This week Year 1 have been writing exciting space stories based on the book The Way back home. We have explored the planets with a visit from the space dome. It was fantastic to learn all about the planets and space. We started to think about whether we would go to the moon if we got the opportunity. We have also been learning our numbers to 20 and learning how to partition them into the tens and ones. In science, we are learning about materials and have been learning about waterproof materials and looking at different fabrics under a magnifying glass.

This week Year 1 began our new story in literacy, generating lots of vocabulary about the newest addition to our class - Superworm! We have watched how he moves through the soil and have even found him some new 'wormy' friends from playground. In history, we have been learning about old and new things and ordered them in a timeline.  Later we had great fun playing with marbles and exploring the old-fashioned rotary telephone. In Year 1 we are Historians!

Year 1 have begun exploring the Zones of Regulation. Jigsaw Joe helped us understand how sometimes we feel happy, sad, excited or angry and that we can ask for help if we need. We talked about what each Zone looks like and then played a game of Bingo to see if we understood which Zone each face belonged to. We also finished our Science topic on Plant Detectives by going to the allotment and planting daffodil bulbs  - hopefully they will flower in time for spring. At Roebuck we are Gardeners!

What a fantastic start Year 1 have had to our Camping Out topic. Last week local Brownie and Scouts leaders, Wren, Fox and Bluebell came to our school to teach us all about camping out. First, we helped them on a scavenger hunt through Creature Corner and found lots of interesting leaves, creatures and flowers. They then taught us how to set up a tent so we could stay warm and dry while camping. Lastly, they used the wood we had collected to make a roaring fire! As we watched the flames crackle, we sang songs and roasted lots of delicious marshmallows. At Roebuck we are Campers! 

In Year 1 we have been learning about sculpture in our Art lessons. Recently we had to design our own creature, thinking about where it lived, how it travelled and what it ate. We sketched some ideas of  how we wanted it to look, and this week we used some junk modelling materials to create a 3D version of it.

Our teachers were blown away by how amazing they were. What a creative bunch! At Roebuck we are Artists.

Ahoy there me hearties!

Year 1 kicked off their new topic of 'Walk the plank' with a wonderful Pirate day!

We all came in dressed up and had a day of Design Technology. We designed, created, tested and evaluated our own pirate boats with a windmill sail. What a way to kick off the term summer term.