Year 1 - Great Farm Trip

Hello everyone,

Year 1 enjoyed a great trip to Maiden Castle Farm on Friday afternoon. We got to see how a farm operates at Harvest time as the farmers bring in the crops they have been growing all year. We got to see the difference between wheat and barley as well as learn how a combine harvester works! 

To top it all off, we got to go in to see the cows in their barn. I'll let you ask your children what the smell was like...

Quick note; on Monday morning we are going to head straight through to the hall for some morning yoga instead of morning tub activities. This will become a weekly occurrence. 

Year 1

Year 1 - So Far This Week

Hi everyone,

We have had a great start to our Farming Fortnight! On Monday we got to learn about where milk comes from and what other products can be made using milk. 

Today we have learnt about bees and how honey is made through watching a live camera feed! Very exciting and interesting. 

We have also continued learning about our 5 senses. Today it was touch we were exploring and experimenting with. If your child says that they got poked with a paper clip today, they are probably right - all in the name of science!

And of course, we continued our Forest School sessions this afternoon in the glorious weather! We made some autumn hanging decorations and continued learning to tie knots.

Little reminder that we have our farm trip this Friday - children can come in to school with play bottoms and school tops on. Most wellies are already in school! 

Year One team 

Year 1 - Why Do We Come To School?

Hi all,

So, today in our Jigsaw session we began discussing the reasons WHY we come to school - and here are our reasons. I cannot stress enough how this list was made with pretty much zero adult assistance... we just set the conversation going. 

This forms part of the larger topic which is linked to our rights and responsibilities and will eventually go toward making our class charter! We then discussed a world where there was no school...?! A very mature discussion from the class.

Year 1 team

Year 1 - Taste The Rainbow!

Hi all,

We have had another busy week in year 1, which is pretty much the norm. Lots of REALLY good learning going at the moment. I don't know what you are feeding your children for breakfast, but please keep doing it, because little bits of steam are popping out their heads quite frequently! 

Yesterday we continued our learning about the 7 Continents of the world and made our own maps. Very impressed with the knowledge children already had about this! 

Today we continued our Science investigation into the senses. Today we looked at taste. Needless to say, we had to try some things. We looked at how the mouth can only really pick up on 4 main flavours - sweet, salty, bitter and sour (we left out umami!) As well as doing this we also looked more closely at what actually makes up the mouth. #

If any children came home asking if they could put their clean fingers into the side of their mouth to check what the inside of their cheeks feel like, I apologise - we got a bit curious about saliva!?

To wrap today off, the other half of the class got their first taste of Forest School with Catherine whilst the children who went last week, worked with Mrs. Webb on their art and crafts project.

Year 1 team

Year 1 - Forest School

Hi all,

Today, the first half of the class got to taste Forest School! Forest School is an educational initiative that engages with the outdoor environment in a meaningful, playful and developmental way. Today, we were using the round house area of our grounds but who knows where we'll end up!? 

A reminder that Forest School will be every Wednesday. Please ensure that children have appropriate clothing in school for this day, as some of the activities will be hands on and messy - as the pictures show! Please come and see us if you have any questions.

Year 1 team

Year 1 - One Week In...

 Hi Everyone,

Great to have nearly completed our first whole week back at school. Great news is that ALL the children have come back to school with the same great attitude towards learning. 

Great to see so many of you at the parent info session this morning. The presentation will be made available online but please do not hesitate to come and see us if there is a question or issue.

We have begun our topic for this half term of The Galapagos Islands. We sailed away in a boat. Saw some rather unique animals and have begun making our own naturist notebooks - just like Charles Darwin would have done 183 years ago. We've even squeezed in some learning about the 7 continents of the world. 

Some pictures throughout of the 'Game Show' that we carried out for the first 3 days last week!

We have our first Forest School session tomorrow afternoon. this will take place every Wednesday and will take place with half a class at a time. So if your child doesn't go this week, they will be going next week. This ensures maximum participation and engagement. 

Year 1 team

Year 1 - Are You Ready?

Hello everyone,

The shoes are shining, the uniform is ironed and sat waiting. Fresh haircuts have been had and that question might have been asked... 'Do I have school tomorrow?' Let me tell you; YES! YOU DO HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW!

We've got some intriguing things lined up over the next few days. To begin with tomorrow morning we will have a little photo booth set up for you and your children to get silly and have their picture taken. Then we're on to a Game Show!? What is this madness?! 

Get ready for another year of learning, succeeding, making mistakes, changing, dressing up and all the other things that just go to make up another year at the Prince of Wales School.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Sleep well.

Year 1 team