Year 1 Blog

Thank you so much for all your donations of shoe boxes and natural materials. The children had a blast creating their dinosaur habitats and they do look fabulous! We’ve only got one more week of our Dinosaur topic but we do end it with a bang as we have a very fun Dinosaur workshop on Monday 31st March where the children will become palaeontologists and identify bones and hunt for fossils. Thank you to our wonderful TAFF for organising the Mother’s Day Flower Shop this Friday. The flowers look beautiful and will be very much appreciated by all the mums! This … Read more →

What a fun way to end the week! The children enjoyed coming into school wearing the colour red or their own clothes to raise awareness for Red Nose Day. They also enjoyed designing their own red noses this afternoon – some of the designs should be put forward to the BBC they are so good! We also finished off our fun science lessons this week including food chains, habitats and learning more about fossils. On Monday, please send your child in with a shoe box or something similar along with some natural materials such as leaves, twigs, moss, grass etc … Read more →

Happy British Science Week! We’ve indulged in lots of Science lessons this week, focussing on how animals survive, classification of animals, what an animal is and objects that are living, dead and never alive. We will also carry on lots of fun science next week including some experiments which the children will love! This week in maths, we have been learning how to tell the time! We started off by learning about the layout of a clock face and what the minute and hour hand represents. We then practised telling the time using O’clock and half past the hour. Next … Read more →

What a great World Book Day we had on Thursday! The children looked fantastic dressed up in their costumes. We had such a variety of Lion King related characters and colour combinations. The children were so excited to show off their outfits during a catwalk we had in class. We spent Thursday afternoon in a Lion King Dance Workshop which was fantastic! The children loved learning and showing off their dance moves. If you haven’t already seen, take a look on our website at all the photos, they are absolutely brilliant! This week in maths, we have been increasing our … Read more →

I hope you all had a lovely half term break. Didn’t it fly by! We have just entered the second half of our Spring term with lots of exciting things planned such as World Book Day, a Dinosaur Workshop and Giants in School Day. Thank you to all those who managed to attend the book looks on either Tuesday or Thursday of this week. It’s a nice opportunity for you to be able to see your child’s work and what they have been up to in class. This week, in maths, we have been practising reading, writing and ordering numbers … Read more →

As I am writing this blog, I can hear the children having a blast at the Valentine’s Disco organised by our lovely TAFF. The children have been so excited about the disco and then realising they have not got a week off from school. What a lovely, buzzing end to this half term! We’ve got so much to look forwards to after half term including our Dinosaur Workshop, Giants in School Day and World Book Day. In maths this week, we have been busy looking at subtraction. We reminded ourselves what it means to subtract and we looked at the … Read more →

We’ve had a busy week here in year 1! The children enjoyed a wonderful e-safety workshop from OpenView Education on Thursday. It was all about how to keep safe online when using lots of different devices. The children were introduced to a variety of characters who talked about different aspects of keeping safe such as not talking to strangers, sending kind messages to our friends, asking a trusted adult if not sure on something and of course keeping all personal information safe. We finished the week with wearing a scarf to school in support of mental health. In maths this … Read more →

I actually can’t believe today is the last day of January… it feels like we should be in at least March by now! Roll on the lovely Spring weather! Thank you to all our lovely parents who attended parents evening this week and we hope you found them useful. It’s really nice to have a chat about your child’s progress and for you to hear how they are getting on at school as it’s hard to get a full picture from the children! But they are all smashing it and we are so proud of them all. Poor Mrs Firth … Read more →

Thank you SO much for the fantastic dinosaur creations you made at home with your child. They look absolutely fantastic and are currently on display around the classrooms which is lovely to see! The dinosaurs had a great day at school on Tuesday! They joined in snack time, listened to the children do some reading and posed for many photos! Just a reminder that next week is parents evening. The face to face one is on Tuesday and the virtual one is Wednesday. You will have received an email with your confirmed time but if you can’t remember then please … Read more →

The children are noticeably more settled this week after the Christmas break. It does usually take a week or two to get back into the swing of things and picking up the same old routine. I’m sure some of them have grown a few inches too! We are absolutely loving our Dinosaur topic. So far, we have talked about the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras and we have been comparing what we think the world looked like during those periods. It is hard to explain to the children how long ago it actually was that dinosaurs roamed the earth! Even … Read more →

Welcome back! Happy 2025! I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas and new year! I am glad to get back to routine now as I definitely got to that point where I didn’t know what day of the week it was! Although a chilly start to the term, the children have all been in good spirits this week and always manage to keep a smile on their faces. “A day where you witness at least one child’s smile is always a day well spent.” Well I love my days when I’m in school and I consider myself lucky to … Read more →

We’ve had such a fun final week here at school on the run up to Christmas. The Pantomime was a great success and the children absolutely loved it – we were lucky we didn’t get rained on this year! I think the children are all ready to break up for Christmas now and hopefully everyone will recover from sniffles, temperatures and coughs in time for Christmas Day. I just would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU all so much for our kind words, cards and gifts you have given us. We honestly don’t expect anything but we … Read more →

The children started the week with a visit from Santa whilst taking part in the reindeer run to help raise money for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. A huge thank you to Fleet Lions for participating in this activity! And thank you all for your kind and generous donations. The children ended the week with a visit to Elfridges – thank you to our wonderful TAFF for organising such a well oiled event! Thank you for your patience this week with dropping off and picking up via Dormouse Nest. It has been a bit of a strange week! The new flooring … Read more →

WOW the children have blown us away with their performances this week! They all looked so gorgeous and sparkly up on the stage and so proud of themselves. Thank you all for your help in regards to their costumes and turning up to support your child. These little things mean so much to them. We are all very proud of them for learning all the songs, lines and actions. The videos will be available on Google Classroom shortly so you can re-watch the plays and share with family members. In maths this week, we have been busy doubling. We started … Read more →

You probably heard the news that we had VIPs in school this week! Thank you to everyone who submitted their views on the school as Ofsted do take your opinions very seriously. The full Ofsted report will be available for you to read in the new year. The children have been VERY excited and working extremely hard at practising for their Christmas plays next week! Thank you for sending in costumes – we know you are going to love seeing them perform. They are ALL fabulous!!!! In maths this week, we have been learning about subtraction and the concept of … Read more →

Isn’t time moving so fast?! We’ve had another fun week here in Year 1 at Tavistock! As you probably already know, we have our Christmas plays coming up very soon! The children are super excited and have been busy learning all the songs in school this week. You will have received a slip at some point with your child’s costume for the performance. Please do not go spending lots of money on costumes, use bits you’ve already got at home such as a tea towel for a shepherds head! We look forward to seeing you on the day of the … Read more →

I hope you all had a lovely and restful half term. The children have come back bright eyed and bushy tailed ready for the busy build up to Christmas. Despite some of the children being hit with the sickness bug this week, we’ve had a fun and busy start to the term. Next week, we will be discussing Remembrance Day – “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.” We had a class assembly on … Read more →

What a fun week to end on! The children had a fantastic Great Fire of London workshop on Wednesday. They absolutely loved it! First of all, we learnt that the Great Fire of London took place the year after the Great Plague. We then learnt about the sequence of events that took place during the Great Fire of London. We indulged in some drama activities to re-enact the fire and to sequence the events, and we thought about the differences in people’s lives and what firefighting was like in the past. After that, we explored why the fire was so … Read more →

We are getting to that time of year where most people are developing a cough or sniffle of some sort. Some children had their nasal flu spray on Wednesday which I know they were really brave about. My only advice for this time of year is to keep taking your vitamins and wash your hands regularly. Common colds are hard to avoid, especially when children are involved! Just a quick reminder to order any school photos or TAFF Christmas cards by the end of the month to avoid disappointment. Also, parents evening appointments are next week. This week in English, … Read more →

On Wednesday, the children had their school photos taken. They all looked very prepped and smart for the occasion and I hope your happy with the outcome. Please make sure you order the photos within the timeframe given. Also, just a reminder that if you haven’t already done so, the appointments are now open to book a parents evening slot to speak with your child’s teacher and see how they are settling into Year 1. The Monday session is face to face in the hall and the Tuesday session is online. This week, we had a busy skills week in … Read more →

What another great week! On Wednesday, we enjoyed celebrating Harvest with our wonderful Harvest assembly. Thank you all so much for your generous donations, they always mean such a lot and of course they are donated to a worthy cause – The Lions Community Store. Our school hall was full of donations and the charity were extremely grateful so thank you again! This week in English, we have been learning all about CAPITAL LETTERS. We used the book ‘Animalphabet‘ by Julia Donaldson to learn about the alphabet. We talked about how and when to use capital letters and lower case … Read more →

Why oh why does it always rain at playtime, lunchtime and school pick up? I’m convinced the weather gods are having a good old laugh at us somewhere! Then the sun miraculously appears for the rest of the day! I can’t believe we have been back for 4 weeks already – time certainly flies when you’re having fun! The children are very settled in their new classrooms now and we have absolutely loved getting to know them. Each child is unique with their own amazing personality and we are privileged to be part of their learning journey. This week in … Read more →

Autumn has certainly arrived! I’ve been for a few walks recently and started collecting conkers and leaves that have changed colour ready to share with the children. I even saw a badger walk across my front garden on my Ring doorbell the other night! Thank you to all the parents that came to our Year 1 parent’s meetings this week and we hope you found them helpful. If you have any questions, please come and speak to us. This week in English, we started off the week with news writing. We focussed on full stops, capital letters and fingers spaces … Read more →

Another fun and successful week here in Year 1! If you are looking to help out in the Year 1 classes, please make sure you have got your DBS check via the school office. This is also good to have if you would like to help on any school trips etc. We will welcome helpers after the October half term once everyone is settled. In English this week we have been looking at the book ‘Shark in the Park‘ by Nick Sharratt to help increase our vocabulary and to build and write our own sentences. We have been recapping our … Read more →

Hello and welcome to our Year 1 blog where we keep you up to date with what the children are learning about in class. I hope you all had a wonderful summer and feel pleased to get back into some sort of routine. The first week back has been fantastic. The children have settled so beautifully already and it’s been lovely seeing all their smiling faces. They have enjoyed painting self-portraits, writing about their summer holidays, making their class animal and lots of other fun activities! In Year 1, we start the year with COOL (Choose Our Own Learning) Time. … Read more →