In Y1S during our transition week we have practised our number bonds to 10 using counters. Please follow and like us:
Category: KS1
Pirate Rafts!
The children reflected on their learning about Materials from the Spring Term to plan, design and make their raft. The raft needed to float and be big enough to hold a playmobil pirate. We will test the rafts and evaluate our designs later in the week. Please follow and like us:
Capacity learning in 1/2W
Following on from the learning of our text ‘The Pirate’s Next door’, the children used their skills in numeracy to make ‘Pirate Grog’. There was a lot of collaboration as the children had to follow instructions and measure the correct amount of each ‘ingredient’ using the scale on the jug in millilitres. Please follow and […]
Land Ahoy Fish and Chip Supper
To celebrate our topic ‘Land Ahoy’ coming to a close, we came together to have a lovely fish and chip supper and be pirates. We went ‘Old School’, put away the mobile phones and played good old fashioned board games with each other and completed word searches that the children had made. Some parents had […]
Let’s go shopping! – Adding 2 amounts using coins.
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Recognising coins and making amounts in 1/2WB
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Talk for writing – The Magic Train Ride
We have been learning to retell a story using actions. We are becoming really confident! We are going to use this learning to help us with our writing later in the week. Please follow and like us:
Reasoning about addition.
The children in 1/2WB have been reasoning about adding numbers using a ‘whole, part model’. The children have used their counting skills to find the missing number. Please follow and like us:
Computing using Book Creator
Thank you to the Y4 experts who came to show the children (and adults!) in 1/2WB how to use book creator to add pictures and sentences about our visit. The children loved working and learning together. Please follow and like us:
NSPCC activity
Year 1 did 5 activities to earn our 100 points for the NSPPCC – Speak out Stay Safe fundraising activity. The children did really well and embraced all the activities. We love PE! Please follow and like us:
English Institute of Sport- Keystage 1
30 of the Key stage 1 children were selected to go to the English Institute of Sport for a fun Multi skills day. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day and learned lots of new sports that they might like to try in future. They also had to use their problem solving skills to rescue each […]
Conisbrough Castle Educational Visit
The KeyStage 1 children had a cold but great time finding out about Conisbrough Castle and its history. During the visit, Seth became a spit boy who would have worked for 4-6 hours without a break, turning a pig over the fire for the lords and ladies whereas George’s job was to clean out the […]
Learning to tell the time.
Some of our Y1 children learning to tell the time. Please follow and like us:
Amazing Home Learning!
Just look at this castle! It tasted as good as it looks. Thank you for your superb effort. Please follow and like us:
Bee bots to the rescue!
Last week in our computing session, the children had to programme the bee bot to help Shrek to rescue Fiona from the castle. They had to endure dragons and obstacles on the way! Please follow and like us:
Scientists investigating in 1B
In our Materials learning in Science, we were investigating which would be the best types of paper to a)mop up water and b) paint on. We had great fun with the investigating. The conclusion we came to was that paper towels were the most absorbent paper for mopping up water and art paper was the […]
Fairy Tale Castle
The Year 1 children have been busy over Christmas and in the last week! They have made castles from recyclable materials such as left over Christmas paper, cardboard boxes and toilet roll inners! They are embracing their learning about Towers and Turrets with vigour. Well done 1B ! Please follow and like us:
Awesome Art from 1B
In our Art lesson this week with Mrs Taylor, we learned about Tone using a 4B pencil. The children copied parts of the fairy tale castle and used their skills to show different tones and create some fantastic artwork. Please follow and like us:
KS1 Production – A donkey for sale!
What a wonderful start to our Christmas productions, the Y1/2 children took to the stage to perform a donkey for sale. What a performance it was, the children sang their hearts out. Well done everyone we are really proud of you. Please follow and like us:
The Dogs Trust
Last Monday the Dogs Trust visited our class. The children prepared lots of fantastic questions to ask and found out all about the dogs they care for and also how to stay safe around dogs. We then wrote persuasive letters which we sent to parents so we can make a dog hamper to send to the […]
Sorting 2D Shapes
We have been learning about 2D shapes and have used a venn diagram to sort them according to their properties. Please follow and like us:
The Dog’s Trust
Last Monday we had a visit from the Dog’s Trust to teach us how to look after a pet. Please follow and like us:
Balbir Singh Dance Workshop
Children across school have been enjoying learning new dance movements with the help of the Balbir Singh Dance Company. Our workshop has given us some brilliant ideas for our dance and we will be lucky enough to see an exhibition at Magna. Please follow and like us: