Year 1
Welcome to Year 1’s class page…
Have a look at our page to find out about the exciting learning we do in Year 1.
Mrs. Roddy teaches Year 1 with the support from Mrs Sevens, Mrs Hayes and Miss Stedman. Mrs. Hayes teaches us on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons – Mrs. Roddy is the school’s SENCO. Miss Mallinson takes us for our music lesson on Wednesday morning.
This term’s Stars!
Now that we are allowed to have assemblies together again, we have restarted our Star Award Assembly on Friday morning. This is a very special assembly where Mrs. Roddy tells us how amazing one of our friends has been this week – our parents are even allowed to come! Well done to all of our recent Star Award winners.
Things to know about…
Year 1 is a very busy year as we start working on the National Curriculum. There is so much to learn but we always have lots and lots of fun.
Homework – For our homework we read every night. On a Friday we also get Maths or English homework and spellings. All of our homework will now be set on Seesaw.
PE – PE takes place on a Tuesday morning with Mrs. Roddy and a Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Hayes. Mrs Hayes also teaches us Science.
We hope you enjoy looking at our page and watching us grow throughout the year!
Year 1’s Latest News
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Today Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed a teddy bear's picnic together.
Colour Run
This week, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have been learning all about a carnival. As part of the week, we all took part in a colour run. We had so much fun.
Little Zoo to You visit Reception and Year 1
Yesterday Reception and Year 1 had a visit from Little Zoo to You. Gemma came and told us all about different animals, we learnt some amazing facts! We then could hold and stroke some animals. We were so lucky to meet; Cornflake the Snake, Michelle the Giant Snail, 2...
Key Stage 1 – Forest School
This morning Key Stage 1 had fun in our Forest School Area. The children built dens, created shelters and had fun making mud soup. The children also enjoyed the hammocks as well as using the fire to make toast, roast marshmallows and make hot chocolate. What a lovely...
Festive Reading Challenge – The Entries
Well done to all of our children who entered the Festive Reading Challenge. It has been so lovely seeing so many children enjoying reading and thinking outside the box in where you can enjoy reading a story. Staff have been blown away by the creative, original photo...
Festive Reading Challenge
At The Willows, we strive to provide opportunities for our children to engage in reading activities and actively read for pleasure. During this festive season, we would like to set you a reading challenge that shows how fun and creative reading can be. You need to...
Spring Term Golden Mile Challenge
After the success of our first term's Golden Mile whole-school competition, I am excited to announce the start of a new competition for the Spring Term. At The Willows, we are passionate about encouraging children to live a healthy, active lifestyle and our Golden...
RE Inspection
Mrs Johnson (our Chair of Governors) was delighted today to be able to share the report from our recent Diocesan RE Inspection in which we achieved 'Outstanding' in all areas. This Section 48 Inspection, as it is known, covers all aspects of the Catholic Life of the...
Year 1 – Making Penguins!
In Year 1, this term, we have been learning about the Antarctic and some of the animals that live there. We have focused on the penguins, and made our own out of clay. The children used lots of different techniques including rolling, pinching, squeezing and squashing...
A very special Friday…
Today marks an extremely special occasion for our Willows family; it is the first time we have all gathered together for our worship since March 2020. The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted on so many elements of our everyone’s lives, from seeing our friends and family...
