Category: Year 1

29 November 2018

Year 1 Pearls went to the Dulwich Picture Gallery this week.  The children had the opportunity to take a closer look at paintings through the art of storytelling.  They pretended to jump into a particular painting and listen and participate in a story relevant to the painting.  Pupils used actions and musical instruments to bring…

29 November 2018

On Monday Year 1 received an unexpected call for help from the Toy Museum. Their archive was in chaos, and the curator’s job was in danger unless we could sort out all their old toys for them as quickly as possible. The children were given the chance to play with the toys, and whilst doing…

27 September 2018

Y1KH and Y4CR have recently started their Buddy Reading sessions. Mrs Holland paired the Year 1 pupils with a Year 4 buddy or two to read their books out loud. The pupils of Y4CR were enthralled by the reading and keen to share their skills learnt in fathoming out unfamiliar words and discussing the illustrations.We…

20 September 2018

As part of our topic on “Our Community”, Firefighters from Battersea Fire Station paid a very exciting visit to Year One. At the end of playtime the whole school watched as they drove their truck onto the Common, with lights flashing. They showed Year One all the equipment they use, and each child had a…