Skipper 3

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 […]

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 […]

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! 🏛

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 […]

This member of Skipper 1 has been enjoying everything Autumn has to offer – what an amazing way to celebrate this beautiful season! 🍁🎃🍂

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! 🐿🍁🦔

Can you spot the hedgehogs getting ready to hibernate in this super home learning project? 🍂🦔🍁

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

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 […]

Skipper 1 have gone conker crazy over the last few weeks! This member of the class and her sister had fun gathering a big collection to play with 🙂