Lilies Class Page 2022-23

Hello and welcome to our class page! Our teachers are Miss Santon and Mrs Monkton (now on maternity leave). Our LSP's are Mrs Jackson and Miss Russell. In our class we have lots of fun and love learning new things! On this page you will find our class news and lots of interesting pictures showing you what we have been getting up to!

Dates for your diary

                                                  *Wednesday 4th January- Spring Term Begins.

                                                  *Monday 20th February- Half Term.

                                                  *Monday 3rd April- Easter Break.

                                                  *Monday 20th May- Walk to School Week.

                                                  *Monday 29th May- Half Term. 

                                                  *Tuesday 6th June- Summer Term Begins.

                                                  *Wednesday 19th July- Parents' Meeting.

                                                  *Tuesday 25th July- Last Day of Term.

Important Information:

P.E Day:

The class PE day's are on a Wednesday and Thursday. Please ensure that appropriate footwear is worn and PE clothing is appropriate for the weather as our lessons will be outdoors on the playground.

Homework:

Children will be given 1 piece of phonics homework, 1 piece of maths homework and spellings for the week. Homework is handed out on Fridays. If you do have any queries, please email us on our class email address. 

School Uniform:

Please make sure that your child’s name is written inside all school clothes (cardigans, jumpers, trousers, t shirts and coats). This makes it easier to give out misplaced clothes back to their rightful owners. Remember if you take your jumper off in class, place it in the take home box to keep it safe!

      Changing Books:  

Reading books are changed weekly, but this is not on a set day so it is very important that your child brings their book bag to school every day.

Please write a comment in your child’s reading diary when you hear them read.

Reading at home is extremely beneficial for your child. Therefore there will be a weekly reading challenge for all of the children in the class. If a child reads once a week at home and it is recorded in their reading record, they will receive a raffle ticket. At the end of every week, a winner will be chosen from the raffle and will receive a prize!

Mathletics, Purple Mash and Times Table Rock Stars:

Children can access these websites from home. Each child has an individual username and password. Mathletics and TTRS is an excellent resource which allows children to practise their mathematical skills.

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Chinese New Year

On Friday 20th January, we learnt all about Chinese New Year - 'The Year of the Rabbit'. We researched key information and discussed the celebration! We then made dragon patterns and masks.

Well done, Lilies class; your dragons are brilliant!

CHRISTMAS WEEK

Christmas Week 2022 has been amazing! We have completed so many different Christmas activities and had the most fantastic week!

Here is what we got up to: We took part in Christmas Jumper Day and raised a fantastic amount of money for charity and visited Santa's pop up grotto.

Show Racism the Red Card

On Thursday 20th October we came to school wearing an item of red clothing, this was to support the initiative 'Show Racism the Red Card'. We discussed the importance of coming together with purpose and without prejudice. Join us and say NO to racism.

Diwali

As a class we remembered the celebration of Diwali. The children enjoyed completing Rangoli patterns and Mehndi hand patterns. 

Thank you to all the parents who attended the Year One Autumn Maths Workshop. The children enjoyed learning their number bonds with you and I know that you enjoyed seeing the different ways the children learn their number bonds to 5, 10 and 20.

Thank you for all the positive feedback, it is much appreciated.

Mental Health Day

On Monday 10th October we celebrated 'World Mental Health Day'. During the afternoon, we had some great discussions about what mental health is and how we can look after the mental health of ourselves and others. As mental health is all about how we are feeling, we discussed our emotions, the thoughts we might have and how these feelings affect the choices we might make and how we behave. The children completed an activity about things that make them happy, Well done!

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Black History Month

October was Black History Month. On Monday 3rd October, we spent some time learning about a range of inspirational black people and what impact their actions have had on the world. We researched Mary Seacole and how she helped all of the soldiers during the Crimean War. The soldiers called her 'Mother Seacole' as she nursed them back to health and comforted them. 

In year one the children have been learning about being healthy and making good choices when eating. This week the children out good food choices to help them to have a healthy lifestyle. 

