by Abbe Uter | Apr 17, 2026 | Art, Carle Class, Carle Class, Carle Class 25/26, Expressive Art and Design, Hamilton 2025/26, Nursery, Nursery, Shireen Class 2025/26
This afternoon, the children enjoyed a wonderful craft session with the Fan Makers, where they explored their creativity and imagination. They had the option to create beautifully painted paper fans, as well as proudly designed crowns and mayoral chains and every...
by a.hussain | Mar 26, 2026 | Art, Dance, Design Technology, Expressive Art and Design, Food Technology, Hamilton 2025/26, Music, Problem Solving, RE, Religious Education, Science
Hamilton Class have been busy learning all about Easter and the different ways some people celebrate it. As part of our wider curriculum, we read the Easter story together and discovered that Easter is a Christian festival. We talked about why this time of year is so...
by Rosie Shanks | Mar 26, 2026 | Expressive Art and Design, Religious Education, Shireen Class 2025/26, Understanding the World
Reception have had a wonderful, busy week full of celebrations! We loved learning about Eid-al-fitr. The children explored beautiful mosque designs using stencils and paint, taking such care with their patterns. We had our own little Eid party, sharing music, food,...
by m.ahmed | Mar 9, 2026 | Art, English, Expressive Art and Design, Goldsworthy Class 2025/26, Hokusai Class 2025/26, Imaginative, Reading
We had such a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day in Year 1! The classroom was full of excitement as we shared and discussed our favourite books and characters. It was lovely hearing each other talk so enthusiastically about the stories we love. We then got...
by m.ahmed | Mar 9, 2026 | Art, Design Technology, Expressive Art and Design, Goldsworthy Class 2025/26, Learning Theme, Resilient
Year 1 had a fantastic time celebrating DT Day by designing, making and reflecting on our very own puppets! First, we became designers. We carefully drew and labelled our puppet ideas, thinking about what we wanted our puppet to look like and how we would decorate it....
by m.ahmed | Mar 9, 2026 | Art, Curious, Edible Garden, Exhibition, Expressive Art and Design, Fieldwork, Forest School, Geography, Geography, Goldsworthy Class 2025/26, Learning Dispositions, Learning Theme, Outdoor Learning, P4C
We have been very busy in Year 1 this half term and have enjoyed lots of exciting learning across different subjects. In Art, we explored the work of Paul Klee and created our own castle pictures. We used rulers and shapes to design our castles and then carefully...