Last week we continued to develop into creative sculptors, whilst linking our art work to a whole school focus on recycling. We learnt about Michelle Reader, a figurative sculptor from London, who uses recycled materials to create her sculptures. Reid shared his knowledge about London, after a recent visit, and we spent some time exploring… More
We had a great start to the week in Year One. The children enthusiastically investigated religiously significant objects and buildings in relation to the Hindu faith. As part of our Hinduism topic, which we are focusing on this half term, the children will learn about diversity in Britain, Hindu customs and the life of Hindus… More
The children were very excited to be back at school. They were so keen to tell us all about their presents and family time that we decided to write a recount, using the past tense. To ensure our recounts made sense we learnt all about the difference between the past and the present and we… More
The festive season is upon us this week in Year One. After three hugely successful Christmas productions last week, the children certainly earned their party day on Wednesday, which they thoroughly enjoyed. In addition to our beautiful Christmas cards and calendars that celebrated the different seasons, the children have been making their own felt Christmas tree… More
On Thursday 3rd December our fantastic Year One gymnasts blasted off into space performing their final countdown routine to all of the schools in the Bedlington and Blyth partnership. This event was hosted by the Schools Sports Partnership. The children began by demonstrating their warm up, followed by their final routine. Enjoy the highlights!
“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more….” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Everyone in KS1 is getting very excited about our upcoming performance of ‘It’s a Baby!’. We are very busy with rehearsals, but are still managing to ensure high standards of learning. All the… More
This week we have been enjoying a story from one of our favourite authors, Jill Murphy. First we explored other stories by her and looked for common themes in her books. Then we created freeze frames of different parts of the story and acted them out. We had great fun taking on the different roles!… More
In Year One it is the final countdown to the gymnastics festival! This week our super gymnasts have been preparing for next week’s event. The festival will celebrate all of the fantastic gymnastics that is taking place across the Blyth and Bedlington schools and we can’t wait to showcase our talent to the other children… More
This week our intrepid Year One time travellers stepped back into the Tardis and continued to develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. We explored where the space race would fit into a chronological framework and recognised that our lives where much closer to the… More
This week the children considered life without light! We looked at different light sources and recognised that the moon just reflects the light of the sun, rather than being a light source like we first thought! We helped Plop, from the Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, investigate which would be the best thing… More
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