Year 1

Year 1 blog

This half term our key question was ‘Will a polar bear ever meet a penguin?’ We have been watching BBC documentaries about The Arctic and The Antarctic to find out how they are similar and how they are different. We have been using Paper Mache and tissue paper to make models of the Arctic and… Read more…

Our school council have been working really hard so far this year and have made so many improvements to Bankwood Primary Community School. As a special treat, they visited Proove Pizza to learn how to make a fresh pizza. They discovered that pizza originated from Greece and that years ago, cheese was often considered too… Read more…

Many thanks to everyone for bringing in plastic bottles; we received over 300!. We have created our Bankwood tribute to the many soldiers that fought and those who did not return home after World War One. Another well done to the children for their maturity during the special assemblies held this week.

Last half-term, the school took part in ‘Classtronauts’ where an object is sent, videoed and tracked on its journey into the stratosphere. The y2 children built the astronaut and the y6 children are currently examining the data received. Current findings tell us that the balloon, and its contents, reached an altitude of around 32,280 m… Read more…

Fortnite: Battle Royale, has received a lot of media coverage recently due to growing popularity amongst children – and also emerging safety concerns across the media. Over the last few months in school, we have seen the game’s continuing popularity grow; children from Year 1 to Year 6 tell us they play the game, despite… Read more…