News: Y1 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Image of We are pleased to be holding our annual School Council Easter Bingo night again!

21 Feb

We are pleased to be holding our annual School Council Easter Bingo night again!

Image of Our new topic in Geography is the United Kingdom. We have been exploring different resources, such as Google Earth, maps, globes, and images, to help us gain knowledge about our country and where it is located in the world.

20 Feb

Our new topic in Geography is the United Kingdom. We have been exploring different resources, such as Google Earth, maps, globes, and images, to help us gain knowledge about our country and where it is located in the world.

Image of Today in Maths, we have been looking at length and height. We have been finding objects around the classroom and comparing them, using the words taller, shorter, longer, and smaller. We even stood next to our friends to compare heights!

19 Feb

Today in Maths, we have been looking at length and height. We have been finding objects around the classroom and comparing them, using the words taller, shorter, longer, and smaller. We even stood next to our friends to compare heights!

Image of World Book Day- Most interesting word competition

9 Feb

World Book Day- Most interesting word competition

Image of World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

8 Feb

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

Image of Some great half term holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

8 Feb

Some great half term holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!

Image of Year 1's Design and Make Day

7 Feb

Year 1's Design and Make Day

Image of Yesterday marked the beginning of our DT. week dedicated to creating delicious smoothies. To kick things off, we engaged in a lively discussion about various fruits and vegetables and then sorted them. This is the start of our investigating.

6 Feb

Yesterday marked the beginning of our DT. week dedicated to creating delicious smoothies. To kick things off, we engaged in a lively discussion about various fruits and vegetables and then sorted them. This is the start of our investigating.

Image of After that, we had a discussion about the origin of various fruits and vegetables and the fascinating process of their growth.

6 Feb

After that, we had a discussion about the origin of various fruits and vegetables and the fascinating process of their growth.

Image of In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to try various smoothies and complete a chart indicating if they tasted sweet or sour, as well as whether we enjoyed them.

6 Feb

In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to try various smoothies and complete a chart indicating if they tasted sweet or sour, as well as whether we enjoyed them.

Image of The children have just tasted lots of different fruit and vegetables so they can choose their favourite ones to put in their smoothie.

6 Feb

The children have just tasted lots of different fruit and vegetables so they can choose their favourite ones to put in their smoothie.

Image of We are now focusing on our skills. This afternoon, we have been learning the skill of cutting and how to do it safely. This will make sure that when we cut our fruit for our smoothies, we are super safe and our fruit is cut perfectly.

6 Feb

We are now focusing on our skills. This afternoon, we have been learning the skill of cutting and how to do it safely. This will make sure that when we cut our fruit for our smoothies, we are super safe and our fruit is cut perfectly.