Year 1

Welcome to the wonderful world of year 1.

Our school helps us to walk with Jesus, to be the best that we can be.  Through God’s love and guidance, we create an ethos of shared endeavour, friendship and co-operation to help us flourish academically, emotionally and spiritually.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

During this year your child will build upon the skills they have developed in EYFS, gaining further independence and confidence. Phonics will continue to be of high importance in order to develop our reading and writing skills.

We will enhance our learning about the world through exciting creative curriculum topics based on enquiry such as; Do Penguins Sunbathe? Why was London Rebuilt? Are all plants the same? What did my grandparents play with? Are we united? How can a map help me find my way? Our learning will be supported through play in our exciting role play areas which change to link to each of our themes.

Throughout the year there will be opportunities for enrichment’s including visits to museums, theatres and special visitors coming to work with us in the classroom.

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Design and Technology-Food

In our topic of food technology, we were given the design brief to design and make a healthy snack for a children’s party. First we…

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Science Week

We had lots of fun during science week investigating seeds in peppers and finding out about the first woman botanist Jane Colden. We also had…

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World Book Day

We had lots of fun on World Book Day 2022. Everyone made so much effort with their book character costumes. We enjoyed a live lesson…

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Spring 2

Welcome back to another busy half term. Can you believe we are half way through the year already? This is one of my favourite half…

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Spring 1 2022

Welcome back to a new year and a new term. You worked so hard during the Autumn term and impressed us all so much, so…