Year 1 News

Autumn 1 Term

This term, Year 1 have been enjoying the wonderful story The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis. We have been busy describing and designing our own Bog Babies, remembering to use finger spaces and write carefully on the line. We also explored the natural geographical features of the Bog Baby’s home and thought carefully about where he might live on our school grounds. We then designed and created habitats that we hoped would help our Bog Babies survive! In Science, we have been learning about fish, birds and amphibians, including the different features and structures that make each animal group unique. The children enjoyed discussing which animal group they thought the Bog Baby belonged to, with many noticing that although he has features of an amphibian, his wings made him rather unusual!

Our learning has continued across the curriculum through Art and Maths. In Art, we explored the primary colours and mixed them to create secondary colours inspired by the animals we have been studying. In Maths, we have been developing our understanding of the words fewer and less, practising our counting skills and recapping subitising to 6. It has been wonderful to see the children’s enthusiasm, curiosity and creativity as they have explored our first theme together.