Year 1

Year 1 enjoyed their Christmas lunch. They enjoyed turkey followed by a delicious pudding.  The boys and girls looked fantastic evening in their Christmas jumpers.

We would like all members of our community to support the drive to petition government regarding the need for fair funding for schools.  As Head Teachers of primary, secondary and special schools, we have written to families across Gateshead to explain the funding crisis in our schools and the nega

This week Year One were so lucky to have a nurse visit from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.  They learnt so much about what it is like to go into hospital and the people who work there.  Some children even had a go at taking a patient’s blood pressure and applying a sling.

Following on from learning about algorithms, Year One investigated how they could input directions into a movable toy.  All of the pupils had so much fun learning to control the Bee-Bots.  

This week we have been learning all about 3D shapes.  The children searched all around the school to see if they could find examples of 3D shapes in real life.  Have a look at what we found!

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Year One have been pretending to be paleontologists.  They carefully chipped away at a cookie to excavate all of the fossils (chocolate chips) inside.  They had to be very patient and careful as all of the fossils were very fragile and delicate.  

This week, Year One worked together to write a set of instructions to find some treasure. They became brilliant at using words to describe position and direction.

In Design and Technology Year One have been investigating how pictures move. They made a zooming rocket using a slider. Then we all zoomed off to space!

Year One have been learning all about Mary Anning. The children made a palaeontologist tool belt with a chisel and a magnifying glass. They also made the ammonite necklace that her dad gave to her. They acted out different parts of the story and discussed how it felt to be Mary.