Skipper 1 Super Stars

Skipper 1 has a similar reward system to Foundation’s ‘bucket filling’. We celebrate the thoughtful acts our children do by rewarding them with a colour coded sticker which they stick onto a star (see below). When your child completes a […]

Left and right

What an exciting day! Thank you so much for all your generous contributions to Children in Need and imaginative ideas for ‘soft toy heroes’! Our teddies raised lots of money and also helped to deepen our understanding of positional language […]

The Parthenon

In our Geometry lesson this week we learned about the Parthenon – a huge temple built to honour the Ancient Greek goddess Athena. Check out our drawings of the Parthenon as it would have looked in ancient times! 🏛

Brilliant reading app (for free!)

Teach Your Monster to Read Teach Your Monster to Read is a BAFTA-nominated game that helps children learn to read.  The game covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences.  It matches the phonics teaching we do in Foundation […]

Autumn Adventures

This member of Skipper 1 has been busy spotting wildlife, picking pumpkins, collecting (and playing!) conkers and making yummy treats to take along on long Autumn walks. What fabulous fun! 🐿🍁🦔

Home Learning

It’s fantastic to see all your Autumn art, Skipper 1 – check out this colourful collage of a tree, made with leaves collected on a lovely weekend walk! Keep sending us your super home learning at year1@damers.dorset.sch.uk

A Walk in the Woods

Look at all these amazing Autumn finds – photographed by a member of Skipper 1 during a walk in Thornecombe Woods (one of my favourite places!) 🌳🌲 If you are able to have a visit here over half term we […]