Year 1 weekly Blog WB 12/5/2025

Date: 15th May 2025 @ 2:02pm

What a busy and exciting week we've had in Year 1!

In English, we've been reading the lovely story Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne. The children absolutely loved following Handa’s journey and learning about all the delicious fruits she packed for her friend. Inspired by the story, we made our very own fruit salad – it was colourful, healthy, and most importantly, delicious! We then used our experiences to write a clear set of instructions for how to make it, using some fantastic imperative verbs like chop, mix, peel, and serve. Great job, everyone!

In Maths, we’ve been learning to tell the time to the hour and half hour. The children have been practising using analogue clocks and are becoming very confident at recognising when it’s half past two or three o’clock – time really does fly when you’re having fun!

Our Topic work has taken us on a journey to Kenya. We’ve been learning all about life in Kenya, including the weather, animals, school, and famous landmarks. The children worked hard to create their own Kenya factfiles, which we’ll soon be using to compare with life here in the United Kingdom. It’s been fascinating to explore the similarities and differences between the two countries!

In Science, we’ve been focusing on plants. We’ve been labelling the different parts of a plant, such as the roots, stem, leaves, and flower, and talking about what each part does to help the plant grow. 

Finally, in Art, we’ve been learning some exciting printing techniques in preparation for our printing workshop at the library on Monday. The children have experimented with patterns and textures, and we can't wait to see what beautiful creations they'll come up with during the workshop.