Year 1 News

Mrs Outram
(Teacher)

Miss Evans
(Teacher)
Sunshine and Science at The Botanical Gardens!
On Tuesday, Year 1 enjoyed a wonderful trip to The Botanical Gardens. The sun was shining, and everyone was excited to explore…
Y1 Travel Back to 1666!
On Tuesday we welcomed Rebecca from Alfresco Learning. She delivered history workshops to both Year 1 and 2 outdoors. The Year 1…
Fire Fire!
On Wednesday, Year 1 visited the National Emergency Services Museum. This term, we’ve been learning all about the Great Fire of London…
Year 1’s Woodland Adventures
Over the last two weeks, the children in Year 1 have had an amazing time during our Forest School sessions, with Tom…
Underneath the Magical Moon
Reception and KS1 had an unforgettable trip to the Crucible Theatre to see Underneath a Magical Moon – a beautiful reimagining of…
Christmas Crafting in Y1!
Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who attended the Year 1 Craft Afternoon. We had a fantastic time making baubles,…
Fires, Fun, and S’mores in Y1!
Y1 had a wonderful afternoon of outdoor learning, with Tom from Yorkshire Wildlings leading the adventure. The children were thrilled as they…
Year 1’s Fancy Dress Stomp-a-thon: A Fun-Filled Success!
Today, Year 1 completed their amazing Fancy Dress Stomp-a-thon, and what a fantastic event it was! The children had such fun, strutting…
Snow Much Fun!
KS1 absolutely loved playing in the snow this morning! There was so much excitement as they made snowmen, snow angels, and even…
Animal Antics!
The Year 1 classroom buzzed with excitement as Mags, the Animal Ark keeper, arrived with her special guests: a tortoise, a tarantula,…
A Feast for Our Feathered Friends!
As part of our outdoor learning, the Year 1 children had a fantastic time making bird feeders. With excitement and enthusiasm, they…
Twit Twit Twoo!
Year 1 had a wonderful trip to Broomhill yesterday to meet the owls! They met a little owl, a tawny owl, a…
Rosary Beads
October is a time that traditionally we honour Our Lady. This is a good time to pray the Rosary with children, and…
Splish Splash Splosh!
The rain did not stop Y1 venturing out to the woods on Monday afternoon! We had a great time making nests for…
Year 1 Maths- Home Learning
In Maths, Year 1 are currently learning about numbers to 10. This includes: Counting sets of objects/pictures accurately to 10 Representing numbers…
Meet the Teacher Meetings
Thank you to everyone who attended our ‘Meet the Teacher’ meetings on Wednesday. We hope you found the sessions informative and engaging.…
The Great Outdoors!
Year 1 have been really enjoying exploring our woodland area during our outdoor learning sessions. Check out the photos!
Welcome Back!
What a wonderful start to Year 1! The children have settled in well and are enjoying time exploring the classroom.
Y1 visit Cannon Hall Farm
On Thursday Y1 visited Cannon Hall Farm. The children had a great day looking at all the animals. We saw a mixture…
St. John’s history trail with Y1 and Y2
Today Year 1 and Year 2 took part in a History trail at St. John’s Church, Ranmoor. Mary and Liz led us…
Around the UK in a day with Y1
On Thursday 13th June we travelled around all 4 countries of the UK. Before we could get on the plane we needed…
Super Sandwich makers!
Year 1 completed a sandwich DT project this week. We followed the design process of designing (including researching/tasting), making and then evaluating…
Charlie visits Year 1
Charlie came to visit Year 1 as part of their science learning. The children have been learning all about animals and how…
The Easter Story by Year 1
Today Year 1 made a book of ‘The Easter story’. Children were given one of 15 sentences to illustrate from the story.…
Y1 to the rescue!
Today Y1 visited the National Emergency Services Museum. This term we have been learning all about the Great Fire of London and…
Magical Melodies with Concerteenies!
Today the Concerteenies graced us with their enchanting performance of “Mouse and Bear.” Our Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 children were…
Washing of the feet and the Last Supper in Y1
Today we learned more about the Last Supper. We already have lots of knowledge about the Last Supper from reading the scripture.…
Y1 find out more about a day in the life of Farmer Fiona
This morning Year 1 joined in a live science lesson as part of British Science Week (11th–20th March 2022). The children joined…
Y1 Phonics Screening Check Information Workshop
Many thanks to those who were able to make the Phonics Workshop. If you were unable to make it, we have a…
Y1’s outdoor workshop to 1666
On Thursday we welcomed Jenny from Alfresco Learning. She delivered history workshops to both Year 1 and 2 outdoors. The Year 1…
The Great Firemark debate of Y1
This afternoon we had a debate in Year 1. We were deciding whether or not we should have fire marks. As part…
Y1 Great fire relief printing
Year 1 have been exploring printing. We already have practised using different shapes, stamps and objects. This term we have practiced relief…
Yayoi Kusama and Year 1
Last week Year 1 started to look at the work of artist Yayoi Kusama. We had learned about Henri Rousseau and Pointillism…
Pepper Vs Soap Experiment
Year 1 have been having a look at what happens to pepper when soap touches it. We first put water in a…
Fr. Paddy’s visit to Y1
This week was Y1’s turn to have a Priest to visit. Our last RE topic was all about Baptism so Fr. Paddy…
Investigating paper for Santa
This week we received a letter from Father Christmas asking for our help. His mischievous elves have made clothes out of his…
Y1 homework given 17.11.23
This week’s homework is to practice writing the numbers 1 – 20 in words. A sheet has been sent home and one…
Year 1 are the ‘i’ in kind!
