Year 1 Archive

Year 1 Learning Adventures!

We’ve had an exciting week of learning in Year 1! In Writing (former English), we have begun our new writing project by exploring information texts. The children have...

A Bright Start to a Wonderful Year!

What a wonderful start to this academic year! The children have bounced back into school full of enthusiasm, curiosity and big, bright smiles. In just two days, our...

And that’s a wrap!

Wow – what a whirlwind it’s been! We can’t quite believe we’ve reached the end of Year 1. Looking back over the year, it’s incredible to see just...

One week to go!

Dear Parents and Carers, We can’t really believe we’ve only got one week left to go! The children are showing lots of maturity and readiness for Year 2...

Sports day success!

What a fun week we’ve had. The children particularly loved getting stuck into sports day. They impressed us immensely with their enthusiasm and support for their peers. Thank...

A scorcher of a week

Well it’s certainly been a hot one but Year 1 have taken it in their stride and have had lots of fun in the sunshine. We’ve enjoyed al...

Learning to partition numbers

We’ve had another lovely week in Year 1. In Maths, we have been learning to partition numbers so understanding that 56 is made up of 50 and 6...

Well done Year 1!

Well done Year 1! We are so proud of all the children for their hard work in their Phonics Checks. We have been so impressed with each and...

A Midsummer Week in Year One!

Another joyous and wonder-filled week hath unfolded in Year 1, where curiosity did bloom, imagination did flourish and young minds worked together most splendidly. This week, the children...

Curious Minds in Action!

It has been another exciting and productive week in Year 1, filled with curiosity, creativity and collaboration. In STEM, the children became young engineers as they explored different...

The natural world is the greatest source of excitement!

Another week full of memorable moments has flown by! We were delighted to come together as a whole school to celebrate the 100th birthday of Sir. David Attenborough....

Glorious Sunshine!

Another week bursting with wonderful learning has flown by! We are delighted to share that our Outdoor Play and Learning has officially begun, and what a wonderful start...

Busy Bees in Year 1!

What an incredibly busy and rewarding week we have had in Year 1! Forest School has captured  the children’s hearts and imagination. Their enthusiasm has been wonderful to...

Knowledge is a result of experience! Jean Piaget

What a fantastic first week back, It has been a real pleasure to see the children return with such enthusiasm, curiosity and readiness to learn. In Art, the...

What a wonderful term!

Year 1 Weekly Update Maths: This week, we focused on using our number bond knowledge to explore missing numbers up to 20. The children practiced combining numbers in...

Another Busy Week!

Year 1 Weekly Update In Writing, we have been focusing on editing and proofreading our work. The children have been learning how to carefully re-read their sentences to...

Happy half term

In STEM and History, the children have been completing assessments to show off their learning from this term. In Phonics, each of the classes have been recapping different aspects of...

Amazing illustrations!

In STEM, the children have been exploring magnets and considering whether all metals are magnetic. In History, the children have been considering how we know about the Great...

Becoming Authors!

In STEM, the children have continued to look at different materials and considering how different materials can be used for a specific purpose. In History, the children used...

Science, Sparks and sounds.

In STEM, the children have continued to look at different materials focusing on how materials can be changed to create specific objects. The children also read Paper Chase...

Fire! Fire!

This has been another week of wonderful learning across Year 1. In STEM, the children have started their new materials unit. This week they were looking at groups...

A frosty start!

Dear Parents/Carers, We have enjoyed a frosty start to our Spring term. The children have all settled back into their learning quickly and we are excited for the...

Merry Christmas!

Dear Parents/Carers, What a lovely and festive end to the term we have had in Year 1! The children have been full of excitement and enthusiasm as we...

Getting into the festive spirit!

Dear Parents/Carers, We had a wonderful end to the week with our Family Friday event! It was so lovely to welcome families into our classroom and share all...

A Wonderful Winter Walk!

Dear parents and carers, We have had another busy and brilliant week in Year 1! In Phonics, we continued to focus on the /ow/ sound, practising reading and...

Animals and plants!

Dear parents and carers, It’s been another lively and wonderfully productive week in Year 1! In Phonics, we have been concentrating on the /ow/ sound. The children have...

Little Geographers

Dear parents and carers, We’ve had another busy, exciting (and rather cold!) week in Year 1. In Phonics, we continued exploring the /e/ sound and practised reading and...

Authors and bug hotels!

Year 1 Weekly Blog – Week 2 We’ve had another fantastic week in Year 1! The children have continued to show great curiosity and enthusiasm for all our...

First Week Back!

