by Sian ATHERTON | May 21, 2026 | Grade 1
This week students have been working double time! They are doing their lessons and learning but having to do writing, reading and maths assessments too! We have managed to continue with our time books which are the story of our school day. This includes o’clock...
by Sian ATHERTON | May 14, 2026 | Grade 1
We spent some time at the beginning of the week to think about how we were risk-takers by doing our assembly last week. A risk-taker is actually being brave or courageous and doing something new or doing something that might scare us. We might make a mistake doing...
by Sian ATHERTON | May 7, 2026 | Grade 1
Grade 1C have continued their unit about sharing stories so we have done just that- shared stories! I have been re-reading stories from this year that were popular and we consider what makes them a good story. We also had the Book Fair this week so several students...
by Sian ATHERTON | Apr 30, 2026 | Grade 1
In Grade 1C we have been reading stories, thinking about elements of a story- the characters, setting, problem and solution or the structure of a story. We talked about why we read stories, what they can teach us and, most importantly, what makes a good story....
by Sian ATHERTON | Apr 22, 2026 | Grade 1
This was perfect timing for Grade 1 who have started a new Unit about ideas being shared through stories and tales. We have been thinking about stories, saying which are our favourite stories, making up our own stories and, of course, sharing stories. Children love...
