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Today the whole of KS1 took part in an amazing Christmas performance called ‘The Big Little Nativity’. We have been working hard all week to learn our lines and have been rehearsing on the big stage! Everyone has such an … Continue reading →

In our maths lesson we have been working very hard on our place value knowledge and multiplication skills. For place value we have been recapping how to partition numbers into tens and ones, developing our understanding of counting in 3s … Continue reading →

Today we visited Bolton Schools ICT at Smithills High School to take part in a computing workshop! We started the morning by building different lego sets and programming them to light up, spin and move. We used key words such … Continue reading →

This morning some of our adults came to join in with our art lesson. This half term we have ben focussing on our sketching and painting abilities as for our final piece we are going to be creating a piece … Continue reading →

This morning we have been continuing our learning on the Christmas story. So far we have learnt what happened in the story and why it is so important to many people around the world. Today we are discussing the question … Continue reading →

This afternoon we went on a walk of our local area to visit the old Oxford Grove site. In our history lessons we have been learning about Oxford Groves past from when it was built in 1902 to the present … Continue reading →

This half term in our PE lessons we are going to be working on fitness and ball skills. So far this year we have done fundamentals and athletics which we all really enjoyed. We love to work on our balancing, … Continue reading →

In our history lessons this half term our topic is called ‘What’s the Story of Oxford Grove?’. As part of this we will be learning all about Oxford Groves past including where the building used to be, how the school … Continue reading →

This week is anti-bullying week. This years theme is ‘Power for Good’ where we are all encouraged  to use our power to speak out against bullying, support others, and create a kinder environment. In our PSHRE lessons we have been … Continue reading →

STEP 1 Today in RE we have started our new topic all about Christianity. We learnt that Jesus is believed to be God in the flesh. We linked this to the idea of incarnation. STEP 2 – Next, we looked … Continue reading →

Today we talked about Bonfire Night and the gunpowder plot! Here is what we found out: Bonfire Night is celebrated every year on 5 November. In the UK, people light bonfires, fireworks and sparklers in parks and gardens all over the … Continue reading →

This afternoon, we watched the Google online safety assembly which gave us some key online safety reminders. These rules are important to follow at school and on our own devices at home. Some of the key online safety reminders included: … Continue reading →

Today we had our first smiley reward of the year! Our amazing sports coaches brought in a huge inflatable obstacle course. We took turns to work crawl, climb and jump our way through the obstacles. As part of this we … Continue reading →

October is Black History Month and in Year 2 we have been learning all about Rosa Parks and the incredible work she did to make the world a fairer place. One day on her way home from work Rosa refused … Continue reading →

This week in school we have been celebrating harvest festival. We have been collecting food to donate to those in need. The harvest festival celebrates the time after summer when farmers start to collect all of the lovely crops they … Continue reading →

In our science lessons we have been learning about animals and their habitats. A very small habitat is called a micro-habitat. This afternoon we each made our own bug hotel. We collected sticks, leaves, conkers, grass and stones and arranged … Continue reading →

Today in RE we learnt all about how Jewish people celebrate Shabbat. STEP 1- First we RRR’d what we learnt last lesson about the Mezuzah and why is it important to Jewish people. We then recapped the Creation story from … Continue reading →

Over the past 3 weeks in our maths lessons we have been focussing on place value. We have been: Here is some of our amazing work!

Today we watched a Google assembly all about online safety. We learnt that everything we read online might not actually be true and how we can decided if something is real or pretend. We also learnt how to keep our … Continue reading →

Today, we began our topic  all about Judaism in RE. STEP 1 RRR – We first completed an RRR activity where we recapped where the place of worship is for Jewish people and the holy book from Year 1. STEP 2– … Continue reading →

This afternoon was our Sports Afternoon! We had lots of fun taking part in different races with our friends. We completed the egg and spoon race, relay race, cone race and racket race and tried our very best to get … Continue reading →

This morning we had lots of fun making bruschetta! We learnt the importance of eating a balanced diet, we explored the different food groups and learnt all about where our food comes from. When making the bruschetta we used different … Continue reading →

This afternoon we had a very exciting visit from Classroom Kitchen who came into school as part of our D&T curriculum. They helped us to make some delicious pizzas and develop our cooking skills. We had to measure the ingredients, … Continue reading →

For this year Work Related Learning we made delicious fruit kebabs! We started by choosing which order the fruits would go in and then drawing up a design. After washing our hands we carefully placed the fruit onto the sticks … Continue reading →

We have had such a fantastic time in Year 1! We have learned so much and had so many amazing experiences and opportunities. We have enjoyed spending some time this week reflecting on our time in Year 1. Now it … Continue reading →

