Year 1

We have done lots of different work linked to our zoo trip in lots of different subjects.  Have a look.

Some of our parents came into class to do phonics with us on Friday.  The children got to show them how they are learning to read and some of the different activities that they do in phonics.  The grown ups were very impressed with how well everyone worked and some of the tricky sounds they know.  Everyone enjoyed working together!

We saw penguins, peacocks , peacock feathers  and a bearded dragon called Puffy. “It was the best day ever” said Maddox.

In PE we have been doing gymnastics.  We are learning how to jump and land on 2 feet safely.  We chose how high we wanted to jump – it was scarier than we thought at first but after a little encouragement we all managed a jump from the height of our choice.  It was a fun lesson.

To finish our geography learning off we have identified the scruffiest area in our school environment – right outside our classroom! We have cleared away some rubbish already and over the coming months we will decide how we can make this space better.

This week in English we have read The Tiger who came to tea by Judith Kerr.  We loved the story.  We have had a look at some of the sentences in the story and played around with the words to see how short we could make the sentence.  We found out the all sentences need a noun and a verb.  Great grammar work in year 1!

A great start back to the half term in year 1.  Everyone is doing a great job in guided reading this week!

In English we have been reading There’s a snake my school by David Walliams.  We have all been talking about what pet we would bring to school.  We did some super writing about our pets.  Everyone loved the story.

We were back on the geography train this week looking at human and physical features around the school.  Everyone grasped this really well and loved getting outdoors finding the features.

PE was lots of fun this week.  We did lots of running around and practised out throwing and catching accuracy.  Two of the children were awarded star of the lesson for their participation and effort.  Everyone had a great time!