Year 1 Weekly Blogs

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We had an absolutely amazing World Book Day yesterday! Thank you so much for all of your commitment and support in creating costumes and sending in beautiful books for our whole school book swap. The children completed fantastic pieces of writing based on the story The Black Book of…

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In English, we have been reading Ruby’s Worry, part of the Big Bright Feelings series by Tom Percival. Using this story, the…

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Miss Devenny and I would just like to say how proud we are of how well the children settled back into school life this past half term. After Christmas, there were lots of staffing changes, as well as general topic changes and expectations and I would just like to say a huge thank you…

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What a wonderful week we have had in Year One! The children have continued to show incredible enthusiasm towards all of their learning and have braved the wet and windy weather with beautiful smiles.

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In English, we have learnt all about Poetry! We have focused on two…

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It was wonderful to see so many of you at today’s Learning Fair. We hope you enjoyed celebrating your children’s learning— we…

Hi everyone! Happy New Year!
Sorry I didn’t manage to get a blog out to you last week — it’s been a very busy few weeks!

Mrs Smith has…

Well done to all the children in Year 1 for a fantastic autumn term. We are so proud of all the children for their hard work and team work. 

This week in English, we described the actions of Goldilocks and looked carefully at the illustrations. We thought about why Goldilocks might have been…

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In English this week, we explored another traditional tale—a beautiful adaptation of The Princess and the Pea retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora. This version is set in Africa and features princes and princesses from diverse cultures across the continent. The children have loved…

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In English this week, we have become illustrators, creating wonderful drawings for our own versions of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. After revisiting the structure of the original story, the children planned their own versions with three brand-new characters — everything from three…

Weekly Newsletter 10

Announcements

Victorian workshop- A letter will be sent out next week about a History workshop we will be having in December. The workshop will cost £15 per pupil. More details to follow. 

Weekly Newsletter 9

Announcements: 

Re-scheduled walk: The Hitchin area walk will now take place on Friday 21st November. Please could all children wear comfortable walking shoes/ trainers for the trip.

Uniform reminders: Children should be wearing black shoes to school. Please no…

Weekly Newsletter 8

 Announcements: 

Geography local walk: Friday 14th November 2025. Please arrive at the normal time. Children should bring their own rucksack with a water bottle inside. A snack will be provided by school for your child to carry in their rucksack.   

Science: Please…