Summer 1
As scientists, how can we care for our plants?
Week 1
What an amazing week it's been in Year 1! We swiftly got back into our routines while also preparing for our first school trip of the year.
In English, we have been looking at our new text 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. We completed our box of tricks lesson, cold write and lastly drew our story maps to help us to remember the story.
In maths, we began our new unit on multiplication and division. Throughout the week we looked at counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We practised counting forwards and backwards in 2s, 5s and 10s.
In science, we designed a pot suitable for planting a flower. As a class we discussed the different requirements a plants need to survive. Next week, we'll plant our pots, with each child taking charge of watering their plant.
In geography, we began to compare the weather across the UK. We looked at the weather in the different seasons and drew what clothes and items you would need for each season.
In ICT, we started our new coding unit. We recapped what an algorithm was before moving on and looking at an object and an action.
As part of our Design & Technology unit this term, we'll be making smoothies. On Friday, we identified fruits from a selection of fruits and vegetables, learning that for something to be classified as a fruit, it must contain seeds.
Chessington World of Adventures - school trip
On Wednesday, Year 1 visited Chessington World of Adventures for a fantastic Science workshop based on their Living things and their Habitats topic! The children loved seeing all the animals and even getting to meet some of them up close!
Week 2
Another great week in year 1!
In English, we began to innovate our story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to 'Jenny and the sunflower'.
In maths, we worked on grouping and sharing equal groups. We worked on arrays and revisiting our learning on doubles.
In science, we went on a treasure hunt for plants and trees around the school grounds. We used our checklist to see if we could find any of the plants and trees on our list. We were looking and naming common flowers, deciduous and evergreen trees.
In Spanish, we revisited the 5 colours we looked at in lesson 1 before learning 5 more in lesson 2. We now know a total of 10 colours in Spanish.
On Friday, we completed the 'Wild Mile Run'. The children looked fantastic dressed as wild animals as they ran as many laps of our school as they could.
We also had our first PTA movie night of the term. The children enjoyed the movie 'Wish' while snacking on popcorn, fruit and drinking juice.
Thank you to the PTA for organising and setting up the 'Wild Mile Run' the children really enjoyed this event. Also a massive thank you again to the PTA and to the Dolphin parent volunteers for helping run a very successful movie night.
