Year 1 have been busy inventing wild and wonderful Dream Machines to help the brilliant (and slightly bonkers!) Professor Klunk. With imagination in overdrive, they designed, built their creations—ready to power up some seriously curious quests and 'adventuring'.

                 

 

Year 1 have been filled with awe and wonder as they explored the beauty of the natural world. From the tiniest leaf to the tallest tree, the children have been learning that everything around us is part of God’s amazing creation. Through stories, discussions, and time spent outdoors, they’ve discovered how important it is to care for the world and look after the special things God has given us. 

    

Year 1 had a fantastic time celebrating Jeans for Genes Day in true style! Dressed in their favourite denim, the children danced their hearts out and filled the day with joy, laughter, and lots of groovy moves. It was a wonderful way to raise awareness and support a great cause while having fun together!

 

Year 1 have been diving into the mysterious world of Banksy — the anonymous street artist known for his bold, thought-provoking artwork. The children learned about who Banksy is, the messages behind his art, and how he uses stencils to create powerful images. Inspired by his style, they designed and created their own pieces of artwork, expressing their ideas through colour, shape, and symbolism. The results were imaginative, expressive, and full of personality — just like Banksy himself!

 

Year 1 have been learning all about the United Kingdom and its four countries. To bring our learning to life, we created beautiful artwork inspired by the national flowers of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. A colourful way to celebrate the UK and its special symbols!

    

To celebrate all of our learning about the UK so far, we decided to create something special to represent each country! For England we created a playdoh lion. For Northern Ireland we finger painted a rainbow coming from a pot of gold with shamrocks around it. For Wales we coloured our own dragons. Finally, for Scotland we designed our own tartan and made a mini paper kilt. We had the best time and we got to share our learning with Mrs Fordyce who was very impressed with our creations!

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

• Little Animals Activity Centre 
  The fun way to play and learn at home.

Here are some phonics websites for you to try. Please try to practise your phonemes as often as possible. Year 1 children should be looking at phase 3 and 5 phonemes. 

• Phonics play
• Phonics games on ICT games

Below you will find a useful link to the Oxford Owl website. Here you can find further information about reading for pleasure, supporting readers, reading at school, eBook library and an online book shop. 

• https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-at-home/