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Going on an adventure!

In literacy, we are looking at scripts. Each group has got their own script with a different adventure. Today, we looked at the setting description at the beginning and got ourselves into our starting positions.

Arctic Adventure

ALL THE ESKIMOS ARE TRAVELLING ON A SLEDGE WITH DOGS PULLING THEM. IT IS VERY COLD.

Antarctic Adventure

ALL THE EXPLORERS ARE STANDING IN THE COLD ON THE SOUTH POLE, LOOKING A BIT CONFUSED.

Indian Adventure

A GROUP OF CHILDREN ARE ON A SCHOOL TRIP NEAR THE INDIAN OCEAN. IT IS VERY HOT.

Pacific Adventure

FISHERMEN ARE STUCK ON AN ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. IT IS VERY HOT AND THEY ARE ALL SITTING UNDER A TREE FOR SHADE.

Atlantic Adventure

ON A BOAT SAILING FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA BUT THERE IS A BIG STORM THAT IS GETTING STRONGER. THE SAILORS ARE SCARED.

We’re looking forward to practising and performing the rest of the scene while we learn about the features of a play script.

Parents’ evening time slots

Here are the times allocated for parents’ evenings this week. Times have been given on a first come, first served basis in relation to preferred times.

Wednesday 12 February

3.30 Megan
3.40 Grace
3.50 Oliver
4.00 Elias
4.10 Aleena
4.20 Harry
4.30 Zeewa
4.40 Neive
4.50 Pippa
5.00 Abdullah
5.10 Umaimah
5.20 Pohnum
5.30 Nishaan
5.40 Sam
5.50 Nico
6.00 Daanyaal
6.10 Stanley
6.20 Noah
6.30 Brandon
6.40 Saleem

Thursday 13 February

3.30 Hibba
3.40 Owen
3.50 Edward
4.00 Matteo
4.10 Isobel
4.20 Enya
4.30 Archie
4.40 Zack
4.50 Pavan

Please come and see me if you cannot make your time slot so that alternative arrangements can be made.

How can sitting on a bus make you a hero?

There was a lady in America who was arrested for not giving her seat up on a bus.  She was a black American lady and she was arrested because she did not give up her seat for a white man.

Why is she a hero?

She is a hero because she fought for the rights of black people in America.  Here are some photos of Y1 doing some drama while learning about Rosa Parks.

Challenge Corner

Challenges in Maths have been welcomed by the Year 1 children – they are always up for a challenge!  There are different challenges in this corner over two weeks; they will relate to some learning that the children have already done but will extend their thinking even more.  These challenges should develop the children’s independence while pushing their learning even further.

How many will you get?

There has been some tricky maths going on in Year 1. Grouping and sharing, the beginnings of division, has had the brains ticking more than ever.  Lots of practical work and some very resilient attitudes have shown that we can divide in Year 1.

07 February 2014

Here are this week’s spellings.  There will be a spelling test on Friday 14 February 2014.

Don’t forget, there will be no spellings sent home over the half term holiday but you can still be looking at words and spellings while you are out and about!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Evie and Poppy who were elected as the school councillors for Reception Class.

Well done to all the other candidates as well. We were really impressed with how confidently and clearly everyone spoke.

07 February 2014

Our spellings this week investigate how words change when er and est are added. In the list, all the words are adjectives – they describe nouns.

Notice how you drop the y for an i when changing the root word to er or est.

“Run, run, as fast as you can!”

Having spent three weeks learning, acting out and writing about the Gingerbread Man, Year 2 decided to try and make our own. But did it come to life?

In groups, we seived, beat, stirred and kneaded until we had a rich, brown dough that smelt delicious! We then cut out our Gingerbread shapes and popped them into the oven – just like Granny!

The staff in the office were teased by the tempting scents that wafted in their direction and, with mouths watering, we took out our perfectly cooked Gingerbread. Don’t worry! It wasn’t running!

Here are our decorations.

07 February 2014

This week’s homework is creative so get those juices flowing!

I can find out about a hero from the past.

Before we all disappear for half term, we’ll learn about two real life heroes from the past. We’ll step into the life of Grace Darling, a young woman who saved 9 people after their ship crashed off the Northumbrian coast, and learn about Rosa Parks, who refused to give her seat up for a white person on a bus in Alabama, 1955.

We want to know what real life heroes in history you can find out about. Choose one and present everything you find out about them in the most creative way you can think of. Here are some ideas:

• Write an autobiography as though you are that person.
• Create an information leaflet on their life and what they did.
• Draw a story board of their life and what they did.
• Create a quiz and answer booklet to challenge your friends.