Holly Class investigate houses in D&T

Holly class have been investigating houses in their D&T lessons. Using the 3 Little Pigs as inspiration, the children built houses made of straw, sticks and bricks. These houses were teasted for strength against the might of the Big Bad Wolf ( the classroom fan!) The children had to work in groups to design and … Read more

Year 1 Materials Workshop

We completed 5 activities in small groups focusing on what materials were made from and their properties. We really enjoyed the investigation to find the best curtains for the 3 Little Pigs house!

Hunting for Minibeasts

In Holly class this term we are learning about habitats as part of our science work.  We headed into the nature area at school to see what minibeasts we could find. Holly class made great detectives! We hunted under logs, in leaves, on branches, under pots, under benches and in the ground. We found: flies, … Read more

Our visit to Mill Green Museum

On Wednesday 15th November, Hazel and Pine class travelled to Welwyn on a 70 seater coach to learn more about The Great Fire of London.  Each class was split into 3 groups and rotated round 6 different activities. We used a construction kit to learn how cogs can make things move and rotate, had a … Read more

Victorian Assembly

Holly class performed their class Assembly all about the Victorians. They did a fantastic job! They all spoke loudly and clearly and had learnt their lines very well.

KS1 Activity Day

We began the day with Indoor Athletics followed by Orienteering. After lunch it was time for Speed Stacking before ending the day learning a Lion King Dance routine. We all enjoyed the day!

Victorian for a day

On Monday 9th October, Holly class visited British School Museum in Hitchin. We have been learning about life in Victorian times in our History lessons this term, so it was great to be able to experience it first-hand. First we had a lesson in a Victorian classroom with a strict Victorian teacher. Our hands were … Read more

Sense Detectives

We enjoyed using our five senses in this experiment to identify a missing teddy bear. We had to use the clues to work out which colour matched the description of the lost teddy and circle it on our sheet. The five circled colours then revealed the identity of the bear. We used our eyes to … Read more

Our Gruffalo Themed Class Assembly

We read and enjoyed The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson in our Literacy work. We also went to the Gordon Craig Theatre to see 'The Gruffalo Live On Stage' which we all enjoyed. Back at school, we worked on our own retelling of the story and learned The Gruffalo Song which we performed in assembly. We … Read more

Play sessions

After the Big Write on Fridays, Hazel Class enjoy getting creative with the toys! Our favourites are cars, Polly Pocket and the Doctors set.