Minster Year 1

This week our Year 1 children set off to Sutton to visit the local Synagogue to get a first hand experience of Judaism and what happens during the Sabbath. Described…

This week, Year 1 have been learning about the scientist Jane Goodall. She worked with chimpanzees in the wild.  The children made their own binoculars and  went looking around the classroom…

Year 1 had another busy week! On Tuesday, year 1 walked to the Christian New Life Centre, where they learnt about the key features and history of the church, and…

Year 1 have had a lovely week! To celebrate British Science Week, year 1 created birds nests, experimenting with natural materials to discover what would make the best one. In…

Year 1 have started a new topic in Science ‘‘Comparing animals’. This week was all about grouping animals. They grouped them into birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. The children…

Year 1 continue to explore different senses. This week Year 1 have looked at sound and what happens the further you move away.

The children have been reading the classic childrens book “The Bear under the Stairs”. The Bear Under the Stairs by Helen Cooper is a beloved children’s picture book about a…

In history, Year 1 have started a new topic “How have toys changed?” to help them understand, Miss Cooper brought in some of the toys she used to play with…

This week, Year 1 watched ‘The three bears pantomime coding adventure’ to help them develop their understanding of coding. The children had great fun listening and joining in!

This week year 1 have started a new book called Billy and the beast and this week we had a “beast” come into our classroom and eat our fruit and knock…