Good News

We listened to the scripture from Luke 2: 8-20. We heard how the Angels spread God’s message that Jesus had been born. We know that Jesus is God’s son because the Angels come from God and they spread the news. We then looked at some different artwork to show representations of the light and the Angels. We then used chalk to create reflected light and what the Angels may have looked like.

Testing Materials

In Science, we have been understanding the different everyday materials we use and what their properties are. We have learnt lots of different scientific words such as:  absorbent, waterproof, transparent, opaque and shiny.  We tested everyday objects by understanding the material and then deciding if they were transparent or opaque and bendy or not bendy. We had great fun testing the objects.  

No Pens’ Day

Year 1 really enjoyed No Pens’ Day. We have been learning about Antarctica and the Arctic in our history this term. We have looked at igloos and are designing and making our own. This morning, we went outside and built our own igloos, made out of snow! We worked in teams and used our speaking and listening skills to work together. Miss Harrison and Mrs Kennedy were very impressed with the final results!

Then, in maths we used some cereal to practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We learnt how to identify equal and unequal groups, making sure that we all had the same number of hoops. In the afternoon we learnt how to join materials together to plan for our igloos that we will make in school.

We finished our day by performing a poem and dance about penguins.

Cinema Trip

Year 1 had a fabulous time visiting the Odeon cinema to watch the ‘Smeds and the Smoos’ and ‘Superworm’. All children were very excited and sat very smartly in their seats in the cinema! We were all really proud of Year 1!

Mary's Story

In RE this term, we have focused our learning on Mary. Last week, we listened to the story of the Annunciation. This week, we listened to the story of the Visitation. We used role play to act out the main events and discussed how Elizabeth knew Mary was special and loved by God.

Non-Fiction Books

In English this week, we have created our own non-fiction books about penguins and polar bears. We wrote some factual sentences, wrote some captions for the pictures and included a contents page in our books. Ask us what we know about these creatures!

God's Earth

In RE, Year 1 have been learning about what we can do to protect God’s Earth. The Eco Committee came in to visit us. They shared information about how they help our school and answered some questions about why they meet. Year 1 really enjoyed listening to them and had some great questions!

Seasonal Changes

We have started our Seasonal Changes topic in Science. We thought about all the seasons – Summer, Autumn, Winter and Summer. We also looked at the months of the year. We thought about summer and what the season was like and then compared it to autumn. We discussed and sorted picture cards of the weather, trees, wildlife, clothing and temperature into summer or autumn.  In pairs we created a tree of either summer or autumn, using different craft materials – we had so much fun!

Humans – Tallest Investigation

We concluded our Humans topic by learning about Brahim Takioullah, the Guinness World Record holder for the world’s largest feet. We used tape to mark out how long his foot is and compared it to our own feet. He has pretty big feet!  

We then thought about and discussed our investigation question – ‘Are the oldest children the tallest?’ We made a prediction for whether we thought the older you are, the taller you are. Then we worked in small groups to look at each other’s birthdays, measured each other’s heights and then compared the results. It was great fun measuring our friends!

Creation Story

In RE, we have been learning about the creation story. We discussed what happened on each day and how amazing the world God created for us is. We looked at some artwork to represent the events of each day.

We then went on an ‘Awe and wonder’ walk around the school where we chose something God created that fascinated us. Some of us said we are in awe of the sky, some of us said volcanoes and mountains and some of us are in awe of how many different living things God created!

Testing Our Senses

This week in science we have been learning the 5 senses and what part of the body uses which sense. We then spent time testing our senses. We used our noses to smell mustard, mint, marmite and coffee. We used our eyes to see a picture and complete a puzzle. We used our ears to hear vehicle noises. We used our hands to touch a smooth ball and a spiky pinecone. We used our mouths to taste different flavours of juice. It was so much fun!