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Year 1 have enjoyed celebrating World Book Day today! We had great fun dressing as characters from our favourite stories. We also enjoyed some different reading themed activities. Can you guess who we are?

1T have had such a fantastic day at Blackpool Zoo!  We saw all sorts of animals, including capybaras, tortoises, emus, lions, tigers, giraffes, otters, sea lions and elephants. We had such a great time using our Science knowledge to talk … Continue reading →

In Year 1, we know how important it is to have a growth mindset. This means that we know we sometimes struggle with our learning or other things, and we try to change our thinking so we can cope with … Continue reading →

Today we have celebrated Safer Internet Day! We have talked about online scams, particularly AI. We know that this means Artificial Intelligence. We also know that AI is able to learn like we can, but it doesn’t have feelings and … Continue reading →

As part of our learning in PSHRE, we have been looking at ways we can look after our physical health, which includes keeping ourselves safe. We have looked at lots of different ways to keep ourselves safe. Today, we talked … Continue reading →

“I can explain why things one person finds funny or sad online may not always be seen in the same way by others.” Today we have looked at how we are all different. We know that we all like and … Continue reading →

This week, we have really enjoyed discussing Children’s Mental Health Week. We have enjoyed a special assembly from Mrs Claire all about Children’s Mental Health Week, and also talked about this together back in class.We know that we learn about … Continue reading →

Today we have taken part in an assembly all about wellbeing and worries. We know that we have the right to feel safe and we know that we must speak to a trusted adult if we are worried about anything … Continue reading →

“I can describe how to behave online in ways that do not upset others and can give examples.” Today we have talked about the importance of being kind to each other online. We looked at how we can be kind … Continue reading →

Today we have had an amazing time in Science exploring and using our senses! Last week, we labelled human body parts and started to discuss whether animals have the same body parts. This week, we have looked at our human … Continue reading →

We are so lucky at Oxford Grove to have so many amazing opportunities at school! We have such a wide range of workshops and trips that link to our learning across the curriculum and help us to embed and apply … Continue reading →

We really love Music in Year 1! This half term, we are working on rhythm. We are singing lots of rhythm starter songs to help us build our understanding. We are also learning our new song, ‘The Prehistoric Animal Brigade’. … Continue reading →

“I can describe what information I should not put online without asking a trusted adult first.” Today we have talked about personal information – what may be shared and what must not be. We talked about different types of personal … Continue reading →

Thank you to all of our families who were able to attend our Maths open morning! We talked about different facts that we are learning, such as counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, and our number bonds to ten. We … Continue reading →

“I can explain why it is important to be considerate and kind to people online and to respect their choices.” Today we have looked at the importance of being kind and considerate to other people, both online and offline. We … Continue reading →

This week in maths, we have been learning about shape and pattern. We have really enjoyed exploring and continuing different patterns. We especially enjoyed using paint to print 3D shapes and create our own pattern! Did you know that 3D … Continue reading →

Today we have talked about online safety. We have read ‘Monkeycow’, which is all about what could happen if you share your password with other people. We know that we always need to be near our adults when we are … Continue reading →

Year 1T enjoyed seeing the snow! We all really liked the snow. It was crunchy and hard because it has frozen from falling yesterday. We had a great time exploring the snow.

Year 1T have loved their Christmas party day! We enjoyed a fantastic assembly this morning listening to lots of classes and our school choir perform. We had a delicious party lunch, and then enjoyed some fantastic games and dancing in … Continue reading →

In Year 1, we absolutely love PE! We love working on improving our physical skills and our fitness as well. We know that movement and exercise is healthy for our bodies. This week, we have also really enjoyed going on … Continue reading →

Today we have worked with our Digital Leader to look at how we can have a digital detox over the holidays! We know that we really enjoy using our devices, but we also know it is very important to have … Continue reading →

What an amazing afternoon we have had at Oxford Grove! We have all worked so hard over this half term to fill the back of our smiley cards and go to the next smiley reward. It was today! We all … Continue reading →

Today we have really enjoyed learning about December’s Musician of the Month – Elton John! We have listened to some of his songs, including Christmas songs like ‘Step into Christmas’ and ‘Merry Christmas’ (which he sang with Ed Sheeran). Our … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks, we have been learning about old and new toys in History. We have really enjoyed this topic and loved talking about the differences and similarities between toys in the present and toys in the past. … Continue reading →

We have all been so excited to take part in Christmas Jumper Day! We have all enjoyed wearing our cosy jumpers or our own clothes. We each brought in £1 to raise money for one of our School Council’s charities, … Continue reading →

