On the stage
There are a few budding actors in Year 1 who should definitely be on stage at some point. Scripts have been our focus over the past week – here are some scripts being put to good use.
What is an algorithm?
Algorithms are a set of rules or a process. This is a hard concept to understand when you are 5 years old but we have started to think about how we can learn about them in Year 1. We can follow instructions by listening to them or by reading them but if a computer needs instructions then it needs programming. Here is our first attempt at programming – giving Beebots (half bee, half robot!) a series of instructions.
Well done, Year 1!
Well done to every child in Year 1 for a great assembly this afternoon. Special thanks to Byron who offered to take over Arundeep’s lines.
The children have all tried very hard this week to learn lines, use props and to speak in front of an audience. There were a few nerves but also excitement this afternoon. Aisha summed it up well: ‘That was fun!’
Thank you to all the family and friends who came to watch.
Good luck with the Wake up Shake up routine tomorrow.
Art around the world
As part of our Big Topic, Katie and…, we have been finding out about art from around the world – a good chance to check our geographical knowledge from our recent Where in the World topic, too.
Aboriginal art has certain features that we tried to include in our own examples. Can you see them in the work below?
Cooking in the new curriculum
Teachers have been busy learning about the different cooking skills we’ll be teaching your child this year!
Today we’ve made a tasty (and healthy) garden salad!
Meet the artists in Year 1
The first week of our Big Topic has been really busy. We had an amazing day with Splats – the children worked on their scene from Katie’s Picture Show for 45 minutes and then it all came together for a professional performance. Well done to all of the children and thank you to Arran who co-ordinated the whole day and narrated the story in the performance. There are a few photos below from the day and also some photos of our own artists – following Vincent Van Gogh’s lead, drawing sunflowers.
Did you know yoga means union?
From balances to relaxation, Year 1 had a very calming end of the day with a yoga session with Roisin who runs a local children’s yoga class at Yoga Kula in Chapel Allerton. Information will be sent out about her class for any children who are interested in doing yoga regularly.
Take a look at some of our poses.
Vincent Van Gogh or Kandinsky?
Today we have started our new Big Topic, Katie and… based on the books by James Mayhew.
Year 1 had some great group discussions about likes and dislikes of a number of famous paintings. We concluded that it was ok to each have our own opinions and to respect others’ opinions, too.
Ralph the Rabbit
Let me introduce you to a member of Year 1 that you may not have met before – this is Ralph:
Ralph goes to someone’s house every Friday but doesn’t like being away from school too long so needs to be returned to school on Monday morning. Ralph will have a rucksack with his pyjamas in and he has a full set of clothes (including boxer shorts) so please make sure he doesn’t sleep in his clothes. In the bag with Ralph, you will find a book for you to record what Ralph has done at your house while he has been visiting. Please make sure that all his clothes are returned back to school with Ralph – one of the main objectives for your child is to be responsible for something else which means caring for his possessions.
We hope you enjoy having Ralph to stay – he’s a very easy-going house guest!
Welcome to Year 1
Wow! What a brilliant start to Year 1. The children have moved from Reception to Year 1 without any upset and are certainly ready to learn – well done to Mrs Burke and her team who have done a brilliant job preparing the children for Key Stage 1.
We’ve had a busy couple of weeks, learning new routines and getting straight into all lessons. We have seen some fantastic independent writing and have discovered that there are some great imaginative ideas when predicting stories. Gerry the Giraffe has helped us to learn some positional language and there has been some great PE which has impressed Mr Catherall.
Here are some photos of our first couple of weeks:
