What a busy 6 weeks we have had. The sun has begun to make an appearance again and Spring is certainly here!

 

Of course, we had the infamous World Book Day at the beginning of the half term. We saw lots of magnificent outfits and had a wonderful time looking at different books, thinking about our favourite books and authors and sharing some reading time with Year 5!

In Maths we have been looking at all sorts of different skills, such as measuring and using a ruler, choosing which container will hold the most volume of liquid and using scales to weigh different objects. We have been continuing to practice our arithmetic skills including add, subtract and missing number (this is tricky!) but we are getting better and better and getting used to using a part part whole to help us.

 

In English we have written a variety of things over the last few weeks. We have learnt how to research and write facts on sunflowers and read Oliver’s fruit salad and Oliver’s milkshake to write sentences with conjunctions and adjectives within them. We then spent two weeks on the classic story “Jack and the Beanstalk”. We wrote a letter to the giant telling him what we thought of him! We came up with adjectives for different things in the story (Jack, beanstalk etc) put together a detailed story map, sequenced the story and wrote the story! PHEW, we’ve been busy. 

 

In Science we have conducted an experiment – which we absolutely love in Year 1!! We have been learning to make predictions about what we think will happen and then discussed and wrote in our own words what did happen. Ask us about our Haribo bear experiment and what happened to the bears in different liquids! We have also currently got green fingers in Jaguars and Tigers, as we are each the proud owner of a bean plant! We have been watering them, making sure they’re looked after and getting as much sunlight as possible. We have kept a bean plant diary every couple of weeks and have been keeping an eye on how they are growing. 

 

In PSHE we have been looking at money, what it is and how to look after it. Musically, we have been focusing on body rhythms, keeping to a beat using a stomp, clamp and hand fist sound.  This has proven a fun challenge – ask us to show you a bit! And finally in DT, we have been learning about designing and evaluating a product including a healthy snack and drink. Have a look at our photos to see what we made!

 

A super half term Year 1 – a massive well done to you all.