In science Year One have been learning about plants. Today we went into the wildlife area to investigate and find out if there are more evergreen or deciduous trees in our area. We went outside and searched for different types of trees and recorded our findings. We found out that there are more deciduous trees in the wildlife area. It was lots of fun!

Today in maths Year 1 have been problem solving. We had to find out all the different possible combinations of green and red cubes in a bag. We worked in partners and used drawings to work out answer. We found out there were lots of different answers! Super investigating Year 1!

This week Year 1 have been looking at fiction and nonfiction books. Today we looked at a selection of fiction and nonfiction books and compared them. We found out that nonfiction books have lots of facts, usually photographs, contents pages and a glossary. Fiction books are made up stories and have pictures drawn by an illustrator.

Year 1 have been practising place value. We had to match the ice cream to the correct ice cream cone. Year 1 did an excellent job!

Year 1 became pirates and made their own pirate treasure maps. We then used positional language to find pirate items on our maps. Can you remember any of the positional language we used?

This term in RE our topic has been ‘thanking God for nature’. We have talked about how different people show that they are thankful for nature. Today we used nature to make our own pictures.

This term we have been learning about materials. Today we carried out an investigation to find out which material would be the best to use to make a boat. We worked well in teams making boats using wood, paper and plastic. Which material was the best? Why?

Well done to all the children who made their own scarecrow for the scarecrow festival. They all looked amazing and the children loved having a look at them all during the mile.

This week in Year 1 our crayons have quit! They left us a letter explaining that they need a rest. Where do you think the crayons have gone? What have they been getting up to whilst they have been away? Leave a comment letting me know what you think.

What a fantastic first full week we have had in Year 1! This week in English we have been learning about Roald Dahl. Can you find out any facts about Roald Dahl? Do you have any Roald Dahl books you would like to bring in to school to show us?