Year 1 - What we are learning

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Space day/History 

The children had a fantastic  day on Monday when they all took part in Space day. The children came into school in fantastic costumes but also the children also made some great costumes that were very shiny and imaginative. The children took part in different activities and learnt all about Neil Armstrong and his life. A lot of the children were interested on him walking on the moon and wondered if he had left any footprints behind...? The children also made jammy spaceships which where bagels with a choice of jam or butter. Not only was this a yummy treat but a good way for the children to practice their gross motor skills. 

PE

This week the children took part in races. They used different skills to move from one side of the grass to another. The had lots of fun racing and cheering on their friends. 

Literacy

This week we have been focusing on questions, what makes a question and how can we show the readers it is a question rather then a statement. The first lesson was the children working in groups and separating questions from statements,  the second lesson was the children become Beegu and writing questions what they think Beegu may ask. 

Maths 

Year 1 have been learning 1 more and 1 less this week. The children had a good understanding of recognising that it is 1 jump to find the number they needed. The children had a worksheet to complete and using ten frames to show there working out. 

Science 

Children used there investigation skills again this week. The went on an Autumn hunt to see if any changes had occurred since they first started school. The children noticed that more leaves are falling of the tress and that they are seeing a lot more conkers walking to and from school. 

RE

As Year 1 are learning about Christianity, they learnt about how Christians believed the world was created in 7 days. There have been lots of discussions around this and children sharing their experiences when they go to church. 

 

Year 1 has had a great week with lots of learning and space activities. The children really enjoyed Space day and had lots of fun being dressed up as astronauts and aliens. 

Literacy 

This week the children have been working on sequencing the story of Beegu. They had discussions within the classroom about the start, middle and end of the story with visuals to help them. 

Next week, Year 1 is going to be introduced to ‘past tense’. They are going to be turning into Beegu and writing a diary entry on how Beegu may have been feeling or what had happened to her. 

 Past tense- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxl28KQOHy4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/z3dbg82

Maths

In Maths this week the children have been focusing on inequality symbols (crocodiles) and using more mathematical language like ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’ when looking at two quantities. Remember the crocodile eats the biggest number!

Next week, the maths focus is going to be  ordering ascending and descending numbers. We will also be learning about how to use a number line correctly and to fill in the missing number. 

Try some  number lines at home. 

IXL - Number lines - up to 10 (Year 1 maths practice)

IXL - Number lines - up to 30 (Year 1 maths practice)

Topic

This week we have been learning about the weather in the season of Autumn. We watched a daily weather forecast report and discussed the different types of weather in England, Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales. Afterwards we looked at the different symbols which are used.

Met Weather Report

RE

Over the past few weeks, the children have been learning about how God created the world in the Bible. This week, they learnt to recognise ‘creation’ as the beginning of the ‘big story’ of the Bible. They then combined their artistic skills with their RE knowledge to make numbered creation days. Wow!

Forest School

Apricot Class had their last session of Forest school for this term. This week they sat around the campfire, toasting  marshmallows and drinking hot chocolate. The children also got to explore the textures around them by making bracelets from items  they found in the environment. Apricot class have really enjoyed Forest school this term and have been very lucky with the weather. 

Space Day 

On Wednesday the children had a fantastic time learning all about Space, Neil Armstrong and how he was the first man to walk on the moon. The children have had lots of space theme activities to do, as well as watching clips of rockets taking off and exploring what it’s like to be in space. Year 1 completed posters that were full of information about Neil Armstrong and got creative when become newsreaders. The whole day was out of this word!

Apricot Class

Beech Class

Walnut Class