Year 1

Welcome to Year 1 2026-27 with Mr Kuti and Mrs Griffiths.

We would encourage you to keep an eye on these pages as we like to share aspects of the children’s learning and experiences from Cherry and Beech classes.

2025-2026

6th May 2026 – Police Visit

30th April 2026 – Tri Golf

The children enjoyed trying a variety of games, some were trickier than others:

• Target Islands – Pupils chipped or putted balls onto hoop and cone “islands” to score points.
• Target Flags – Using numbered flags, the children played mini‑games that felt just like a real driving range in the school hall.
• Putting Challenges – Teams worked together to complete putting courses, aiming to get the lowest score possible.

Everyone showed fantastic effort and enthusiasm, and it was wonderful to see the children encouraging one another and celebrating their successes. What a great afternoon of learning and fun!

4th March 2026 – Farm trip!

When we got to the farm, we went to see the cows in the shed. They were very nosey and poked their heads out to look at us! Then we watched the cows being milked by special machines. We saw the milk travelling through the tubes into a big tank.

We also saw some newborn lambs with their mummies. Then we went outside to see Molly the pony.

At the end of our visit, we had a special treat. We ate chocolate nests before walking back to school. It was a fantastic trip!

  

3rd March 2026 – Art

In Art, Y1 have been inspired by the work of Archimboldo – the children worked together to create portraits using loose parts and fruit and vegetables.

30th January 2026 – Silver Mini Duke of Edinburgh

In Year One, some of the children have been working incredibly hard to complete their Silver Mini Duke Award. Throughout the year they have taken on a wonderful variety of challenges — from den building, making toast, shoe polishing, and vacuuming, to playing games, planting bulbs, learning their address and phone number, and discovering the importance of recycling and upcycling.

Their enthusiasm, resilience and determination have been fantastic to see.
We are delighted to share that the children have now successfully completed 10 challenges and are ready to receive their Silver Mini Duke certificate and badge!

24th November 2025 – Great Fire of London

As part of our work about the Great Fire of London the local fire service came to visit us.  We have been thinking about why the fire spread so quickly in London and why it lasted for so long. The children found out about how the fire service would tackle a fire today and looked at some of their specialist equipment. We arranged our cardboard houses to recreate the streets of London in 1666 with the houses packed tightly together. We watched as the fire took hold and burned down the houses. The firefighters used their hoses to put out the fire. It was VERY exciting!