Category: Year One

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This week we have been continuing to learn lots of fascinating facts about rainforests. 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. Next week we will be writing information pages all about rainforests.

In maths we have been measuring capacity using liquid and rice. We measured water using the language of ‘full, nearly full, half full, nearly empty and empty’.

When measuring we noticed that different jugs could hold different amounts and decided that this wasn’t an accurate measurement.  We then measured rice using the standard unit of measurement- ml and L- to ensure it was fair.

Due to the wet and windy weather this week we were unable to visit Fishpond’s Wood.  Now that the sun finally seems to be out, we are hoping to be in the woods next week.

This week’s book recommendation is by Rodrigo:

“I am recommending the book ‘Mr Happy’ by Roger Hargreaves.

In the story Mr Happy is always happy and he lives in a cottage. I think it is a funny story because when he meets someone who is sad he has to make them feel better by bouncing around. The setting of the story is a forest and it takes place on a sunny day.”

Next week it is the turn of Micheal, Charlie, Magnus and Daisy for Show and Tell.

We hope you have a restful weekend,

The Year One Team

This week we wrote our guides informing readers on how to spot a Wild Thing.  We included lots of adjectives to describe their appearance and explained where they lived and what they like to eat.

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.

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.

In R.E we have started our new unit of learning called ‘Why is Easter the most important festival for Christians?’ This week we learnt about the importance of Palm Sunday which is the beginning of Holy Week. We made our own palms to reenact the story.

This week we have completed our D.T project to design and make a story 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:

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.

http://T-L-5489-Year-1-Phonics-Screening-Check-2015-Childrens-Materials-PowerPoint

Next week it is the turn of Grover, Sophia, Rodrigo and John for Show and Tell.

It looks like the sun has finally come out so we hope you have a restful and sun-filled weekend,

The Year One Team

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