Children's Mental Health Week 2026

To celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, Place2Be shared an activity to explore this year’s theme

This is My Place.

Belonging is the feeling of being a valued part of the groups and places that are important to us. It means feeling cared for and comfortable to be ourselves. This activity encouraged year 1 to explore their sense of belonging by creating a personal map of places or activities where they feel they belong.

Design Technology

For our DT topic this term Year 1 have been working on mechanisms particularly levers and sliders. We made some simple levers and sliders then the children designed their own moving Christmas card. Her are their designs.

Play Pod

Year 1 had fun exploring our play pod equipment, learning how to play with the scrap to create imaginative games and scenarios. The children worked together to build, act and play with the objects provided in the play pod. Usually this is only available at lunchtime but year 1 had an extra session by themselves so they could explore.

Poppies

Year 1 have been creating poppies for remembrance using pom poms, buttons, beads and pipe cleaners. We talked about why the poppy is the symbol of remembrance day.

Seasons in Year 1 - Autumn

Over the year we are going to learn about each of the seasons. This half term we focused on Autumn and completed a range of activities linked to Autumn. We sorted season pictures, wrote some Autumn leaf poems, went on an Autumn walk and looked for all of the signs of Autumn we could see. We also completed some Halloween and Bonfire night themed activities.

In Science also talked about why we are starting to notice the sky becoming darker earlier than usual.

Here is a selection of out Autumn themed learning.

Year 1 Autumn Term

Year 1 have settled into their new classroom well. We have been busy learning our new routine and navigating around the main school. Our topic this term is all about nurturing nurses with a focus on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Below is a selection of our provision activities from the first few weeks of term. New photos will be added each month so you can see what else we have been up to.

Welcome Meeting Presentation

Here is the link to the year 1 & 2 meet the parents presentation including information on the importance of reading at home.

Welcome to Year 1

We are looking forward to working with you all this year! Keep an eye on this page for updates about our learning and useful information about what is happening in school. Pop back and visit us often to see what we have been up to!

Please remember:

* All uniform, PE kit, coats and wellies should be labelled.
* Coats, filled water bottles and book bags should be in school everyday.
Year 1 and 2 are provided with free fruit daily that they can choose for a snack at playtime.