Yesterday for our Agents of Change work, Year 1 started designing positive affirmation signs to support our idea about having a friendship stop for those who are feeling lonely at school. Children generated some gorgeous ideas with lovely, kind words to make people feel better about themselves.

Yesterday Year 1 explored the parts of an IPad as part of their computing unit. Children practiced using the iPad to take photos, videos and slo-mos as well as turning the iPad on and off.

Yesterday Year 1 started their new PE unit on orienteering. Children were asked to follow a “map” of a face, in teams and use it to create a replica out of bean bags, hoops and cones. This was a totally new concept to the children; we look forward to seeing how they progress across the term!

Yesterday, year 1 continued their plant parts topic in science. The children used their observational skills to look at seeds and bulbs, and discussed the similarities and differences.

Year 1 started a new topic in art today, Street view. The children observed similarities and differences on google maps in the local area then used their excellent art skills to sketch buildings such as our school, houses and St Oswald’s church!

This afternoon, year 1 explored St Oswald’s very own art gallery! As part of our Rain and Sunrays topic the children discussed what weather symbols they could see on the artwork, what media had been used and what they liked.

Year 1 have started their new topic place value to 50. In maths the children played a game with their peers by rolling a dice and using tens frames and counters to race to 50!

Year 1 have had a fabulous afternoon in Forest School enhancing our Science learning. This half terms topic is Plant Parts and today we used our lovely nature garden to go on a plant hunt to identify a variety of common and wild flowers.

We have had so much fun and Mrs O’Doherty was blown away with our sticky knowledge and our use of scientific vocabulary too.

Year 1 have been making their own weather symbol collagraphs in art. They used their collagraphs to print with paint. We are super impressed with the end results