headbands and acting out the story of Tyrannosaurus Drip. “Up with hunting!” roared the Tyrannosaurus Rex. “Up with reeds!” hooted the duckbill dinosaur. The children had so much fun pretending to be the characters from the story. Article 28: We all have the right t