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RE Day- Welcoming

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 Today we had RE day where we learnt about the concept of ‘welcoming’ and how we make others feel welcome. We then learnt about Palm Sunday when people made Jesus feel welcome by greeting him with cheers and waving palm leaves as he rode through a village. We acted this out and all our actors stated they felt very happy to be greeted in such a manner. We then considered how we would make others feel welcome and times when we ourselves have felt welcome. 

PHSE- Resposibility

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 The last couple of weeks in PHSE we have been looking at the word 'responsibility'. We have considered what the word means and thought about who has the responsibility in different situations to look after certain things. We discussed who is responsible for looking after the school and the resources within our classrooms- all of the children were very quick to point out that we all had a responsibility and it wasn't all left to the teacher or Mrs Yardley to sort.  We then considered the responsibilities that come with looking after something like a pet. We thought about the school ducks and what they need to keep them safe and healthy.  Today we considered responsibility in regards to money. We thought about where money comes from and who in our households has responsibility for looking after money and ensuring that it gets spent on the right things. There was a lot of discussion about how sometimes mummies and daddies needed to say no to certain things as they may need ...

DT - Making Fruit Salads

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Today in Year 1, we enjoyed making our fruit salads! We chose fruit from our previous designs and prepared, washed and cut the fruit into smaller pieces to put into our containers as a fruit salad! The children loved doing this and did such an amazing job.