This week we have been focusing on the setting of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and have been learning all about rainforests. We have begun to organise our information ready to write an information page next week. We now know lots of facts about rainforests, for example did you know that rainforests are called the ‘Earth’s lungs’? This is because they give us so much oxygen. Try quizzing us on our rainforest facts!
On Tuesday we had our first trip to Fishpond’s Wood. We explored the physical features of our local environment and used crayons to make rubbings of the different trees. This helped us learn about the various patterns and textures. We also made careful sketches of various plants focusing carefully on their shape and colours. After that, we used nature to make our own artistic creation. Like the artist Andy Goldworthy, we collected various twigs, leaves and flowers to make something artistic from nature.
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 mass of different objects. We used cubes to measure the weight of different items in the classroom.
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
In science we have been continuing to learn about plants. We grew our own cress to observe how a seed changes and grows into a plant.
In phonics this week we have been revising the sounds:
ue (blue, chuev)
aw (yawn, dawn quawp)
ew (chew, few, pewt)
Below are the links to the websites that were mentioned during parent’s evening. These provide some great games for the children to help practise sounding out and blending.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html
http://www.ictgames.com/hybrid.html
http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/index.html
Next week it is the turn of the Gingerbread Man table (Kallum, Isabella, Matilda and Cruz) for Show and Tell.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
The Year 1 Team