Year 1 Weekly Blog – First Week Back! What a lovely first week back we’ve had in Year 1! The children have settled back into school routines beautifully...

A Half Term of Curiosity, Creativity and Connections!

“Through others, we become ourselves” – Lev Vygotsky What a wonderful first half term it has been, filled with exciting and creative learning! The children have explored a...

Little Scientists and Storytellers!

  “The principal goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done”, Jean...

Feeling the Breeze!

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” – Confucius In STEM, children continue to explore the cardinal points and learn...

Curious Minds at Work!

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination! Albert Einstein. In STEM, the children have been exploring the fascinating topic of wind and direction. They learnt...

Shaping Minds: Discovering Light and Counting!

Year 1 has had an action-packed week filled with learning and fun! In STEM, the children have been learning all about shadows. We went outside to investigate what...

Victorian Adventures and Twisted Tales: A Week in Year 1!

Year 1 has been buzzing with excitement this week! In History, the children have been delving into the fascinating world of Victorian times. They have been exploring what...

Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll sneezeeeee!

We’ve had an exciting week of learning in Year 1! In English, we kicked off our new writing project by delving into traditional tales. The children explored various characters...

Embracing a Year of Discovery and Growth!

  What a wonderful start to this academic year! The children have returned full of enthusiasm and curiosity, ready to take on new challenges and experiences. It has...

A Fruity Farewell Year Ones!

It’s time to wish our year ones farewell as we now approach the end of our year. We have had an amazing year full of joyous learning! Phonics:...

On Your Marks, Get Set……..Go!

What an enjoyable week of brilliant learning and Sports Day fun by Year Ones! Sports day was so successful, children had a great time and there was team...

Sunny Days!

Yet another hot but brilliant week of learning from Year Ones! Phonics: We learnt the different spellings of the <or> sound. <or>- horn horse    <aw>- drawn yawn   <a>...

Excellent Engineers

As always, we are super proud of all our year ones! What a super creative week of learning! Phonics: We revisited the different spellings of the following sounds....

Skipping into Summer 2!

What a great first week back!   English This week we have been writing some exciting stories in English. Using a picture to start us off, we have...

Sunny Days Ahead!

We are super proud of all our year ones! What a super week of learning! Phonics: We learnt the different spellings of the <ar> sound ar- car, start,...

Glorious Sunshine!

Hello all! Another week bursting with wonderful learning has flown by! Phonics During Phonics this week, we have been learning the different spellings of the /ew/ sound. <ew>...

Welcome Summer Term

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to our round up of the first week back here in Year 1. We hope you all had a wonderful break! In English...

Farewell Spring Term!

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to our final blog for spring in Year 1. It was truly wonderful to see so many families at our ‘Family Friday’ today....

Juicy Fruits

Apologies for the Delay! We’re so sorry for the blog not being uploaded over the last few weeks. We have been experiencing some technical difficulties, but we’re back...

All About Me

What a fantastic week we’ve had in Year 1! The children have worked so hard and should be really proud of themselves. EnglishOur All About Me books are...

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to our celebration of the fantastic learning our year one children have done! In English this week, we have started our information book...

Family Friday

Hi Parents and Carers, Welcome to our round up of the week here in Year 1. It’s was so lovely to see so many families come into school...

Who’s for a game of Snakes and Ladders?

Hi Parents and Carers, Welcome to our round up of the week here in Year 1. In English we have started our non-fiction booklets about our favourite games...

Happy Holidays!

What a wonderful end to this Autumn term! We are all so proud of our year one’s and their progress! In Phonics we have been learning the oy...

What did you take away from this week?

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to another rundown from the team in Year 1. Maths Update: We’ve had an exciting time in Maths this week as we have...

First, then & now

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to another rundown from the team in Year 1. Maths Update: We’ve had an exciting time in Maths this week as we begin...

Number Fact Family Fun

Dear Parents and Carers, It has been another wonderful week here in Year 1. Here is a run down of what we have been up to: Maths Update:...

Forest Fun!

Thank You, Parents! A huge thank you to all the parents who attended our parents’ evening! It was wonderful to have time to celebrate your child’s achievements so...

Welcome back!

Welcome Back! Welcome back, everyone! It was wonderful seeing all the children back in school after the half-term break. We hope they enjoyed the school’s fireworks display last...

Happy Half Term Break!

Thank you for all those who were able to attend Family Friday. It was so lovely to see so many supportive parents and proud children showing off their...

Dear Parents and Carers,     Our sentence-making has been linked to Goldilocks and the Three Bears! The children never tire of this classic. We discusses Goldilocks’ naughty behaviour,...