Lilies Class 2021-2022

Healthy Eating Week

On Thursday 16th June, we completed a healthy eating activity to remind ourselves about the importance of eating healthy, staying hydrated and participating in exercise. We designed a poster and a new sports top.  Well done Lilies class; remember to eat healthy! 

The Queen's Jubilee Party

On Friday 27^th May we had a party in the playground to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. All of the children had lots of fun making bunting, flags, placemats and crowns for the party. We started the celebrations of by marching a lap on the playground and after that we sang the national anthem,  along with some other songs. We all had a fantastic day and would like to thank the PTA for organising the event. 

Walk to School Week

From Monday 16th-Friday 20th May we celebrated walk to school week. The children below all walked to school everyday this week.

We all completed five different levels:

Level 1 - To walk to school with friends or family

Level 2 - To understand that walking to school reduces the number of cars on the road

Level 3 - To understand that walking to school boosts our health

Level 4 - To understand that walking to school is a simple way to reduce pollution

Level 5 - To learn how walking benefits ourselves, our communities and our planet

Well done Year 6! 10 of us walked to school every day with a total of 67 journeys!

Well done, you are helping save the environment and getting your daily exercise! 

Litter Pickers

Our Eco council have teamed up with a wonderful charity Wild Earth. On Wednesday 4th May, we took park in a litter picking activity. We were all given jackets to wear along with a litter pick and we had to work together to try and pick up all of the rubbish from the playground. We had lots of fun! 

Bug Club Hotel

On Friday 29th April we completed a 'bug club hotel' eco workshop. We completed lots of eco related games and got the opportunity to make our own bug hotels. We used lots of twigs and leaves to complete this!  We had lots of fun and can't wait to put them in our gardens! 

Easter

We have been working extremely hard this term, so on Friday 8th April we completed some Easter crafts. We had lots of fun completing an Easter egg hunt and colouring. Have a lovely Easter, Lilies.

Sports for Champions

On Wednesday 23rd March we were extremely lucky to be visited by the GB gymnast Jaydon Paddock . We took part in an assembly and completed lots of different fitness circuits. Some of the exercises that we had to complete were; spotty dogs, leg drives, full or half press ups and star jumps. We had lots of fun and certainly feel much fitter now! Well done, Lilies Class.

Comic Relief

On Friday 18th March we came to School dressed in brightly coloured clothes to celebrate Red Nose Day. We had a discussion all about Comic Relief and how the money raised helps people and children in the UK and all over the world. During the afternoon, we took part in lots of fun activities relating to Red nose Day. 

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Science Week

From Monday 14th March-Friday 18th March we celebrated National Science Week. Our question was:

Does the size of the seed matter to grow the tallest plant?

On Monday, the children looked at five seeds, identified them and had to put them in order of size. They then predicted which one would grow the tallest. On Tuesday, the children investigated the life cycle of a plant, and also matched seeds to what they produce. On Wednesday, the children identified things that plants need in order to grow. They correctly identified soil, water and light.  

On Thursday, the children answered the key question for the week. They also identified that out of the seeds the sunflower seed would grow the tallest. A great week of Science. Well done, Lilies! 

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World Book Day

On Friday 4th March, we celebrated World Book Day. We came to school dressed as our favourite book characters. The whole class looked amazing and we were really impressed with the effort everyone had gone to.

To celebrate 25 years of World Book Day, we took part in a scavenger hunt where we were set a challenge to find 25 book covers which were hidden in the playground. Every class in the school looked at the book 'Mirror' by Jeannie Baker which is a two in one picture book showing a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city of Sydney, Australia and one in a North African village. It highlights the similarities and differences of these cultures and lifestyles. What a fantastic day! Well done Lilies!

Mental Health Week

From Monday 7^th February-Friday 12^th February it was mental health week. We had some great discussions about what mental health is and how we can look after the mental health of ourselves and others. As mental health is all about how we are feeling, we discussed our emotions, the thoughts we might have and how these feelings affect the choices we might make and how we behave. We then completed a task on how to keep out minds healthy and some activities based on self-esteem. Well done, Lilies.

