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What a first week back!
Posted: Apr 20, 2023 by: Mrs Parker (NHemingway) on: Class 1
21st April 2023
Wow! What a way to kick start the summer term here in Year One!
We enjoyed a beautiful Spring morning in the woods on Monday. We noticed a lot of changes since last term, especially thousands of sycamore seeds that have germinated and are starting to grow! It felt a bit strange to be stopping seeds from growing but we had a very interesting chat about how we can look after our woodland by making sure that the trees and ground level plants have enough space and light to grow. Too many sycamore trees would make it too dark and crowded! We found lots of minibeasts that have their habitats in the woods (and then very carefully put them back). Some of us had a go at making our own caterpillars filled with a mixture of soil and grass seeds. We are hoping that, if they get lots of water and sunlight, the grass seeds will grow and they will turn green!
On Thursday, Abi from Pennine Sports Partnership, took us for an active maths session. We looked at our 2, 5 and 10 timetables which we have started to look at in school. We used hoops and cones to play a range of fun and energetic games to help understand the concept of a multiplication number sentence.
For the best 2 days, we have been completing our design and technology topic. We worked in groups to create our motte and bailey castles, making sure that we made the free standing structure strong and stable. We use lots of different techniques including cutting, folding and joining. We included features like a flying bridge, drawbridge and a palisade. We then had lots of fun using them for imaginative play!
I am very excited to see what the rest of this half term bring!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
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