Once upon a bicycle…

Dear Parents and Carers,     Autumn leaves and the grass is jewelled…    Autumn days are definitely upon us.  Mrs Smith is helping us explore the seasons in...

Special Delivery!

Dear Parents and Carers,   What a week for the weather!  Despite a lot of rain, we have used the outside for our maths learning as well as other...

Exploring Night and Day

Dear Parents and Carers, It has been another busy week in year 1. The children have been working hard and have really settled into their life in KS1....

Fun with Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush

Blog Year 1 have been busy in their learning this week! We have been finding out all about Victorian children and the sorts of jobs they did. The...

Super Sports Day and Fantastic Family Friday

Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you to all parents for your support during Sports Day this week. We all  had an amazing time and the weather was kind...

Shape

English In English, we have been writing a non-chronological report on the Jewish festival Rosh Hashanah. We have been focusing to using capital letters and full stops. If...

Forwards, backwards, left and right

Dear parents and carers, It has been a hot and busy week in Year 1. Children have again enjoyed outdoor learning including creating number lines on the playground...

Washing Woolly Mammoths

Dear parents and carers, We have had another wonderful week with lots of learning outside where we could enjoy the sun! In English, our focus book has been How...

Phonics Superstars

Dear parents and carers, It has been another week here in year 1! In English, our focus has been prefixes and suffixes. We have learnt about words which have...

Animal Adventures!

Dear parents and carers, It has been a wonderful start to our final term of Year 1! In particular, the children have enjoyed playing on the ‘big playground’...

Showcasing our Talent

Dear parents and careers, It has been an exciting week! Thank you if you were able to support your child in the showcase and/or at Family Friday. In...

Bagnificent Year 1!

Dear parents and careers, We have had another fantastic week of learning here in year 1! We have been really busy bag making over the last few weeks!...

A little ray of sunshine came flooding through!

Dear parents and careers, Our children have welcomed in the sunshine and enjoyed a fantastic week in Year 1. In English, we have continued with our focus book...

She Gently Nuzzled Seeds Into The Soil……

Dear parents and careers, We have had yet another fantastic week in Year 1. Our children are continuing to thoroughly enjoy their new Computing and DT learning. It...

Playful Poetry!

Hello all! Another week bursting with wonderful learning has flown by! Phonics During Phonics this week, we have continued our focus on the different spellings of the /or/...

Welcome back!

Welcome back! We hope you’ve all had a wonderful Easter break and it has been lovely welcoming the children back. The children thoroughly enjoyed meeting and learning all...

Family Friday

Thank you for all those who were able to attend Family Friday. It was so lovely to see so many supportive parents and proud children showing off their...

Keen Beans

Dear Parents and carers, We have been busy with our learning this week in Year 1! A Midsummer Night’s Dream performance: we had a very special performance from...

Wonderful World Book Day!

Dear Parents and carers We have had a brilliant week in Year 1! World Book Day: this week we have been fortunate enough to have been visited by...

Exploring ‘The Dark’

Dear parents and carers, We have had a brilliant first week of our Spring 2 term. The children have all loved the opportunity to be outside for forest...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Dear parents and carers, We cannot believe that we have already reached another half-term. This term has been full of wonderful learning including science experiments, storytelling, Shakespeare week...

Let’s Rebuild London!

Dear parents and carers, We are so proud of our Year One children, they have had another brilliant week! They all continue to immerse themselves into all things...

Fetch the Gunpowder!

Dear parents and carers, Year 1 children have had yet another fantastic week! Our children continue to expand their knowledge about the Great Fire of London in 1666...

Why did you bury your cheese?

Dear parents and careers, We have had yet another fantastic week in Year 1. The children are thoroughly loving becoming more and more engrossed in The Great Fire...

Fire Fire!

Dear Parents and Carers, We have had an amazing week in Year 1! The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about The Great Fire of London. In English,...

Springing Back to School

  Hi Parents and Carers, We have had an wonderful first week back in Year 1! Our project work for this half term is all about The Fire...

Our School Is Spectacular!

In Phonics this week, we have been focusing on one spelling different sound-      ‘o’ sound spelt /o/ (as in frog) and /oe/ (as in go). Please continue to...

Eddington Walk

Thank you for supplying your child with correct clothing for our walk this week. The children had a great deal of fun exploring and identifying all the physical...

Mapping it all out!

Hi all, We have been been very busy in our learning once again in Year 1! In Phonics this week, we have been focusing on the ‘e’ sound...

Publishing Poems!