Today in our Computing lesson we have talked about privacy and security. We have talked about passwords and why we need them. We know that passwords are used to protect information, accounts and devices. We talked about examples of bad … Continue reading →

Today in our Computing lesson we have looked at managing online information. We know that there are lots of different things online, including information, photos and videos. We know that we can see lots of things online including things we … Continue reading →

Today in our Computing lesson we have looked at copyright and ownership. We have discussed who different types of work belongs to, and looked at how we can identify who owns something. We know that we can create work both … Continue reading →

Today in our Computing lesson, we have talked about what information technology is. We have talked about similarities and differences between different devices. We have talked about the different ways we can use different devices, and looked at which devices … Continue reading →

We have really enjoyed our music this half term! We have been learning about texture, which means ‘layers of sound in music’. We have learned a song called The Clock Song, where we have enjoyed using a range of different … Continue reading →

Wow! What an amazing afternoon we have had! We really enjoyed our fantastic time on the climbing wall! We worked so hard and kept trying out best to see if we could climb higher and higher. We used lots of … Continue reading →

Today we have enjoyed watching a live streamed assembly from Google all about online wellbeing! We talked about how we can look after our wellbeing online in lots of different ways. We also know that we can look after ourselves … Continue reading →

In Year 1, we love applying our knowledge, especially in maths! This week, we have been developing our understanding of measuring in centimetres using a ruler. We were set a challenge to measure five different classroom objects and then put … Continue reading →

Today we have had so much fun today planting some seeds! First we each planted a pot of mung bean seeds. These are going to grow into beansprouts! We wrote instructions as we completed each step. We also worked in … Continue reading →

Today we have enjoyed our second drumming workshop with Mr Bamford! We did RRR of our drumming learning from last week, including copying rhythms and controlling volume.  We also worked on learning an African song. We worked on improving our … Continue reading →

We absolutely love reading in Year 1! We change our reading books every week, and we really enjoy reading the blurb on the back first and making predictions about what will happen in the stories or what information we will … Continue reading →

Today we have had a fantastic afternoon enjoying improving our drumming skills! We worked with Mr Bamford who taught us to play the djembe drums in Reception. He helped us to improve our knowledge even further today! We enjoyed exploring … Continue reading →

Today we have enjoyed a fantastic maths workshop all about shape! First we met Trevi who told us all about the treasure island with a scary monster! We worked in groups to RRR our knowledge of 2D shapes and created … Continue reading →

Over this term, we are going to be learning so many exciting things in Year 1! In Geography, we will be learning about hot and cold places in the world, including the North Pole, South Pole and the equator.  In … Continue reading →

We have really enjoyed our Design and Technology learning this week! First, we learned to thread a needle – this was harder than we thought it would be! Then we worked on tying a knot in our thread. We really … Continue reading →

This week, we have worked hard in our art lessons to follow our own designs and create our own crowns for His Majesty King Charles III! We designed repeating patterns using shapes and colours and cut these out of card. … Continue reading →

As we will be starting our new Geography topic this week, we are revisiting, recapping and remembering our first Geography topic! First, we learned about our local area. We did some fieldwork by enjoying a lovely walk along Shepherd Cross … Continue reading →

In Year 1, we love to do PE! We know that keeping our bodies moving is good for both our physical and our mental health – being active is one of our five ways to wellbeing! In PE this half … Continue reading →

Today we have enjoyed taking part in our latest Smiley Reward! We were so proud to have filled our smiley cards to be able to attend this excellent workshop. We learned all about how to do first aid! We learned … Continue reading →

We have had such an amazing day at Bolton Schools ICT! We took part in lots of different fun technology activities all based on our key Computer Science word ‘algorithm’. Our activities were: * moving BeeBot around different mats * … Continue reading →

This morning we listened to a workshop all about how to keep ourselves safe online. We talked about games online and what we like to play. We know that some games have different age ratings, and this means that we … Continue reading →

We LOVE Science in Year 1! We have just finished our current topic, which was about animals. We are now moving onto our new learning in Science, which is about plants. However, we always do lots of RRR (revisit, recap … Continue reading →

Our musician of the month is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! We have enjoyed listening to his music over the last few weeks – we especially enjoy the pieces with a fast tempo! We know that his music can sounds like different … Continue reading →

Today we have performed our Year 1 assembly! Our theme was all about our learning in PSHRE, especially looking at mental health and wellbeing. We know that mental health means ‘a positive or negative state of mind’. We talked about … Continue reading →

Wow! Year 1T have had such a brilliant day at the Walker Art Gallery!  First we enjoyed a workshop in the Big Art room, which is specially designed for young children just like us! We used the arts and crafts … Continue reading →