Hi Year 1, On Friday 4th February 2022, we will have our Well-Being Day. All children must come to school wearing their BH P.E kit. We will also be going swimming on this day. Children will need to bring a bag with their towel and swimwear. Children with long hair must bring a swimming hat […]
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1W Natural Art
This half term we will be creating sculptures of animals using natural materials. On Friday we went outside to explore and collect some natural objects that we might like to use. We had lots of fun! CHALLENGE Which animal will you create? Which natural materials will you use and how?e.g. I will create a mouse. […]
1W Super Spellers
We are SO proud of you all! Let’s make sure the number of children grows each week! Keep practising! WEEK 1 WEEK 2
Y1 GD Readers visit the library
This week , Miss Smith took our super Green group children to the library to explore fiction and non-fiction books. We now understand where each type of book is found and what the difference is. We spoke about which type of books we enjoy reading and made some super choices! CHALLENGE FOR GREEN GROUP Can […]
1W Geography fieldwork
Today we were able to go on our walk around Foleshill as part of our Geography learning. We were looking for different human features of our local area. Here are some of the places we found… You behaved beautifully and everybody was so happy to be out and about! CHALLENGE Can you name 5 human […]
Y1 Spring Homework
Hello 1White. Here is your homework for Spring 1. Please make sure you complete 2 activities each week. Education City link: https://go.educationcity.com Reading challenge Maths challenge Do you want to be a superstar speller? If you do, practise your spellings in your homework book every day. Practise the spellings according to your colour group. Green […]
1W News
Hi 1White, As you probably know, Miss Smith has some very special news this year. She is expecting a baby girl! This means that, in March, she will be going on maternity leave for a little while. Your new teacher will be the lovely Miss Matthias. This half term, Miss Smith and Miss Matthias will […]
Y1 Animal Encounter
Next Tuesday, during our Science lesson, we will be having a very special visit from lots of different animals! The animals are fully licensed and insured to be handled if the children wish to do so. Some children may even be lucky enough to give the animals some treats! Again, this is completely voluntary and […]
Year 1 Reading Challenge Spring 1
Hi Superstars! Here is your Spring 1 Reading Challenge. Read this information text on Tigers and pick a challenge to complete. Write your answers in the comment section below 😁 Bronze 1) What do tigers have on their fur? 2) Which word describes the tiger’s tail? 3) Where do most tigers live? 4) What is […]
Year 1 Maths Challenge Spring 1
Hi Year 1, Please choose a challenge to complete. You can complete more than one if you wish! Winners will be announced at the end of term. Good luck! BRONZE SILVER GOLD UPLOAD YOUR WORK HERE
1W Christmas Day
What a magical day we have had! To finish our Celebrations unit, we had our very own Christmas Day to allow us to make comparisons to other celebrations. Everybody made a magnificent effort! What was your favourite part of Christmas Day? Which memory will you keep forever?
Y1 Christmas Day TOMORROW
Hi everybody, To finish our Celebrations topic, we will be having a very special ‘Christmas Day’ on Tuesday 14th December 2021. This week we learnt about Christmas in the Victorian days… I wonder if it will be different in 2021?! We will be comparing Christmas traditions with other celebrations and showing respect towards other cultures […]
1W Well-Being Day Aut 2
What a fabulous way to end the week 1White! We have had so much fun and developed so many new skills. Let me tell you all about our day… First we had our first swimming lesson of Year 1 and everybody made their teachers so proud! Some of us were a little scared to begin […]
1W Super Spellers
We are SO proud of you all! You are amazing! Also huge well done to Nabira, Mustafa & Freya who were all just one letter away from being perfect! We are SO happy with Adam & Iqra who have really improved their scores! Today is a good day!
Y1 Well-being Day FRIDAY
Hi Year 1, On Friday, we will have our first Well-Being Day. All children must come to school wearing their BH P.E kit. We will also be going swimming on this day. Children will need to bring a bag with their towel and swimwear. Children with long hair must bring a swimming hat and have […]
1W Weather Experiments
WOW – what a FUN Science lesson we had! We carried out 3 different experiments to recreate types of weather. Have a look at what we got up to… CHALLENGE Choose one of the experiments. What did we use? How did we carry out the experiment? What did we observe?
1W Delightful Dominik!
WOW Dominik! This superb piece of writing certainly deserved a spot on our blog. YOU ARE BLOOMING BRILLIANT! Can you tell me why you think Dominik’s writing is fantastic? What has he done well?
1W DT Moving Pictures
This half term we have been working hard to create our very own moving pictures. We used watercolour paints to create the forest background & then created our own slider, using characters from the story of Rama and Sita. Aren’t they brilliant?! CHALLENGE Can you explain how you made your moving picture? What skills did […]
1W Super Spellers
Another SUPERB end to the week! Over half of the class achieving 10/10. Fantastic spelling of words with the ‘ow’ grapheme! Let’s continue this positivity and have some more amazing scores next week!! Well done!!
1W Rama and Sita Role Play
This week we will be writing the story of Rama & Sita during our English lessons. To help us prepare, we retold the story through drama. We had so much fun! CHALLENGE Can you tell me what happened in the story? Which was your favourite part?
1W Super Spellers
WOW!!! Our highest number of super spellers yet! We are soooo proud of you all! Hard work pays off my superstars! ⭐️
1W Autumnal Walk
Our Science unit this half term is all about Seasons. This week we went on a walk around school to look for signs of Autumn. CHALLENGE What did we find on our scavenger hunt?What changes do we see in Autumn?What is the weather like in Autumn?
1W Bonfire Night Celebrations
This half term we are learning all about Celebrations during our History lessons. This week we looked at the reasons why people celebrate Bonfire Night. Mr Mahmood very kindly lit a bonfire for us to enjoy and gave us all some tasty marshmallows to toast! CHALLENGE Who was Guy Fawkes? What did he try to […]
1W Super Spellers Week 2
Well done to these little stars! Scores in general have improved LOTS! Many children achieved 9 or 8 this week which is a super effort too! Keep going 1W! Your tenacity and resilience will ensure you achieve your goal!
1W Green Group make a Peach Treat
Our Guided Reading text this half term is called: Today we read and followed the instructions to create a peach treat ourselves. We had so much fun! CHALLENGE Tell me what you will need to make a peach treat. Is this a healthy or unhealthy snack? Why do you think this? Can you write the […]
1W Diwali Day
This half term we are learning about Celebrations during our History lessons. In English, we have been writing instructions to make divas and soon we will write the story of Rama and Sita! To help bring our learning to life, we had a very special ’Diwali Day’! The children made such fantastic efforts with their […]
Y1 Diwali Day TOMORROW
Hi Year 1! You will be very pleased to hear that we will be having another dress-up day! Next week, as part of our learning about ’Celebrations’, we will be having a Diwali Day. On Friday 12th November 2021, we would like all children to wear traditional Indian (Asian) outfits. If you are unsure or […]
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1W Make divas
Today, during English, we followed instructions to make our very own Diwali diva lamps. We now have to wait until the clay is dry until we can paint them! CHALLENGE: Can you write the first 3 instructions that we followed today?Remember to use numbers and time connectives if you can! For example: First, then, next, […]
1W G7 Week Part 2
On Thursday, we were very lucky to take part in a Hansel and Gretel drama workshop. Hansel and Gretel is a traditional tale written by the Brothers Grimm from Germany. CHALLENGE: What happens in the story of Hansel and Gretel? We used origami (paper folding) to create Bavarian hats. We then had a go at […]