P.E

This half term in P.E we have been developing our fundamental skills of travelling and passing a ball. We have used footballs, basketballs and netballs to develop these skills. Throughout the weeks we have shown great teamwork and sportsmanship! Well done, Lilies! 

Online Safety

On Tuesday 8th February, we had an afternoon all about online safety. We had a discussion about what games we should and shouldn't be playing online and that we should only trust an adult that we know, such as our family members or teachers. We then completed lots of different activities to help deepen our understanding of being safe online.

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Chinese New Year

In our RE lesson this week, we celebrated Chinese New Year! We learnt all about the special time and researched information about the 'Year of the Tiger'. We then completed lots of fun activities. Well done, Lilies Class! Your creations were amazing! 

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Road Safety

On Thursday 20th January we had a visitor to talk to us about keeping safe when crossing a road. The children then discussed all the key things to remember about keeping safe when crossing a road.

Science- Spring Term

In Science this term we have planted beans in soil and we water them regularly. We can't wait to see them grow this term.

WOW! Look at how our plants have grown! We have been measuring them each week and we made sure that they have plenty of water and sunlight. We even spoke to them too! 

Attendance Winners

Well done to Sajed and Sulayman for recieving their bronze certificates for 100% attendance. Well done. 

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Christmas Week

In the build up to Christmas, we have had an amazing Christmas Week in Year 1!

We created beautiful Christmas cards and 2022 Calendars that we can take and display at home!

We have completed lots of Christmas activities and produced two different wonderful Christmas crafts; a Christmas bauble and a paper plate wreath!

We had an amazing 'Breakfast with Santa' on Tuesday where we ate some delicious snacks and even had a visit from the special man himself!

On Wednesday we had our Christmas party! We took part in so many party games this year which was amazing! We played Musical Statues, Musical Bumps and Pass the Parcel and all of these children won a prize!

What an amazing week Year 1 ! We hope you all have the merriest of Christmases! Have a fantastic break and we'll see you all in January! 

Polar Express Morning

On Friday 3rd December we were lucky enough to attend the Polar Express. We all boarded the train, with our tickets, and sat down with a drink and biscuits. Then, Santa came and gave us all a small present. Santa was with one of his elves, who was being very naughty!

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Children in Need

On Friday 19th November, we all came to school in our 'Dress Up' outfits to celebrate and raise money for Children in Need! Well done to for winning a certificate for the best dressed. 

We created a Pudsey bookmark, coaster, had a Drumathon and completed some colouring to celebrate the amazing charity!

A brilliant way to highlight the importance of Children in Need; well done Lilies Class. 

Anti-Bullying Week

During the week commencing 15th November, we took part in Anti-Bullying Week. 

On Monday 15th November, we all wore odd socks to school to highlight that we understand that even though we all have different traits, we all still need to be treated equally and celebrate how unique we all are!

We then had a discussion about 'One Kind Word' and spoke about the different types of bullying that could happen. We then created posters based on the acronym of STOP! to highlight the importance of anti-bullying and who we can speak to if we need to. 

Well done Lilies Class.

Our Science Investigation

Our topic for this Autumn is 'What's it made from?'. We have had lots of fun learning all about different materials and their properties. We completed a science investigation to find out what would be the best material to keep our worry monster dry if it started to rain. We made some predictions about which materials we thought would be the most waterproof and then we came to the conclusion, out of all the materials that we tested, that plastic was the most waterproof and therefore would be the best material to use for an umbrella. Well done Lilies Class. Great investigating skills!

Sports Afternoon

On Friday 9th July we all took part in a sports afternoon. We all had a fantastic time competing and cheering our teammates on in the different sporting events. Well done Year 1!

2020-21 Lilies Class

Olympic Workshop

On Wednesday 30th June we took part in an Olympic themed day. We started the day off by

watching a video all about the Olympics. Then, we went over to the hall where we got the opportunity to take part in different sporting events. We were split into 4 teams and competed in running, cycling, shooting and boccia events. During the afternoon we created our own Olympic torch and medal and then completed some more P.E activities outside. We had to much fun! Go team GB! 

