This week Year 1 planted spinach, rocket, radishes and cress. We looked at the different types of seeds and thought about what seeds need to germinate. Then we discussed how to look after the plants to make sure they grow. We will need to be careful gardeners over the next few weeks to make sure that the plants are healthy. At the end of term we will harvest the plants to make a salad to eat at our class picnic.

As part of Science week, Year 1 had a virtual zoo session with a zookeeper from Chester Zoo.  We learnt all about nocturnal animals and discovered the different ways that the animals were suited to moving around and finding food at night.  Building on our previous learning about senses, we noticed different features such as large eyes, to give us a clue as to how the animal is adapted to life in the dark.

We have also been learning about lions, writing our own non-chronological reports full of interesting facts. Here are some great examples: