World War 2 Topic
We have continued our topic focus on the Second World War this week, looking in particular at the Battle of Britain. Children learned how the battle was fought and how it was ultimately won by the allied forces.
As part of this learning, we looked at real life accounts from pilots who flew in…
‘Thankful playdoh’
We used our reflection area and our ‘Thankful playdoh’ to make models of things we are thankful for - ‘ I made a spider because I am thankful they catch flies’
Effects of friction in materials
In science we have been investigating the effects of friction in materials. We used rough and smooth surfaces to test how far our materials travelled.
Learning staff notation
In music we have been learning about staff notation and today in our unit,S. African Music, we played a harmonic ostinato using the glockenspiels
Identifying object materials
We looked at different materials in Science and identified different class objects and the material they were made from!
Our reflection area
We have been spending time in our reflection area, thinking about things we are thankful for.
What a wonderful first whole week in Class 1!
We spent our first whole week together following our new class routines, timetable and continuing to explore our new learning environment inside and outside.
Our morning routine of settling in and warming up to learning consists of a self register, book vote and for Y1 tricky word practice. I…
Partitioning, Adding and Subtracting
We have been learning how to partition ones, tens, hundreds and thousands this week. We have partitioned in different ways and Y4 have also been learning how to add and subtract 1,10,100 and 1000 to a four digit number.
New Science unit - Magnets and Forces
In science this week we started our new unit Magnets and Forces. We investigated the different forces-push, pull and twist. We used had a challenge to make our ball move without touching it and then we thought about whether it was a push, pull or twist.
September 2023 week 1 transition task
September 2023 week 1 transition task
Making 2 digit numbers
We having been using base 10 to find different ways to make 2 digit numbers in maths today.
What a fantastic first few days in Class 1!
We spent our first few days together learning new routines, names and exploring our new learning environment inside and outside.
Our whole school focus for English, PSHE, RE and Art this week was the beautifully illustrated 'Flower Power' by Caroline Wedd. We were lucky to have Caroline visit…