The start of Anti bullying week was World Kindness day. We talked about how every week is an anti bullying week but…
Chimpanzees of Happy Town and the children of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
This morning Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 went to the Crucible Theatre to watch the Music in the Round perform ‘The…
Baptism in Y1
This week Year 1 have been learning more about the Sacrament of Baptism. We started with the baby or person to be…
Judaism Week EYFS/KS1
Judaism Week October 9th – 13th was Judaism Week in school. All children in the school have travelled around the different teachers in…
I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down…
The Superheroes of Year 1 were set a buildign challenge. Our story in Literacy has been ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and in…
A Super challenge for the Y1 Superheroes!
On Thursday, Year 1 embarked on an epic Superhero day, filled with exciting adventures and thrilling challenges. A significant portion of this…
Chocolate umbrellas?
Last week in science we talked about would chocolate would be a good material for an umbrella? We thought it would melt…
Real life Superhero – Rosa Parks
This week in Y1 we are learning about Rosa Parks. Today we learned about her not moving from her seat on the…
Y1 addition homework given 6.10.23
In our Friday maths lesson we will be practising how to add on a number line. See if you can remember what…
Waterproof investigation
In Science this week we have been investigating properties of materials. In our groups we tested objects to see if they were…
Music in the Round Singing Workshop for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
This afternoon Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 each had a workshop with Caroline and Mrs Draper. The workshop was to get…
Year 1 Autumn homework given 29.9.23
Autumn Treasures Homework We would like you to collect some Autumn treasures. They could be from a local walk to…
Y1 Material hunters!
This afternoon Year 1 went on a materials hunt. Now we know what different types of materials are called (wood, plastic, glass,…
Y1 Parents Welcome Meeting September 2023
Thank you to all who were able to make it to the Year 1 Parents Welcome evening. A copy of the PowerPoint…
Outdoor Mondrian Art in Y1
Year 1 have been learning about the artist Mondrian. We have made our own Mondrian style art using chalk. We made one…
Alien crash landing in Y1
Today Year 1 came into a surprise in front of their classroom. An alien spaceship had crashed. Mr Coe had put some…
Year 1’s trip around the UK
Today the Year 1’s have been very busy. We have travelled around all 4 countries of the UK. Before we could get…
Year 1 Spreading Out!
On Friday Year 1, completed their sandwich product. In the morning ,we had to research what we would like to put on…
Year 1 like to move it move it!
Year 1 have completed a DT project about Moving Pictures. They have learned how to make moving parts of a picture from…
Y1 Cannon Hall Farm fun!
Our Year 1 children who had an amazing day at the award-winning Cannon Hall Farm on Thursday. Led by experienced farm staff,…
Miss Cain’s last day
Miss Cain has been a trainee teacher with us for the past 8 weeks. She has become part of the St. Marie’s…
Great Y1 Bake Off!
Last week we had a DT lesson where we made Easter cakes!We worked together in groups to make our cake batter carefully…
Easter cards in Y1
Today we made Easter cards to take home for our families. We used a template of a cross and then made chalk…
The story of the Great Fire of London sung by Y1
Today was the end of our topic of The Great Fire of London. We went back to our big question “Should we…
Florence Nightingale
As our final part of learning for our History topic, we have looked at Florence Nightingale and the changes she made to…
Science Live Lesson – How are tractors connected to space?
This week Year 1 joined in an NFU live Science lesson as part of the National Science Week. We thought about the…
Y1’s Last Supper and Washing of the feet
On Wednesday 8th March we learned more about the Last Supper. We already have lots of knowledge about the Last Supper from reading…
Y1 National Emergency Services Museum
Congratulations to our Year 1 children, who visited the National Emergency Services Museum on Thursday. The children had a workshop with Rosie…
Great Fire of London in Year 1
Today, Year 1 took part in an outdoor learning workshop as part of our learning about the Great Fire of London. The…
Stories with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
This morning Y1 and Y2 joined a live stream where Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler read some of their stories. We listened…
Y1 visit the art Galleries and Cathedral
On Thursday 26th January, Y1 and Y5 visited St. Marie’s Cathedral, Millennium Galleries, Winter Gardens and Graves Art Gallery. This was part…
Fr Cooke visits Y1
This morning Fr. Cooke visited Y1. He talked with us about the RE topic we have been learning about – Special People.…
Y1 Christingle Liturgy
This afternoon Y1 held a Christingle Liturgy. They made their Christingles in the morning and learned about the symbols used in a…