Year One are back!

 Hello Year One Families

We have had a great first week back at school with so much new learning.

In English we have begun to learn a story about Bob, The Man on the Moon. The children have spent this week starting a story map which helps them remember the words to the story. We will be finishing it next week and then sending the children home with their story map and words. You may find they want to read YOU the bed time story next week!

In maths we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have learnt the names sphere, cube, cuboid, cone, cylinder and pyramid. These were tricky words to remember so we will continue to remind the children of these names over the coming weeks. The children also revised their knowledge of 2D shapes circle, square, triangle and rectangle.

In DT the children have started to learn about wheels and axles in preparation for our wheeled wonder event that you are invited to on Wednesday 24th January at 2.30pm. They investigated different wheeled toys and looked carefully at how they moved. 

In Forest school this week the children learnt about recycling and why this is important. They were then challenged to come up with an invention that would help our environment using recycled materials. The children came up with some great ideas. 

In science the children have started a unit of work on materials. This week the children's task was to identify a range of materials such as glass, plastic, fabric, metal, paper and wood. The children had a big pile to sort through and discuss. They also learnt the words, opaque, transparent and waterproof. 

In history we have started learning about the history of space by finding out about the moon landing. The children learnt the names of the astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins. They also learnt about the space shuttle Apollo 11. They found out that there were 3 parts to it: the command module (Columbia), the lunar module (The Eagle) and Saturn V.

Such a busy first week back and we have loved every minute!

The Year One Team