Elephants, Flying Mice and Animal Adventures - 9.11.23

The wind has certainly whipped up a storm with Year 1's learning this week.  In Literacy we have become elephant experts and practised writing adjectives to describe elephants and even used them in our writing.  In Maths we have become number mad, number sentence writers.  All of the children have gained confidence in writing their numerals and using the + sign and the = sign to write a number sentence.  We have started calling these number bonds.  

Playing outside has been a priority when the weather allowed and we have taken our History learning to the sandpit where the children were mining for coal whilst others used the wheelbarrows and the parcel truck to lift heavy objects from one area to another.

We have continued our science project and made various mice to launch into space, using a metre ruler to measure their flight.

We had a fabulous Forest School on Thursday working collaboratively with the logs and sticks and chalk to make some forest art work.

We ended the week with an animal adventure with the Now Press Play headsets.  This is an interactive drama experience where the children actively listen and take part in a story.  Our story this time was all about animals and linked beautifully with our learning in science.  PC Welch was also visiting with his police car, so the children enjoyed a quick look in the police car.

We also practiced our drawing skills and started to sculpt our own using play dough.

Thank you to all of you who have returned home learning, bought in amazing things from home, taken part in Fonetti or created a poppy for our school wreath.  We have really enjoyed sharing this in class.

We are now storing welly boots in our covered area at the front of the classroom to ensure the locker area is kept tidy and so that there is enough space for all of our things.  If you need to take these home, please don't hesitate to ask.  Any unnamed items are also available in our class lost property box, again please ask to have a look if you are missing anything.

Next week we are off to learn more about The Victorians at Shire Hall and it is Children In Need day on Friday.  

We are looking forward to another fun packed week.

Have a restful weekend.

The Year 1 Team.