Class 1
Blown away!
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10th May 2024
During English sessions recently, we have been looking at the book, The Queen's Hat. It is a very funny book written by Steve Antony about the journey a hat is taken by the wind through lots of different London landmarks. This week, we have planned and written a diary entry, written by the Queen, about the journey her hat made and how she felt at the different points of the journey. Look how amazing our writing is!
In geography, we have started using a compass and learning how to read a compass rose. We then used this to describe the position of famous landmarks that we have looked at in London. We used the vocabulary that we have learnt in maths to direct our partner from one landmark to another.
We built on our geographical knowledge in science where we were answering the question, is it true that moss always grows on the north side of trees. We used a compass to decide where all the compass points would go by a tree in our school ground, then placed N, E, S and W by the tree to help us investigate if this statement was true. We found that although moss has been used as a natural navigation tool around the world, it could grow anywhere as long as there’s water, not just the north side of surfaces. For instance, the direction of prevailing wind and rain can influence where moss grows. So don’t rely on it if you’re lost in the woods!
Enjoy the sunshine, who knows how long this will last!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
Netherthong or London?
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3rd May 2024
On a Thursday, we have been looking at the topic react, roll, retrieve. Thi week we have been focusing on rolling. We had to choose different objects and travel around the space in different ways with them, trying to be as creative as possible. We then worked in pairs where one of us had to roll the ball away then jump in and out of the hoop while our partner retrieved the ball and placed it in the cone. After, we created our own games using 10 cones. We decided collaberativly how we would score points then rolls the ball at the different formation of cones. We had so much fun doing this!
In Geography, we have been looking at our capital city, London. This week have been comparing the countryside to towns and cities. We decided that we lived in the countryside and went outside to sketch the landscape by our school. We then lookat at photos of the London landscape before sketching those too. We then looked at the similarities and differenes between them.
On a Tuesday, Thongsbridge Tenns Club have been coming in to develop our tennis skills. We started learning tennis in Recption and this year we are developing the skills we hae aquired already while learning some more. Here are a few from the activities we have been doing so far ...
Have a lovely bank holiday weekende and I will see you all on TUESDAY!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
Sharing is caring
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26th April 2024
We were lucky enough this week to be involved with a Read Bookshop event with author, John Kane. We got to listen to him read through his new book, What is black and white? We had lots of fun listening to why he made his books and how they have all now been made in lots of different countries and in lots of different languages. He told us that me started making books to get his twin children to enjoy reading! Thank you so much to the Read Bookshop team for organising this amazing event!
In computing, we have started our new topic of digital writing. We looked at a keyboard and tried to get familiar with where the letters are. We then discovered how to access Microsoft Word and how they can be used like a piece of paper on our laptops. We opened a new document and typed the first 6 letters of the alphabet followed by the names of ourselves and our partners.
We managed to use our motte and bailey castles for imaginative play this week. We had so much fun creating different scenarios and stories, using something that we had made collaboratively.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
Mad about multiplying
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19th April 2024
This week, we have been completing our design and technology topic. We worked in groups to create our motte and bailey castles, making sure that we made the free standing structure strong and stable. We use lots of different techniques including cutting, folding and joining. We included features like a flying bridge, drawbridge and a palisade.Next week, we are going to use them for imaginative play!
In science this week, we planted some beans. We discussed what plants needed to grow and then used this knowledge to plant the beans. We are going to observe them grow over the half term and keep a bean diary, measuring how they have grown in our classroom. Keep your eyes peeled for updates ...
We have started to look at grouping to help us with our multiplication. We used lots of different manipulatives to help us understand how to group different amounts to help us write a multiplication number sentence. We needed to count up in jumps of 2, 5 and 10 to help us work out the answers.
I hope the weather stays sunny for this weekend and it starts to warm up a little!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
What a first week back!
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12th April 2024
Wow! What a way to kick start the summer term here in Year One!
We had a lot of fun in the forest on a rainy Monday! It was lovely to hear the rain pattering on the shelter when we had our story, ‘The Weather Monster’. We used pots and pans to collect the water and worked as a team to build a channel system for it to run along.
In maths, we have been exploring position and direction. We have been looking at forwards, backwards, left, right, above and below. We gave our friends different instructions to follow and remembered that when giving instructions, we have to be specific, like when we were using Bee-Bot in computing.
In science, we have started our new topic all about plants. We looked at wild flowers that are common in the United Kingdom and learnt the names of these. We then wents on a soggy plants hunt to see which was most common in our school grounds. We discovered that daisies were the most common wild plant growing in our school grounds.
I am very excited to see what the rest of this half term bring!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx