Blog Author: Mrs Halsall

Year 1 Design Technology

We have been looking at structures and identifying different types of building blocks. We talked about how the size of a base affects the stability of a tower and how tall it can be built. W e looked at the picture of The Leaning Tower of Pisa and how it was built on…

Year One Maths

In today’s maths lesson we learned about addition by ‘adding more’.  We used ten frames and counters to help us with our addition, ‘First, then and now’, number sentences.

Year One - Prayers to Mary

Making Hail Mary prayer cards to take home as part of our Religious Education learning about Mary, Mother of God.

Year One - Library Visit

This afternoon, the children enjoyed a visit to our school library, sharing a book with friends and discovering new reads.

Year One - Painting

Inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian, the children used their painting skills of ‘dip, dip, dab’ to create an abstract painting in the style of Piet Mondrian.

Year One - Painting

Exploring the work of Piet Mondrian through Art & Design.

Year 1- Piet Mondrian Art

We have been looking at the artist Piet Mondrian in Year 1 this afternoon. We looked at the shapes and colours used and painted our own designs. 

Year 1- Prayer cards

We have been learning the Hail Mary in Year 1. The children have decorated a prayer card to take home to remind them to pray for Mary. 

Year 1- History Toys 

The children have been very excited to talk about the toys they played with as a toddler. They used the catalogues to look at different toys that would be suitable for a toddler. 

Year 1- Painting 

We have been very busy in Year 1 this afternoon. We have been developing different brushstrokes and learning the dip,dip,dab method when applying paint. We made different marks with the primary colours- circles,dots and large ‘c’ shapes. 

Year 1- Painting 

We have been learning about the different parts of a paintbrush in art today. We have been gluing the different pieces of paper into our sketchbooks ready to paint. 

Year 1- Outdoor Skipping 
 

Year 1 have been learning how to skip outdoors this afternoon.

”I kept trying until I could it.”