Year 1 has had a fantastic last day of school. We celebrated in style, playing with toys, singing songs, dancing and painting. To end the day off, we sat down for a lovely tea party and enjoyed some delicious donuts.
All the children in Year 1 have been amazing this year and I am so proud of them. I will miss them all very much. Thank you for all your kind words, cards and presents. Love Mrs Williams. 
Dragons, fairies and a Gruffalo!! Oh my!!
Just a few of the amazing things we found in the enchanted forests of Caerphilly Mountain Ranch. Unleashed into the wild, the children climbed trees, rolled down the rolypoly hill, toasted marshmallows over a roaring fire and most importantly, made life long memories! 
In year 1, we’ve been learning about microbes and how bacteria can spreads from person to person. We used glitter to show how one ‘infected’ person can spread bacteria to everyone in the class. Now doesn’t that make you want to wash your hands kids?!
We also conducted an experiment with skittles and water. We wanted to see which colour moved the quickest in the water and which was the slowest. The results were very interesting! 🌈 
We didn’t let the weather stop our learning today. We met Barti Ddu (Black Bart) and learnt some very interesting facts all about pirates, how they sailed their ships, all the ways they could get money and even selling people who didn’t join their crew! 
We continued with STEAM learning in year 1 today. We became scientists and conducted an experiment using water, salt and food colouring. We mixed them together and left them in a warm place. I wonder what will happen to our petit-dishes over night?
We have focusing on observing changes over a long period of time. More photos will follow to show the end result. 
To launch STEAM Week, the Primary school was visited by Mad Science. We had an exciting school assembly investigating all about chemical reactions. After this, we had a go at making our own chemical reactions using dry ice, water, washing up liquid and food colouring. Here are some photos of our experiments…
At the end of each school day, the Year 1 children choose one of their favourite books and reads it aloud to the class.
Reading to a group will help to develop the children’s reading fluency, oracy skills and comprehension. But most importantly it will boost self-esteem and instil confidence in their capabilities. 
Ahoy, me hearties! Captain Williams ere. We had a fantastic wow day to launch our new topic, Pirates. First, we learnt how to talk like a pirate and practiced the pirate alphabet. R R R R R R R… Then, we used oil pastels to create pirate portraits. We learnt all about the Jolly Roger and why pirates used black flags. Then we designed and created our very own pirate flag. Arrrr, Landbludders beware!!! Using their amazing pirate ships, we had an experiment to see whether they would sink or float. Finally, we learnt about famous pirates. Did you know, Black Beard used to put gunpowder in this drink? 
Year 1 and 2 went on a trip to Role Play Zone. It was so much fun! We used our imaginations and dressed up like Doctors, Vets, Firemen, Rock Stars and lots lots more. Here are some of our fantastic photos.
We were super excited on Monday because we had a very special visitor. He had come to see us us all the way from the North Pole. Meet Eddie the Elf! He sent us a letter saying he was Santa’s top spy and that he only moves when the children aren’t looking. Every morning, we’ve caught Eddie up to lots of mischief. I wonder what he’ll do next… 
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