Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Welcome to our Year 1 class page! 

Class teacher: Miss Plant

HLTA cover: Miss Gibbons and Mrs Gibbons

Support staff: Miss Ryan, Mrs Doherty, Miss Tafani and Mrs Burrow

We look forward to sharing some great Year 1 memories with you!

A visit to Santa’s Grotto

Polar Express day

English

During this half term, the children have been focusing on learning about instructions. They explored elements such as headings, equipment organized in bullet points, steps presented with numbered lists, and diagrams accompanied by labels.

This December, the class received a visit from a mischievous elf! They did a fantastic job documenting the elf's antics in a diary, allowing us to report back to Santa about all the mischief he caused in the classroom.

Pizza Express Class Trip - 12th November 2024

The children had an amazing time at Pizza Express, discovering where food comes from and learning about the different uses of various ingredients. They then got hands-on by creating their own pizzas—rolling out the dough on flour, adding all the toppings, and transferring their creations to a tray for baking. The best part, of course, was the grand finale: savoring and enjoying their delicious handmade pizzas!

Library trip: Wednesday 25th September

Today we followed the return address on the letter sent to year 1 from the 'lost polar bear'. This led us to the local library in Armley. The children found clues, including a book and other evidence, adding to the ongoing mystery...

English

Religious Education

19th September 2024

Year 1 have been learning about how God made the world through the Creation Story. The children have begun to retell the story through song and actions, here is a small snippet...

Maths 

'My First Day'

Movie afternoon

After a fantastic first week, Year 1 enjoyed their very own movie afternoon on Friday with popcorn and hot chocolate whilst watching Inside Out.