Class of 2017
Money!
We have been learning all about money in class one. We have been recognising the different coins, and learning how to add coins and give change!
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School trip to Fairburn Ings nature reserve
We had a wonderful time at Fairburn Ings nature reserve. We went pond dipping and found lots of insects that lived in a pond habitat. We used a chart to identify them and we found out lots of new information. Andy from Fairburn Ings showed us all around the nature reserve and talked to us about…
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Spellings
This week the children will be taking home their first set of spelling words to learn. We will choose the children's spellings from the High Frequency Word list for year one, and the tricky words from their phonics lessons that they are finding difficult to remember. We have taught the children to…
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Pirates and Explorers!
This term our topic is 'Pirates and Explorers!'
The children will be learning about Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh as significant people from British history and using their non-fiction reading skills to create a fact booklet. They will study their voyages and adventures geographically,…
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Non-fiction books
We have been looking at the difference between fiction books and non-fiction books. The children have been using non-fiction books to find out information about Sir Francis Drake and other explorers. They have been learning about the different features of non-fiction books, such as a contents…
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Maths in Class One
The children have been using ten frames and counters to solve addition and subtraction problems. They have been learning how to bridge ten and understanding the relationship between different numbers and applying this to higher numbers. We used all the equipment including numicon, number rods,…
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Space rocket homework challenge!
We were so impressed by the children's space rocket junk modelling for their homework challenge! we had a space rocket launch and paraded them round our classroom.
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Planetarium visit!
Class One thoroughly enjoyed a visit today from the Wonderdome! The planetarium gives a unique learning experience with a 'Space expert' who explained all about the solar system, the moon landing, the constellations and much more! Inside the dome, there is specialised visual and audio equipment…
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Jolly Postman tea party
We have been reading the story of the Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The children have thoroughly enjoyed the story and decided that we should have a tea party just like Goldilocks does in the book! The children wrote lists of what we needed from the supermarket and they…
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Class One went to the moon!
This half term the children are learning all about the 1969 moon landing. To start off our topic we went to the moon! We role played a rocket launch in the hall and the children all brought along their intergalactic passports! We watched the original video of the Apollo 11 rocket launch and…
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Our visit to the post office
Class One had fantastic morning visiting the village post office. The postman told us lost of things about how letters and parcels are delivered and he gave us some things to bring back to school too! The children sat outside and did some wonderful observational sketches of the post office…
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