This week we have learnt...

Autumn 1 Week 5 

We have had a busy week whilst Miss Jones has been on the Year 6 residential.  In Literacy, on Monday, an egg appeared in the classroom, we made predictions about who we thought might have left it.  We found a tag which said 'From Madam Dragon', who we thought might have left it. We then made a nest for the egg using sticks and leaves from the playground. We are hoping that the egg will hatch soon and we will find out what it inside - watch this space! 

Autumn 1 Week 4

We have been very busy in Year 1 this week! In Maths, we have continued to look at 2D shapes. We used DM sticks to create both open and closed shapes by following instructions. We had our first computing lesson and looked at how we could create a picture using an IPad. We created our own self portraits by using different tools such as a paint brush and took away any mistakes by using the back button. In Science we have continued to look at our five senses. This week we focussed on touch, we started by using a feely bag to talk about different items and then we went outside to find things which were soft, hard, rough and smooth! To finish off the week, in our art lesson, we finished our castles by painting them after drawing them last week. 

Autumn 1 Week 3 

This week in maths we have been looking at taking away. We have been using our cups to act out different maths stories and we have also had a go at using the actions to help us! In Literacy, we have been continuing to look at our model text Rapunzel. This week we have innovated our character and thought about what they look like. 

In science, we have started to look at the 5 senses, each week we will look at a different sense. This week we looked at sight. We talked about what we use to see and what it would be like if we couldn't see. We went outside and were put into 3 teams. For our first go we threw our beanbag with both eyes open, for the second we closed one eye and finally, we closed both. We talked about which we found easier and why. 

To finish our week we had a visit from Rock Steady. We had a fantastic time listening to all of the different instruments and even some of us had a go! 

Autumn 1 Week 2

We have had another busy week in Year 1! In Topic we learnt about William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings. We had a slow motion battle in the playground and William's army took over the castle. 
In Literacy, we were introduced to our model text 'Rapunzel', we found some items left in our classroom and made some predictions on who we thought may have them! In Maths, we have been using our cups to answer addition maths stories. We have enjoyed using actions to help us to tell the stories! 
In Science, we have continued to look at the human body, our focus for this half term. We used post it notes to label different body on our friends! 

Autumn 1 Week 1 

We have had a fantastic first week in Year 1! We have been getting used to our new routines, where we sit and our classroom. As an introduction to our new Topic this half term 'Castles, Knights and Dragons' we have been thinking about what a castle looks like, and who we might find in a castle. We also did some painting which we will display in our classroom. In Maths, we have been looking at our number formation and our number bonds to 10! We loved using the numicon to help us find as many ways as we could to make 10. 
In Literacy, we have been reading the 'Colour Monster' and have been thinking about the different emotions and what makes us happy and sad. Next week, we will start our new book linked to our Topic.