Dear Year One,
We have had a very busy and exciting week!
On Tuesday we took part in a jungle workshop which the children enjoyed. They had to save the last white lion in the jungle!
On Wednesday we went for a walk to collect natural items. We found sticks, leaves of different colours, large and small stones, ferns and branches. When we returned to the classroom the children sketched the sculptures they wanted to create. Later that day they found the items they needed and created their sculptures. They are amazing! We have a display in the classroom which I am sure you can come and see at some point, but here are a few!
The children have also been learning how to write in the past tense. We are currently looking at suffixes.
For maths we have been concentrating on place value - tens and ones to twenty.
Our history topic is about homes past and present and this week we looked at different types of home. We were able to find out that the most common home in our class is a semi-detached home.
For RE this week we thought about our school community and who is special to us. We talked about why that person is special and how he/she helps our school community flourish.
NEXT WEEK
English
On Monday the children will be planning their own story by creating a story map. On Tuesday they will use their maps to help them write the stories. We will have another comprehension task and will be looking at the suffixes 'ly' and 'ing.'
Maths
Next week we will be starting by ordering numbers from the smallest to the greatest. We will be counting in fives. The children will be learning about doubling and halving and will continue to learn their number bonds to ten, twenty and above.
Science
As we continue our topic on materials the children will be sorting them into a variety of categories. They will learn the difference between transparent and opaque, waterproof and not waterproof and will sort accordingly.
History
Next week we will look in greater detail at different types of housing and the features of different homes.
ART
The children have been working hard on observational drawings. We have looked at pictures of beetles and bees and noticed all the minute details. This week we will be sketching our final copies for the wall display in the corridor.
RE
We are exploring baptism next week. The children will learn what happens and the reasons why people ask to be baptised.
I wish you all a happy and healthy weekend.
Ms Davis
