Year 1: Marvellous Marwell!

We had an absolutely amazing trip yesterday to Marwell zoo. The children were fantastic and were able to talk about the animals and whether they were mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds. All the adults were very proud of how the children behaved and we even got a comment from the staff about how courteous they were. Well done amazing Year 1! Thank you to all of the parents that supported us on this trip. Here are some photos of our day 😍

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

🦒Mrs Thorpe and the Year 1 team 🐯

Year 1: What our Thursdays look like (Guinea pigs + Newts included!)

 Hello everyone, Mrs Thorpe here, 

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. Just wanted to share some of the learning that the fabulous year 1 have been doing with me on a Thursday. 

In Science we have been looking and learning about different groups of animals. The children had to work in groups to make a zoo with the selection of plastic animals that they were given. They needed to decide how to group them. 

This week in Science we compared mammals and amphibians by looking at newts from our school pond and I brought in my baby guinea pigs to show the children. This was a brilliant learning opportunity where the children could see first hand the differences between these animals. 

This will of course continue on our school trip to the zoo this week. Please can you make sure you have checked Arbor for the information about this. I have lots of helpers now thank you. We will split into smaller groups to walk around the zoo. We will of course let you know about any changes to arrival times home, depending on traffic. Can't wait to share the pictures with you all. If your child does not have consent to have photos shared and you would like us to share some pictures of just your child at Marwell with you then please let us know. Just to make you aware, if you have said no to pictures to be shared on facebook, then no pictures of your child will be shared through our blog. If you have any queries about this please check with Miss Lewis in the office. 

On a Thursday we have PE, this half term our focus has been on balance. The children have moved across narrow beams and showing how they can jump and land on two feet. We have also been balancing in different poses using our hands and feet. 

Have a great rest of the weekend

🐧Mrs Thorpe. Ms Evans and Ms Dainton 🦏