Year 1 have had a lovely two weeks!

Last week we had a special workshop led by Accent catering all about the 'Eatwell guide' and we enjoyed sorting food into their food groups. 

In English we have been learning about traditional tales. We have read the story of the Hare and the Tortoise and also learnt about the prefix 'un' and the suffix 'er'. We then wrote sentences to compare the hare and the tortoise. 

In maths we have been exploring multiplication and grouping counters into equal groups. We then learnt how to draw arrays to match multiplication sentences and have been practising countins in 2s, 5s and 10s. 

In geography we have continued learning about the weather and had a lot of fun being weather forecasters, using weather symbols to predict the weather for different parts of the UK.

In science we have been making the most of our school grounds and went to look at the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees. 

This week we also started a little bit of French! We learnt 'bonjour and salut' and have enjoyed greeting each other in French.

We are also very much looking forward to our school trip to Hobbledown tomorrow!

Year 1 have had a very busy two weeks! A highlight was designing and then making our own fruit salads in class. We carefully chopped our chosen ingredients and were all very happy with the final taste test!

In English we have been writing animal fact books. We compared fiction and non-fiction books first, then wrote about our chosen animal's appearance, animal group and diet. We then went to share these with Reception. 

In maths we explored length and height. We began by measuring with cubes then used rulers to measure objects as well as lines. 

In geography, we have been looking at our local area. We thought about our home, town, borough, city, country AND continent! We are very much looking forward to our local walk at the end of the week too. 

In science we have continued our topic of animals and this week we have been making the most of our school grounds and went pond dipping. So far Hedgehogs and Otters have been successful finding a range of animals including newts. Moles are looking forward to their turn tomorrow. 

We also enjoyed singing to you all this afternoon! Have a lovely Easter break.

Welcome back Year 1!

This week we have started our poetry topic in English. So far we have explored and performed nursery rhymes and rhyming poems. We have learnt how to perform poetry in an exciting way through using actions, sound effects and changing the tone of our voice. In Maths, we are recapping our knowledge of subtraction, and we have been looking for the missing number using part whole models, number lines, and pictures. In music, we are creating our own aquarium- sounding music. We have used a range of instruments including, a glockenspiel, tambourine, drum and maraca. In geography, we are learning about rural and urban areas. We will be exploring the different features we can find in a rural and urban environment. In science, we are continuing to learn about animals. This week we have learnt about carnivore, omnivore and herbivore diets.