Year 1: Independent Challenges
Year 1 have been working extremely hard this week in independent challenges. We have been building Sukkahs using lego, practicing our number formation, writing silly sentences, working on greater than, less than and equal to and putting our phonics skills to the test in our phonics matching game!
Online Safety - Memes
They’re everywhere online, but do you really know what memes are saying? ???? This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide explores the role of memes in youth culture - and why they’re not always as harmless as they seem. From hidden messages to misinformation, we break it down ???????? Plus, we share four simple ways parents and educators can guide young people to engage more safely with memes - encouraging empathy, critical thinking and healthier digital habits ????????
KS1 Kurling Club
It’s our second week of KS1 Kurling Club, and the children are already showing fantastic progress! They’ve been practising aiming for the target and learning how to control the force they use when pushing the stones. We’ve seen lots of perseverance as they refine their technique and friendship as they cheer each other on and celebrate every good shot. It’s brilliant to see their confidence growing with each session — all great preparation for our competition in December!
Year 1 - RE - Decorating Sukkahs
Year 1 have had lots of fun learning all about Sukkahs! They have decorated their own Sukkahs and discussed what would happen in a Sukkah and why.
Year 1 - DT - Juicing
Year 1 pupils were busy juicing oranges, lemons, and limes! They worked on important physical development skills, including gross motor skills for squeezing and holding the juicers steady, and fine motor skills for twisting the fruit and manipulating the seeds. They also used their hand-eye coordination and following instructions to complete the tasty task!
Year 1 - Independent Challenges
Year 1 were busy this week developing core skills across different activities. They focused on literacy by creating silly sentences, strengthened their fine motor skills and measurement by building towers with cubes, practiced numeracy by writing number lines, and boosted their geographical awareness by collaborating to build an aerial map of the school. They learned through focused play and exploration!
Year 1 - Independent Challenges
We have had a fantastic week so far completing independent challenges! These vary from completing a 'colour and write' phonics challenge, to building a school using lego!
Year 1 - Preparing Food Safely
This week we have discussed all things kitchen safety! We discussed how to prepare food safely, how to use equipment safely and why we do this. The children had fun taking turns to cut a variety of food items including bananas, peppers and apples.
Year 1 - PSHE - Our Feelings
The children loved reading and listening to Harold's story. We read the story and discussed Harold's feelings during different parts of the story, followed by showing these feelings to each other!
Year 1 Science - Senses
In Science this week, the children used their sense of smell and sight to describe the food item. They smelt and saw bananas, toothpaste, paprika, hot chocolate powder and lemon juice! The children thoroughly enjoyed putting these senses to the test!
Year 1 - Science - Senses
In science we have been learning about the 5 senses. We looked at and tasted foods to use 'smell' and 'sight' senses. The children tasted lemon juice, chocolate, popcorn and dark chocolate and used the terms 'sour, sweet, salty and bitter' to describe them.
Year 1 - Phonics and Maths
Year 1 have been busy using this phonics knowledge to match letters to images to create the correct words and practicing number formation in provision!
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