Week Commencing: 24.03.25

Yet again, we've had another busy week in Class R/1! In RE, the children enjoyed creating some Palm Sunday inspired artwork using coloured card and oil pastels. In geography, the children identified which animals live in hot and cold places and worked hard to explain why each animal was suited to each habitat. The children are working equally as hard in English to plan and write a non-chronological report on Arctic and desert animals. To end the week, the children were thrilled to have lunch with their family members on Friday. We look forward to starting our 'Freestanding Structures' unit next week as we begin DT week which is always popular amongst the class.

Week Commencing: 17.03.25

Wow! What a fantastic, busy week we've had in Class R/1! It has been assessment week this week and the children have been working incredibly hard to showcase their skills and knowledge. In English, the children have been busy creating their own polar themed characters which they have enjoyed writing about within their own animal themed adventure story. Phonics wise, Reception have been learning the 'air' trigraph, while Year One have been revising the 've, ai, at and oi' sounds. Well done to Year One who have been keen to earn lots of honey pots on EdShed this week as they have been playing lots of different games in preparation for their weekly spelling test. A highlight of the week for many of the children was learning all about Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake in science. I think we may have some future astronauts in Class R/1! 

Week Commencing: 10.03.25

In Phonics this week, Reception have been learning the 'igh' trigraph while Year One have been revising 'nk' and 'tch'. Maths wise, Reception have been busy exploring 9 and 10, while Year One have moved on to comparing length and height. As part of our Desert to Garden themed RE unit, we explored Jesus' temptation in the desert. We talked about how Jesus may have felt and the children worked hard to infer what Jesus may have been thinking during his time in the desert. The children were encouraged to think about a time in which they may have felt tempted to make a bad choice. In science this week, we explored the role of an astronaut. The children found out about the type of training that an astronaut needs to do before they can go to space, as well as learning about how astronauts gather information about space. To end the week, we learnt about why some places are hot and why some are cold. Our deserts and poles themed geography unit is very popular with the class! The children are enjoying sharing their knowledge of animals that live in hot and cold places too which is great to see. Well done, Class R/1! On Friday, pupils looked at the difference between taller and shorter by drawing round each other to compare heights.

Week Commencing: 03/03/25

In Phonics this week, Reception have been learning the er sound, while Year One have been learning the wh, e and o sounds. In English, we have moved onto our animal adventure stories unit and have been exploring the text, 'Poles Apart'. The children have particularly enjoyed learning about different places in the book and they have found the humour in the book amusing, particularly the character called 'Pog' who is popular among the class! The book links nicely to our 'Deserts and Poles' geography unit. This week in geography, the children learnt that there are hot places in the world due to being close to the equator and that there are cold places in the world due to being far away from the equator. Reception had lots of fun building a plane in the Travel Agent themed role play area. Maths wise, Reception have been focusing on ordering and sequencing time, while Year One have been learning how to partition numbers up to 50 into tens and ones. To end the week, we made some important Lenten promises in RE as we began our new unit titled, 'Desert to Garden'. 

Week Commencing: 24.02.25

It has been another busy week of fun-filled learning in Class R/1! Art week is always popular among the class. The children have been creating a range of different spiral themed pieces inspired by the work of outdoor artist, Molly Haslund. The children particularly enjoyed creating some continuous line spiral drawings on the playground using chalk and pastels. Hoghton Tower was the theme of this week's history lesson. The children worked hard to explain why the tower is a local landmark, as well as having a go at building their own Hoghton Tower in the construction area. Phonics wise, Reception have been focusing on Miss Oh No's 'oa' digraph in the words loaf, road, boat, soap, and toad. Tricky Witch has not fooled Year One this week as they have been mastering the tricky 'are' and 'ph' sounds.