Class 1
King Charles Coronation Celebrations!
admin on: Class 1
5th May 2023
This week we have been celebrating King Charles Coronation in style here in Year One!
We worked collaboratively to create a poster to take out with us for the Proms on the Playground and here it is ...
On Friday morning, we had our very own street party indoors due to the weather! We created our own crowns to wear as party hats out of natural materials, used felt tips on material to create bunting, drew a profile of the King, created placemats inspired by the Union Jack and even had a picnic!
To finish our week, we performed I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers in our Netherthong Proms in the Playground. All classes learnt a song from the seven decades that the King has been alive. Everyone went out onto the playground and starting with Year Two who performed a song from the 1950s, we listen to a wide genre of songs! We finished the concert by singing the national anthem as a school.
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
Mad about multiplying!
admin on: Class 1
28th April 2023
With the sports coach this half term, we are looking at boxercising. We have learnt the stance when boxing along with different types of punches like a jab and cross. We used boxing gloves and pads while working together to practice these different moves. How exciting it was!
During outdoor learning, we enjoyed reading fiction and non fiction books about all the smallest creatures that live in our woods this week. We thought about how plants grow and some of us used our knot tying and cutting skills to make grass seed caterpillars. We were amazed by all the sycamore seeds that have germinated and are starting to grow in our woodland – they are now developing very strong roots and a second set of leaves.
In maths with Mr Sweeney, we have started to look at grouping to help us with our multiplication. We used lots of different manipulatives to help us understand how to group different amounts to help us write a multiplication number sentence. We needed to count up in jumps of 2, 5 and 10 to help us work out the answers.
I hope the weather stays sunny for this bank holiday weekend and we will see you on Tuesday morning!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
What a first week back!
admin 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
The holiday is here!
admin on: Class 1
31st March 2023
What a brilliant end to a fabulous half term! On behalf of the whole Year 1 team, I would like to thank you all again for your continued support that you have given the children.
To round off our history topic, we took to the field once again to recreate another battle. We have been looking at the critical contest for the crown in 1066 between Harold Godwinson and William, Duke of Normandy. We thought about how the English soldiers would have felt having just marched all the way down to the south of England to take part in another battle, then having to travel up and down the steep slope several times while battling the Normans.
What a lovely Spring morning we had in the woods this week! We spotted hundreds of sycamore seeds trying to grow, daffodils blooming and our bluebells growing steadily. Some of our deciduous trees are starting to grow fresh green leaves as well! We revisited the story of Owl Babies and thought about the food chain that owls are part of. We tried to hunt for prey like the mother owl; it was very tricky to keep quiet while we were searching for food! We got creative with clay and made some wonderful owls of our own using sticks, leaves and feather and seeds.
During our outdoor learning session, we managed to plant our Red Nose That Grows! We have placed it in our window and will keep you updated with the progress it makes. Our nose is going to promote butterflies visiting our beautiful woodland.
We had an exciting design and technolody session today. We planned our structure of a motte and bailey castles in our groups. We thought about how we are going to make our freestanding structure and which additions we were going to add to the bailey. We are going to be creating these after Easter so keep your eyes peeled!
Have a fantastic weekend and holiday everyone, get lots of rest ready to start school again in 2 weeks!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx
Quarter turn, half turn, whole turn!
admin on: Class 1
24th March 2023
We have had a busy week in maths! We have started looking at position and direction, making quarter, half and whole turns with Mr Sweeney. We went on to the playground and used chalk to show the turns that their partners had asked them to do.
Today, we used our programming skills to practice all the vacabulary we had acquired during the week to help BeeBot move to the different locations of Little Red Riding Hood on maps.
Sadly, we said goodbye to Mrs Lindley in assembly. We all drew a picture of ourselves and stuck them together to create a beautiful card for her. We wrote a lovely message inside too. We are going to miss her terribly but wish her well for the future!
I hope the weather continues to improve, 1 week to go!
Mrs Parker and the Year One Team xxx