This week we have been teaching Beegu about our planet Earth. We have learnt lots of facts about Earth. Did you know that Earth is called the Goldilocks planet? This is because it’s not too hot, not too cold, not too dry and not too wet which allows life to grow. We grouped the facts we had learnt and wrote information pages about Earth.
In maths we have been learning about 2-D shapes. We sorted the shapes into a Venn diagram and then described their properties.
We used the shapes to create a repeating pattern and have learnt that a four sided shape is called a quadrilateral.
In science we have been learning about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We created a food chain to show what different animals eat.
We have started rehearsing for our Christmas performance of ‘How Charlie Brown Discovered Christmas.’ This week the children have taken home a letter describing what clothing is required for their costume. If you have any questions please come and speak to a member of the Year One Team.
In phonics we have been learning the following sounds:
oe (toe, woe)
o-e (bone, phone)
ue (blue, rescue)
Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise these sounds: https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
Next week it is the turn of the Dr Xargle table (Levi, Lenny, Lucy, Lilly, Ben and Jiyong) for Show and Tell.
This half term our School Council members have been busy organising a fundraiser to raise money for our school link charity ‘The Lunch Bowl Network’. This charity provides food and care to the Angel Kindergarten School in Kibera. All of the children in the school have made a product to sell at our fundraising event. These items will be on sale on Wednesday 21st November from 3.15 until 3.45 in the Reception playground and covered area. In Year One we have made some beautiful Christmas decorations from salt dough to decorate your Christmas tree. We look forward to seeing lots of you there to help raise money for such a good cause.
Thank you to all of the parents for being so understanding about the cancellation of Parents Evening last Thursday. My infected tooth has now been sorted and I am feeling much better. I look forward to seeing you next Thursday for your consultation.
We hope you have a restful weekend,
The Year One Team