Autumn 2 – Week 2

Stars of the Week: Leo L and Alma

This week, we had Colonel Hathi’s marching band in the class! (They looked suspiciously like the Year 1 class.) Everyone had a go to march along to a song and play an instrument. Year 1 worked very hard to not only march to the beat, but they played a percussion instrument as well. It was a very noisy experience for everyone!

In phonics this week, Year 1 have looked at different graphemes to make sounds that we already know. We learned ‘a’ as /ai/, ‘e’ as /ee/, ‘i’ as /igh/ and ‘o’ as /oa/. It is very confusing, but Year 1 have made sure they know all of these sounds. Well done Year 1!

Autumn 2 – Week 1

Stars of the Week: Irene and Arthur

This week, Class 1 started their DT topic of lunch boxes. We watched a video and discovered that Paddington actually keeps his sandwiches in his hat! We looked at why this might be a good thing and why it might be a bad thing. We will use these ideas in the coming weeks to help us make our own lunchboxes. Have a look at what some children wrote.

In Music, we started Colonel Hathi’s march from The Jungle Book. We listened to the song and marched to the beat. We then counted up to 4 for each bar of the song to help us get into the rhythm. Here is the song if you want to practise at home:

Autumn 1 – Week 7

Stars of the Week: Leo H and Mia

This week, Class 1 have mastered logging onto the laptops and using the keyboard. They all were able to turn on the laptops and open up an application. They then typed in their names, using theĀ caps lock button to make the first letter capital.

In science, Class 1 sorted animals into groups based on what they ate. They learned that a carnivore is an animal that eats meat, a herbivore is an animal that eat plants and an omnivore is an animal that eats both. We even considered which category humans fit into!

Autumn 1 – Week 6

Stars of the Week: Zane and Joyce

This week, Class 1 have worked very hard in maths. Their focus has been on addition and they learned how to write number sentences. They also mastered writing one digit per square in their maths books. Well done for all your hard work this week, Class 1!

In English, Class 1 finished The Tiger Who Came To Tea. They wrote their own reviews about the story and are going to write a blurb for their own versions in our next lesson.

Have a look at some of our displays.

Autumn 1 – Week 5

Stars of the Week: Romeo and Tireni

This week, Class 1 have learned about lots of fun things. In Science, they went on a senses walk to see what they could see, hear, feel, smell and even taste (although they just tasted the rain.) They went through the Peace Garden and came up with different things they could sense, which they then wrote into their books.

In Computing, Year 1 have practiced turning the laptops on, logging in and then logging off. They have worked very hard to type in everything before the laptop times out!

Autumn 1 – Week 4

Stars of the Week: Sadie and Ryan

This week, Class 1 have been learning about different animal types. They learned that the vertebrates are split into 5 groups: Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Amphibians and Fish. They listened to a song about it (which has become a class favourite) and are able to split different animals into these 5 categories. Here is the song if you want to listen to it at home.

In English, Year 1 have been using adjectives to describe various things. They are able to write them into a sentence and can now think about different ways to describe nouns.

Autumn 1 – Week 3

Stars of the Week: Gabriel and Freiya

This week, Class 1 focused on ‘greater than’ or ‘less than’. They really considered which number would’ve been smaller or bigger using a number line. They had an opportunity to try lots of different activities which we did as a carousel. Everyone in Class 1 worked very hard throughout the whole lesson!

In art, class 1 have continued with their focus on Kandinsky. They experimented with different colours, using oil pastilles, to create fantastic mixes of colours.

Autumn 1 – Week 2

Stars of the Week: Lourdes and Elishua

This week, Class 1 have worked very hard on learning to count, not only up, but down too! They used number lines to work out what one more than a number would be and will be learning how to find one less.

In science, Class 1 have been labelling body parts that match the songĀ Head, Shoulders, Knees and toes. They all used their sounds to work out which word they should write in each label. Great work this week, Year 1!