Blog Author: Mrs Halsall

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.” 

Year 1- Design Technology

We have been making sliders in Year 1. We made bridges using cardboard to help our sliders go up and down.

Year 1 Science-Sense of Smell

We have being using our sense of smell to explore different foods. We matched the labels to the different pots. 
 

“It doesn’t smell good.”

”It smells like garlic bread.” 

 

Year 1 French Skipping 

We have been learning about French skipping in PE today. We watched the different songs on the video and tried to copy the actions. 

Year 1 Smoothies 
 

Jay from Active Sefton came into Year 1 this morning to talk about healthy eating. The children enjoyed tasting the fruit smoothie at the end of the session.  
 

“It tasted yummy.”

Year 1 Orienteering Outdoors
 

Year 1 had a wonderful time outdoors looking for different animals, numbers and letters around the school.