Dear parents and carers, The Year 1 classes have been very busy in their learning this week! In Phonics this week, we have been focusing on the ‘er’...

We Are All Poets!

We are all very proud of our Year ones as they continue to challenge themselves in their creative thinking. We have all had an amazing week! Phonics In...

Arts Week

We have all had an amazing and creative ‘Arts Week’! We enjoyed a fun filled week of all things creative! Dance, music, playing musical instruments, mask making, watching...

Family Friday

Dear Parents, Year 1 have had another busy week! In phonics we have been focusing on the ‘oe’ sound spelt /o/ (cold) and /ow/ (snow). Please continue to...

Fire-breathing friends

In Phonics this week, we have been focusing on the ‘ee’ sound spelt /ee/ (feet) and /y/ (messy). Please continue to read your child’s phonics book daily at...

Fun with Fairytales

In Phonics this week, we have been focusing on the ‘ee’ sound spelt /e/ (we) and /ea/ (eat). Please continue to read your child’s phonics book daily at...

Victorian Children

In English this week, we enjoyed another adventure of Traction man and Turbo Dog with a focus of writing sentences using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops....

Queen Victoria

English In English this week, we have continued to focus on the adventures of Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush. The children have been writing their own captions using...

Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush!

Phonics In Phonics this week, we have been recapping the initial code ‘ch’ sound. If you would like to do some extra reading containing the ‘ch’ sound click...

Fantastic Start To A New Year!

We would like to wish all our UCPS families a very warm welcome back to school. We look forward to yet another year full of joyful learning! Year...

Rosh Hashanah

This Week Firstly, thank you for everyone able to attend sports day this week. I’m sure we can all agree, the children did fantastically, and we are proud...

Once Upon A Time, In A Far Away Land Lived …………….

English:                                                       ...

How to wash a Woolly Mammoth!

This week In English this week, we have focused on the story ‘How to wash a woolly mammoth’. We have written our own instructions, with illustrations, on how...

We Are Off On An Adventure!

Wk2  16.06.23     English In English this week, we continued to build on the focus text ‘Claude In the city’ by Alex T Smith. We have been writing a...

Claude is a dog, say hello Claude….

Dear Parents and Carers, We’re happy to share the highlights of our first week after the half-term holiday. Our young learners have been busy (including a trip to...

FOUND YOU!

In Phonics, the children have been exploring the /ie/ sound and discovering its various spellings, such as ‘igh,’ ‘i,’ ‘y,’ ‘ie,’ and ‘i-e.’ In Maths, the children have...

I will turn the abandoned school into a nice greenhouse!

English: This week in English, we delved into the captivating world of ‘The Secret Sky Garden’ by L. Sarah & F. Lumbers. The students learned how to effectively...

Garden in the Sky!

English In English this week, our focus text has been ‘The Secret Sky Garden’ by L. Sarah & F. Lumbers. We have been writing sentences using expanded noun...

Chocolate Teapot? Metal Pillow? Woolly bath? I Mean a …………..

English In English this week, we continued to explore poetry! We read the poem, ‘Woolly Saucepan’ by M Rosen and learnt about verses. We revisited story maps and...

Wake up Spring!

Hello Parents, We hope you are all well. We wanted to give you an update on what your child has been learning this week and what they will...

Tulips, Daffodils and Spring Blossom!

English This week we have enjoyed the popular story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. By E. Carle We used this story to learn about plurals and how words...

Is that an alien?

Phonics In Phonics this week, the children have been revisiting the /ai/ sound spelt <ai  (rain) a (apron)  ay (today) a_e (bake) ey (they) ea (great) eigh (eight)...

Green Bean

English In English this week, we have continued to focus on the story ‘The Dark’. The children collected data on what their friends are afraid of and not...

One Potato Two Potato Three Potato Four…….

English This week our focus text has been story called ‘The Dark’. We used this story to write a wide range of questions.  Who? Why? What? When?  Where...

Have you seen my hat?

English We had a problem this week in English. Our teacher had a pointy, red hat which went missing! We were suspicious of some adults in the school...

Dear King Charles II…

Dear Majesty, Year 1 has been amazing this week with all their learning! In English, we have been learning about the great fire of London and we have...

Never tickle a tiger!

English In English this week, we read the story ‘Never tickle a tiger’ while learning all about exclamation marks. The children enjoyed exploring the different tone of voice...

Mr Wolf Was Misunderstood!

Well-done to all Year one’s, we are very proud of you all for showing such courage in your learning this week! This week In Phonics, we focused on...

Oink Oink!

