Welcome to Year 1

Key Dates:

Hertfordshire Zoo- Wednesday 19th March 2025

Year 1 had lots of fun at Hertfordshire Zoo. They were able to make links to their Science learning about animals and explored animal groups such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish. The children also engaged in an interactive workshop about the different animal groups before exploring the dinosaur trail. Year 1 had a fantastic trip! Click here to see photos

 

Chicks in Year 1

The chicks have arrived in Year 1! The children have really enjoyed watching the eggs hatch. This will help them with their life cycle diaries next week and also links to their Science learning about animals.

Stuart Day- Wednesday 12th March 2025

The children had the opportunity to continue to immerse themselves into our History topic on the Great Fire of London by experiencing what it would have been like in 1666 – when the fire started. They enjoyed engaging with a variety of activities, including: bread making, creating Stuart-style houses, writing with quills and a re-creation of the Great Fire of London. The children loved the immersive experience!

 

 

Online Safety Day- Wednesday 12th February 2025

The children had an online safety workshop where they found out how to stay safe online. They discussed what things you can share and not share (personal information), what games are age appropriate and ways to be kinder online.

Community Action Plan- Making decorations for St John the Evangelist Church

The children made beautiful decorations for their local church ‘St John the Evangelist’ in Palmers Green. They then delivered their decorations and hung them up on the garlands around the church. They showed the values of creativity and kindness and it was a great way to give back to their local community! Click here to see photos

                        

Nativity! The Angels Who Nearly Missed it All

Wow, what a show! We are so impressed with all the hard work the children put into the nativity show. They showed the values of ambition and courage and blew our socks off! We all feel so incredibly proud of them. Click here for more photos 😊

Year 1 Learning

In English, the children have been retelling the story of the nativity. In groups of 3, they sequenced the story and wrote the beginning, middle and end.

In Maths, the children have started to explore 2d and 3 d shapes. They have sorted shapes according to their properties and found patterns within 2d and 3d shapes.

In Art, the children created beautiful spiral pictures of shells using watercolour paints. They then created an art gallery in their classroom where they were able to evaluate and admire each other final pieces.

 

Bog Baby Workshop with Jeanne Willis- Author Visit

The children had a lovely visit from the author of Bog Baby, Jeanne Willis. She welcomed them by introducing herself, reading the story which they have been focusing on in English and answering any questions. Jeanne then continued her visit by going into each classroom and helped to guide the children to make their very own Bog Baby out of clay and crafty resources such as feathers, googly eyes and paint. The children then created a home for their Bog Baby by collecting small twigs, sticks and leaves. Click here to see lots of photos and videos!

                  

                                                      

Forest School Fun!

The children have had lots of fun during their Forest School sessions. They were introduced to the new season of Autumn. They went on a hunt for loose treasure such as golden grass, sticks and crunchy leaves. Using the items, they made an autumn picture in the garden. They used blackberries to tie-dye strips of material. They had fun exploring the nature garden and collecting natural resources and minibeasts. Finally, they made blackberry cakes with playdough, heard an autumn story and even ate some tasty fruit!                                                                                                                                                                           

       

Fun in History!

The children listened to Gill Connor, an ex-student and current staff member at Hazelwood Schools, about her experience when she was a little girl. She discussed the similarities and differences between the past and present such as the whole school had lunch together in a building called, Lacey Hall, which now stands to be Hazelwood Nursery. Living evidence also include the playground equipment and games they played, the type of food served, change of uniform and the boys and girls separating for class photos.

Fun in Year 1!

This week, the children have been immersing themselves into the story of 'Beegu'. The children arrived into school to see that a spaceship had crash landed into our gardening area!! This hooked the children into our story. Throughout the week the children participated in a range of activities including:

· Building a ship for Beegu to get home in using lego.

· Developing their fine motor skills by creating a collage of a spaceship and writing some simple sentences using the keywords from the story.

· Making masks of Beegu and role playing the story. They put themselves into Beegu’s shoes and thought about how Beegu’s feelings changed throughout the story.

In Maths, the children sorted and counted a range of objects. These included coins, compare bears, counters and many more. The children worked in pairs to sort and count the objects in 3 different ways.