Lest We Forget Remembrance Day is 11 November every year, the same day that World War I ended. It is also known as Armistice Day. Poppies became a symbol of World War I because they have grown around some of the places where battles were fought. Year 1 children made...
Talk Boost Some children in Year 1 have been taking part in an intervention called Talk Boost. Talk Boost helps to develop communication skills through practical activities. The skills reinforced are: Attention and listening Vocabulary Building sentences Telling...
Blue Cross for Dogs The children at St Joseph’s were very lucky to have a member of the team talk to them about ’dog safety’. The talk engaged and inspired the children to have a positive and successful people-pet relationship. The vision of the Blue Cross is that...
Autumn Tree Collages Year 1 designed and made their own Autumn Tree Collages. They were inspired by the artist Eloise Renouf and the season of Autumn . We visited Scotswood Nature Garden and completed an Autumn walk looking specially at types of trees. Area of Study:...
Families Year 1 planned and shared a Liturgical Prayer on the topic of Families. Children contributed their ideas when planning . These were some of the suggested ideas. We Gather: Child A suggested we all gather in silence. We Listen: Child B suggested we listen to...
Field Work Year 1 children have been investigating the school grounds. The children carried out a survey to find out what was there. They then used an ariel view map to label the different areas , A whole class discussion took place to find out...
