The children spent time making amounts using base ten. They showed each number using tens and ones. They also found one more and one less than a given number.

In the afternoons the children have been exploring 3D shapes in maths. We discussed their names, properties and shapes that are similar in our environment.

In English we have started our new book called Oliver’s Vegetables. The children explore lots of real veg and discussed some excellent vocabulary to describe what they could see.

The children had a wonderful morning taking part in Sports Day. Thank you to all the families that were able to support the children.

Year 1 really enjoyed a visit from the fire safety team. We learnt how to stay safe at home and what to do in an emergency.

Year 1 focused on learning about India. We looked at the location, weather and food. We looked in more detail about the clothing they wear and how it is different to what people wear in the United Kingdom.

We gathered some thoughts from the children-

”Their clothes are very pretty and colourful.”

”They wear long clothes in India but we wear shorts in summer.”

”They have their arms out but their legs are covered.”

The children enjoyed their music lesson with the ukuleles.

The children have also enjoyed learning about how to use the Scratch programme on the iPads.

In maths the children have been counting in 5’s. They counted bears in groups of 5.

This week the children have been finding the weight of two objects. They have used blocks to find the weight. The children have also found the difference between the weight of two objects.
They have also learnt off by heart a poem and put actions to it. They then performed it to Year 2.

The children enjoyed wearing red, white and blue today and having a picnic on the field to celebrate. We had a one minutes silence to mark the celebration. They also enjoyed dancing and singing from SD Studios and the school choir. Proud of some of our year one children who took part.

The children enjoyed exploring with the money this week. They used the money to count out amounts to buy things from our pretend shop.

In PE we have been practising our ball skills.

In maths the children have been exploring coins. They have been sorting them into different groups as well as adding coins to make different amounts.

We had a lovely afternoon being creative making Easter cards.

We had a wonderful day exploring activities linked with familiar stories. We also designed and then made our hand puppets using felt and then we either stitched or glued it together.