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Welcome to Class 1!
Special Places - we have been talking about our special places in RE.
Our tour of Holy Trinity Church - Thank you Mr Warner for teaching us about all the important parts of a Church.
Our Clifton Village "I Spy" Walk
We loved the story Ruby Nettleship and the Ice Lolly Adventure by Thomas Docherty and got some great ideas to design and make our own playgrounds.
Welcome to our wonderful Reception children 2021.
Printing patterns using fruits, vegetables, leaves and flowers.
During the spring term we have been observing seeds growing. We were surprised to see how quickly bean seeds grew into beanstalks.
Easter Time
We designed and made a new home for The Old Woman That Lives in a Shoe.
Learning about Chinese New Year
We've had a lovely time preparing for Christmas. The staff in Class 1 would like to thank you for all the kind messages, cards and gifts that we have received. Have a Happy Christmas Class 1!
Christmas in Class 1
Our Class 1 Christmas Play "A Little Nativity"
Our Christmas Post Office
In Science we have been learning about the changing seasons and how animals survive through the winter. We all helped to set up our new hedgehog hibernation box in the conservation area.
Autumn Term Classroom Displays
Learning through roleplay
Our Portraits inspired by Picasso and Andy Warhol
Being active outdoors and making new friends
We enjoyed listening to The Colour Monster story. Reception have created their own colour monsters. Can you guess how they are feeling?
We are wearing yellow for World Mental Health Day #HelloYellow
Fruit and Vegetable Tasting - the children in Class 1 challenged themselves to try a range of fruit and veg. There were lots of funny faces and some excellent use of vocabulary.
World Book Day 2020
Our Royal Tea Party - we celebrated the end of our Kings and Queens topic with singing, dancing, parlour games and a nice cup of tea.
Investigating Materials
The children have been answering questions in Science linked to our shared text studies in English.
Can you build a strong bridge for the goats to cross the river?
Which objects could the Big Bad Wolf huff and puff?
How many pieces of tissue paper do I need to make a comfy bed for a princess?
Which material would make the best crash mat for Humpty?
Tamworth Castle - we enjoyed exploring the Tudor and Victorian rooms
Spring 1 2020 Newsletter
Christmas Crafts
Counting down to Christmas - we all added something to the food bank box during our 'reverse advent'
2019 Christmas Trip to Conkers. A fantastic day meeting Santa and Jingles the Elf.
Hibernating Hedgehogs
In science we have been learning about how the changing seasons affects our local wildlife. Today we listened to a story about hibernation then we worked together to make warm, waterproof hedgehog homes.
We tested our homes by putting hot water bottle hedgehogs inside. We kept one hedgehog outside the nests to make a comparison. After break time we checked our hedgehogs and discovered that the ones in nests had slightly warmer tummies than the hedgehog without a nest. We're hoping that some real hedgehogs move into our nests soon!
Well done Class 1! Super singing, dancing and acting in our KS1 Christmas production A Little Bird Told Me.
Firework Dance
Look out for our tuck, twist and star jumps included in our routine.
The Gunpowder Plot performed by Year 1
Autumn 2 2019 Newsletter
When was our school built? How did The Cock Inn get its name? Where is the downards Shrovetide goal? We learnt a lot about Clifton Village during our guided tour led by Class 2.
Fun in the Forest
Class 1 have been exploring the woodland environment during their Forest School sessions.
We visited our local playground and Year 1 investigated how the playground equipment had been made as part of their Design and Technology work.
We all set sail on our journey together. Class 1 2019/20.
Autumn 1 2019 Newsletter
Class 1 Timetable 2019/20
Forest School - We found forest treasures, hid them in the woods and drew maps for our friends to find the buried treasure just like real pirates!
We are learning how to make healthy snacks in D&T. These are our stuffed pepper boats.
Role play in the Beach Shop
Our visit to Sharkbait Reef Aquarium
Summer 2 2019 Newsletter
A Viking Feast
We enjoyed a Viking feast to celebrate the end of our topic. First we found out about the foods Vikings ate, then worked together to churn our own butter and bake bread following an old Viking recipe.
First we took turns to shake cream into butter.
Next we followed the Viking bread recipe.
Finally we served our bread and butter with honey and berries - a favourite Viking treat.
Here we are preparing the raised beds for planting. Everybody helped to clear the weeds and dig in new compost.
Viking Longboat Collage
We had fun experimenting with different printing techniques to create textured papers for our collage art project.
Look at our wonderful work!
How to trap a dragon...
Today we have been thinking of ways to trap a dragon as part of our English work on writing instructions. Reception worked brilliantly together to come up with some great ideas and acted them out.
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We've made a great start on our Vikings and Dragons topic by transforming our home corner into a Viking longhouse.
Summer 1 2019 Newsletter
Year 1 will learn to use precursive letter formation to prepare them for joining their handwriting in Year 2.
Forest School - we had a great time making fairy houses using materials from the wood.
Budding Bricklayers! We made pretend cement then had a go at creating our own brick walls.
Spring Term 2 2019 Newsletter
Visiting a Buddhist shrine at the Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre
Kung Hei Fat Choi! We celebrated Chinese New Year in Class 1
We all helped to make vegetable stir fry, noodles and dumplings.
We took the Chopstick Challenge and practised writing Chinese numbers.
We followed the Pearl of Wisdom and created our own dragon dances.
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Year 1 have designed their own Chinese Dragon Stick Puppets
We loved finding out about the Giant Panda. We made a habitat using collage and natural objects.
Spring term 1 2019 Newsletter
2018 Christmas Trip to Santa's Winter Wonderland
3..2..1..Wheee!
Christmas Crafts in Class 1
We have been learning about the changing seasons and looking at landscapes painted by Monet and Van Gogh. We used some of their techniques to paint pictures for our 2019 calendars.
WWF Adoption Certificate
Class 1 children have become Green Ambassadors for WWF after raising enough money to adopt a polar bear with their Christmas messages. Great work!
We made these cute penguins using recycled plastic bottles for this years Eco Stall.
A perfect day for an autumn walk...
Autumn Term 2 2018 Newsletter
We have been learning about portraits in Art. The children have enjoyed experimenting with different styles including Picasso, Arcimboldo and Pop Art. We have created our own gallery in Class 1 with all the beautiful work.
Play and Learn - Class 1 enjoyed chatting about their families today and made some beautiful family trees. Thank you to all the parents that were able to come.
Family Trees
Autumn Term 1 2018 Newsletter
A fantastic day out at the Ploughing Match
Class 1 Timetable 2018/19
Welcome to our wonderful new Reception children!
Peak Wildlife Park
We had a lovely time today, meeting the animals and finding out about their special diets. Can you remember which animals were herbivores or carnivores? Did we meet any omnivores?
Little Riddlers!
Class 1 have written some fantastic rainforest animal riddles this week. We have entered them in the Young Writers national competition Little Riddlers. Please feel free to come in and read their super writing and keep your fingers crossed for a winning entry.
Bike Day
Here we are practising our bike riding skills. Our instructor was very impressed with our concentration and progress. Well done Class 1!
Land Art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy
Shrovetide Sculpture Workshop with artists from The ClayRooms
Happy Hens Trip
We had a great time at Happy Hens Farm collecting eggs, feeding the animals and riding on the tractor and trailer.
