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Year 1

Year 1

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Find out what’s been going on in Year 1.

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  • Christine Grimes

    Year 1 Teacher
  • Inci Oztas

    Teaching Assistant
  • Tony McSween

    Sports Coach, 1:1 Teaching Assistant
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    Willow had an amazing time @sciencemuseum. Looking at how electricity has changed over the years. #science
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    Some hands on experience before writing this week! Giving instructions and making jam sandwiches! #writingforpurpose
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    We were minibeast hunting in Birch Class yesterday! We wanted to investigate what lives in the microhabitats inside of our forest. 🔎 We found: worms, ants, spiders and slugs. #science
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    Our knowledgable children have been delving into the exciting world of coding after school. Our second session was a success #coding #technology
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    Willow were immersed in their history writing today. Re-enacting the battle between the Vikings and Anglo Saxons.
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    What is living, dead or has never been alive around our school? 🔎 A fascinating afternoon spent investigating for our new science topic in Birch Class. #science
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    Let’s get crafty! Birch Class had a super busy afternoon on Friday. Everyone sowed and decorated a felt pouch in DT and even demonstrated their excellent needle work! #designandtechnology
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    Holly team are feeling extremely festive this morning - just look at our artwork!
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    Year 3 have been creating strong, steady and stiff structures in their DT lessons!
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    Holly class having fun in the snow ☃️
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    Our Nursery children had such lovely time playing with their parents this morning during our first Stay and Play session. Thank you to all parents and carers who were able to stay this morning. We look forward to seeing you again in future sessions #family #EYFS #Storytime
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    Holly class on their hugely enriching trip to St Paul’s Cathedral this week! We dived into Christianity through sacred mosaics and holy spaces. #RE #learning
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    Yesterday Birch Class got creative out on the playground during their spelling lesson. They have been memorising lots of different words with the letter ‘i’ in this week. The playground is now covered in ‘behind’, ‘climb’ and ‘wild’! #spelling
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    What material would make the best raincoat? Well Birch class did an investigation to try and find out! Cardboard and fabric were not waterproof but plastic and wax paper were! We concluded plastic was the best material because it’s flexible, lightweight and impermeable. #science
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    Well done to our star readers and mathematicians in holly class! They have been working incredibly hard.
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    Today Elm class went to the Natural History Museum to build on their learning about earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters and forces. They had lots of fun being scientists and solving problems for ‘Volcano Town’. We also got to see Dippy! #geography #Science #museum
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    Willow had an amazing time @HornimanMuseum. For an Amazon Rainforest workshop. #right24
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    Birch class have been learning about materials in Science class. They have been thinking about how many different things can be made from the same material. Wood can be used to make the floor, a table and a whole adventure playground! #science
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    Birch class had a beautiful day at the Walthamstow Wetlands. In geography class, they have been learning about Hackney, their local area, and why it is so special. The marshes are on our doorstep and are incredibly important to our local wildlife!
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    Birch class had a wonderful time helping to create some art work for Springfield’s office display! We read the book “One Well” which helped us to imagine if all the world’s water came from one source.
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Our Learning

Year 1 marks the beginning of our journey into Key Stage 1. Our children continue to do the majority of their learning through play and exploration within a range of exciting and engaging topics.

The autumn term starts with a mission to become weather experts. Our science unit focuses on seasonal change and is closely linked to our geography learning about weather across the UK, including extreme weather. It is easy for us to become weather-obsessed, especially when daily weather patterns are so unpredictable. We observe and record daily weather patterns, investigate seasonal changes and measure wind and rain on different days.

Our first history unit is Past, Present and Future. We develop a sense of chronology and make comparisons between things we are familiar with like toys and schools in the the past and present. We draw on the experiences of our family members to gain an understanding of ‘living memory’ and what history lies further back in the past, ‘beyond living memory’.

Our second history Explorers and Journeys takes us further back in time learning about the experiences of some famous explorers:  Christopher Columbus, Ibn Battuta, Neil Armstrong, Mae Jemison and Robert Falcon Scott. By studying and comparing the historical periods in which these great explorers lived, we begin to develop understanding of the past and the order of events in the past (chronology).

In geography, we continue with a theme of exploration as we travel around the globe learning about the continents and oceans. We learn to distinguish between globes and maps and understand what makes them similar and different.

In the summer term, we explore our local area using aerial photographs and observational walks and learn to make our own maps and plans. We then travel further afield to learn about the coast and take a trip to Chalkwell. Here, we gain first-hand experience of key coastal features and make comparisons between the physical and human geography of this location and our own local area.

In our final history unit of the year, we learn about key individual such as Wilbur and Orville Wright and Amelia Earhart when we learn how humankind took to the skies.

Throughout Year 1, we enjoy a rich range of texts on our reading spine. Our teacher reads to us every day and we explore fiction, non-fiction and poetry together to develop a love of reading and broaden our vocabulary.

Take a look at the Year 1 – Yearly Overview to find out more about learning in each subject across Year 1.

Home Learning

Access your home-learning menu for this half term here. Some tasks invite you to review and embed prior learning and some are linked to your current learning. Which challenges will you choose?

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Castlewood Road,
London,
N16 6DH

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Headteacher: Anna Case

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