This week, Year 1 explored the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker. The children drew their own magical doorways leading into imaginary lands and described what they could see, hear, and feel to their small groups. They then had lots of fun ‘jumping into’ the pictures from the book, inspired by the chalk drawing scene from Mary Poppins. Through this, the children used their imaginations to bring the story to life and share creative ideas with their friends. They loved building their oracy skills and confidently describing the wonderful worlds they had imagined.

          

This week, Year 1 extended their learning about parables by exploring the story of The Ten Lepers. The children learnt how Jesus showed kindness by healing ten men who were very unwell and how only one returned to say thank you. They discussed what this story teaches Christians about gratitude, kindness, and remembering to show thanks for the good things in our lives. The children shared examples of times when they have shown kindness to others or said thank you for help they have received. Together, they thought about how being thankful can make people feel happy and cared for. To finish, the children enjoyed acting out the parable, bringing the story to life and showing their understanding in a fun and meaningful way.

 

Very exciting news today as Year 1 received a letter from Smyths Toys Superstore, asking them to design a toy car suitable for a 5-6-year-old. They were given a design brief, which explained that it must not use electricity to move!

We then explored a range of vehicles, testing out how they moved and what materials they were made out of. We then started to gather our findings.

In year 1, we have continued to explore the story of 'Lost in the Toy Museum' and have been busy identifying what a noun is and finding different ones in our story. We have continued to work on our capital letters and full stops and have been working hard at writing sentences to recreate our very own version of the story ready to share with the F2 children soon! 

In science, we have been exploring different materials and their properties. We have been thinking about what an object is, what different materials there are and the best uses for them based on their properties. We had ago at sorting some objects depending on the material they were made from before carrying out an experiment of our own to help Bunting choose the best material for his umbrella. We've also learnt a great song to help us with our science. Ask your child to give you a tune! 

Year 1 spent an exciting afternoon in the hall exploring a variety of toys and games from the past. The children had great fun trying activities such as bean bag toss, skipping with ropes, hula-hooping, a target toss game, cup and ball, and even ten-pin bowling. They noticed how these toys and games were different from the ones they play with today and talked about what had stayed the same. The children are now excited to find out more about toys in the past and are looking forward to comparing them with the toys they play with now. This special afternoon has helped them to begin thinking about their new topic and will support them in answering our enquiry question: “Are all changes for the better?”

Year 1 has had a great start to the year. The children have settled in really well, and we are very excited about the year ahead.