A lovely week of learning! This week was tree week. The children looked at the leaves from a tree in our playground and matched it with pictures  and identified it as a maple tree.

In Maths we have been finding the difference between two numbers by using cubes, bears and counters. Find the difference between 6 and 9.

In English we have been learning to follow and write instructions. We had fun making jam sandwiches. Then the children  wrote instructions to tell others how to make jam sandwiches.

In Religion we have been thinking about the good things we want to do during Advent. We made Advent promises in a card to celebrate this special time.

Thank you to the parents who came to our Come and Read

session. I hope more parents can make it next week.

Each day we are learning our Christmas songs and dances. I have sent a letter with your child’s costume list. Please send it in by Tuesday 3rd December. Please practice the songs at home.

Home Learning

Learn the Christmas songs.

Phonics – Reading and writing words with ay, ie, ou and ea sounds.

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Carey

This week was Anti Bullying Week. We have learnt about what bullying means and what we should do if we are bullied or see bullying. We have talked about how we can be a good friend to others.

We continued learning about the Parliament. Year 5 showed us different objected and taught us about what each of the them were.

In Maths we have been taking away. We have used lots of resources to help us to solve problems. In English we read the story Where’s my Teddy? We described the characters and retold the story in our own words. We imagined we were Eddy and answered questions from the class.

In PE we did gymnastics. We worked with a partner to make a sequence.

Home Learning

Prastise reading and spelling the tricky words.

Spellings and Mathletics

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Carey

We have had a great week learning about Australia. We located Australia on the map and have been comparing the weather each day with the weather in Potters Bar. The children have enjoyed learning about the Great Barrier Reef and made their own reefs. Our display looks wonderful with lots of animals from the Great Barrier Reef made by the children using different resources.

In PE we learnt a dance to the Australian song Waltzing Matilda.

On Thursday we made an Australian cake called The Lamington cake. The children enjoyed following the ingredients and decorating their cake.

In RE we have been learning about Psalms. We have also been looking at how coral has changed because of pollution and linking this to the message from Pope Francis.

On Friday we had a wonderful celebration morning, thank you for all of the food you sent in. The children loved showing you their dance and their learning.

I’m In Year 1, Get Me Out of Here! Today we did a bushtucker trial. The children named the drink Turtle Sick and the jelly Snake’s Slime. All the children and some teachers took part in the trial.

Have a wonderful holiday.

Mrs Carey

On Monday afternoon Charlie’s mum came into class and showed us their reptiles and the children loved holding them.

On Tuesday we had a fantastic day at London Zoo. The children took part in a workshop on animal senses and we looked at many different animals. We visited the reptile house designed by Joan Proctor and saw her statue. Thank you to the parent helpers. On Wednesday the children did amazing writing about their day.

Home Learning—Draw a map of your journey to school and spellings – ar.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Carey

The end of a fantastic year! It has been a pleasure to teach Year 1 and watch them grow and develop over the year.  A wonderful class to begin my time at Pope Paul School. Thank you for your support as parents.

Thank you for the generous gifts and kind words.

Have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday!

Mrs Carey, Mrs Joyce, Mrs Shea and Mrs Moccia