This week In Phonics, we focused on the /ie/ sound spelt /i/; /ie/; /i-e/; /igh/; /y/ used in words such as: fly, slime, pie, might, wild. The children...

FIRE! FIRE!

In Phonics, we focused on the /oo/ sound spelt <u> /oo/; /o/; /ue/; /u-e/; /ew/ used in words such as: moon, chew, do, cute, glue. If you are...

Winter Is Upon Us!

Well done to all of our Year ones for doing their best and living our school’s values! This week In Phonics, we focused on the /e/ sound spelt...

Funny Bones!

We have had a fantastic week of learning! In Phonics, we introduced the ‘er’ sound spelt /er//ir/ /ur/ /o/ used in words such as: herd, herb, fern, bird,...

Snakes, crocodiles, tortoises and chameleons, What do they have in common?

What a great week of learning we had in Year 1 In Phonics we introduced the ‘ee’ sound. CE/HF words: see, he, she, me, we, be, three, keep,...

It’s A Riddle! Who am I?

All Year One’s have had a fabulous week! Phonics In Phonics this week, we have continued learning the same sound different spelling of ‘ea’ <ai> <ay> <a_e> <ea> ...

Zoology !

We have had a fantastic first week back! Phonics In Phonics this week, we have been learning the same sound different spelling of ‘ea’ <ai> <ay> <a_e> <ea>....

Awesome Autumn 1

Well done everyone, we have made it through the first half of the Autumn term! We are super proud of our awesome year ones and the fantastic progress...

It’s raining cats and dogs!

Phonics In Phonics this week, we have been learning the sounds /a/ /e/ /i/ /u/ /sh/ and /ck/ in more complex words (CCVCC words) such as drank, slump,...

Windy Weather!

Phonics In Phonics this week, we have been learning the sounds /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ in more complex words (CCVCC words) such as drank, slump, spent, twist...

What a wonderful World!

Another wonderful week of excitement and busyness for our Year ones! Phonics:  /u/ /a/ /i/ /o/ e/      Next Week: CVC words-      spot  pit, lit,...

Is this child taller than Mr Santos?

What another fantastic week in Year 1. The children have continued to impress their teachers. Phonics  We have continued to learn sounds from the initial code. This week...

Traction-Man and Scrubbing-Brush to the rescue!

What a great week of amazing learning we had in Year 1. All the teachers and learning coaches are really impressed how wonderfully all the children have settled...

What a Wonderful Start in Year 1!

We have had a truly fantastic first week returning from our summer holidays and transitioning into Year 1. We are so grateful to all our families for how...

It’s CARNIVAL time!

Thank you to all parents for your support during the carnival parade today. Everyone in school had an amazing time wearing their costumes  created during our art lessons...

Bubble Trouble

The children have enjoyed their first week of STEAM, and are very excited about the carnival that is happening next Friday.

What has a face and hands but does not have eyes?

Wow! Where has that week gone?! We have had a simply wonderful week in Year 1- your children have been really impressing us with their positive attitudes towards...

Sports Day!

What a wonderful week of learning we had in Year 1. Thank you so much to all the children for showing the Golden  Agreements outside school during Sports...

Stop! The dragon has destroyed our village!

We would like to thank all the children in Year 1 for their continued, fantastic learning.

Welcome back

We would like to thank all the children in Year 1 for their fantastic learning this week- we have been so impressed with the way the children have...

Jubilee jollities

Wow! What a wonderful week! The children have been so excited about learning about the Queen and her Platinum Jubilee- they have worked so hard this week and...

A trip to Robot City.

What a great week of learning releasing children’s imagination! Children have been talking and writing a description of a robotic city setting. Adults were really impressed with your...

The Robot and the………

What another week of fantastic learning! All of the adults have continued to be impressed with the children’s imaginations. They have been so imaginative and creative with their...

We are going in an adventure!

What a fantastic week of learning, all the adults were impressed with the children’s imagination.. They have been developing their vocabulary through orally rehearsing sentences about what is...

Real or Fantasy………

The children have continued to impress us with their learning.

Welcome back

Wow! We have had a fantastic first week back in Year One! The children came back to school bursting with enthusiasm and fun. We have been delighted with...

The end of a wonderful term

Wow! What a fantastic finale to the Spring Term! The Year One children have worked so hard throughout this term and we are very proud of their positive...

Incredible Innovators!

Wow! This has been a truly wonderful week in Year 1! The children have been thinking vary carefully about the ways they could innovate or change features of...

A Chirpy Week

We have been fortunate this week to have an amazing presentation about birds  from one of our Dragonflies parents.

