Today we began making our Christingles ready for our visit to the church in the morning. Questions to think about before our visit. Can you remember what the orange stands for? Can you remember what the red ribbon stands for? Can you remember what the four sticks and sweets stand…

This week we have been rehearsing the Keep Fit Song to help us learn positional language. Can you remember any of the language and directions you have given? Don’ t forget your mission this week wants you to look at the position of objects in your house. I look forward…

For those who have not seen or read the article about our recent trip to Elsecar Heritage Centre here it is in full. These young urchins stepped out of the past and into the present when Calendar news came to film at Elsecar Heritage Railway this week. The youngsters showed…

We have spent some time discussing why we have an anti-bullying week and what bullying looks like. We read a story given to us by Miss Hayward called ‘Charlie and the Bullies’ and really liked how he sorted out his bullying problem. Can you remember what bullying looks like and…

What a great day we all had at Elsecar Heritage Railway! First we met the Earl Fitzwilliam who told us about his life and how the village of Elsecar grew over the last 200 years. ITV were filming for the People’s Poll and our children were lucky enough to be…

What a fantastic day we had finding out all about Children in Need and raising funds for such a worthwhile cause. We enjoyed taking part in lots of classroom based activities plus enjoying the disco during the afternoon. We designed costumes for Pudsey Bear, sent him on an adventure and…

Hi year 1, Sorry I haven’t been in touch for a while. I have been using my time machine to travel to events in the past. I have been back to London in 1605 where Guy Fawkes was plotting to blow up the Houses of Parliament! Then I visited Flanders…

This morning we were lucky enough to work with Jason Wilshire-Mills, a digital artist, using iPads to create a piece of art individual to each child. We were all so impressed with what was created, in such a short time, using a complex app called Brushes. I hope you like…

Soon it will be anti-bullying week so we have begun to look at how we should treat one another. We created a list of adjectives describing a friend. We all agreed that we wanted to be that kind of friend. What qualities does a friend need to have?

As part of our work around Autumn we have been looking at the work of the BHAS. We discussed the fantastic work they do preserving the natural habitat of hedgehogs. We discussed where we might find and see hedgehogs around Hoyland Common. Have a look at their website http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk for…