Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 Class Page!
Here you will find regular updates on all the exciting things we've been learning and doing in Year 1. Each month, we'll share a roundup of topics we’ve been covering, the skills we’ve been developing, and key learning highlights from across the curriculum. You'll also find important dates and information about upcoming events to help keep you in the loop.
We hope you enjoy following our journey and celebrating our achievements with us!
Coming soon...
Year 2 Transition Morning (1 of 2): 3rd July 2025
Year 2 Transition Morning (2 of 2): 8th July 2025
June 2025 Round-up
What another wonderful month we have had in Year 1!
Our English unit has been all about 'Robots' where the children fully immersed themselves into the class story 'No-Bot' by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. They have innovated the story and created their own version within our English lessons. I have been really proud of the effort the children have been making with their handwriting. We spent time writing up our stories in our neatest writing and lots of children went to show Mr Lees their amazing presentation - what an achievement!
In Science, the children have been taking a lot of their learning outside where they have been measuring tree trunks, designing and making animal homes and looking at plants within our school grounds. The animal homes were amazing - the children had to think of an animal they would like to make a home for, find natural materials from the field and think of the most suitable location to set up the home! We left lots of cosy homes for squirrels, hedgehogs, birds, worms and even foxes in our outdoor area! The class also helped Mrs Mylecraine plant fruit and vegetables in their Forest School afternoons - this was a great help towards our Wyre in Bloom visit the other week.
We celebrated an amazing Health Week where the Red Willow team won Sports Day for both key stages! The children were brilliant in all of the events during Sports Day but also really enjoyed the other visitors we had during the week. One of our personal favourites was Yoga! We came out feeling extremely calm - maybe we should do more of this in our classroom! The children loved UV dodgeball, ultimate frisbee and a Taekwondo taster session - I was really proud of them all giving everything their best go!
We also said a big goodbye to Miss Heathcote who has been working in our classroom for the last term! The children loved working with her and we will all miss her in Year 1 - we wish her lots of luck in her new job in September!
May 2025 Round-up
Year 1 have been really busy this month learning all about 'The Great Outdoors'!
Our favourite part has to be our 'Year 1 Campsite' where we planned a super afternoon on the school field with our grown ups! We had tents, games and even a campfire where we toasted marshmallows and made delicious smores. After experiencing the camping afternoon, we became expert campers and in English we were able to write brilliant information leaflets all about camping!
Year 1 enjoy taking lots of their learning outside - we have been learning all about plants in Science, Explorers in History and improving our throwing and catching skills during PE with Tom from Blackpool Community Trust!
Penelope, Isla-Grace, Margot and Poppy all took part in Baines' Got Talent this month. All of the girls performed in front of a huge audience at Millfield High School and were all so confident with their acts! The girls represented Year 1 so well and we were all really proud of them!
