Class 1

We used loose parts to create rangoli patterns.

We have been learning about Diwali and creating Rangoli patterns! 

This week Class 1 have been learning about road safety. I was very impressed with how well they knew the roads already! We talked about where to stand, how to look both ways, holding an adult's hand and all the places which are generally safer to cross, like zebra crossings and near a crossing…

We had a super visit from Corporal Rich today! We learnt all about the day kit and we even learnt how to jump out of a plane! Thank you for visiting us!

We had a super visit to the memorial in Colton today! We looked closely at the memorial, drew it and left something special to say thank you for the soldiers service. We also looked at the church and school poppy displays.

Class 1 have been super busy in RE this term. As we have looked at the story of creation, we have also been mini creators ourselves! Each week we have added the items to the board in the same order that God made the world. First, our board was blank. Then, we added light (the sun), then the sky,…

We had a super monster phonics day! We created monster phonics land as a team using lots of creative resources. We read monster phonics stories, sang the songs, practiced our sounds and more! 

We have been exploring a variety of pumpkins today! We had orange pumpkins, ghost pumpkins, blue pumpkins, munchkin pumpkins and more! We learnt more about the life cycle of a pumpkin. We used words like; heavy, light, round, bumpy and slimy to describe the pumpkins. We scooped, pulled and chopped…

We went on an autumn adventure to Colton Park this morning! We explored different leaves and trees, collected autumn treasure and we created leaf characters and leaf rubbings. We had a super time!

We learnt so much about the police during our visit from PC a Chris! We got to explore in the police van and look at a police officers uniform!  

We have been learning more about mass. We have used the vocabulary heavy, light, lighter, heavier, heaviest and lightest to compare. We used the balance scales to explore the mass of objects in our classroom! 

This afternoon firefighter Gary and firefighter Sam visited us! We learnt about their uniform, equipment, explored in the fire engine and we got to try out the hose. We learnt that being a firefighter requires teamwork, courage and hard-work! We had a super time and learnt so much! Thank you to…