Today, we have been celebrating Children in Need. The children all looked wonderful in their 'Spotacular' outfits! As part of this afternoon's House Challenge, children worked with children from different classes and year groups to think about the importance of helping others, as well as...
To prepare for Remembrance Day, we have been learning about why we wear poppies and how this helps us to remember the sacrifices that soldiers have made. We all worked together in our classes to make a poppy wreath for our Remembrance Day assembly. In the...
Rabbit Class visited the London Transport Museum this week and had a wonderful day exploring different types of transport from the past. We discovered that buses and trams used to be pulled by horses. The first underground trains used steam! It must have been very...
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 in RE, Year 1 have been learning about Christians and they show that they belong. We found out about Christenings and Baptisms then experienced them through role-play. [gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="16944,16945,16946"]...
This week in PSHE, Year 1 have been finding out about our rights and responsibilities in school and how we should feel proud of ourselves when we do the right thing. We role played how we have a responsibility to help those around us ad by...
This week in Maths, Year 1 have been comparing numbers and using the symbols 'greater than', 'less than' and 'equal to'. We discovered that there can be more than one correct answer and found out why the symbols are the shape they are by using...
In Art this week, Year 1 have been experimenting with paint. We learnt that red, yellow and blue are primary colours which means we can make all other colours by mixing just these three. It was very exciting to see the new colour appear! In Maths,...
We have had a busy week in Year 1 this week! In Science we looked at a range of scientific equipment and talked about what it could be used for. In we worked on finding one more and one less than a number and then in Art...
What an amazing day we have all had celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Dorothy Barley Infant School. The children (and staff) looked amazing in their outfits, the effort everyone made today was just wonderful. Thank you to all the parents and carers that came along to our...