Year 1 Blog week 1.

Welcome to the year 1 blog. We are very happy to have welcomed in our new classes and see them settle into the year 1 routine so quickly this week.

We have had a busy week with lots of activities and exciting games which have been enjoyed by pupils and teachers alike.

On Monday we spent some time getting to know each other and sharing ideas about the things we are looking forward to about year 1.

We played some dice movement and action games to develop our listening and concentration skills and drew pictures about the things we thought we wanted to learn this year.

In the afternoon we enjoyed our first year 1 PE lesson with Miss Kelly. We also explored mixing primary colours in our art lesson.

On Tuesday we looked at the Crabtree rules, talked about how to get the most out of our learning in the classroom and how to be safe at school. We made a mind map about what qualities make a good learner and talked about how to work well as a team.

In the afternoon, we took part in our “Lego” Challenge working in teams to make a model and using communication to share information about how it should look and how it should be built. 

We finished our day with a music ChIL (child initiated learning) session where we explored a range of musical instruments and clapped our names to hear the different beats in each.

On Wednesday we enjoyed Super-movers and had our first Jigsaw lesson, where we talked about team work and what makes each of us special. We welcomed our Jigsaw characters into the classroom and shared ideas of how we could help them to settle in and feel safe.

In the afternoon we explored some writing and reading activities in our English CHIL, including building a story using Lego pieces to create characters and objects.

On Thursday we had our second PE lesson with Mr Sinclair. One half of the class had their first Woodland Learning session and had a lovely time experiencing the outdoor area. The other half of the class will alternate and do Woodland Learning next week. 

Our last day of the first week saw us going on a listening walk around the school grounds to listen to, and mind map the sounds we could hear. We had a circle time about saying positive things to each other and speaking kindly. We then drew a picture of something that makes us happy.

In the afternoon we had a re-cap session to remember our school rules and reflect on all of the things we had done over the week. Ask your child if they can tell you all five of our Crabtree Rules.

We then enjoyed an outdoor CHIL session enjoying using the outdoor learning areas to explore our activity stations, before going home for a well-earned rest.

Well done to all of our Year 1 pupils for such a positive start to the term.

Have a great weekend.

The Year One Team