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23 April 2026

Exploring teen numbers in the sunshine!

This afternoon, we enjoyed our maths session in our outdoor classroom. We have been exploring the teen numbers 11, 12 and 13 this week and noticing how teen numbers are made up of 1 ten and then a certain number of 1’s. 
 

Today each child was given a number up to 13 and asked to go and get…

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15 April 2026

What a lovely time we’ve had in our outdoor area

What a lovely time Class 1 have had this afternoon working with their friends and parent helpers to help tidy our outdoor classroom and plant some plants. Our outdoor classroom looks fantastic!

Thank you to all the parent helpers who came to join us!

We are looking forward to see how…

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26 March 2026

3D shape Obstacle challenge!

This week in maths, Class 1 have been finding out about 3D Shapes. We have found out their different names and talked about each shape’s distinct properties. We have printed with the shapes onto an Easter egg template to find out the different 2D shapes they make.

Today, Class 1 took on the 3D…

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10 March 2026

What a fun PE lesson with Mrs Castell

In PE today, Class 1 had such an amazing brilliant time with some relay races. The races challenged all the skills the children have been working on in PE recently. They had to use their agility, throwing and listening skills to take on the different challenges of the race.

Great work Class…

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3 February 2026

Winter Walk

This week Class 1 enjoyed a winter walk. Before we went out, we learnt about the different seasons and the signs we can look for to help us know which season it is.

On our walk, the children worked in pairs to tick of items on a tick list when they spotted them. We didn’t manage to spot…

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19 January 2026

Our Big Birdwatch

Today in class 1 we took part in the RSPB Big Birdwatch.

Before we went outside we shared the story ‘Lucky Duck’. We thought about how we are all good at different things. 
 

We had so much fun outside spotting all the different birds.

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7 November 2025

Where are Class 1 hiding?

Today in maths, Class 1 have been practising using our positional language to describe where things are. We talked about how we need to use special words to describe where something was and where we could see the bear hiding. 
 

After practising, we then went outside in our small groups to…

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14 October 2025

Autumn walk

Class 1 went on an autumn walk around the school grounds to tick off the first signs of autumn. The children spotted orange, brown and red leaves, mushrooms, berries, sweet chestnuts and lots of leaves on the ground.

We will revisit our autumn walk next term where we will compare the photos we…

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9 October 2025

Look at our amazing natural patterns!

In our maths sessions this week, we are exploring patterns. This afternoon after looking at some repeating patterns together in class, the children were challenged to create their own repeating pattern using natural resources they found in our outdoor classroom. 
 

All the children worked…

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30 September 2025

Mini figures

Class 1 explored the outdoors with their mini figures this afternoon. We pretended they were our families and were going on adventures. Some children imagined they were fire fighters and police officers linking to our new topic this week. The children enjoyed creating their homes and playing…

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23 September 2025

Nature houses

Class 1 enjoyed creating their houses using natural resources in our outdoor classroom. We had designs that uses softer resources to create their fluffy beds, chimneys, garages, a boat and lots of attention to detail!

Well done Class 1!

 

 

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10 September 2025

Nature faces

Class 1 enjoyed exploring our Forest school classroom this afternoon. We collected natural items to create the children's faces to make artwork. The children had lots of fun enjoying the space and working together with their friends.

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