Year 1

Welcome to Year 1 

Your teacher is Mrs McDonald

Your teaching assistants are Mrs Bower (Mornings)

and Ms Butler (Afternoons) 

Our Topic: LAND AHOY!

What a busy and exciting week we've had!

Our budding artists have put the finishing touches on their beautiful paintings inspired by Claude Monet’s Waves Breaking. Using the Tache technique, students have masterfully recreated the stunning movement and texture of the original artwork. In math, we've been exploring 3D shapes—learning their names, properties, and even creating our own models. It’s been fantastic to see the children engaging with geometry in such a hands-on way.

In computing, we’ve started learning how to program! Students are beginning to create their own algorithms to move sprites to different parts of the screen—watch out, future coders in the making! Finally, the holiday spirit is alive and well as we begin writing our Dear Father Christmas stories. The children are sharing their love for Christmas, along with very polite (and creative!) wishes for Santa.

It’s been a week full of creativity, discovery, and festive fun!