Month: February 2020

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

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 measuring objects using non-standard units of measurement. We will be continuing with measuring next week.

This week we started learning about rainforests. On Friday we were joined by Freya’s mum who taught us lots about life in a rainforest. We found out about the different animals, the four layers and the deforestation for palm oil. It was extremely informative and the children loved hearing about the different animals. A huge thank you to Freya’s mum.

This week we started our D.T project to design and make a story puppet. The children have designed their puppets and selected the materials and equipment they will need. We will be making our puppets next Friday.

This week’s book recommendation is written by Lizzie:

“I am recommending the book ‘Polly Parrot Picks a Pirate’.

I enjoyed this book because it was really funny and the pirates are a bit silly. Even though he’s a pirate, one of them is afraid of a little spider. Polly who is a parrot uses perseverance in the story because when trying to find a pirate for a pet she has to keep trying again and again. I found it very funny.”

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. If the children choose to come into school dressed as a character, we are asking them to provide a £1.00 donation to go towards the charity Book Aid. We look forward to seeing all of the different story characters.

Next week it is the turn of Theo, Freya, Emily, Georgia and Jamie for Show and Tell.

We hope you have restful weekend,

The Year One Team

This week we enjoyed making our story boxes. We used a variety of materials when making our beautiful creations.

Here are our fantastic story boxes. Can you guess the story?

In maths this week we have been completing our termly assessments to consolidate all of our learning. A copy of these assessments were handed out during this week’s parent consultations.

This week’s book recommendation is written by Micheal.

“I am recommending the book ‘The Twelve Tasks of Hercules’.

The story is about a man called Hercules and he is the son of Zeus who is the King of all Gods. It is an adventure story because he has to go to all of these different places to complete these different tasks to become a true hero and God. I really liked it when he tried to kill the lion with a wooden club. He hit the lion on it’s head and the lion pounced on  him but Hercules defeated it! I would give it 10 out of 10!”

We hope you all have a restful break,

The Year One Team

This week it was National Storytelling week and in Willow Class we have been busy retelling our own version of a modern fairy tale ‘Into the Forest’. Last week the children planned the story on a story map and then wrote their version on Tuesday. We were all blown away by the descriptive detail the children included in their writing. They used included lots of descriptive details to make their stories interesting and should feel extremely proud of all of their hard work. We can’t wait for you to read them at parents’ evening next week.

In maths we have been learning how to partition numbers into tens and ones. Next week we will be reviewing the key skills taught this term by consolidating our reasoning and problem solving skills.

Next Thursday (13th February) we will be making a fairy tale story box. The children will need to bring in a shoe box (or a small box) that can be used to create the fairy tale setting. A few examples are below:

  

This week’s book recommendation is written by Chloe:

“I am recommending the book ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’.

I like this book because although it can be a bit scary there are some exciting parts like when Hermoine travels back in time and the Professor turns into a werewolf. I really like the characters in the story and Harry Potter is my favourite. I think it is little bit sad but it is still funny. ”

This week the children have participated in a phonics quiz to review their sound knowledge. At parents evening we will share with you the sounds to practise with your children over half term.

Next week it is the turn of Nina, Oliver, Arto and Ana for Show and Tell.

We hope you have a restful weekend,

The Year One Team