Year 1

Design Technology

This week we have been looking at different joins that we might be able to use when we come to make our bridge. 

Now We Are 6 Poem

The children learnt a poem and performed it. 

Science Week

We celebrated by taking part in a live lesson where we at to see which material was the best material to help our carrot float. We tested different materials such as bubble wrap and cardboard. Later on we did some team work to try and draw a picture. The children had one pen and pegs attached to the pen and had to try and move the pen just using the peg they were touching. The first time the children did it they were not allowed to talk - even though they found this very tricky! The second time they could talk and discuss which way to go. 

World Book Day

We had a lovely day celebrating. We read a book called Ten-Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coello and Friends. The children then had the challenge of creating their own about anything they wanted. Later on we created some Art to go with their tiny tales and we used Sandra Diekmann as our inspiration for our tales. 

Design Technology

We are going to be creating a bridge for the Billy Goats. We practised making different structures using different materials to see if there were some shapes that were stronger than others. 

During Mental Health Week we looked at ‘This is my Place’. The children created their own map of what communities and places they belong including their family and school. 

Maths

In Maths we having learning to use the language, greater than, less than and equal to and use the correct symbol to compare numbers. 

Art 

We practised weaving using different materials and made our final piece into our calendar. 

Design Technology 

The children created a transport lever to show how their chosen transport travels. The children chose how to get their transport to move. They then added in lots of detail. 

Science 

We have been sorting materials by their material that they are made from and the properties that they have. 

English

In English we have been learning a poem called Snowball. The children did a fantastic job choosing some actions and saying the poem. 

Maths

We have been exploring the differences and similarities between a number line and a number track. We then used a number line to write missing numbers and show what the number looked like using different equipment. 

Maths

We then moved on to ordering numbers from smallest to greatest or from greatest to smallest. 

Maths

We have been focusing on our place value of numbers up to 10. We have been using vocabulary such as before, after, more than, greater than, less than and equal to. During this lesson, we were comparing numbers using a number track to say which numbers are greater than, less than or equal to each other. 

We then put together faces using different parts. There were different colours, shapes, and patterns. After this, we drew our own faces in the style of Pablo Picasso. 

We then did an observational drawing of one of his paintings. Then we focused on the different features of a face and used different shapes and colours to create the features on a face. 

Art Week

In Year One, we look at Pablo Picasso's artwork. We look at the shapes and colours he used to create his paintings. We primarily focus on his Cubist era and use this as a basis to create a self-portrait of ourselves. We first annotate different pictures, focusing on the lines, colours, and shapes in the pictures.