What an exciting afternoon we have had in Year 1! As part of our topic on toys from the past in History, we have spent a lot of time comparing old and new toys. Today, we looked at toys from … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks, we have been reading ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ as one of our traditional tales this half term. We have enjoyed applying our reading skills to read the story in our groups. We have also used … Continue reading →

Today we were so excited for our first proper trip in Year 1! We visited Bolton Museum to learn about childhood in the past. We compared different objects from over 100 years ago and from now. We enjoyed sorting them into … Continue reading →

In Year 1, we LOVE Supersonic Phonic Friends! We work in different phonics groups with our phonics teachers, who help us to learn new spellings and new sounds to help us learn to read. We enjoy applying our phonic knowledge … Continue reading →

Thank you to all of our families who were able to attend our Art open morning! We loved showing off our amazing artwork, especially our fantastic portraits in the style of Kehinde Wiley. We talked about our art vocabulary and … Continue reading →

Today we have really enjoyed our new History topic – ‘Are iPads more fun than my grandma’s old toys?’ We loved bringing our own favourite toys in school! We learned that modern toys are often made out of plastic. We … Continue reading →

Today in our Science, we have been talking all about Autumn! We remembered all the seasons and realised that it is Autumn right now. We enjoyed a lovely Autumn walk in the playground and talked about the different signs of … Continue reading →

We have enjoyed a fantastic drama and poetry workshop today all about Remembrance! First, we warmed up with some fun drama activities to get us ready. Then we talked about the First World War. We know that it was over … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks, we have enjoyed exploring the art of Kehinde Wiley, a black portrait artist from America. We particularly love the backgrounds on his portraits, because they are bright and colourful! We have been exploring how we … Continue reading →

Year 1 have had such an amazing half term! We have had so many exciting experiences and learned so much already. Now we are looking forward to Autumn 2, where we will learn so many more new things… History – … Continue reading →

Today Year 1 have enjoyed taking part in the Oxford Grove takeover challenge! Two of our fabulous Year 1s got to take on the roles of class teacher and teaching assistant. They were excellent, working hard together to make sure … Continue reading →

Today our Digital Leader has supported us to start thinking about our digital footprint. This means the information we leave whenever we go online. We know that we should not share personal information online, especially with other people. We know … Continue reading →

We have had such an amazing time at the smiley reward today! We met the soldiers from the Military School. We got to play lots of fantastic games with the soldiers, they helped us to work as a team! Then … Continue reading →

Today we have had such an exciting workshop all about food! First we looked at different types of food that comes from the United Kingdom and talked about where our food comes from. Milk comes from cows, flour comes from … Continue reading →

Today we have worked with our class music ambassador to learn about our musician of the month! Her name is Nina Simone and she was from America. We have listened to a few of her songs – we like ‘Feeling … Continue reading →

Thank you to all of the families who were able to attend our reading morning – ‘How we teach Reading at Oxford Grove’! We looked at phonics and how this progresses through Year 1, when children are ‘learning to read’. … Continue reading →

We are really enjoying all of our learning in our Art lessons! Today we have been reviewing colour mixing – looking at primary colours and which 0nes we have to mix together to get which secondary colours! Can you remember … Continue reading →

Well done Year 1 on your amazing assembly! We covered all of the fantastic learning we have been doing so far in our English, maths, Geography and Science. We remembered our lines and spoke loudly and clearly. We also sang … Continue reading →

Today we have celebrated National Poetry Day! We have worked on learning poems off by heart and performing them in class. We learned a range of poems from ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ by Giles Andreae, our class poet. We really … Continue reading →

Today we have completed our first Science investigation in Year 1! We really enjoyed putting on our super scientist lab coats and using the equipment. We have been learning about different materials and looking at what materials are used to … Continue reading →

In Year 1, we are getting super confident with our maths facts! We are learning to count in 2s and in 10s. We are learning this a little bit at a time, so we can build on our knowledge, but … Continue reading →

Thank you so much to all of our families who were able to attend our Geography open morning! We had such a good time looking at our learning in Geography so far this half term, and what we are going … Continue reading →

This week, we have especially enjoyed reading and following instructions for how to make a hedgehog! We read each step carefully so that we knew exactly what to do. We really enjoyed this activity! Then, we wrote the instructions so … Continue reading →

This week, we have really enjoyed looking for different materials in our Year 1 shared area! We talked about the materials – metal, wood, fabric, glass, plastic and other materials too. We identified and talked about how we could recognise … Continue reading →

We are really enjoying learning about Geography this half term! We have used what we learned on our local area walk to help us improve our Geography knowledge. We looked at how maps are a drawing of a place, and … Continue reading →