National Sports Week

Starting on Monday 21st June, we are celebrating National Sports Week!

The theme for the week is to celebrate Sir Tom Moore by completing 100 minutes of exercise throughout the week, 100 reps of an activity each day and 100 seconds of a different activity each day. 

We have got our wall charts up on the wall ready to go, to see who is able to complete the Sir Tom Moore challenge!

Good luck everyone! 

Rockstar Day

On Monday 21st June we had a Musical Rock Star Day. We came to school dressed up as Rock Stars and throughout the day we completed lots of different activities related to music. What a fantastic day we all had! 

Euro 2021

From 11th June to 11th July, we will be celebrating and following the Euro 2021 tournament!

We have put up our wall chart and fixtures so that we can follow the games, looked into the different countries participating in the tournament and  designed out own football kits!

In one of our PE lessons as well, we will be participating in a football tournament and penalty shoot out with the winner receiving a prize!

What an amazing month of sport it will be! Come on England!

Easter

On Thursday 1st April, we celebrated Easter! We had lots of fun completing Easter activities. We have used our creative skills to create beautiful Easter crafts and we made lovely Easter Cards for our families. We also had lots of fun working as a team for our Easter Egg hunt! We hope you have a lovely break!

Red Nose Day

On Friday 19th March, we celebrated Red Nose Day by coming to school in brightly coloured clothes so that we could brighten up everyone's day! We also wrote down a joke so that we could have a LOL-A-THON at the end of the day! We stood up and performed our joke to the class so that we could end the day with a smile on our face

On Tuesday 13th July, a few children from Lilies class met up and had a picnic on the playground. It was so lovely to see everyone and hear all about the exciting things you've been up to.

We hope you all have a lovely summer and can't wait to see you again in September. Stay safe! 

Welcome to Year 1 Lilies 

Good afternoon Lilies

Mrs Buthelezi, Mrs Begum and I are all missing you so much!

Some of our class have been back to school last week and it was brilliant to see the children that have been in, especially their smiley faces 

There is a home-learning section on the website under the 'Parents' section. There you will find activities split into four days for you to work on whilst you are at home. 

Myself and Miss Eades hope you enjoy completing the activities!

Don't forget to email with the work that you have done so I can choose the weekly VIP!

I can't wait to see you all again soon! 

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Hi Lilies, it's Miss Slater  I hope you are all keeping safe and behaving.

It was so nice to speak to many of you this week, hearing your voices really made me smile! It was also lovely to hear what you had been up to, many of you can now ride your bikes (I am very proud of you!!) and have been baking (something that Miss Eades is very good at ) 

Over the past week I have been planning some exciting lessons for you, spending time in my garden in the sunshine and planting some plants - can you remember what plants need to grow?  

I also watched the Little Mermaid at the weekend, Miss Eades even watched it too! 

Earlier in the week, it was Florence Nightingales birthday, she was born 200 years ago! Do you remember learning about Florence Nightingale in our History lessons? Florence Nightingale had a little message for you all to celebrate such a fantastic occasion, click on the link below:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P95HJGJcHHY&feature=youtu.be

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Phonics lessons

To help you re-cap your Phonics before you come back to school, there are some videos suitable for Year 1

Click the link below 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw 

BBC Bitesize

BBC Bitesize have started to post lessons for you to access at home!
Use the link below and you will find daily lessons suitable for Year 1 in Maths and English, as well as regular lessons in other subjects such as Science, History, Geography!  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-and-p2-lessons/1

White Rose Maths

White Rose Maths have produced some useful online learning maths activities. The link below sends you to the activities created for Year 1.  

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/

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Hi Lilies, it's Miss Slater

I hope you are all ok and keeping safe 

What have you been doing to keep yourselves busy?  I have been going for a walk everyday as part of my hour outside, it is so nice to hear the birds sing. I have also been keeping busy in my garden and cleaning my house. 

