Autumn 1 - Week 4
In phonics this week we have been learning to read words with the suffixes -ing and -ed. We found it helped us to 'chunk up' these words.
Our maths lessons have continued to include lots of practical activities, as well as some tasks that required us to record our learning. We have been finding one more and one less than numbers to 10 and using the words 'fewer, more or the same' to compare amounts. Some of the problem solving questions really got us thinking this week!
We have also started our first writing unit linked to the book 'Everybody Counts.' In each lesson we spend some time thinking and talking about our ideas before writing. We are all trying very hard to remember to leave finger spaces between words as well as using a capital letter and full stop.
In Geography we have been learning about our local area. On Monday we shared what we already know about Great and Little Shelford. On Tuesday we went on a village walk. While we were out we spotted some places that we hadn't thought about in school on Monday. We also looked closely at houses, noticing similarities and differences between them. Back in school we thought about our walk and answered the question 'Are all homes the same?' Some of our stories this week have also helped us to think about this.
In art we enjoyed the book 'Swirl by Swirl,' it was full of examples of spirals in nature. Afterwards we used chalk and pastels to create our own snail artwork. Some of us spent a long time on this as we enjoyed experimenting with colours and patterns.
We began our Forest Friday session with the story 'Stickman' and then made our own stickmen. We took them on adventures around the meadow and wildlife garden. One of the stickmen was having so much fun he got lost in meadow - we will look out for him next week!
In maths we have been doing both practical activities and written activities. We continue to work with numbers to 10, counting on from any number and finding 'one more'. There have also been lots of questions where we have had to apply our learning to solve problems.
In our PE lesson we took on lots of running challenges. We had to listen carefully and follow the instructions as well as running fast! We ended our PE lesson by learning the game 'Sticky Witches' which we'd like to play again soon.
We put our senses to the test in Science lesson this week. After labelling body parts on a huge picture we thought about which part of the body is associated with each of the five senses. Then each day we did a different activity - identifying fruit from close up photos, listening to animal sounds, feeling toy animals hidden in a bag, smelling a variety of smells and tasting fruit.
There has been lots of creativity in Year 1 this week. We took our artwork outside today and created big spirals on the playground using chalk. Lots of us were excited about pointing these out to our families at the start or end of the day.
Our Forest Friday started with a story - Stanley's Stick. Some of us found our own 'fantasticks' and had creative ideas about what they could be. We also had ideas and interests of our own that kept us busy throughout the morning.
Autumn 1 - Week 2
In phonics we have continued to review our prior learning. This week we have been practicing our tricky words lots! If you see us with a tricky word sticker, ask us to read the word to you.
In maths we have been consolidating our understanding of numbers to 10, using a range of representations. It is important that we have a good understanding of the value of number as we will apply this throughout the year. We have also been set some challenges that require us to apply this knowledge.
We have been learning about the Christian story of Creation in RE lessons, sequencing pictures to retell the story and talking about the natural world.
In art lessons we have been drawing spirals, exploring different drawing tools and surfaces. We particularly enjoyed working together to make a big spiral picture on a piece of paper that was as long as our classroom.
Our Forest Friday challenge this week was to make a story stick, it was great to be able to help our friends and work together on this activity.