Year 1

They visited virtual aquariums around the world and learnt lots about different marine habitats and the creatures that live in them. The children became marine biologists and each researched a different animal for our Year 1 Sea Creature Fact File.

We have enjoyed so many wonderful stories about the sea. After reading ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ the children wrote some great recipes for delicious or revolting sandwiches! We loved 'Dougal’s Deep Sea Diary' and put on our marine archaeologists suits to learn more about the legend of Atlantis. The children did a great job analysing the information they were given and deciding whether they thought the story of Atlantis is ‘Fact or Fiction’. They were so inspired that they wrote their own Atlantis undersea adventure stories. The Year 1 gardeners have tended their Year 1 garden with great care and reaped their rewards. They have planted a wildflower bed and weeded and watered all season. The strawberries are delicious but the blackcurrants are a little sour!

Our budding engineers made the most of the very wet weather and created some amazing water runs!

As historians, we also learnt about how trips to the seaside have changed since Victorian times… Anyone for a Hokey Pokey? Our curious Year 1 scientists investigated floating and sinking. They made predictions, tested their ideas and discussed their results. Did you know apples, bananas and satsumas float?

Year 1 have been practising using adjectives and similes to make their writing more interesting. 1W worked together to write this AMAZING poem:

Under the waves, in the glittering light sea, the ocean is playing. Lots of animals are darting and dancing away. Deep down, the cave water is as blue as the sky.

The amazing turtle shines like the sun and glows like a rainbow in the water. The turtles shell, is as hard as rock and as green as grass.

The yellow fish glimmers like the sun. The beautiful fish is as shiny as a turtle shell. The tiny blue fish shines like the dark nights sky.

The wavy blue coral shines like an angel's halo. The bumpy coral is as green as grass. The pink coral is as bright as morning sunrise.

The coral is as shiny as slime and as green as a parrot. The dolphins move like a fish, as blue as the sea. They glide quickly through the water like a current. They swirl through the ocean like acrobats and leap out of the water like waves.

The children could not believe some of the things we discovered!