Year 1 – Page 33 – Pope Paul Primary

Walk to School Week: 21st May – 25th May

May 14, 2018/2 Comments/in General News, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 /by Margaret Joyce

We are encouraging pupils, parents or carers to swap four wheels for two feet and give walking a go this Walk to School Week 21st to 25th May.

As part of the challenge this year, pupils will be encouraged to wear the shoes that make them happiest – whether that is the brightest, jazziest or craziest shoes they own, to celebrate Living Streets’ Happy Shoesday on Tuesday 22nd May when we will be celebrating.

Our message in school is that walking to school is a brilliant way to get active and healthy. It’s also a great opportunity for our children to learn vital road safety skills and make sure they’re alert and ready to learn at the start of a new day. Walk to School Week is part of National Walking Month organised by ‘Living Streets’.

This year Living Streets is urging families to pledge to walk to school via their website. Please bring a suggested donation of £1.00, to be sent to Living streets, the UK’s only charity for everyday walking. Living Streets say:

parents who walk find the journey to school less stressful,
petrol bill goes down, and pollution
fewer traffic queues and parking issues
children perform better at school
Children & parents feel healthier and fitter.
Teachers report that those pupils who walk to school are more attentive once they reach their desks.

Over 400,000 pupils took part in Walk to School Week 2017 – and this year is shaping up to be even bigger.

Please join in and support this fundraising campaign!

Click on this link to show your support for this wonderful campaign.

Mrs McNamara, Tom and Conrad (Year 6)

Blog week 29

May 11, 2018/1 Comment/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

The sun shone brightly as the children took part in our May procession in honour of Our Lady. They sang beautifully, and showed reverence throughout. Thank you parents for your support.

Blog week 28

May 4, 2018/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

This week, we have been studying the work of Vincent van Gogh. The children recreated some of his most famous paintings such as; ‘Starry night’and ‘Sunflowers’.

blog week 27

April 27, 2018/1 Comment/in Archives, Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

Congratulations Year 1 for your wonderful assembly on Monday, and thank you parents for your support.

This week in science the children were excited to make bird feeders and hang them in the peace garden. They learnt to recognise birds by colour, patterns and song through observation and secondary information.

Blog week 26

April 20, 2018/1 Comment/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

On Monday, we held a special assembly to celebrate Jesus has risen. Two children opened a box sealed at the beginning of Lent containing a banner ‘Alleluia’. The children have been busy rehearsing their parts for our St George’s assembly. We hope you can join us on Monday.

Blog week 25

March 29, 2018/1 Comment/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

This week we have been learning about ‘Holy Week’. We listened to the story of ‘The Last Supper’ linking this with the Eucharist today. The children have been busy making beautiful crosses and Easter egg shaped cards to give to you all.

Have a peaceful and joyful Easter!

Blog week 24

March 23, 2018/1 Comment/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

Another busy week! We started the week with computing where the children engaged with an interactive fun session. They learnt about the importance of not sharing their details online and being aware that people may not be who they say they are;a very important lesson. Programming bee-bots was very popular and the children mastered how to write their own set of instructions. Year 1 had another opportunity to take part in a rugby session this week and lastly, on Friday. Sports Relief’ proved a huge success with plenty of sports activities set up in the playground at lunchtime.

Blog week 23

March 16, 2018/1 Comment/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

Another very busy week, starting with an unexpected tennis lesson on Wednesday which the children thoroughly enjoyed!

‘The day I got eaten!’ big story write, proved a big hit and their finished story now takes pride of place in our classroom display. Subtraction and learning a new format proved challenging but children were quick to be resourceful in their learning and used a range of equipment to help them. Lastly, on Friday we had the pleasure in watching Year 3’s assembly and the lovely Irish dancers in the hall. This was followed by a celebration morning in class, sharing understanding of fossils for ‘British Science Week! We also enjoyed a shared breakfast. A huge thank you to all the parents for your support in making this special for the children and donating to CAFOD.

Week 22 Blog

March 9, 2018/2 Comments/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

On Monday, the children took part in World book day. They wore costumes based on their favourite book characters and were able to team up with the same book characters from different year groups in the hall during the special assembly. On Tuesday, we were lucky to have a P.E session delivered by Saracens who taught the children various interactive team games. Lastly, on Friday the children visited the Affinity Water Education Centre where they had lots of fun looking for mini-beasts, pond dipping and learning how to save water at home.

Week 21 Blog

February 23, 2018/1 Comment/in Year 1 /by Margaret Joyce

This week, the children placed their Lenten promises on a leaf and hung them on a willow tree in a special assembly held on Tuesday.

They designed and drew posters for the Year 1 cake sale and displayed these around the school. On Friday, they were very excited and all helped to set up the hall. A big thank you to everyone for your kind donations and to the Year 1 parents and children for helping on the day!