This week Pear Class enjoyed reading Sharing a Shell and used the story to help identify nouns, verbs and adjectives. The children then used their ideas to describe a rock pool, creating some lovely pieces of writing.

The children showed great reasoning skills in maths, thinking carefully about word problems, working out whether we needed to add or subtract to find the answers. 

One of the highlights of the week was making our very own fruit desserts. The children had a wonderful time preparing them, took them home to taste, and then came back the next day ready to evaluate what they liked and what they might change.

We ended the week on a high by completing our sponsored run and enjoying a fantastic performance of Joseph by Year 4 - it was brilliant!

A week full of fun, food, fitness and fantastic learning!

What an exciting Science Week we’ve had in Year 1!

We began by reading The Three Little Pigs, which inspired some fantastic descriptive retells. The children did a brilliant job bringing the story to life with their writing.

Our History learning continued as we explored Victorian homes, describing their features and thinking about how they compare to homes today.

In Maths, we challenged ourselves by adding three numbers together, using practical methods and building our confidence step by step.

We also designed our own fruit desserts, carefully choosing ingredients we like and thinking about how our final creations will look and taste.

Science was full of hands-on exploration this week! We investigated magnets, testing different materials to find out which were magnetic and which were not.

To finish the week, we carried out a full-day science investigation, exploring which material would be best for a waterproof coat. The children loved testing, observing and discussing their results like real scientists!

A fantastic week of discovery, creativity and scientific thinking! 🔬✨

To start off Spring 2, we welcomed everyone back with big smiles and lots of enthusiasm for learning!

Our week began with an exciting Moon Landing coding adventure. We watched an interesting video about the moon landing and began learning about coding, including the important term algorithm. The children loved discovering how instructions need to be clear and in the right order.

Rhyming continued in English as we read Each Peach Pear Plum and then wrote our very own poems all about our mums. There were some wonderful rhymes and thoughtful ideas shared.

As Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday happened during the holidays, we spent time learning about their meaning and why they are important to Christians.

Maths introduced the terms clockwise and anti-clockwise, and we had lots of fun putting these into practice through practical activities and movement.

In Science, we began exploring materials, sorting different objects into groups and discussing their properties. We also learnt the difference between fruit and vegetables, carefully sorting items and explaining our choices.

A fantastic and busy start to the new half-term!