News: Y1 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Image of In Art this week, we have been using our Primary colours again but this time we have used a range of tools to create marks in the paint.

9 May

In Art this week, we have been using our Primary colours again but this time we have used a range of tools to create marks in the paint.

Image of Praise is our reader of the week this week! She has read multiple times at home, keep it up!

9 May

Praise is our reader of the week this week! She has read multiple times at home, keep it up!

Image of We have now finished our History topic so we have done our Show it! We pretended to be news reporters and share everything we know about The Great Fire of London. We did a fantastic job and used our oracy skills.

2 May

We have now finished our History topic so we have done our Show it! We pretended to be news reporters and share everything we know about The Great Fire of London. We did a fantastic job and used our oracy skills.

Image of In Art, we have started our painting topic. We have been using the Primary colours and mixing to create Secondary colours.

2 May

In Art, we have started our painting topic. We have been using the Primary colours and mixing to create Secondary colours.

Image of In Maths, we have started our new Height and Length unit. We started by looking at height and comparing using the words taller and shorter.

2 May

In Maths, we have started our new Height and Length unit. We started by looking at height and comparing using the words taller and shorter.

Image of In the next lesson, we looked at length and we compared using the words longer and shorter. We used our oracy to talk about the objects we had found in the classroom.

2 May

In the next lesson, we looked at length and we compared using the words longer and shorter. We used our oracy to talk about the objects we had found in the classroom.

Image of We have been measuring using non-standard units. We used cubes, counters and books and discussed what would be best to measure each object.

2 May

We have been measuring using non-standard units. We used cubes, counters and books and discussed what would be best to measure each object.

Image of Lunchtime fun today! We had a lovely time drawing and colouring in the shade.

1 May

Lunchtime fun today! We had a lovely time drawing and colouring in the shade.

Image of Last week's DT week was fantastic! We started by investigating fruits and vegetables, tasting smoothies and fruits, and surveying other year groups for their smoothie preferences.

19 Apr

Last week's DT week was fantastic! We started by investigating fruits and vegetables, tasting smoothies and fruits, and surveying other year groups for their smoothie preferences.

Image of DT week continued with skills practice. We learned to juice citrus fruits (very sour!), practiced safe cutting, and used the blender, getting us ready to create!

19 Apr

DT week continued with skills practice. We learned to juice citrus fruits (very sour!), practiced safe cutting, and used the blender, getting us ready to create!

Image of Finally, we made our smoothies! It was so much food and they tasted delicious. We had different stations to ensure we have all the ingredients in our smoothie.

19 Apr

Finally, we made our smoothies! It was so much food and they tasted delicious. We had different stations to ensure we have all the ingredients in our smoothie.

Image of To end our DT week, we evaluated our design! We talked about wether we liked it and if it met our design criteria! We also sat in the sun and finished all the fruit that was left.

19 Apr

To end our DT week, we evaluated our design! We talked about wether we liked it and if it met our design criteria! We also sat in the sun and finished all the fruit that was left.