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  • 14/11/25

    Anti-Bullying Week 10th November – 14th November

    This year’s Anti-Bullying Week theme was Power for Good. The idea behind it is to empower children and young people to use their Power for Good to speak out, support others, and build a world where kindness wins. We kicked off the week with Odd Socks Day to celebrate everyone’s indivi...
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  • 23/10/25

    Design and Technology in Year 1

    In DT this term Year 1 have been designing and creating their own stable pencil pot. First they explored stability by balancing and deciding whether structures with a wider base are more stable than ones with a narrow base. The children sketched their designs before using a variety of cutt...
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  • 21/10/25

    PE in Year 1

    In our Target Games PE unit this half term, Year 1 have been learning about overarm and underarm throws. The children have been thinking about when it is best to use an overarm throw or an underarm throw and have been practising their technique, especially thinking about their foot placement. W...
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  • 24/09/25

    Marvellous Maths

    This week, Year 1 have been learning to compare numbers and use greater than, less than and equal to symbols. They have worked very hard and are now able to use the symbols < > = correctly when comparing two numbers. Well done Year 1!  
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  • 22/09/25

    Happy New Year

    Today, Year 1 learnt about the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah. 
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  • 03/09/25

    Welcome to Year 1

    Year 1 have settled back into school life very well and have made an excellent start to the year. They have been very busy reading 'One Fox' in English, sorting objects into different groups in maths and learning about how shopping is different now compared to when their grandparents were yo...
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  • 04/06/25

    Dance for Devices - We Did It!

    The children at Greenside Primary School danced their hearts out to raise funds for 15 brand-new iPads for use in school - and they did it! Through our Dance for Devices sponsored event, the enthusiasm and support from the school community has been amazing! These iPads will help to support classroom...
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  • 09/05/25

    VE Day 2025

    On Thursday 8th May 2025, the children celebrated VE Day. We started the day with an assembly to learn what VE Day was and why it is important to recognise and celebrate it. In classes, the children wrote messages of gratitude and positivity which have been displayed as bunting in our corridors. The...
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  • 02/05/25

    Year 1 Visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse

    Today, Year 1 had a fantastic visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse. We explored what life would have been like for a lighthouse keeper and the many jobs he would have had to do. We then bravely climbed the 137 steps all the way to the top of the lighthouse and enjoyed the beautiful view...
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  • 02/04/25

    Capacity and volume

    Year 1 have been exploring volume and capacity in maths this term. After creating sensible predictions, we used a small beaker to measure the capacity of different sized containers. Year 1 enjoyed recording their results in a table.   
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  • 02/04/25

    Spring is in the air

    Throughout the year, Year 1 have been exploring seasonal change. This term we have focused on the season of Spring. In class, we discussed what the weather was like in Spring before exploring how the hours of sunlight change. We then spent some time outdoors identifying the...
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  • 19/03/25

    Danceathon

    Years 1 to 6 have had a fun-filled day of dancing for devices! They have been dancing as a class, dancing in the yard and dancing in their classroom. All the children came together at the end of the day to perform the dance that they had been learning with our dance coach. Thank you to every...
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