Saturday, 6 July 2019

Weekly News w/c 01.07.19

This week in Year 1, we have continued work linked to our Power of Reading book 'Lila and the Secret of Rain'.  The children enjoyed using the laptops on Thursday to research Kenya as this is where our story is set.  We found out lots of information including where Kenya is, the size of its population, what its flag looks like and about the wildlife there.  Then, we used the information to write our own fact files to share our information.

In maths, we have continued to develop our understanding of time and have started using the vocabulary of 'earlier' and 'later', 'faster' and 'slower'.  We also tried to solve some word problems involving time.  Can you solve this Gold challenge question?

     Miss Wright had a party and five of her friends came.  Use the clues to work out what order her friends arrived.

·        Sam arrived later than Ben and Lily.
·        Kit arrived later than Sam but earlier than Pippa.
·        Lily arrived the earliest.
   
In continuous provision, we have also enjoyed using stopwatches to time ourselves to complete different activities, e.g. running the width of the playground.

As part of our Splendid Skies topic, we have been learning about the weather.  This week, we conducted a science experiment to investigate the question 'How Wild is the Wind?'  We measured the direction and strength of the wind every day to see how this changed and answered questions about our findings.

In RE, we have been learning about Christian baptisms.  This week, we worked collaboratively to write our own baptism blessings. 

Next week, we have our three transition days where we get to spend time in our new classes.  Ladybirds will become Dolphins with Miss Shipp; and Caterpillars will become Whales with Mrs Brooks and Mrs Peek.  We are sure they will have a fabulous time.  Remember that the children will be collected from the playground on Monday morning and taken straight to their new classes.  The children have been shown where they need to line up.

Have a lovely weekend
Year 1 Team