The Week Ahead

We are looking forward to a very busy week this week beginning with our letters and sounds.....
Our sounds this week are .... oi, oy, igh, and u.  We are also looking at revisiting ai, ee, oa, and oo.
In literacy we are looking at a street frieze and developing our understanding of sentences.  We have been working with children from different groups and have been having a question and answer session.

In maths we have been creating bar charts following on from making tally charts last week.  We have been trying to challenge ourselves to bigger numbers when using bead strings and we have been making beds for toys making sure they are the right size.

We are having a fun week in DT this week, two groups have already been considering the changes which take place when different materials are heated and melt.  We have been making cheese scones and Rice Krispie cakes! Yummy!

We are also writing correct season words by writing on a fun farm worksheet.

In PE we will still be practising the skill of rolling and controlling a ball using different methods, which the children are finding a lot easier said than done!! 

Huish Farm!

The beautiful Huish Farm!  What a fantastic time we had..... We travelled through the countryside on Farmer John's tractor and trailer, what a beautiful view on such a beautiful day!

We learnt about the wildlife surrounding the fields and Farmer John told us all the different things he grew in the fields to help some of these animals.

Mrs Hall found this furry chap having a sunbath in the long grass!!



Wild Life Club Apple collecting

On .Wednesday the Year 1 Wildlife Club helped me to pick apples from the orchard. The apples will be used this Saturday at Cranborne Ancient Technology Centre Autumn Apple Day to make apple juice using an old-fashioned apple press.

Families are welcome at this open event which runs from 10.00 until 4.00 at The Ancient Technology Centre next to Cranborne Middle School

We also found lots of interesting wildlife living amongst the apples: butterflies, earwigs, harvest men and crane flies. Thankfully, all the wasps have disappeared!!!

Bling a bike day!

“Bling a Bike Day”

Yes that is “Bling”, although we would like you to “Bring” your bikes too!

On Tuesday 15^th October we will be holding an event to promote “Being Safe by Being Seen” when out on your bikes and scooters. We will have a competition to see who can make their bike or scooter extra colourful and bright,- so that it really stands out!

The children may score extra marks for having bright, colourful clothing that they can put on when parading their “blinged”-bike.

Children who would like to take part in the competition should bring their bikes or scooters to school on the morning of Tuesday 15^th October. We will be asking Jonathon Dixon, our local Sustrans Bike Officer, to judge the competition. Winners will be decided during our school assembly at 10.10 am.

It is important that any materials added to your bike or scooter should not be in the way of moving parts, and that your bike or scooter can still be wheeled along in the parade without any difficulty.

Duncan MacBean Prince of Wales Bike Champion

Huish Farm Time!

It is time for the wellies to come out tomorrow as once again we will be having a day at the farm!  This time we are going to Huish Farm Near Sydling.  We will have a fun packed day roaming the countryside and enjoying the fantastic tractor and trailer ride! Please ensure your child has their wellies and a waterproof coat and lets hope the rain stays away for the day! 

Please can you also make sure your child has a packed lunch and a drink in a backpack they can carry.



Our Harvest celebration

Thank you for all the harvest produce brought in, also the wonderful cakes and breads which were for sale in the Harvest café during the afternoon. The children created some wonderful food in class too! We hope some of you got to savour their delights? If not, ask your child what they cooked and what they enjoyed trying?

The School council decided that they would like all proceeds to be sent to help children in other countries whose parents cannot afford to send them to school. We will endeavour to find the right avenue to send this money and will keep you posted.

A Very Busy Week!

This week in maths we have been looking at number bonds to 10.
We have also been learning about subtraction and how we take numbers away.
Next week we will be carrying on with the subtraction theme and also start looking at measurement.

In literacy we have been writing about our Vardo experience and writing sentences about our favourite things we did and what we enjoyed most.  We made sure we used our capital letters and full stops!

It has been fantastic to see lots of home learning so keep it up Year 1!!  We are going to be baking and making bread for Harvest next week so maybe you can practise your cookery skills this weekend!!  We hope you all have a lovely weekend and look forward to another busy fun packed week next weeek.
From the Year 1 Team