If you have already finished your home learning pack that was sent home, then there is another pack at school that you could ask your grown up to collect for you 

English

During the next 3 weeks in our English lessons we were going to be writing an adventure story! If you want to have a go at writing your own adventure story with lots of pictures that would be fantastic, let your imagination run wild! I am looking forward to reading it when we are back at school 

Maths

Why not go on a shape hunt around your house? How many different 3D shapes can you find? Were there any 3D shapes that you couldn't find?  Maybe you could have a go at writing down the names of the 3D shapes you found, how many faces, edges and vertices do they have?

You could also play shops with your grown up when it comes to lunch time and work out if you have enough money to buy your lunch or any snacks! 

Can you have a go at counting how many pairs of socks you have using your 2 times tables? Is there anything that you could use to practise counting in your 5 times tables or even your 10 times tables? 

Science

Our new is Animals. Why not go out in your garden or look out your window and write down all the different animals you see throughout the day? You could also draw all the different animals that you can think of, could you have a go at grouping the animals together? What animals live in the jungle, sea or on land? 

The place an animal lives is called its habitat. Can some animals live in more than one habitat? 

To re-cap some of your previous knowledge on plants, why not have a go at drawing all the different plants/trees you may see when you go out on your daily walk or in your garden?

If you fancy a challenge, try to label the plant or tree! 

Art

If you are feeling creative, why not re-use any old cardboard boxes and make some masks! 

You could also use some coloured or plain paper and make some origami. When I was in school with some of the children, we had a go at making a crab and a shark, it is a bit tricky but with help from a grown-up I am sure you can achieve it!  Maybe you could make a range of different animals. I can't wait to see them! 

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Hi Lilies! It's Miss Slater 

I really hope you are keeping safe at home and enjoying spending some time with your families. 

I thought I would add some more activities for you to have a go at each week. There are also some websites to have a look at as well.

Mrs Buthelezi, Mrs Begum and I miss you lots and we really hope you are keeping safe 

English:

This week in English, we were going to be writing an information text all about an animal. If you fancy doing some research about an animal of your choice and creating your own information text then that would be amazing! I look forward to reading it when we're back at school!

Maths:

In Maths this week, we were going to look at sequencing events, the days of the week and the months of the year. I thought that you could have a go at ordering the days of the week and months of the year at home, maybe you could write down special occasions that happen in some of the months (what month of the year is your birthday in?). To help you with sequencing events, maybe you could have a go at sequencing your new daily routine.

Science:

To re-cap some of your previous knowledge, I thought that you could have a go at a scavenger hunt around your house for objects made of different materials. We learnt about Materials back in the Autumn term, but I am sure that you will be able to remember a lot of different materials and have a go at finding them in your house (you could even try and make your own tick list as you find them!).

Other activities

Have you put a rainbow up in your window yet? If no, then make one it'll make someone's day! If you have why not make a beautiful sun to brighten up your day!

Story sessions

We all know how much you love reading so don't forget to relax with a good book!

I also know how much you all enjoyed listening to me read the slightly annoying elephant by David Walliams, so if you want to listen to some more of his stories then visit worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses. Everyday David Walliams will read a different short story at 11:00am

Scavenger Hunts

I have found some scavenger hunts to keep you extra busy whilst you are at home! 

When you have completed each one, make sure to tidy up and place everything back where it belongs. 

E-Books

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Maths:

We have sent lots of Maths work home with you in your packs but here are some websites you could use! 

Times Table Rockstars -  https://ttrockstars.com/

Top Marks- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

Hit the Button

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

P.E:

BBC Supermovers!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Other Curriculum Subjects:

Blue Peter Badge Challenge!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges

Geography
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Science:

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/

https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning

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Hello and welcome to our class page! Our Teacher is Miss Slater and our LSP is Mrs Buthelezi. In our class we have lots of fun and love learning new things! On this page you will find our class news and lots of interesting pictures showing you what we have been getting up to.

Our Topics this Term:

Geography: Spot the difference

History: Why are Nurses significant?

Science: Plants

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Dates for your diary

*Thursday 5th March- World Book Day.

*Tuesday 24th March- Parents' evening.

