Author: Mrs Palmer

We’ve had a lovely last morning together in Year 1. The classroom was filled with smiles and laughter as we spent time reminiscing about all the fun, learning and memories we’ve made throughout the school year. From our very first day to all the exciting moments in between, it was heart-warming to look back and see how far we’ve come.

To celebrate our journey, we also created our very own Year 1 graduation hats! The children were so proud of their creations and it was a joyful way to mark the end of a fantastic year.

I’m really going to miss seeing their smiling faces each morning. Wishing everyone the best of luck in Year 2!

A big thank you to all the parents and carers for the lovely gift — it’s truly appreciated.

Have a fantastic summer!

From,
Mrs Palmer

We kicked off our Being Healthy themed week with an energetic morning of Football and Tri Golf! The children were amazing – they worked brilliantly as a team and showed great respect to the coach with their fantastic listening skills.

In the classroom, we’ve been learning all about health and prevention. We’ve had some great discussions on topics like sun safety, healthy eating, what is a vaccine and how does it work? and how to stay clean and healthy. Together, we explored the following areas:

Help at home:

This week, try one of these easy jobs at home:

☀️ Sun Safety: Help remind someone to wear a hat or put on sun cream when outside. Why do we need to protect our skin?

🦠 Germs: Help remind your family to wash their hands before meals and after playing outside. Can you show how to wash hands well?

🧼 Keeping Clean: Help brush your teeth carefully for two minutes. Can you explain why brushing teeth is important?

This week, we designed and built a brand-new chair for Baby Bear! Working brilliantly in our groups, we focused on making sure our chairs were strong and stable. After testing them out, we were thrilled to see that every single chair was able to support Baby Bear’s weight – a fantastic success!

We had a wonderful day out at Temple Newsam Farm today! We were lucky enough to see lots of amazing animals — including some adorable piglets that had been born just this morning.

The children were fantastic! They showed great respect for the animals and asked some thoughtful, curious questions.

During our workshop, we learned all about different materials and even had a go at building our own structures using wood. It was a fun, hands-on way to explore how things are made!

We’ve been experimenting with different 3D shapes to find out which one is the strongest.

Through our testing, we discovered that the cylinder was the strongest individual shape—it held an impressive 26 books before collapsing.

Next, we each built a cylinder, then combined our cylinders as a group to test if a team structure could hold more books than a single one.

Together, our group’s structure held over 50 books!

Then we took it a step further and combined all the cylinders from every group to build a superstructure. Amazingly, this superstructure supported more than 80 books.

From our investigation, we learned that a strong, stable structure usually has three important features:

• Low height

• Wide base

• Flat base

We also found that adding more cylinders helped distribute the weight more evenly, allowing the structure to hold significantly more books.

Help at home: Can you remember the three key features to create a stong, stable structure?

Today, we explored how all families are unique in their own special ways.
We read The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith. After the story, we talked about an important question: Are all families the same?

We discovered that families can be very different:

Some people live with their grandparents instead of their mums.

Some families have pets.

Families celebrate different holidays and traditions.

Some families speak different languages at home.

Even though our families may look and live differently, we learned that what really matters is how much we care for one another.

We also shared ways we show love and care to our own families:

“I take care of my little sister by pushing her on the swing.”

“I cuddle my cats.”

“I give my sister her milk.”

“I play with my dog at my uncle’s house.”

“I make things for my dad and sister.”

It was a lovely reminder that every family is special and caring for each other is what makes a family strong.