Week beginning 31st March 2025 - Week 6
This week in English the children wrote up their own innovated version of Knuffle Bunny. They changed the toy, main character and how they travelled to the Laundrette. In Maths, the children measured and compared mass using cubes and started to compare volumes using the language of “more than” and “less than”
In Art the children learnt about Narrative Art, we read the story George an the Dragon, explored, discussed and compared works of art based on this story and recreated our own piece of narrative art. The children drew out the scene which included a cave and a lake and then drew the main characters from the story - George, the Dragon and the Princess. The children enjoyed this so much we had a go at following a step by step guide on how to draw a dragon by author/illustrator Rob Biddulph. You can have a go at many more here https://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
One final congratulations to all the children in Year 1. Learning dances, singing song and practising lines, to then getting on stage and performing to an audience. You did a phenomenal job and should be incredibly proud of yourselves. Now I know what you're capable of, I look forward to seeing your Year 2 performance next year! Have lovely, well deserved 2 weeks off. See you in the Summer term!
Week beginning 24th March 2025 - Week 5
In English this week the children learnt a new model text about the story Knuffle Bunny. We put the word 'walked' into a virtual bin and came up with new more interesting ways to travel. The children then composed their own sentences using the new, more interesting words. In Maths, the children explored measuring and comparing the length and height of objects found within the classroom, using cubes. They were then introduced to centimetres being a unit of measurement and used rulers to complete a similar task.
In History the children children discovered thar Oliver Cromwell was not a popular man. He banned many things like celebrating Christmas, dancing and playing sports. He also banned working on Sunday and swearing (not so bad!). In science the children explored the importance of recycling and where all our rubbish goes. They learnt that by recycling materials, we can reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, which can take up valuable land and cause environmental problems like pollution. The children did fantastic first performance to the school this week and are very excited to perform to you all next week.
Week beginning 17th March 2025 - Week 4
In English this week the children wrote up their animals descriptions and completed a reading paper. In Maths they continued to explore measurements by comparing lengths and height.
In DT the children constructed their pull toys and in History they learnt about Oliver Cromwell's role as lord protector, after King Charles I stared a civil war. The children have been working hard on rehearsing for their Year 1 production in two weeks time and look forward to performing it to the rest of the school next week.
Week beginning 10th March 2025 - Week 3
In English this week the children came up with their own innovated description of an animal who came for tea, the described what the animal looked like and what it ate. In Maths the children had a go at a test paper and started a new unit of work on measurement, using the vocabulary longer, shorter and taller.
In Science, the children discussed the many things they use daily that are made from wood and learnt about the impact this has on nature. In Art we continued to focused on Van Gogh's short brush stroke technique and explored layering colours using oil pastels and in DT the children designed an pull toy, then assembled the base, wheels and axel.
Week beginning 3rd March 2025 - Week 2
This week in English we explored the use of adjectives in our writing, adding them to our model text to make it more interesting. By the end of the week we had come up with a new class innovated version of our Tiger description, which is now a bear! In Maths we explored number lines up to 50, estimating where different number might go along number lines with different starting points and continued to explore partitioning larger numbers into tens and ones.
In DT we practiced cutting a 'perfect' circle in preparation of building their own pull toy in a couple of weeks. In Art the children looked into the different styles Van Gogh used over the years, then explored using his short brush stoke style in recreating sections of 'Starry Night', helping to create the illusion of movement. We also celebrated World Book Day this week, the children had a lovely day, designing and making their own hats or masks from well known stories. Thank you to those parents/carers/grandparents who were able to come in and read with their child. Pictures will go up soon!
Week beginning 24th February 2025 - Week 1
Welcome back Daisy class!
This week in English the children created little monsters and described them. We listened to 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' and learnt our new model text describing the tiger and what it got up to in the story.
In Maths the children have been manipulating number up to 50, learning about tens and ones within a 2-digit number.
In computing the children explored programming a Bee-Bot and in Art they learnt about George Seurat's style of art work and they tried out pointillism for themselves. In DT the children explored making carts with square wheels and learnt about the importance of an axle holder.
