Squirrel class are enjoying continuing their topic, ‘Bright Lights Big City’. In English we have been reading books all about London, including The Queen’s Hat¸ and A Walk in London. We have identified lots of different landmarks in the Capital City and used our observational drawing skills to draw Big Ben. We have been using...Read More

Our topic this term has been Toys Now and Then. In English we have been reading the book ‘Lost in the Toy Museum’. We have written descriptions of the different characters and ‘Lost’ posters help find the missing toys. We went on a hunt around our outdoor area for Lost Posters to see which toys...Read More

This term Year 1 have enjoyed beginning our topic Wonderful Me, Wonderful World! We have written autobiographical sentences, describing ourselves and our like and dislikes. We have taken lots of photographs, labelling parts of the body and comparing our appearance with other people, describing ways in which we are the same and different, and drawn...Read More

This term Squirrel Class have begun their topic on ‘School Days’. This has been a really exciting topic as we have been able to watch our new school being built as we talk about our current school. We began by walking around the school and looking at all the different rooms and areas, and what...Read More

Squirrel class begun this term with STEAM week (science, technology, engineering, art and maths) We had a fabulous week learning all about bridges. We did investigations to work out the best materials for building our bridges and exploring what bridges look like and what we can use them for. We also found out which shapes...Read More

Squirrel Class have made a fantastic start to 2024! This term we have started our topic of ‘Bright Lights Big City’ and in geography we have been looking at what makes a city and how it is different from a town and a village. We have looked at maps, identifying human and physical features, and...Read More

It has been a very busy term, and Squirrel class have been working really hard in all areas of their learning. We have continued learning about Childhood, focussing on life and childhood in the 1950s and comparing it to today. We were very lucky to have a visit from Caroline, a volunteer at Faversham museum,...Read More

This term Year 1 have enjoyed beginning our topic on Childhood, thinking about how we have changed since we were babies and about important events in our life. We have been learning about ‘autobiographies’, and have written sentences about ourselves and our lives using the past tense. We have started to think about how life...Read More

This term our topic is ‘Coastline’. In Science we have been learning all about floating and sinking. We had to make predictions before we tested our objects. It was great fun! In Maths we have been writing subtraction number sentences using part whole models to help us. In Art we have made Lighthouse silhouette pictures....Read More

This week Squirrel class has been busy learning their lines and practicing for their Nativity. In RE we have been retelling the ‘Good News story’ where Mary has a baby called Jesus in Bethlehem. We have made stained glass stars for the star which the wise men follow. Some of us made doughnuts in cooking...Read More