Last week we started designing minibeasts! We chose which minibeast we would like to create and made a plan. We labelled the different materials we were going to use and how we were going to put it together. We then used different pieces of junk modelling to create our chosen minibeast!
Some of our children moved up a classroom this afternoon, and some became 'the professionals' in the room, welcoming the newer children in to their classroom. We had teamwork going on, communication and rules being spoken about, laying down children's expectations of us (as well as ours of them), some playing together and also finding out about each others strengths, [...]
As a bit of relief from the hot weather, class 1 had some fun with wet sponge balls this afternoon! The main aim was to get super soaked!
It has just started to hatch! What could it be....? Some excited faces as we try and guess what might be inside. A turtle, a dragon, a unicorn....?!
This afternoon we started learning about The Water Cycle. We read a story called 'Once Upon a Raindrop' - it explained all the different uses for water and why it is important. We then began to look at where water comes from. We learnt about how the sun heats the sea, causing evaporation. It then turns into condensation (clouds) and [...]
Class 1 and 2 had a great day at the beach on Thursday! We had a long walk from the school to Putsborough beach. First, we made sandcastles and had a kick around with the football. Before we had our lunch we went to explore the rock pools. We found; crabs, jellyfish and coral! After lunch, we had our sandcastle [...]
Classes 1 and 2 had a fantastic day at Rosemoor today. Despite the weather, we went rummaging through the woods on a mini-beast hunt. More photos and details to follow on Monday. Thank you to all of our helpers today!
This week we started a new activity. It's called 'Request a Selfie!' During their independent learning time, if they have made or done something that they are proud of, they can request a selfie! If they clip one of the cameras to their work, we will email it home to show you. This has encouraged some fantastic pieces of writing [...]
We've started to learn about minibeasts and their habitats. We talked about what 'habitat' means and how different minibeasts need different places to live! Today, we went on a minibeast hunt! We found; snails, ants, woodlice, bees, ladybirds, spiders and worms!
This week, the year 1's have started looking at multiplication. We started looking at repeated addition and counting in groups of 2s, 5s and 10s. Today, we started building arrays to help us multiply! We took cones and some chalk outside, and began solving multiplication sentences. It was tricky at first, but by the end we all had 'double thumbs [...]
