Class 1

Today the monster phonics made a huge mess in the garden! They left behind some phonics sounds and pictures for us to match to their correct initial sound. We worked as a team to match the pictures of the objects to their correct initial sound.

Today we created portraits in a different way! We learnt about Picasso and his unusual, different and creative artwork. After that we used our own ideas to create playful portraits in the style of Picasso. We selected and sued a variety of materials. We confidently talked about the process of our…

This week we have also learnt more about friendship. We learnt more words for friend such as; chum, pal, mate, companion and buddy! We created a friendship potion using the ingredients; helpfulness, kindness, funny and caring. We are using our potion to help remind us of what an amazing friend we…

We have read the book All Are Welcome this week. We have talked about similarities and differences, and how it doesn't matter about these things because we all belong. Ask us about it when we get home and we will tell you all about it! 

We had a super first day at school! We behaved beautifully, enjoyed our learning through play and we had a brilliant time learning with the Colour Monster! We talked about feelings and emotions, and explained to the Colour Monster the behaviour expected in school. Well done Reception! 

Here is a short information story about returning to school. I hope it helps to reassure your child before starting back. 

We are looking forward to seeing you all and making more memories together in Class One!

See you soon!

We have been busy making calm jars to take home with us. Maybe you could make some more at home together? All you need is water, food colouring and then add glitter or other things! Give it a shake, watch the objects float down and relax!

What is in the bag? The children used vocabulary such as; hard, smooth, bendy, bumpy, rubbery, prickly, soft and flexible to describe the properties of the materials. We played guess what is in the bag through listening to the descriptions given by our friends. We showed amazing listening skills…

It's science week! Class one have been flying like Eagles in their learning around science this week! We designed, created and then tested out a new waterproof cape for little red riding hood. We used super vocabulary to describe the properties of the best materials to use.