Year 1 have had a brilliant time at fit for fun! Children enjoyed a range of activities, including tennis, football, kick rounders, rugby and dance! We learnt lots of new skills, tried out different tactics and most important, had FUN!

Year One have had a fabulous afternoon in Forest School. They did some litter picking, shelter building, bug hunting and ended the afternoon with a campfire, toasting marshmallows. Mrs Wells and Mrs O’Doherty were so impressed with how sensible and knowledgeable the children were, well done superstars!

Year 1’s focus in Maths, this morning, was, ‘How can I recognise a quarter of a quantity?’ The children used concrete resources to support their learning, it was fantastic to hear everyone using their problem solving skills, Mr Richardson will be very impressed!

Year 1 ended their art topic, Street View, with a special exhibition of their work. They created a collaborative piece of artwork in the style of the artist, James Rizzi. Isn’t it amazing?

Year 1 had a visit from Deanna Van Der Velde as a rich experience linked to our RE topic, Judaism. Deanna talked about her own Jewish life and how she celebrates Shabbat with her family. Year 1 displayed excellent sticky knowledge about Jewish artefacts and ways of life.

Wow! Year 1 put on an amazing performance of Katy Perry’s Firework during our St. Oz Music Festival. We were beyond proud of each and everyone of you! We all had a great time and can’t wait for next year.

This afternoon Year 1 had a visit from NatWest Bank. The children took part in the ‘making sense of money’ workshop.

This involved answering questions about: What is money? How do we get money? What can we do with money? What can we buy? and What is a business? The children then completed an activity of setting up their own smoothie business, they were given £25 and used their maths skills to decide on what they needed to start their business and how to budget.

Finally, the children made their own posters to advertise their smoothies!

Year 1 enjoyed a visit to Hebburn hub library this afternoon to return our books. The lovely Tracey read us a story and we explored the library independently. The library staff commented on the children’s enthusiasm and their love for reading.

This morning Year 1 were very lucky to take part in a Maths Adventure session. The children went on a magical mystery quest to tidy the castle for the Queen. This involved the children working in teams to complete a variety of Maths activities linked to skills they have learnt this year.