Year 1 Ordsall Primary School

Mondrian, Seurat and Degas class at Ordsall Primary School. We look to update our followers as the children play, learn and grow together.

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Amazing work today in our #computing lesson. Children have been using the word document and changing the font, the font size and the colour of the text.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

#Rednoseday dressing ‘funny for money’

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #English we have been thinking about the feelings of the characters from ‘Lost and Found’. The children worked in pairs to ‘hot seat’ as the characters and ask questions.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #Maths this week we are looking at measuring items using paper clips and cubes (non-standard units). Our favourite was measuring our shoes!

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

We love #Maths in @Y1OPS and we love practicing our number fluency skills

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

We had an assembly from #Retfordlibrary Did you know you can borrow up to 24 books for 3 weeks for free? We enjoyed listening to the story too.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

@Y1OPS enjoyed looking at all the children’s book character paper plate designs #WorldBookDay2026

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

What an amazing effort for #WorldBookDay2026 The children’s paper plate book characters are so creative and imaginative. #welovebooks #readingforpleasure

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

Today in #English we have been getting ready to write our own postcards as Sunny the meerkat from the story ‘Meerkat Mail’. We worked with a partner to write about what it would be like if he visited the Amazon Rainforest and used adjectives.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

During RSHE we have been talking about Online Safety. The children understood that some things online are not suitable for them and to tell a trusted grown up if they are unsure about something they see. #onlinesafety #rshe

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #English today we read our new story #MeerkatMail. We then sequenced the story

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

Look at our fantastic artwork! During our Art lessons we have been learning about the artist, Julien Opie and we have created a piece of artwork in his style. #art

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #Art we have been painting our background for our Julian Opie inspired portrait. We stroked with our paintbrushes to give a smooth finish.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #Maths we have moved on to counting in 10s and the children had to work out which pictures showed 30 and which did not. There was no tricking @Y1OPS

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

#childrensmentalhealthweek and @Y1OPS have been thinking about belonging and what makes them feel loved

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

Our story we are looking at this week is ‘The Storm Whale’ and today we have been sequencing pictures and using time conjunction to retell the story verbally #English #oracyskillsareimportant

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

Our story we are looking at this week is ‘The Storm Whale’ and today we have been sequencing pictures and using time conjunction to retell the story verbally #English #oracyskillsareimportant

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

Today we sketched our self-portraits in the style of the artist Julian Opie. @Y1OPS used simple shapes to represent their facial features.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #English we have been writing our own non-chronological report about mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Look at these lovely samples of some of the fantastic writing they have created.

[Year 1 Ordsall Primary School @Y1OPS]

In #Maths we have looked at related facts and fact families. @Y1OPS have done great job of applying their addition and subtraction skills to this.