Once upon a time….

…there were three Year One teachers who were really proud of their students! what an amazing week of learning we had in Year one, your behaviour and attitude...

Amazing Animals!

We have had another wonderful week in Year One immersing our selves in the wonders of the animal kingdom. We have been so impressed with the way that...

Savana Safari

Wow! What an incredible week of learning we have had in Year One! The children came back to school refreshed and ready for learning- they have delighted all...

Mental Health Week

This week the children were engaged with Mental Health activities.

Small steps and giant leaps

Wow! Your children have really impressed us this week with their fantastic storytelling. They created their own versions of ‘The Heart and the Bottle’ and delighted their teachers...

A Magic Box…

We have had another wonderful week in Year One! We have been so impressed with the way the children approached all of their learning this week. They have...

Would you swap a 10p coin for ten 1p coins?

What a great week of learning we had in year 1. Teachers and learning coaches were really amazed with all your hard work this week. This week we...

A jar full of happiness…

…and a week full of smiles! We have had a wonderful week in Year One thinking about all the things that make us happy and creating our own...

Book Week

Happy New Year, we hope that 2022 keeps all families healthy as we continue to bring exciting learning to your children.

Happy Holidays!

Wow! What a fantastic finale to the Autumn Term! The Year One children have worked so hard throughout this term and we are very proud of their positive...

Wait… is 2+3 the same as 3+2?

  Wow! Another fantastic week in Year One. The children have made the adults in their classes very proud this week because of their super attitudes to learning....

How to Wash a……what….?

Wow! Another fantastic week in Year One. The children have continued to show their super attitudes to learning. This week we used our ‘Scientific’ brains to test materials,...

We are engineers!

Wow! Another fantastic week in Year One. The children have made the grown ups in their classes very proud this week because of their super attitudes to learning....

Letters to the Lord Mayor

Wow! What a wonderfully busy and productive week we have had in Year One! We have continued to think about the buildings of London in 1666. We decided...

It all started on Pudding Lane…

What a wonderful week in Year 1! We started the week with a little show from the teachers about the Great Fire of London to help us understand...

Fire! Fire!

We have impressed our teachers with our learning behaviours after returning from half term….we are so enthusiastic with our learning! We have enjoyed learning some information about The...

Our Little Boat Adventure…………Where will it take you?

In English, we have been impressing our teachers by writing our own adventure stories about a little boat, who encounters a problem as it is sailing. We have...

Through the magic door…

We have had another wonderful week in Year 1. We have all been impressing our teachers with our hard work and super attitudes to learning. During English we...

Sunrise to Sunset

We have had another wonderful week in Year 1.  During our Science lessons this week, the children have been learning about how seasonal change can affect daylight. We...

Sssh! Listen, what’s that noise?

It’s Year 1 impressing all their adults with their wonderful learning this week! This week the children have been practising a class poem, using the pattern ‘Sssh! Listen,...

Setting Sail in Week 2

This week we began our first week of topic-based learning in Year 1 and we have been so impressed with the way children have engaged in the journey...

What a Wonderful Year 1 Beginning!

We have had a truly fantastic first week returning from our summer holidays and transitioning into Year 1. We are so grateful to all our families for how...

Learning Conversation Resources

Just a brief mid-week blog to share the compilation of resources suggested in children’s school reports and discussed at learning conversations, we hope you find these useful to...

The Encyclopedia of Dragons

What a fantastic dragon-filled week we have had enjoying the beautiful illustrations of Jackie Morris’ book Tell Me a Dragon. Thank you to all the families who attended...

Tell Me a Dragon

What an exciting and inspired week of learning we had as we move between fact and fiction, following the children’s interest in mythical creatures. English: We used the...

Arts week

Wow! What a wonderful week we have had in Year 1! The children have engaged really well with all the Arts activities on offer this week. These are...

Arts Week Ahead!

This week we’ve delved even deeper into castles and non-fiction, working to create our own booklets with facts about a newly discovered castle, we’ve been practicising our special...

Medieval Mayhem and Magnificence

This week we stepped back in time to the Middle Ages, a time of castles, monarchy, dragons and knights. We began our learning with a ‘topic launch’ where...

A Fairytale Ending to Summer 1

We’ve finally made it to our well earned half term holiday. This term has certainly been one of growth and change in line with our topic From Bean...

Fee Fi Fo Fum!

Fee Fi Fo Fum, what wonderful learning the children have done! This week we have been exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. In English we have...