*Wednesday 25th March- Parents' evening.

*Friday 3rd April- End of Spring term.

*Monday 20th April- Children return to school.

*Friday 8th April- May bank holiday.

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Thursday 5th March - World Book Day

On Thursday 5th March we celebrated World Book Day, we came to school dressed in lovely outfits!

We then took part in a range of different activities all about George's Marvellous Medicine.

We collaged our own medicines with Miss Slater, ordered instructions to make a medicine with Miss Eades, measured out a medicine with Mrs Stevenson and tested some awful cups of tea with Miss Dallison!

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Tuesday 14th January - Sensational Start

Our new history topic is 'nurses'. This afternoon we had a visit from the school nurse, who gave us lots of information all about how important her job is and some of the daily tasks she has to carry out. We then compared nurses today to Florence Nightingale and learnt that we are very lucky to have such amazing nurses and doctors and that's all down to Florence Nightingale! Nurse Cherrie showed used how clean the bandages are and how she would bandage a patient up. We had a great afternoon! 

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Guy Fawkes Workshop

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Languages Day

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Rugby Tots

On Monday 23rd September, we had a visit from Rugby Tots who came and delivered an extremely fun rugby session! We learnt lots about Rugby and developed our skills through different key activities. Take a look at what we got up to, we all had so much fun! :) 

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Lilies Class 2018/2019

Welcome to Year 1 Lilies

Staff:
Miss Skidmore

Miss Foster

In Lilies class, we work hard every day and have lots of fun learning new things! Take a look at some of the fun things we have been up to recently...

Dates for your diary

Spelling day:                                                                            PE day:

Friday                                                                 Tuesday and Wednesday

Homework is set every FRIDAY and due in the following WEDNESDAY!

Please remember to check your child's book bag every night for new letters and homework.

We are proud of our achievements!

VIP:Harry

Sports player of the week: Easa

Writer of week: Faizaan

Maths mind: Mia

On Thursday 4th April we had our class assembly.

Our season spies went on a mission exploring across the different seasons, take a look at some of our wonderful costumes...

Red Nose Day

On Friday 15th March we decided to support Comic Relief by wearing red and bringing in a small donation. We designed out own red noses and learned a lot about how Comic Relief helps those less fortunate than us.

World Book Day

On Friday 8th March we celebrated world book day! We all dressed up as our favourite characters and had lots of fun designing book covers and book marks! Take a look at our outfits!

Our topic this term is Weather!

To welcome out topic of weather, we had a hook day! On this day we learned lots of different things about different types of weather and even dressed for our favourite weather condition!

School Council

At Reddal Hill we appreciate pupil voice! We therefore have school council representatives across all year groups. Our current school council representatives in Year 1 Lilies are Phoebe and Hassan.

They attend meetings on Wednesdays to discuss pupils ideas and issues about what happens at school!

World Mental Health Day

For World Mental Health day we all wore green and paid a pound to support the amazing work of The Samaritans. We spent the day learning lots of different ways to look after our own minds and the minds of our friends! We learned how to be kind and considerate to other and how to understand our emotions. Every day in year 1, we use our 'feeling sticks' and put them in our 'feeling pots' and discuss our emotions. Miss Skidmore and Miss Foster help us to feel better if we say we are sad or angry and help us understand how to deal with these feelings!

All in all, Reddal Hill raised an amazing £314 for The Samaritans. This will really help keep the charity going and save many lives of people living with poor Mental Health.

Thank you very much for your generosity!

Fruit Tasting for Healthy Schools Week!

As part of healthy schools week, year one did a fruit tasting afternoon!

We tried lots of yummy fruit such as raspberries, pomegranate, pear, pineapple and sour lime... just to name a few!

At snack time, some of us in year one are very very fussy! But we all enjoyed trying different fruits and some of us even discovered some new yummy, healthy snacks!

Our topic this term is: Babies and Families

On Monday we had our hook day for our new topic. We learned lots of things about each other and our families! We spoke a lot about what makes us and our family special. We also wore our favourite clothes to school!