Weekly News w/c 26th November

This week in our maths lessons, we have learnt how to measure liquids using millilitres and we put this into practice by measuring different amounts of water.  Next, we wrote instructions on how to create exciting potions which will give us superpowers, like invisibility or the ability to fly.  Our next challenge is to see if we can follow our instruction and make the potions - so watch out for invisible or flying children coming your way!

On Tuesday, we had a karate session as part of our superhero training and had great fun learning how to punch and block 'karate-style'. 

We have spent a lot of time this week practising for our assembly.  We are getting better at remembering our words and are becoming more confident at speaking in front of an audience.  You can help us by asking us to rehearse our lines at home too.  We have also had great fun singing our special Superhero song and are looking forward to entertaining you next Thursday at 9am.

Christmas Fayre
Remember, tomorrow (Friday 30th) is a non-uniform day in return for a tombola prize for the Christmas Fayre.

On our parent noticeboard, there is a sign-up sheet.  If you are able to help us before, during or after the Christmas Fayre, this would be very much appreciated.  This is a big fundraiser for the school and any help is gratefully received.  Thank you.

Weekly News - w/c 19th November

It has been another exciting week in Year 1.

In English this week, we have been looking at comic strips and stories.  We learnt about speech bubbles and had a go at writing our own speech bubble conversations between two superheroes; Icy and Invisiboy.  On Thursday, we used our knowledge of comics and had a go at creating our own!

In maths this week, we have been learning about 3D shapes and their properties – ask us what the mathematical name for the corner of a 3D shape is!  We had a go at naming shapes and sorting them by colour, name and properties.  We also experimented to find out which shapes roll and which shapes slide.  We found out that the shapes that have curved surfaces could roll and those with flat faces would slide.

In science, we have been exploring our five senses in detail.  We had feely boxes and images and had a go at describing them with amazing adjectives.

As a daily activity this week, we designed and made our own traps to try and capture the Evil Pea.  Luckily, the traps worked and he was captured and put back in the freezer where he belongs! 

We have also started practising for our first Year 1 assembly.  It is based around our topic – Superheroes! Some of us will have brought home the words that we need to practise for this.

Reminder: our assembly is Thursday 6^th December at 9am.  Please could the children come to school in their best superhero costume, they will need school uniform to change into after the assembly.

Have a lovely weekend!

Repeating patterns

We also looked at repeating patterns in our 2D shape work this week.  We were able to name a variety of 2D shapes, including squares, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.

Why not challenge us to find some of these shapes around the home and ask us questions about them, such as, "how many sides does it have?"

2D Shape Hunt

On Tuesday, we went to Mulbarton Church and did a shape hunt. We found lots of great shapes as you can see!

Reading Cafe and fruit kebabs

We had a fantastic time at our Multicultural Reading Cafe this morning.  Thank you to all the grown-ups that came and helped us with our Diwali-themed art activities.

On Tuesday as part of our Superheroes topic, we learnt about the different food groups and where some foods come from.  We found out that fruit and vegetables can help keep our bodies strong and healthy and made some delicious fruit kebabs.

Phew, what a busy week it has been in Caterpillars!  

We launched our new Superheroes topic and started the week with Wonderful Writing.  

First, we talked about what makes a superhero and thought about some of their key qualities.  Here are some of our ideas:  

“they have special powers” - Danny

“they save the day” - Amber

“they help people” - Ellis

On Tuesday, we had a super visitor from Norwich Castle.  She was dressed as Matron Edith Cavell and told us all about her life.  We agreed that she was a real-life superhero helping soldiers of all different nationalities during World War 1.  We especially enjoyed hearing the tales of her dog Jack!

In maths, we have been learning how to double numbers up to 20 using Numicon and cubes to help us and have done some fantastic maths.  Next week we will be learning about halving numbers.  

Next week we will be enjoying more fantastic superhero adventures!  See you then!