Year 1 

Mrs Clifford & Mrs Arnold

History

We started our new History topic this afternoon. First we talked about what technology is and then we looked at how communication has changed over time. We enjoyed learning about the different ways people used to communicate, prior to the technology we have today. Can you tell your grown-up about a carrier pigeon and a smoke signal?

Church Visit 15.03.23

This morning we enjoyed another lovely visit to church, where Father Alphonsus kindly talked to us about receiving Holy Communion. We saw a chalice, a ciborium and some of us even held the host!

Father Alphonsus showed us the vestments that he wears at different times during the liturgical year. We were keen to see the purple vestment, which would be worn now, during the time of Lent- Father Alphonsus told us that purple represents hope and joy.

Thank you Father Alphonsus- we love our church visits and always learn so much from you!

Religion

Year 1 enjoyed our ‘Respond’ lesson today, which marked the end of our ‘Meals’ unit of work. We shared some quiet reflection together, reflecting on our own experiences of special meals and The Story of the Last Supper- the special meal that Jesus shared with his disciples. We each created our own message for God through pictures and/or words. We then wrote our own menu card, which included what we believe makes shared meal times happy times.

Take a look at some of our thoughtful responses below.

Collective Worship

Year 5 led a wonderful collective worship today in both Year 1 classes, reminding us that we must take care with our words.

Religion 10.01.23

We had lots of fun re-creating a mini-Mass in our classroom this afternoon. Everyone had a different role e.g. priest, Altar Servers, Eucharistic Minister, collectors and greeters. Great job Year 1! 

Music 09.01.23

Year 1CL loved their first music lesson of the year with Mr Morris! 

Religion 09.01.23

In Religion this week we are learning about the different jobs people have at church. This afternoon we sorted job roles that would and would not be found within a church and then we talked about some of the different job roles at Sunday Mass e.g. Priest, Altar Servers, collectors, greeters, readers and the Eucharistic Minister. Tomorrow we are going to recreate a mini-Mass in our classroom! 

Well done!

A huge well done to Dylan for receiving the Head Teacher’s Award for all his hard work this term.

I am delighted for Faith, who won a hamper of goodies, after her advent token was picked out of our advent token pot, by Mr Deane. Well done for showing the Fruits of the Holy Spirit during Advent, Faith. 

Attendance Prizes

Well done to all the children in Year 1 who received a selection box and certificate for 100% attendance during the Autumn term.

Design Technology

What fun we had designing and making our own Christmas cards, using a lever or slider mechanism. You did a great job Year 1!

Year 1 Christmas Nativity 13.12.22

We absolutely loved welcoming our parents/carers into school to watch our special Nativity.

I am sure you’ll agree that the children were little superstars!

A special mention to Lucas and Phamela, who only stepped into their roles this morning, to cover for absent pupils. Lucas made a wonderful Joseph and Phamela delivered her lines as a narrator with such confidence. Well done!

Thank you to all our families who joined us for our Christmas stay and play afterwards.

We hope you enjoyed it!

History - Mary Seacole - 1Co

We have been learning about Mary Seacole and how she set up her own hospital in the Crimea war. She looked after many ill soldiers and treated people with diseases in the hospital. We also had a go at crushing some ginger with a pestle and mortar and re in-acting racism scenes linked to Mary Seacole's experience of the Crimea War.

RE - Waiting 

Over the last few weeks we have been exploring waiting in RE. We have been discussing the importance of waiting during Advent and the items which help us wait, for example the advent wreath, the advent calendar and candle.We have also been working hard to demonstrate the Fruits of the Holy Spirit during Advent to earn a Advent token.

Mathematics Challenges - Autumn term

We have been developing our fluency a of number and place value, specifically numbers 1-100 in lots of different contexts over the Autumn term.

Geography 01.12.22

In groups we worked together to name and locate the seven continents and five oceans. We looked carefully at the shape of each continent and used an atlas/globe to help us identify its name and position. Great work Y1CL! 

Our trip to St Thomas of Canterbury church 28.11.22

Today, Year 1 visited St Thomas of Canterbury church and met Father Alphonsus. We learnt lots about baptism and saw the Baptismal font and holy water.​​​​​​ We hope we can visit again soon! ​

Games

We have been exploring different ways of moving with a ball, as well as developing our throwing and catching skills. Our ball control is most definitely improving. Take a look at us in action... 

Art 25.11.22

Great work in Y1CL this afternoon, practising our printing skills, inspired by British artist, Richard Long!

In gymnastics, we have been exploring how we can move across apparatus in different ways…

Animals Take Over!

Year 1 had a brilliant time this morning, handling animals and learning all about the five animal groups, to further our work in Science. There were plenty of smiles all around!

HAVE YOU SEEN ZOG?

This morning, Year 1 received a very important letter from Princess Pearl, asking for our help to find Zog. Last night, on their way home, they were flying above our school, when they landed with a BUMP on our playground. Princess Pearl reported that Zog was feeling a little dizzy, so decided to go for a short walk on his own, but he hasn’t been seen since!!

