People Who Help Us
We have really enjoyed our topic this week exploring different jobs of people who help us. We especially enjoyed our visit from a local fireman who brought us some fire fighter uniforms and helmets to try on. We shared stories about fire safety and he taught us how to check our fire alarms and…
Looking after our teeth.
Our science topic has been all about people who help us. We have focussed this week on dentists and looked at how to keep our teeth healthy. We used an apple to represent our teeth piercing holes in it to show what could happen to the enamel if we didn’t brush our teeth. The children made some…
Phonics fun in class 1
We have now begun our phonics in class 1 exploring initial sounds in lots of fun ways. The children have demonstrated enthusiasm and great understanding - we are so proud of them.
Exploring Shape
We have enjoyed our maths this week. We explored shape through model making and creating vehicles. We also created some shape themed art work and used the hammers and boards to create pizza designs exploring shapes. We demonstrated great maths knowledge naming shapes and their features. We also…
A week of eruptions!
Class 1 have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about Volcanoes this week. They have completed lots of activities in the classroom linked to volcanoes including, crafting, painting, drawing and building. During our Literacy sessions we have used the information book, ‘Volcanoes and Earthquakes’ to…
Save our Planet
We have been studying oceans in Class 1 and this week we were looking at global warming. We used duplo to create mini islands and then added water and ice to see what happens to the sea level when the ice melts. The children loved exploring this concept and the added bonus of the ice kept us…
Keeping Cool in Class 1
We enjoyed rescuing our trapped icy animals this morning. Playing with the ice definitely helped cool us down.
Doubles
We enjoyed exploring doubles in the outside area today playing our caterpillar games.
Exploring Seas, Oceans and watching our class caterpillar’s grow
What a lovely time we have had so far in Class 1 this week! We have been learning all about how important our seas and oceans are, how we can take care of the environment and how the oceans are different all over the world. Here are a few photons of our week so far.
We have also loved…
Stickman Printing
We have been enjoying our Stickman story this week. We collected sticks in Forest School to make our very own family tree and then used paints to print them on to paper.
Floating and Sinking
In science we have been learning about the 5 oceans of the world. We read a fantastic story called ‘Fish’ which was all about our oceans and how they were being filled with rubbish. We then collected rubbish found in the ocean and tested whether it floated or sank. We had some great discussions…
Class 1 visit the Arboretum and find Stickman!
What a fabulous day we have had at the Arboretum! The children have been absolute superstars throughout the entire day and we had had so many comments from the staff and general public telling us how wonderful they all are! Well done Class 1, we are so proud of you and it has been a pleasure to…