DT – testing the strength of different designs
This week in DT we have done lots of testing the stability and strength of different shapes. First of all we made three shapes out of playdough. We tested which was the most stable. We found out that the pyramid was the most stable because it had a wide, flat base.
Then we tested the strength of different shapes made out of paper. We made a cylinder, cuboid and triangular prism and placed books on top. We were quite surprised to find that the cylinder held the most books before collapsing.
Later on in the week, we investigated how we could strength our designs. We each made a cylinder on our tables and put them together to make a super structure – some peoples held 24 books with just 6 cylinders!
Finally, we put all our cylinders together to made a mega structure! We were able to put 107 books on it and it still didn’t collapse. We had run out of books! So we decided to see if it could hold the weight of a child which it did! It couldn’t hold the weight of Mr McGriffiths though!
Help at home by making and designing different structures. How could you test their strength!
Living and Learning: 60 active minutes
This week in Living and Learning, we discussed 60 active minutes. This means staying active for 30 minutes at school and 30 minutes at school!
The children had some amazing ideas as to how they could be active outside of school.
I play in the park after school.
I ride my bike to school and home again!
I bounce on my trampoline every day.
I do junior parkrun at the weekend.
I was very impressed how active everyone is being! Well done Year 1!
Help at home by talking to your child about how they can stay active and giving them as much chance as possible to be active!
Roundhay Tennis open days
Living and Learning: healthy eating
In Living and Learning this week we have been talking about how to stay healthy. We have been thinking about how what we eat can help us to stay healthy. We have spoken about the importance of ‘five a day’ as well as looking at the eat well plate. We know we need a balanced diet to stay healthy.
You have to eat fruits and vegetable to be strong.
Fruit and vegetable are good for your heart.
You can not drink fizzy drinks.
Protein is good for and makes you healthy.
It is important to stay hydrated.
We also spoke about the importance of exercise and cleanliness in staying healthy. We also know that we need to take care of our mental health.
Help at home by discussing what you do as a family to be ‘happy and healthy’ at home.
Living and learning: the importance of sleep
Our recent Living and Learning lesson was all about the importance of sleep.
Our learning explored why sleep is so important in our lives, how it can sometimes be difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep, and how to manage this. We also considered what the children can do to help themselves have good habits that can help them to fall asleep.
Firstly, we heard a story about a girl called Mia. We had to identify the things that were STOPPING her from getting to sleep.
As a class, we had a great discussion about what can HELP Mia (and us) to get to sleep and what might STOP us from getting to sleep.
The children has some great ideas.
I cuddle on to my teddy to help me go to sleep.
I have a special light that helps me.
I like to read a bedtime story. It makes me sleepy.
I don’t watch anything on a screen before bedtime.
Help at home by talking to your child about how to get a good night’s sleep and some of the things that can be part of a bedtime routine.
PE – ball skills
This week in PE we have started to work on our ball skills. We will be using our hand eye coordination to throw, catch and aim our balls. We started with a challenge to ourselves – could we catch the ball and clap our hands? If they finished that level then they had to catch the ball after touching their head and shoulders! The children were really determined and did a brilliant job.
We finished the lesson by playing ‘clash ball’. The children had to sit opposite each other and roll their balls so they clashed in the middle. It was lots of fun!
We will continue to practise our ball skills for the rest of the half term.
Help at home by practising throwing and catching different sized balls.
Leeds Rhinos Easter activities
On Friday 18 April, Leeds Rhinos are hosting their annual family day, where all child tickets (seating and standing) are just £5. As well as the Rhinos match against Huddersfield Giants, there are a host of activities that the whole family can enjoy – all included in the price of entry.
There is also a free open training session and meet the players event at AMT Headingley Stadium, during the Easter Holidays, on Tuesday 15 April. Children and families will have the opportunity to watch the Rhinos train, meet Ronnie the Rhino and get autographs/pictures with the players at the end of the session.
DT Food: Overnight oats
This week Year 1 got into the kitchen and made some overnight oats. We used lots of kitchen skills, such as claw grip, snipping, mixing, measuring, arranging and the bridge hold. We really enjoyed making the recipe, although some of us were a little unsure when we tasted the final product!
We have discussed this week how we kept safe when cooking and what we would do next time if we made the recipe again.
Help at home by trying out the recipe for yourselves. What changes would you make? I will send the recipe home next week.
Living and learning: Mind Mate
This week in Living and Learning we looked at recognising and responding to other people’s emotions. We listened to two boys describing their friendship and why they are such good friends. We recognised some of these aspects in our brilliant friendships at school.
We were then presented with the scenario of one of the boys starting a new friendship with someone who had just moved next door to him. We tried to empathise with both boys and consider how this scenario would make them feel.
Owen might be jealous because he thinks that Bill won’t be friends with him any more.
Bill might be sad but Owen can make him feel better and still play with him.
Finally, we did some role play to act out what we would say in this situation.
I would tell Bill that we could play together.
They could all walk to school together.
Owen could tell Bill that they have been friends a long time and are still friends now.
Help at home by talking to your children about how to recognise emotions in others and what they would do if they saw someone upset at school.
World Book Day!
Yesterday was a wonderful world book day! We spent lots of time reading, listening to and discussing books! Miss Birch and Mrs Lake read us their favourite books. We spent some time discussing some of the books we had brought in. We even spent some time with Year 4 reading books together.
At the end of the day we got our £1 book tokens and a reading competition organised by Miss Wilson. Can you match the books to the teachers? There is a £10 book token as a prize! (You should be able to find the competition letter in your child’s book bag!)
Help at home by reading, reading, reading! Any kind of reading anywhere is all helpful!