Year 1 weekly Blog WB 5.5.2025

Date: 8th May 2025 @ 2:00pm

Week beginning: 5.5.2025

What a fun and fabulous week it’s been in Year 1! Here’s a peek at what we’ve been up to across our learning areas:

✏️ English

This week, we’ve been inspired by The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson. The children enjoyed reading about the lovable animals who aren’t quite as “ugly” as they seem! We used our imaginations to write acrostic poems about each of the five animals – the wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena, and marabou stork. The children chose fantastic describing words and had lots of fun performing their poems aloud!

➖ Maths

In Maths, we’ve been learning how to subtract using a range of tools and strategies. We used counting objects, pictures, and even number lines to help us “jump back” and find the difference. The children are becoming confident problem-solvers and really enjoyed using cubes and counters to act out the subtraction stories.

🌱 Science

We’ve been getting our hands dirty in Science this week – in the best way! We learned about where plants come from, explored what seeds look like, and even planted our own seeds. The class made careful observations and drawings of different types of seeds, and we’ll be watching closely over the next few weeks to see what grows. Fingers crossed for green shoots soon!

🌍 Topic – Geography

Our Topic work took us all the way to Africa as we began learning about the weather there. We compared African weather to what we experience here in the UK and discovered that some parts of Africa are very hot and dry, while others can be warm and rainy.

🕊️ RE

In RE, we explored the idea of symbols of belonging. The children thought about the groups they belong to—like families, schools, and clubs—and learned how different faiths use symbols to show belonging. We shared pictures and had some thoughtful discussions about what makes us feel included and connected.

We’re so proud of all the hard work the children are doing and can’t wait to see what next week brings!

Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 1 Team