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

Image of New look school council

26 Feb

New look school council

Image of We’re still exploring mark-making in Art using a variety of tools. Our focus has been on creating various shapes and playing with light and dark. The results are truly stunning!

26 Feb

We’re still exploring mark-making in Art using a variety of tools. Our focus has been on creating various shapes and playing with light and dark. The results are truly stunning!

Image of Today in Music with Junior Jam, the children are being taught how to play the ukulele. We've been focusing on the correct way to hold it and practising strumming the strings to create a melody.

23 Feb

Today in Music with Junior Jam, the children are being taught how to play the ukulele. We've been focusing on the correct way to hold it and practising strumming the strings to create a melody.

Image of In Maths we have been measuring using objects. We talked about using a suitable measuring tool based on the item being measured. This was fun and we gained lots of new skills around measuring accurately.

21 Feb

In Maths we have been measuring using objects. We talked about using a suitable measuring tool based on the item being measured. This was fun and we gained lots of new skills around measuring accurately.

Image of We are pleased to be holding our annual School Council Easter Bingo night again!

21 Feb

We are pleased to be holding our annual School Council Easter Bingo night again!

Image of Our new topic in Geography is the United Kingdom. We have been exploring different resources, such as Google Earth, maps, globes, and images, to help us gain knowledge about our country and where it is located in the world.

20 Feb

Our new topic in Geography is the United Kingdom. We have been exploring different resources, such as Google Earth, maps, globes, and images, to help us gain knowledge about our country and where it is located in the world.

Image of Today in Maths, we have been looking at length and height. We have been finding objects around the classroom and comparing them, using the words taller, shorter, longer, and smaller. We even stood next to our friends to compare heights!

19 Feb

Today in Maths, we have been looking at length and height. We have been finding objects around the classroom and comparing them, using the words taller, shorter, longer, and smaller. We even stood next to our friends to compare heights!

Image of World Book Day- Most interesting word competition

9 Feb

World Book Day- Most interesting word competition

Image of World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

8 Feb

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

Image of Some great half term holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

8 Feb

Some great half term holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

Image of Year 1's Design and Make Day

7 Feb

Year 1's Design and Make Day

Image of Yesterday marked the beginning of our DT. week dedicated to creating delicious smoothies. To kick things off, we engaged in a lively discussion about various fruits and vegetables and then sorted them. This is the start of our investigating.

6 Feb

Yesterday marked the beginning of our DT. week dedicated to creating delicious smoothies. To kick things off, we engaged in a lively discussion about various fruits and vegetables and then sorted them. This is the start of our investigating.