News Year 1

Our wonderful kitchen staff prepared a delicious feast for all of the children and staff today.

Over the last few weeks, our children have been working very hard to prepare for their Christmas performances.

Two of our Year 1 classes enjoyed a day packed with activities at the Science Museum.

What great fun our Year 1 classes had on their day at the Science Museum!

We capped off another busy week with a very well-attended dads’ breakfast and all the children dressed in mufti today.

Our YR1 classes had a fabulous time this week on their Moon immersion day.

Road Safety Week We have been focusing on Road Safety this week at Cypress and the children have enjoyed learning more about keeping safe on our roads.

Our YR1 classes had a fabulous time today on their Moon immersion day.

Our Trust Staff Meeting at Cypress on Handwriting in the Early Years, for our Early Years and Year 1 practitioners, was a fantastic opportunity for the adults to have some fun, as well as learning some important pedagogy and practical ideas to teach this crucial life skill.

On Monday, we introduced our Anti-Bulling / Friendship Week by wearing odd socks to school and sharing what it means to be a good friend in our whole school assembly.

This week we have been learning about Armistice Day and Remembrance in our school.

Yesterday, over 50 of our Year 1-4 children competed at the Croydon schools cross country event. 

The infant children remembered those who fought and gave their lives in battle, so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.

This week children in year 1 have been looking at the work of the artist Giuseppe Archimbolde. 

Works update During lockdown our landscape gardeners were busy outside at Cypress Lower continuing the work to make our woodland more accessible and useable for outdoor education.