Blog Author: Mrs Halsall

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. 

Year 1 Geography- Natural and Manmade Objects

The children sorted the different objects into manmade and natural objects. We went on a walk around the school looking for more objects. 

In groups we sorted the objects into two groups: a computer and not a computer. We will shortly be learning how to logon to our chrome books using our passwords. 

Year 1 Maths Escape Room 

The children enjoyed completing all the exciting maths activities in the hall.  The activities included making necklaces for the Queen, number bond puzzles, using leaves to make the total 10, using magnets to find the different faces, using scales in the shop and…

Year 1 Maths- More than, fewer than, the same

The children worked in pairs to roll the dice and count out the counters. They used the vocabulary more than, fewer than and the same. 

Year 1 Science- Explore the tongue and taste

We have been tasting various foods in Year 1 this afternoon. We described the flavours and decided if we liked it or not. 
 

“I didn’t like the marmite. I liked everything else.”

Creation and Covenant

We have been learning about the Creation Story in Year 1. We talked about all the wonderful things God created to make our wonderful world. The children drew all that they love in God’s world. 
 

“I love God’s world because it includes sharing and loving one…

We have been learning about how our ears help us to hear. We listened to various instruments and decided if we liked or disliked the sound we made. We know that sound is made of vibrations.

“I like this instrument because it makes a quiet sound”