Mrs Thompson

Easter Week at School

We have looked at the Easter Story and coloured our palm Sunday crosses. We have learned about different Easter traditions around the world and decorated a German inspired Easter Branch.

Then the wonderful Easter Gardens arrived and they were a fantastic display.

They were beautifully creative and inspirational. Congratulations to all the children! I wish they were here all the time (the gardens).

It has been such a busy but fruitful term in Year 1. I am looking forward to returning in the Summer term,to hopefully more outdoorsy weather and great learning. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday with crafty fun and outdoor adventures.

HAPPY EASTER!

Spring Showers

Its been a week of multiple absences and changeable weather!

In science the class learned about the changes in daylight hours that occur at this time of year, in relation to the Spring Equinox.

It was beautiful in the playground when the sun shone.

In PE we were practicing skills for rounders. The main teaching point being that when we throw the ball we want the other person to catch it so how can we help them?

Stanley’s Stick

This week we have finished our English block on Stanley’s Stick by writing our own version called Sarah’s Sock. We have had a funny time in class exploring all the different things an odd (or pair) of socks can be!

In Maths we have been using manipulatives to make numbers to 40 and we are learning to order, read and write them as well.

We have also spent some time focusing on whole body listening to encourage better focus.

Year 1 – Feb.24th

We have had a busy week back from Half-term.

In maths we have been looking at 2d and 3D shapes. We have labelled everything in the class and played I spy using the properties of shape.

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We have been singing this lovely shape song.

On Ash Wednesday we received Ashes and made a simple cross. We talked about what we could give up for the period of Lent.

As it gets nearer to Easter we will decorate these in recognition of a more joyful celebration.

Mental Health Awareness Week

This week in Year I, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week we have talked about connections and worked with different people in our class and other classes. We have taken part in daily Yoga sessions and learnt about being safe when connecting with people on the internet.

We have been drawing our feelings using different media. Mostly we have been learning how to share our feelings in a positive way and help ourselves feel better when we are sad.

Number Day

This has been another busy week in Year 1.

We have been learning different ways to subtract within 20, how to change the meaning of a word using a suffix or a prefix, all about maps and sharing special meals with special People.

We took part in the wonderful Electric Umbrella workshop on Thursday and finished finished the week with a fun number day in aid of NSPCC on Friday.

Have a restful weekend!

News from Year 1 – happy harvest!

And just like that, it’s the half term! What a busy week we’ve had to finish off the half term.

We also started our new book, Send for a Superhero! by Michael Rosen, a very funny superhero adventure in an exciting blend of picture book and comic book storytelling. We have been describing the villains, Filth and Vacuum and predicting what might happen next in the story. If you would like to share this story at home, have a watch below:

We also performed our class song, Big Red Combine Harvester, at the Harvest assembly this week. Even though we were a little nervous at first, we really enjoyed sharing our hard work with the rest of the school.

We also enjoyed having a tennis session with Mr Curry from Batchwood tennis club. We learnt lots of tricks with the rackets to improve our hand/eye coordination and got used to handling the tennis balls too.

Have a lovely half term and a well earned rest,

Miss Battams 🙂

News from Year 1 – a busy week!

It’s been another busy week in Year 1! From internet safety in Computing to comparing dogs and humans in Science, we’ve covered it all it seems in Year 1 this week.

We started off the week with some e-safety in Computing. We discussed what information we should share, including personal information like our home address or other information such as our favourite colour. We then worked in groups to sort the information we should share and not share.

In Maths, we have been using part whole models to help us find all the ways to make a particular number (number bonds). We have enjoyed using the models and the counters to help us find these number bonds.

Thank you all for your generous Harvest donations. If you do have anymore donations, please can we have them in by early next week. We have been practising our Harvest song ready to perform in the Harvest assembly next week too.

Miss Battams 🙂

News from Year 1 – cheers to 60 years!

This week we had a belated celebration for St Adrian’s 60th birthday! Even though we did not attend the Mass on the day, we said some special prayers in class and had a popcorn party in the afternoon! We even got to watch a film as a special treat.

We also got to plant some very special flowers around a tree, planted after the special birthday Mass earlier in the week. We really enjoyed being able to be a part of the Mass in our own special way.

Now we have reached October, it means that we can celebrate Black History Month. During every week of October, we will be marking the month with a range of activities from crafts to singing.

Please see the below video to help inform children about the importance of Black History Month: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnt_0A5ROrs

Miss Battams 🙂

News from Year 1 – head, shoulders, knees and toes!

It has been another busy week for Year 1. From a new book English to drawing the human body, it’s been a varied week in Year 1!

We started the week by looking at the human body. We played a game of ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ to get ourselves warmed up! Then, we drew and labelled our own bodies! We worked in small groups and drew round a real person, it was so much fun. We then labelled the different parts of the body together.

We also started our new text, Naughty Bus by Jan Oke. This endearing books includes lots of photographs and simple text to describe the adventures of a toy London bus, as a young boy plays with it throughout the day. Have a look at the video below to see the book come to life.

Thank you to the children who have already submitted their home learning via the Google Classroom. Now you all (finally!) have your log ins, I look forward to seeing lots more home learning.

Miss Battams 🙂