Year 1 received a new article explaining that Autumn has been cancelled this year. We decided to explore this further, we spoke about what we knew about Autumn and read lots of non-fiction books to find out more information. We were worried about Autumn not appearing this year, so we wanted to ask for help to find Autumn. The children decided to write Missing poster to ask for help.
Look at our fantastic independent writing!
We then became Autumn detectives and went for a walk around the school grounds to see if we could find any signs of Autumn. Take a look at what we found!
What can you find? Has Autumn really been cancelled this year?
What have you noticed about this time of the year?
In Year 1 we have been continuing our learning based around the Gruffalo and Autumn. So this week, we have been thinking about all the animals that live in the deep, dark wood. The challenge in the creative area was to make a creature that we would find in the woods. The children were able to recall a range of animals we could find hiding in their habitats. They had to design then create their own animal. After that they had to explain to a friend how they had made it. The additional challenge was to write some instructions using their phonics knowledge and writing skills.
Look at all the amazing creations the children have made!
Can you tell what animals we have made?
What can you make at home? Can you create it then write some instructions to share with the class?
In maths this week, we have been exploring 2D shapes and their properties. We have enjoyed exploring shapes in a range of ways; shape hunting, shape songs, creating pictures using shapes and also sorting shapes according to their properties.
During our shape hunt, we found loads of shapes and recorded them on our clipboards. What shapes can you see?
We have also been busy making shape pictures and were able to identify all the shapes that we have used. We then discussed the properties of the shapes too.
Can you tell what we have made?
Which shape has two long sides and two short sides?
The children were then introduced to a sorting method using a Venn Diagram. We really enjoyed sorting the shapes and objects into the correct place. We know that we use Venn Diagrams for sorting!
This week in Year 1 we started our learning based around the Gruffalo. We have been busy making models of the Gruffalo and making our very own stick puppets of the characters. We have used a range of resources, skills and our imaginations to create our puppets. The children then decided to use them to re-tell the story in the forest small world.
We have also been learning to re-tell the story of the Gruffalo off by heart. In order to help us learn the story we have created story maps and as a class come up with actions.
Our class author for the half term is Julia Donaldson. She is the Author of lots of our favourite stories such as The Gruffalo, Zog and What the ladybird heard and many more. We have been discussing our favourite characters and explaining the reason why. We drew pictures of our favourite characters and wrote sentences using our phonics knowledge.
This week to celebrate Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday, we have been learning about one of Miss Tsang’s favourite childhood stories ‘The Big Friendly Giant- (The BFG)’. We have been so busy creating and making lots of BFG art work. We have especially enjoyed making our very own dream jars and also an actual life size BFG. He is now sitting in our reading area, ready to help us read!
Today we loved dressing up as lots of different characters from Roald Dahl’s stories! Take a look at what we have dressed as…
This is the start of the new school year, and Year 1 have settled in extremely well into their new classroom. The children have really enjoyed the different activities, and have been working really hard to complete the special daily challenges. The children have been displaying excellent behaviour, and are definitely ready to start their year in Year 1. This term, Year 1 will be focusing on stories by Julia Donaldson.
Flying High in Year 1 and Our Class CharterJulia Donaldson Topic display
This week, we have been busy preparing for a special Brazilian carnival on Friday. We have used our imagination and creative skills to create things to wear and use for the carnival. We have made flags, shakers, masks and a head dress to wear during the carnival! We have been able to explore lots of different techniques to create our wonderful art work!
Take a look at the busy things we have been doing…
In Reception we have been exploring different sea creatures as part of our seaside topic. We looked at the life cycle of a sea turtle and learnt all about the different stages of their life and how they grow. We found out that sea turtles can lay up to 200 eggs! The children made information booklets about the life cycle which included some fantastic writing.
We have been following on our maths learning based around Symmetry. We have been exploring Symmetry through lots of different ways, and we are having lots of fun!
We have also been finding lots of information about sea creatures, and the Starfish has been one of our favourites. So, we decided to make some yummy Starfish biscuits. We had to follow a set of instructions, and made sure we had the correct amount of the ingredients. Once they were ready, we then decorated them. We had to make them symmetrical and we knew that they needed to be the same on both sides.
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