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literacy - Writing a sentence
This week, our literacy focus has been on developing key skills and understanding grammar to write simple sentences. We began by reading the model text Duckie's Rainbow, which sparked creativity as we recreated Duckie’s journey home around our school.
In pairs, children then used colourful semantics to create their own sentences, making sure to include a noun, verb, and noun. They followed a sentence checklist to ensure their writing was clear and accurate—checking for capital letters, finger spaces, full stops, and reading over their work to make any necessary corrections.
We then invited the children to bring in their own teddies and take them on an adventure. Next week, each student will create a unique story based on their teddy's journey.
week beginning 22nd September
Our artwork
We learned about the life and work of folk artist Clementine Hunter and used her work to inspire our drawings of flowers in a pot. We explored line and shape using 2b pencils.
trip to fairlynch farm
This week, Class 1 and 2 enjoyed a fantastic local walking trip to Fairlynch Farm. The children explored Mr Dyer’s beautiful apple orchard, where they learned how apples are grown and discovered the wildlife that thrives among the trees. They even had the chance to pick their own apples, which was a real highlight!
From the top of the farm, the children took in views over Braunton village, spotting the estuary, Saunton Sands, and Braunton Burrows. They also learned about the local produce harvested from the historic Great Fields.
Back at school, children practised their chopping skills to make a delicious apple crumble.
It was a brilliant day of learning, nature, and sunshine. Year 1 should be very proud of how sensibly they behaved on the trip.
PE - fundamental skills
Week Beginning 29th September 2025
Children had the opportunity to meet the childrens' author and illustrator Duncan Beedie, who read the story 'I Really Really Love My Noisy Bum". They created some fantastic bush baby characters during our draw along and had the chance to ask Duncan some great questions about his job. Children all took home a copy ofthe story to read at and enjoy at home.
science explorers
As part of our learning about the different seasons and weather, we worked together in groups to find signs of Autumn around the school.
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