Hello Year One,
The children seemed ready for the holiday as we said goodbye today! They have been working hard at school and completed so much.
This week we have been learning the order of the days of the week and the months of the year. If your child is still unsure could you help them with this over the holiday. They have also been learning which months fall in each season. They have been recognising events throughout the year and noticing which season or month they occur in. There are many videos and songs to support this on You Tube.
The children have been writing instructions this week. They wrote instructions for pizza making, cleaning teeth, washing an animal and planting a seed!
We completed our project on 'Homes from the Past,' by researching Victorian furnishing . The children were very surprised about the lack of electricity and toilets!
For science we looked at Winter and the changes that occur in our environment during this season. We recognised how we have to dress differently when it is cold and how our activities change.
There are no spellings this week.
I have some handwriting sheets for you all to take home after the holiday.
Next Half-Term
We will be reading a book called 'Here Comes Mr Postmouse.' The children love this book as the illustrations are amazing and each home has a story to tell. We will be working from ideas generated by this book. The children will sort the sequence of a letter's journey from being written to arriving on someone's doorstep. They will be writing invitations, postcards and letters to their friends.
For science we will continue to explore Winter and start to look at the Spring changes. There will be a woodland walk at some point in the Spring. We will also be exploring the weather and learning to read weather symbols. The children will describe the weather in the different seasons and we will be carrying out a rainfall experiment.
Our geography topic will be about farming and the children will learn about the importance of farms, the different types of farming and will learn to read a map.
For Religious Education we have been learning about Baptism and we will go the Christ Church on Thursday 23rd February as they will be showing the children the font, the larger pool they use and will be explaining the meaning of Baptism. The children will also be making craft items during the afternoon.
For PHSE we will be learning about keeping healthy.
I wish you all a very restful and happy weekend.
Ms Davis
