‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ in Spanish
In year 1 we have been reading and retelling the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ in Spanish. Our Hungry Caterpillar speaks only Spanish, so we needed to learn how to talk about all the...
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Year 1 Earth Day 2012 Poster
The Year One Class celebrated Earth Day on Friday by looking at a short video clip of our beautiful world and the animals and plants that live in it. We also watched a clip about the importance of...
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Fruity Friday, 2012
Last week we celebrated ‘Fruity Friday’ at Provo Primary school and each child dressed in the colour of a fruit and brought in a dollar to go towards our local cancer society. In Year one, the children...
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From Tadpole to Frog
In Year 1, we have been learning about how a tadpole develops into a frog. Frogs are amphibians. They can live in water and on land. We have researched the different stages that occur during a...
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Year One are Throwing and Catching in PE
In Year One, we have been exploring throwing and catching in PE. This week, we practiced catching our ball using only one hand. We remembered to use our ‘big hands’ stretching up towards the ball to...
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What makes a Superhero Super?
In our Year 1 Osprey Class, we have been designing our very own superheroes. We created a checklist of the qualities we expect to see in a superhero as well as a villain. We talked about what makes a...
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Year 1 Research…What is a Reindeer?
This week in Year 1, we have been learning about reindeer. We have discovered that reindeer are part of the deer family. They are strong runners and good swimmers. Reindeer have white tails and necks....
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Year 1 Growing Investigations
This term in Osprey Class we are learning about ‘growing’ which means that we get to plant our very own sunflower seeds! We have been learning that before they can grow, seeds need to germinate. This...
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Is it Fiction or Non-Fiction? Year 1 Find Out!
This term, in Osprey class, the Year 1s have been learning how to recognise whether a book or story we read is fiction or non-fiction. We are remembering that fiction is an entertaining, make-believe...
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From Plant to Plate – Year 1 find out the where our Fruits and Vegetables...
In Year 1, we have been learning that some of the food that we eat comes from plants. In fact, many of the fruits and vegetables that come from the supermarket have grown from plants. We were very...
View ArticleEarly Years’ Science Fair – March 2013
Friday morning saw the launch of our first Science Fair. Throughout our Early Years’ classes, a multitude of hands-on learning activities were being explored. It was lovely to see parents, visitors...
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Building Castles in Year 1
This term in Year One, the children are learning about castles. For a home-learning project this week, they were asked to design and make their very own castle. The final results were absolutely...
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Finding out about Healthy Teeth in Year 1
Last week, the Year Ones were very excited to go on a field trip to the dentist. We learnt all about why it is important to keep our teeth healthy and clean. One of the highlights of our visit was when...
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Year 1 ‘Summer’ Acrostic Poetry
In Year 1 we have been learning to describe an event in detail through poetry writing, in the form of an acrostic poem. “What is an acrostic poem?” we hear you say. Well, an acrostic poem is a poem...
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Kindergarten/Yr 1 Bake Sale at 2:45 – 3:15pm Today
Each Dress Down Day a class will have the opportunity to hold an activity for the whole school to enjoy. This may be a fundraising initiative for a project in their class or simply a time to share or...
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Year 1 Explore Addition with Cuisenaire Rods
During the last few weeks in Year 1, we have been having fun exploring numbers. We have been using Cuisenaire rods to help us understand and explore numbers. We have been looking at pairs of numbers...
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Year 1 Take Flight
As part of our Journeys topic this half term, Year 1 has been learning all about different ways of travelling. During our “taking flight” week, we learned all about different animals that fly, both at...
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Yr 6 Share their Stories with Yr 1
Just before the Christmas holidays Year 6 joined up with Year 1 to share with them some of the stories that they had created based upon the holiday season. Year 6 authors were presented with the task...
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Number Fun in Year 1!
We sure do love numbers in Year 1! One of our super fun number games is to use a deck of cards and play higher or lower. Here’s how we play : 1) First, with your partner, split the deck in two. 2)...
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