ReceptionYear 1
- Lent celebration of the Word
A huge thank you to our grown ups for joining us for our class assembly on Monday morning and those… Read more: Lent celebration of the Word - The Lion Inside
On Wednesday Year 1 enjoyed a trip to the Queens Hall for Book fest. We listened to a great story… Read more: The Lion Inside - Downs Syndrome Day
Today on Downs Syndrome day we have been thinking about how being different and unique makes us all special. We… Read more: Downs Syndrome Day - Hexham Bookfest
KS1 visited The Queen’s Hall to take part in Hexham Book Festival 2026. We listened to the storyteller Liz Fost… Read more: Hexham Bookfest - British Science Week
We have enjoyed our daily curiosity challenges this week for British Science week. We have also had a special science… Read more: British Science Week - Careers Week
Earlier this week we had an Illustrator ( Alexander’s Mammy) who came to talk to us about her job, we… Read more: Careers Week - Careers week
On day 4 of Careers Week we have has so many visitors. We started the day learning about working for… Read more: Careers week - World Book Day
Year 1 looked super in their outfits for World Book Day. Today we have thought about our favourite book characters,… Read more: World Book Day - Islam
In RE we have been learning about the Muslim faith and how Mohammad is the special person for the Islamic… Read more: Islam - Beatrix Potter
In English we have been reading “The tale of Jemima Puddle duck” the children have thoroughly enjoyed predicting what might… Read more: Beatrix Potter - Keeping the beat
In music we have been learning to keep the beat of a rhythm with our percussion instruments. We have been… Read more: Keeping the beat - Our trip to church
In RE we have been learning about special people. We have looked at the special roles people have in our… Read more: Our trip to church - The lady of Mercia
In our history work we have been learning about stories from the distant past. Last week we learned about Alfred… Read more: The lady of Mercia - Martin Luther King Day
On Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King Day Year 1 wrote their own dreams for the future. The children thought… Read more: Martin Luther King Day - Programming Robots
In computing we have been learning how to program a robot with a series of commands to make it follow… Read more: Programming Robots - Investigating Fruit
In science we have been learning about how all fruits have seeds. We have been exploring the different types of… Read more: Investigating Fruit - Planting seeds
In Science we have been learning all about the parts of a plant and the things plants need to grow… Read more: Planting seeds - Christmas Party
Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their Christmas party this afternoon complete with a surprise visit from Santa ! They looked fabulous… Read more: Christmas Party - The Nativity Story
This week in RE following on from our performance of Babushka we acted out the real nativity story. We then… Read more: The Nativity Story - The Annunciation
As part of our RE learning we have been acting out the story of the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to… Read more: The Annunciation - Santa Dash
The Year 1 children thoroughly enjoyed the Santa Dash on Friday – our medals were very well earned the number… Read more: Santa Dash - Advent Celebration of the Word
A huge thankyou to our grown ups who came to join us celebrate our Advent Celebration of the word. All… Read more: Advent Celebration of the Word - Jubilee Art Afternoon
A huge thank you to all our grown ups who came along for our Jubilee Art afternoon. We made leaves… Read more: Jubilee Art Afternoon - Children in Need
The children looked super in their spotty non uniform today complete with Pudsey ears. We learned about what children in… Read more: Children in Need - Anti Bullying week -Odd socks day
We began anti bullying week wearing our odd socks. We thought about how we are all different and how we… Read more: Anti Bullying week -Odd socks day - Poppy Art in Computing
This week we have been learning to use a paint program. We have used our skills to help create our… Read more: Poppy Art in Computing - Baptism
In RE we have been learning about the sacrament of Baptism. We acted out a Baptism with the baby doll… Read more: Baptism - World Food day
This morning group 1 led us in collective worship based on “World Food Day” we thought about those in our… Read more: World Food day - Spooky Disco
The children looked fab in their spooky costumes and party clothes this afternoon. Everyone had a great time! - Hello Yellow- World Mental Health Day
The children looked fab in their yellow additions today to celebrate Hello Yellow Day we thought about what mental health… Read more: Hello Yellow- World Mental Health Day - Space week
This week as part of our Space week learning we learned about what astronauts need to live in Space. We… Read more: Space week - The Queen’s Coronation
In History we have been learning all about Queen Elizabeth II , her younger life when she was a princess… Read more: The Queen’s Coronation - The Frog Prince
This week we have been drawing our own story maps for “The Frog Prince” in English. We then used our… Read more: The Frog Prince - British Values week
This week we have been learning the names of the five British Values- Respect, Democracy, Rule of Law, Tolerance and… Read more: British Values week - British Values WeekThis week we have been learning the names of the five British Values- Respect, Democracy, Rule of Law, Tolerance and… Read more: British Values Week
- Welcome to Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 class page. The children have had a great start to the academic year! Please keep… Read more: Welcome to Year 1 - First week in Year 1
The children have had a great first week in Year 1. They have done some super writing and have been… Read more: First week in Year 1 - Big Lent Walk
As we journey through Lent, the children have been making a daily effort to ‘Act’ by taking part in CAFOD’s… Read more: Big Lent Walk - World Book Day
We have all had a wonderful day in school celebrating World Book Day. - What do animals eat?
Today we sorted animals into three different categories according to what they eat: carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. I wonder what… Read more: What do animals eat? - Prayer Station Visit
Today we visited our prayer station in school. We talked about the bible story of Jesus feeding the 5000. We… Read more: Prayer Station Visit - Sense Detectives
Today in science we had to use our senses to investigate which teddy bear was Ella’s lost teddy. We listened… Read more: Sense Detectives - Retelling a Bible Story
In RE we retold the story of Jesus at the temple. We discussed how Jesus is the most special person… Read more: Retelling a Bible Story - Science in Year One
We have started a new science topic called ‘Animals including humans’. Our first task was to label parts of our… Read more: Science in Year One - KS1 Christmas Party!
- Christmas Decorations Afternoon
It has been very festive in Year One today! We were all very excited to invite our grown ups into… Read more: Christmas Decorations Afternoon - Queens Hall Visit
Today we visited the Queens Hall to take part in an art workshop. We were all very excited to make… Read more: Queens Hall Visit - Computing
We have been exploring digital painting in year one. We had lots of fun exploring the line and shape tools… Read more: Computing - Brighten up for CAFOD
- Spooky Disco
All dressed up and ready for our spooky disco. Don’t we all look amazing?!
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Big Lent Walk
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Sele Park this morning to support the children on their Big Lent Walk. The turnout was fantastic, and the atmosphere even better! The hats and bonnets were absolutely amazing — such creativity and colour everywhere we looked! Well done to all the children for their […]
Published: March 30, 2026
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