Year 1 Weekly Blog WB 19.5.2025

Date: 22nd May 2025 @ 12:58pm

What a fantastic final week of the half term we’ve had in Year 1!

We had an amazing trip to Gallery Oldham, where we took part in a fun and inspiring print workshop. The children really enjoyed getting creative – exploring different patterns in the galleries, making brilliant designs, and producing their very own prints. Everyone worked so hard and had such a great time!

Back in the classroom, we’ve been continuing our English work on the story "Handa’s Surprise." We’ve really enjoyed getting into role as Handa and imagining how she might be feeling. The children wrote some wonderful diary entries from Handa’s point of view – full of emotion and thoughtful reflections.

In Maths, we’ve been learning about position and direction, using our bodies and shapes to explore words like "left," "right," "forwards," and "turn." It’s been lots of fun using movement to help us understand these new concepts.

As part of our Topic, we’ve been comparing the capital of Kenya – Nairobi – with Oldham. We’ve been thinking carefully about what is the same and what is different, including buildings, transport, and landscapes. It’s been great to learn more about another part of the world.

In RE, we’ve been learning about special ceremonies that show belonging, such as Christenings and Aqiqah. The children asked thoughtful questions and enjoyed sharing what they already know about celebrations in their own families.

We hope everyone has a wonderful and restful half term break. Thank you for all your support this term – we look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday, 3rd June!