Desperate to help, Year 1 rushed straight onto the playground to investigate. To their surprise, they spotted Zog’s golden star, plasters and what appeared to be fire breath on the trees! They couldn’t believe their eyes.

Back in class, the children independently wrote their own missing posters to display around school for others to see. We are hoping he will be reunited with Princess Pearl soon!

If you see Zog, please let Year 1 know as soon as possible.

We will remember!

Year 1 talked about the sacrifices made by others during times of war. To show we were thinking of the brave soldiers, we wrote prayers on poppies and hung them on the trees outside our classroom for everyone to see. I’m sure you will all agree that the playground looked fantastic, decorated with all of our poppy prayers!

Gymnastics 11.11.22

Great work in gymnastics with Miss Harrison today Y1CL, where you showed great control, moving carefully across the equipment.

PSHE

Great teamwork 1CL, sorting the things that we need to survive e.g. food, water and shelter, from the things we want e.g. holidays, sweets and toys. Although these are nice to have, we don't need them to keep us alive! 

Science 01.11.22

It was the first lesson in our new unit of work today, where we sorted a selection of animals into five different groups: fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. We learnt that reptiles have scaly skin and amphibians have moist skin. Many of us were surprised that we are mammals, like bears, giraffes and horses! 

PE Y1CL

Next half term, Mrs Clifford's class will be doing PE on Monday and Friday.  On these days, children should come to school dressed in their PE kits and trainers. Tracksuit bottoms/leggings and jumpers are allowed and encouraged in cooler weather.

We will be doing PE on the first day back, Monday 31^st October.

English 20.10.22

We have enjoyed reading and writing about Superworm this half term. Today, some children wrote WANTED posters about the villain in the story, Wizard Lizard- great work Y1!

Seasonal Change- Autumn

What a lovely afternoon 1CL had exploring our school grounds, looking for signs of Autumn. We found leaves of all shapes and sizes, of every Autumnal colour- brown, red, yellow, orange, pink!

We noticed that some trees in our school grounds are losing their leaves (deciduous trees), whilst others still have their leaves, because they never fall off (evergreen trees)!

It’s a shame that we didn’t see any conkers or acorns but hopefully you will be able to spot some if you visit the park over half term- keep your eyes peeled!

17.10.22 - Maths 

We have been consolidating our understanding of teen numbers using whole part, base10 and straws to explore different compositions. We can identify how many tens and ones are in different teen numbers and can recognise and write number words from 0-20.

17.10.22 - Religion 

We have been developing our understanding of belonging this term and have enjoyed exploring the outdoors to widen our knowledge of creatures, plants and things we can find in God's wonderful world.

17.10.22 - Geography

Over the last half term, we have been learning about the seven continents and five oceans on a globe/map. We have been using atlas' to help develop our understanding and we have particularly enjoyed talking about the different animals that live in each continent. 

17.10.22 - Dance 

We have been exploring shapes and levels with a partner this week in Dance. Take a look at our spiky chestnut and round conker shapes from our Autumn Dance.

Harvest 17.10.22

Thank you to all our Year One families who have kindly donated items for Salford Loaves and Fishes. I know your donations will be much appreciated.

Music 17.10.22

Year 1CL enjoyed their final music lesson with Mr Morris this afternoon. They have loved singing new songs, playing musical instruments and learning new musical words like ‘piano’ and ‘forte’. Can you tell your grown-ups what these words mean?

Take a look at our performance this afternoon…

St Thomas Troops

Congratulations to Ajay, Casey, Dylan and Matvii who have been selected as Year 1CL's St Thomas Troops. We know you will do a fantastic job in your new roles!

History

Following a video clip we watched, where Mary Seacole faced discrimination because of the colour of her skin, we rein-acted the scene where Mary Seacole was told that she wasn’t welcome on the boat to the Crimea. We talked about how that must have made Mary Seacole feel- sad, upset, devastated, lonely, angry, furious, confused- were some of the words we used. We were so pleased that she didn’t give up, despite the terribly unfair way she was treated.

History

We learnt that Mary Seacole set up her own hospital in the Crimea called the ‘British Hotel’, where she looked after many ill soldiers and treated people with diseases. She mainly used herbal remedies to cure patients, such as basil, lemongrass, ginger and aloe vera. We had a go at crushing some ginger with a pestle and mortar, just like Mary Seacole would have done!

Science

Below is the knowledge Organiser for our first Science topic, ‘Animals including Humans’, which outlines the key scientific knowledge. So far we have named many body parts e.g. head, shoulder, elbow, neck, armpit, and learnt about our five senses.

After half term, we will be learning about different animal groups, as well as carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. As part of this, we will be able to handle some real animals, when Lynsey visits for our Animal Handling Workshop in November.

The children have made a great start to Year 1, working hard and playing sensibly together. Keep it up!

Music 

Year 1CL have loved their music lessons with Mr Morris this half term. They especially enjoyed singing a song about Zog. Take a look at their performance below…

Science

In Science we have been exploring the five senses- hearing, smell, touch, taste and sight.