We have had a great week of learning! In Maths we have been been adding by making 5 and some more. We call it think 5.  We have been using counters and tens frames.

In English we read the story Voices in the Park By Anthony Browne. We drew wonderful story maps to retell the story.  Can you find books at home written by Anthony Browne?

In Religion we have been learning about Judaism, we looked at their special book called the Torah. We made scrolls with Hebrew writing on to show what the Torah looks like.

We planted daffodil bulbs to put things back into our world as we are continuing to think about Pope Francis’ message about caring for our common home.

Home Learning – Spellings, Mathletics and a book review.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Carey

Another great week of learning! In Literacy we wrote a newspaper report on the opening of Joan Proctor’s Reptile House. The children would make great news reporters.

In Maths we have been using number lines to count on. The children have also been solving problems and explaining what their methods.

In Religion we learnt Psalm 1 about how we listen to God and when we behave well we are happy and make God happy. The children sang the Psalm and made up dances.

In our PE lesson the children made their own games and explained the game to the class. They gave wonderful instructions so everyone could try their new game.

Whole School Home Learning- To research Australia and make posters or artwork about the country.

Have a good weekend!

Mrs Carey

The week started with a new Literacy text for the whole school. The children have enjoyed engaging with the text through role play, construction and drawing pictures. They have loved looking at different reptiles and are excited about our trip to London Zoo on Tuesday.

In Maths we have been using counters and conkers to make number to 10 in different ways.

On Thursday we has great fun observing smells and tastes in Science. Then the children mixed different foods and liquids to make their own nice and horrible smells!

On Tuesday please arrive at school on time for our trip to London Zoo. If you have not sent in a permission slip or completed it online please do.

Home Learning – Spellings and Mathletics.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Carey

Our last full week in Year 1!

In Maths we have been dividing by sharing. We have used many objects to share between two and five.

On Monday afternoon we had a great time with Reception on the field. We made up lots of different games and played with the parachute.

In Science we investigated whether all apples have the same number of seeds. We found out that there are different number of seeds in each apples.

We had great fun programming the beebots to move around the mazes we built.

Next week please send in a plastic bag so the children can take home their books.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Carey

This week we have continued to solve problems involving multiplication. We have been using a variety of resources to make arrays. We have used cereal, counters and play dough to practically make arrays.

On Monday we had our first transition morning into Year 2. The children enjoyed their time in Year 2 with their new teacher Miss Davey.

In Religion we have been learning about how we can be a good neighbour like the good Samaritan. The children painted beautiful pictures about the story of the Good Samaritan.

In History we have been learning about Kings and Queens in the past. We painted pictures and made a timeline.

In Science we have been observing how cress grows. We decided to investigate different ways of growing cress, some with and without water or sunlight. We recorded the changes each day. We have planted sunflowers in our class garden and we sketched them. Look at our lovely lettuce growing in the playground. We drew the lettuce seeds then we drew what the lettuce looked like now.

In our PE lessons, the children have been practising their running, throwing and jumping reading for Sports Day. Sports Day is on Tuesday 9th July followed by a picnic. Please check your child has their full PE kit in school and a sun hat.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Carey