This week Year 1 have been learning how scientists group animals. We tried our own ways of grouping them, then discovered that animals with a backbone, called vertebrates, are also put into five groups. After learning the criteria for each, we worked in teams and grouped...
This week we had some very exciting visitors! We met a snake, frog, gerbil, gecko and a millipede. We learnt lots of amazing facts about them. The millipede we met had 250 legs! We got the chance to wave at, touch or hold lots of...
We have had a busy start to the term this week in Year 1. In Science, we have been wondering how scientists group animals together. We decided to group them according to where they like to spend their time: on land, in water or in the...
This term in Science we are going to think about why diet and exercise are important for us. In this week's lesson we learnt about the different types of food we need to eat in order to have a balanced diet. We looked at different foods...
In Science this week, Year 1 have been learning about the senses of taste and smell. We tasted salt, sweet, sour, bitter and umami. We all liked the sweet and umami and most of us liked the salt too. Sour and bitter were not quite...
In Geography this week, we discovered where Nigeria is in the world and that it is on the continent of Africa. We looked at images of Nigeria and saw a video of life there. The cities are very similar to London! Then, in Science, we have...
This week we have enjoyed exploring the frost and ice that formed in the garden due to the freezing cold weather! The children made lots of comments about the things they observed and were particularly interested to find out how the ice had 'disappeared' later...
In Science this week, we conducted an investigation this week to see which materials are waterproof. We made some predictions, then carried out a test to see if we were right. We discovered that foil and plastic are waterproof. Paper towel and fabric were very...
This week at Nursery we have been exploring pumpkins. We have been talking about the colours, smells and textures of the inside and outside of the pumpkins, and using tools to scrape out the flesh from the inside. We used tweezers to help us collect...
This week in PE we have been learning about keeping fit. We discovered that our hearts and lungs work hard when we exercise. This helps them to build more muscle so that we can exercise for longer. In Science, we have been learning about the signs...