Jack and the Beanstalk

What a wonderful week we have all had! Year 1 have impressed us with their creativity and dedication to learning. We have continued to focus on our topic...

Dear Diary

In school this week we have had some exciting discoveries. Many of our plants have started to grow and we have been learning about all of the different...

Exciting Adventures

It has been a busy week, with our Forest School adventures, our skipping week challenges and the creation of our very own seed packets. We have been working...

Food glorious food!

Our summer term has officially begun and we have had a wonderful first week back with all of the Year 1 children! This week we have launched our...

Happy Easter, Spring has Sprung!

What a busy three weeks we have had since returning to school. It’s been a fantastic time it has been for reconnection with our friends and across all...

The adventure continues…

What an exciting and adventurous week we have had! Our Super Happy learning has been full of amazing writing, mathematics, scientific discoveries and beautiful art. Next week our...

Online Learning: Super Happy Magic Forest – Slug of Doom (Week 4)

We hope you enjoyed engaging in the beautiful celebration of words and their importance this week. Our learning next week will take us to a very different world,...

The Lost words WB 18th January 2021

We hope you enjoyed your week of space inspired online learning, we are excited to launch our next week of online provision with a book called ‘The Lost...

Online Learning Week 2: The Way Back Home

We hope you enjoyed our first week of online learning, we are excited to launch our second week of online provision with an adventure into deepest darkest space...

Online Learning

The Fox and the Star booklet

Merry Christmas

Well, what a wonderful term it has been! Well done to all of the children in year 1 for there enthusiasm, passion and engagement. Next Term Our exciting...

Wonderful Writers and Festive Fun!

We have had a fun-filled week immersing ourselves in the depths of the rainforest, creating our own original stories about a family who have moved there. We have...

Woolly Mammoth Madness!

As the days begin to get colder and darker, we are still so impressed with the children’s energy and enthusiasm for learning. In English this week we immersed...

This week has been bananas!

This week we have gone a little bit bananas with instructions! We have discussed what instructions are, why we use them and what they can be used for....

So many questions….

This week has been short but sweet! In English we have been focusing on questions and being able to identify the difference between a question and a statement....

Poems, running, balance and lots of fun.

This week we delved further into our new topic ‘The Dark Side’ exploring poetry linked to the dark. In English we have learnt about rhyming words through poetry...

The Dark

Wow! What a fantastic first week back – we’ve delved enthusiastically into our new topic ‘The Dark Side’ exploring different activities that we like to do in the...

TTFN Heroes and Hello Dark Side!

Our final week of our heroes topic has finished with an adventurous ending. We journeyed into a world of imagination and wrote our own original Traction Man stories,...

Storytellers and (Real Life) Superheroes

What a wonderful week filled with stories and (real life) superheroes! Here is our week in sum: English: This week we delved further into our Traction Man adventures...

A caption for Traction (Man)

This week we have continued to follow the adventures of the wonderful and exciting Traction Man. We have writing caption for Traction Mans adjectives and labelling his equipment...

Traction Man: The Adventure Continues…

This week the children have been following the adventures of the wonderful and exciting Traction Man. They have explored a range of interesting adjectives and have used some...

Heroes

This week the children have had lots of fun exploring our new topic Heroes. We were very lucky to have a special visitor – a real life paramedic...

What A Wonderful Week!

What a phenomenal way to begin our new academic year and our exciting new adventure as Year 1s! The children have settled in well and embraced this week’s...

Unlock challenges and Readiness for Year 2

Dear Bumblebees, Dragonflies and Butterflies, We wish you a wonderful summer break with your families and we hope you find time to rest, re-charge and explore the great...

Wb: 13th July 2020 ‘The Rescue’

Welcome to the finale of the ‘UCPSpace’ project learning! We hope you survived the crash landing last week and are ready for the grand finale rescue mission! This...

Sapling planting- Growing our school forest

Last week some Year 1 children helped to plant saplings in our forest. We learnt how to identify types of tree and how to carefully plant them into...

WB: 6th July 2020 ‘Crash Landing!’

Welcome to week 2 of the ‘UCPSpace’ project learning! We hope you enjoyed the launch of our new learning projects last week. The anticipation is building, we hope...

W/b: 29th June The Launch… 3,2,1, Lift off!

This week, the University of Cambridge Primary School is embarking on a three week project that will culminate in the children meeting their new class teacher at the...

WB: 22.6.2020 ‘Fractions and Action Scenes!’

A Message from Corona by Charity Tedder and Leighton Noyes Explore this online e-book resource which supports parents and children at home to understand ‘Coronovirus’ through E-book resources Monday...

