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Damers First School

Damers First School

Year 1 Oceans Topic Damers First School

The children have written their own fact file about octopuses using the book ‘Leo and the Octopus’ as inspiration. We have had loads of fantastic home learning in with different creative ways and facts being used. Finally a huge thank you to The Hillbrush Company Ltd. who donated a litter picker (100) to every child […]

Damers First School Christmas Tree

The children wanted a Christmass tree that could be reused year on year to help reduce the school’s carbon footprint at this special time of the year. Poundbury Gardens Group donated a Christmas tree to the school. The tree will be planted outside and then reused every Christmas. Thank you The Gardens Group Poundbury for […]

Damers First School – Oly Rush Talk to year 1

It was fantastic to have the inspiring Oly Rush from Project Planet Earth come and speak to the year 1 children as part of our #oceans topic and enquiry question ‘How can we keep our oceans looking amazing?’ He spoke about his amazing environmental work and his awesome swimming challenges he has achieved raising over […]

Octopuses Art Damers First School

We have taken a focus in Year 1 to look more in depth at Octopuses arms and their suckers. The children used patterns, lines and circles when drawing their arms. The children drew the arms in black and white adding detail. They then made them out of clay putting together their own class sculpture of […]

Damers First School Ocean Pollution

Year 1 children are always fascinated by plastic pollution and how they can play their part in reducing their consumption in school and at home. It is always important that children understand that there are other factors that can affect our oceans like sewage, oil spills, overfishing and coral bleaching. The children have enjoyed hearing […]

U-Fill Gluesticks Damers First School

Here is a film with Damers Eco Crew and I talking about how we came across Learn Play Nexus U-Fill Gluestick. The children talk passionately through the steps of how to refill a U-Fill gluestick to help reduce waste in the school. It also reduces cost as it is a better quality gluestick and you […]