St Francis'
Catholic Primary School
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Welcome to Year 1!
Autumn Term
Welcome to the Year 1 webpage!
CLASS DOJO
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Term One
Welcome to Year One's webpage! Here you will find some photos of our learning journeys and get an idea of all the fun things we get to do in school!
Year One Met Their Buddies
Year One Met Their Buddies
Collaborative learning Design your own St Fagans house museum.
Collaborative learning
Design your own St Fagans house museum.
St Francis' Feast Day 4th October 2019 Whole school trip to St Fagans
St Francis' Feast Day
4th October 2019
Whole school trip to St Fagans
Mapping skills in our local park. Year 1 children had to position their boards and use symbols to create an accurate map of the park.
Mapping skills in our local park.
Year 1 children had to position their boards and use symbols to create an accurate map of the park.
Year One led a Harvest Festival and reminded us all to share what we can spare with the Clevedon Food Bank
Year One led a Harvest Festival and reminded us all to share what we can spare with the Clevedon Food Bank
Nowhere Woods
Gruffalo Hunt in Nowhere Woods Year One children identified different leaves, found ten Gruffalos and made a stickman on our trip to the local woods.
Gruffalo Hunt in Nowhere Woods
Year One children identified different leaves, found ten Gruffalos and made a stickman on our trip to the local woods.
Term Two
Tyntesfield Trip Year One pupils explored toys from the past and Tyntesfield house.
Tyntesfield Trip
Year One pupils explored toys from the past and Tyntesfield house.
Year One Toy Museum We were transported back in time as Year One pupils set up an exhibit of well loved toys played with over the last sixty years. Thank you to all the parents that supported this event.
Year One Toy Museum
We were transported back in time as Year One pupils set up an exhibit of well loved toys played with over the last sixty years. Thank you to all the parents that supported this event.
Infant Nativity 2019
A Miracle in the Manger
What a wonderful performance
Term Three
Term Three
Pole to Pole
Year One pupils have been having fun finding out about the Arctic and Antarctic. We know about the many animals that live in the land locked North Pole and the many types of penguins that live in the sea locked South Pole.
Our favourite type Penguin is the Rock Hopper because he never gives up trying. What is your favourite and why?
Dance Routine Sharon taught us Traditional Chinese dance gestures which we pieced together to make a dance.
Dance Routine
Sharon taught us Traditional Chinese dance gestures which we pieced together to make a dance.
Pole Models with our Buddies Challenge: Make an Arctic or Antarctic model with your buddy. It must include the animals that live in that habitat, ice, sea and be 3D. You must take ideas from both of you.
Pole Models with our Buddies
Challenge: Make an Arctic or Antarctic model with your buddy. It must include the animals that live in that habitat, ice, sea and be 3D. You must take ideas from both of you.
Programming This term we have used the computers, Ipads, chalk and Beebots to practise our programming skills.
Programming
This term we have used the computers, Ipads, chalk and Beebots to practise our programming skills.
Term Four
Term Four
This term we are looking closely at the diffrences in animals. We have a vet role play area so were delighted to spend some time with these two adorable visitors both of which are now 100% healthy thanks to our Year One super vets!
World Book Day 2019 We wrote books about penguins and then shared them with our buddies.
World Book Day 2019
We wrote books about penguins and then shared them with our buddies.
Prayer Trail We visited six different area of our school to pray as part of a prayer trail. We loved visiting the pond area and loved watching the hundreds of tadpoles wriggle in the Spring sun.
Prayer Trail
We visited six different area of our school to pray as part of a prayer trail.
We loved visiting the pond area and loved watching the hundreds of tadpoles wriggle in the Spring sun.
Year One went to Golden Valley vets and learnt so much about a vet hospital.
Year One went to Golden Valley vets and learnt so much about a vet hospital.
Term Five
Term Five
Building Bridges with Brunel
Building Bridges with Brunel
Harry Wakefield spent an afternoon with Year One teaching us about Brunel's life
Harry Wakefield spent an afternoon with Year One teaching us about Brunel's life
Brunel had a French father who was also an engineer. He taught Brunel to never give up!
Brunel went to school in France and later moved to London with his family. The family travelled by horse and carriage but later Brunel invented steam travel and trains were much faster.
Brunel went to school in France and later moved to London with his family.
The family travelled by horse and carriage but later Brunel invented steam travel and trains were much faster.
Tobias- it was so much fun in the basket
Dulcie- I can't believe how much I learnt.
Daisy- it was such fun, I loved feeding baby Brunel.
The children were actively involved and every pupil played a role throughout the interactive afternoon.
SS Great Britain Trip
SS Great Britain Trip
As part of our Brunel topic, Year One visited the SS Great Britain and Brunel museum. We followed the Captain's Trail to find out more about the ship, explored the dry dock and had a Brunel workshop where we all got to dress up.
Year One's Brunel Exhibition
Year One's Brunel Exhibition
Term Six
Term Six
Pentecost Assembly Year One performed a beautiful Pentecost assembly to celebrate the birthday of our church. I was so very proud of all the children and couldn't help but grin with pride all the way through.
Pentecost Assembly
Year One performed a beautiful Pentecost assembly to celebrate the birthday of our church.
I was so very proud of all the children and couldn't help but grin with pride all the way through.
Problem solving and den building in the sun. Year One children worked in teams they choose to constuct a camp.
Problem solving and den building in the sun.
Year One children worked in teams they choose to constuct a camp.
Clevedon Food Bank Donation Year One children made a whole class decission to donate the unused party food from our royal wedding celebration to the Cevedon food bank. A representative came to thank the children for their kindness and to collect the goodies.
Clevedon Food Bank Donation
Year One children made a whole class decission to donate the unused party food from our royal wedding celebration to the Cevedon food bank. A representative came to thank the children for their kindness and to collect the goodies.
Mini Marathon Year One children join the whole school in a mimi-marathon. Here you can see our warm up and fantastic effort, running up to six laps of the school field in Five minutes!
Mini Marathon
Year One children join the whole school in a mimi-marathon.
Here you can see our warm up and fantastic effort, running up to six laps of the school field in Five minutes!
Ponds, Plants and Painting
Ponds, Plants and Painting
In term 6 we have been looking at using collage to illustrate The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. We have also been looking at the art work of Claude Monet, The Waterlily Pond. We have printed our own impression pieces. We loved pond dipping and looking closely at all the creatures that love to live in our school pond.
In term 6 we have been looking at using collage to illustrate The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
We have also been looking at the art work of Claude Monet, The Waterlily Pond. We have printed our own impression pieces.
We loved pond dipping and looking closely at all the creatures that love to live in our school pond.
Sports Day 2018
Sports Day 2018
Beautiful weather for a fantastic morning of fun, egg and spoon races, water races and sprints.
Year One children competed against each other and displayed excellent sportsmanship throughout the morning.
Den building with our buddies.
Den building with our buddies.
Multi- sports afternoon with Shane German.
Multi- sports afternoon with Shane German.
Speed Stacking in the shade. How quickly could you stack and unstack 6 cups? Our fastest time was 5.23 seconds!
Speed Stacking in the shade. How quickly could you stack and unstack 6 cups? Our fastest time was 5.23 seconds!