WB: 15th June 2020 ‘Refugee awareness week and thinking deeper about multiplication’

Welcome to the Key Stage 1 Learning blog for this week with special focus on ‘Refugee Week’ Monday 15th June sees the beginning of Refugee Week 2020. However, to...

WB: 8th June 2020 ‘Grouping equal amounts and understanding our emotions’

Dear Children and Families, Please note the online learning resources will look slightly different for the rest of this term. A suggested timetable for learning is outlined below,...

Welcome back! ‘Creepy crawlies and investigations, what will you discover? 1.6.2020

         Year One ‘Unlock Challenge’ link: Unlock Challenge Y1 Session 1: English / Phonics combined: This week in English we will be focusing on applying...

Counting in 5’s and time to get active in gymnastics!

Session 1: English / Phonics combined: This week in English we will be focusing on applying some of our phase 5 alternative spelling into our writing. We will...

Following Instructions 11.05.20

Session 1:  English: This week we are thinking about instructions, we are linking our learning from ‘Robot instructions’ to instructions we follow in everyday life experiences. Watch the YouTube...

Robot Adventures 4.5.2020

Session 1:  English: This week, you will become Authors and write your robot fantasy story. Today, we need to plan our stories so that we are ready to write...

The Adventures of the Robot 27.4.20

                                                      Session...

Fantasy worlds and Robots W/B: 20.04.20

Dear Children and Families, Welcome back to online learning with Ms Bates, Miss Tatler and Miss Tutchener, we hope you and your family kept safe and well during...

Signs of spring and Easter- Wednesday 1.04.20

Good Morning Year 1 Children and welcome to Wednesday’s learning challenges! Can you see any blossom in your garden or out of your window? ‘Why do these trees...

Signs of spring and Easter- Tuesday 31.03.20

Good Morning Children and welcome to Tuesday’s learning. The beautiful signs that spring has sprung! We hope you get some fresh air and bounce around like these happy...

Signs of spring and Easter- Monday 30.3.20

Good Morning Year 1 children and welcome to today’s learning all about signs of spring, Easter celebrations and 3D shape. Phonics : This week we are continuing to...

Fairy Tales and 3D shapes Detectives : Friday

Good Morning children and families and welcome to Friday 27th March! We hope you are keeping yourself well and keeping your brain active! The caterpillars from Butterfly class...

Fairy Tales and 3D shapes Detectives : Thursday 26.3.2020

Hello Bumblebees, Butterflies and Dragonflies Welcome to today’s learning, we will continue to deepen our learning in Fairy Tales and 3D shapes. Phonics : Today we have recapped...

Fairy Tales and 3D shapes Detectives : Wednesday

Hello Bumblebees, Dragonflies and Butterflies. Welcome to today’s learning, we will continue to deepen our learning in Fairy Tales and 3D shapes. Watch the welcome message from Miss...

Fairy Tales and 3D shapes Detectives – Tuesday

Good Morning Year 1 Children and welcome to today’s learning all about Fairy tales and 3D shape! Watch the morning message with Mrs Bates to see how the...

Fairy Tales and 3D shapes Detectives – Monday

Hello children, welcome to the new way of online learning at UCPS! We hope you enjoy learning with us. You can watch short lessons on our Year 1...

STEM week!

What a fantastic week we have had in year one exploring our outdoor areas and learning all about the wildlife and nature in our school grounds! We have...

Non-Chronological Reporters!

English: We have been non-chronological reporters this week, learning to identify animals by their physical features, what they eat, their habitat and interesting facts about them. Can your...

Animal researchers!

We have had a great first week back in Year 1 exploring lots of facts about animals. We have discovered all about the different types of animals and...

The Green Lady

  We have had a fantastic Book Week this week! In Year One, we have been getting to know our character from the story ‘Here We Are’ by...

We all live in a yellow submarine

This week we have continued to explore the swinging 60’s. We learnt about protests and why people do them, we related this to current protests like the fight...

The heart and the…

This week in English, we have been creating our own versions of the Oliver Jeffers story “The heart and the Bottle.” The children thought of their own location...

The Swinging Sixties Fashion Design!

English: Our key text this week was ‘The Heart in a Bottle’ by Oliver Jeffers. During our English lessons we learnt to identify what a problem is those...

Happiness for my family…

English: We continued to explore the key text ‘The Jar of Happiness’ in more depth with a purpose to write a poem about our family. First we looked...

Jar of happiness!

Happy New Year! The children have had a great first week back to school, we have enjoyed hearing all about what they have been up to over the...