Month: March 2019

In English this week we have been writing our own version of Where the Wild Things Are. We drew story maps to help us sequence the events and verbally told the story to our partner. As a class we then created a word bank of effective vocabulary we wanted to include in our retells. Please come and read our stories as we’re really proud of them!

In maths we have been continuing to explore measurements. We have learnt how to measure in cm, remembering that we need to start at 0 cm to make an accurate measurement. We have begun to explore the weight and mass of different objects. We used cubes to measure the weight of different items in the classroom and then compared the items using the mathematical symbols < > and = .

This week when we visited Fishpond’s Woods, we were asked by the Wild Things to create a potion for Max. They gave us a set of ingredients that we needed to find in the woods in order to make the potion.

Next week it will be our last session at Fishpond’s Wood. For part of the session we will be exploring the pond, please ensure the children bring their wellies to school.

This week we have enjoyed learning about Guy’s shark bone, Toby’s battleships, Eddie’s book ‘Over 1000 Fantastic Animal Facts’, Nicky’s art set, Elizabeth’s cuddly and Theo’s ant glasses. Next week it is the turn of the Billy Goats Gruff table (Ben, Caitie, Jan, Finn and Nicole S) for Show and Tell.

This week in phonics we have been revising the following sounds:

ea (tea, sea)

ee (green, seen)

e-e (evening)

Attached is a Powerpoint that has a variety of real and alien words for the children to practise sounding out and blending.

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Next week the children will be given a series of sounds for them to practise over the Easter Holidays.

We hope you all have a restful weekend,

The Year One Team

This week we written diary entries as Max from our core text’ Where the Wild Things Are’. We looked at different diaries and as a class identified the key features. We wrote our diary entries on special paper to make a class book for our reading area.

In maths we have been learning how to measure length and height. We measured different items in the classroom using cubes and then learnt how to measure in cm.

This week in Fishpond’s Wood we made tree rubbings and discussed the different patterns on the bark. After that we gathered samples of evergreen leaves and leaves that had fallen from a deciduous tree. We carefully sketched the different leaves and then discussed their similarities and differences. Using the artist Andy Goldsworthy as inspiration, we collected various items to make a picture in nature.

 

This week we have completed our D.T project to design and make a fairy tale puppet. The children all designed their puppet and wrote a list of what materials and equipment they would need to complete their project. Here are our amazing products!

 

This week we have enjoyed learning about Marcus’s special toy, George’s toy lizard, Issa’s Rubix Cube and Gabriel’s fidget spinner. Next week it is the turn of the Gingerbread Man table (Nicky, Toby, Elizabeth, Guy, Theo and Eddie) for Show and Tell.

In phonics we have been reviewing the sounds we have learnt so far. Below is a link to a Powerpoint which contains words from a previous phonics quiz for the children to practise at home. Please note that at the moment I am currently unable to log into the Spelling Shed. I’m hoping to have to have this technical glitch sorted next week!

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We hope you have a restful weekend,

The Year One Team

This week we have been continuing to learn lots of fascinating facts about rain-forests. Did you know that algae grows on a sloth’s back? This helps them camouflage in trees to help hide from predators such as snakes and jaguars.  We wrote our own information pages about rain-forests. To show our learning we write information pages all about rain-forests. We organised and grouped our information into paragraphs and worked hard to include clear and concise facts.

In maths we have been learning how to represent numbers using tens and ones and order numbers according to their value.

Due to the wet and windy weather this week we were unable to visit Fishpond’s Wood. Next week we will be participating in our school Science Week focusing on ‘Journeys’. The whole school will be participating in a range of ‘mix up activities’ on the Wednesday afternoon. This means that we will visit Fishpond’s Wood on the Tuesday instead of the Wednesday.

In indoor P.E we have been developing our balancing skills by moving across the larger apparatus.

In phonics we have been reviewing the sounds we have learnt so far. The children each completed a phonics quiz to see which sounds we need to continue to revise. Below is a link to a Powerpoint which contains words from a previous phonics quiz for the children to practise at home.

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Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise  some of the sounds we have been revising in class: https://play.edshed.co/login

This week we have enjoyed learning about Albie’s disposable camera, Caroline’s penguin book, Eliza’s flower bunny and Ranga’s periodic table. Next week it is the turn of the ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ table for Show and Tell (Lewis, Gabriel, Sean, George, Marcus and Issa).

We hope you have a restful weekend,

The Year One Team

 

This week we have been focusing on the setting of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and have been learning all about rainforests.   Next week we will be writing an information page to teach people all of the facts that we have learnt.

On Wednesday we had our first trip to Fishpond’s Wood. We explored the physical features of our local environment and found lots of exciting mini-beasts until the rain poured down!

  

In maths we have been developing our reasoning skills.

Below is a link to a website that provides some great reasoning and problem solving challenges for the children.

https://nrich.maths.org/primary-lower

On Thursday we celebrated ‘World Book Day’ and dressed up as our favourite characters from different stories. To celebrate the day we participated in a whole school parade to showcase our amazing outfits. Thank you for your donations towards the Book Aid Trust. In the assembly the children learnt about how their donations help bring books to children around the world.

This week we have enjoyed learning about Valeri’s toy dinosaur, Lenny’s battleship, Lucy’s Minnie Mouse, Levi’s necklace and  Matilda’s toy elephant. Next week it is the turn of the ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ table for Show and Tell (Albie, Grace, Ranga, Eliza, Caroline and Jiyong).

We hope you all have a restful  weekend,

The Year One Team

This week we have started our new core text ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.

We generated adjectives to describe the appearance and characteristics of the Wild Things and used plasticine to create our own character for the story. Here are our terrifying Wild Things:

In maths we have been learning to use a number line to count forwards and backwards from a given number.

In phonics we have been revising the following sounds:

a-e (shape, game)

ai (snail, rain)

ay (day, may)

ou (out, cloud)

ow (brown, cow)

On the website below there are a range of games to play with the children to help practise their sounds.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Next Thursday we will be celebrating World Book Day. The children are invited to come to school dressed as a character from their favourite book. They can also bring in a copy of the book to share with the class. We look forward to seeing all of the different story characters.

Next week it is the turn of the Goldilocks’s table for Show and Tell (Valeri, Levi, Matilda, Lucy, Lenny and Lilly).

We hope you all have a restful weekend,

The Year One Team