Science – Looking for signs of Autumn
Today in science we recapped our learning so far about the seasons. We thought about what changes happen in different seasons and the order of the seasons. Then we went outside to investigate which season it is right now. We took out the iPads and had to find evidence as to what season it is.
We found lots of evidence that the season was Autumn! Fallen leaves, leaves changing colour and lots of wind!! Here are some of the photos the children took. Well done everyone!
Living and Learning: Me and my community week
This week has been very busy in Year 1! We have been working all week learning about our identity and our community!
On Tuesday two Police Community Support Officers came into the classroom to talk to us about staying safe using fireworks and sparklers. We listened really well and even found out you should put your sparkler in a carrot!!
On Wednesday, as well as our amazing class assembly (Well done everyone!), we also had a visit from the RNIB. They brought along a guide dog with them and we learnt all about the job of a guide dog.
On Thursday, teacher for the deaf came to visit to talk to us all about how we can help deaf adults and children understand us more clearly. We learn some sign language too.
We have had an amazing week learning all about how we are the same and how we are different. It has all been topped off by everyone showing off their identity today! Amazing work everyone!
The PTA needs you..
Do you want to make a difference to our school community?
Are you able to give some, time, skills or ideas?
Existing members of the Moortown Primary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) are urgently looking for new parents to join. The PTA is a registered charity and they are looking for parents to take on the roles of three trustees; as well as these roles, they need enough people to help out so that organising and running the fundraising events is shared between more people.
They would like to invite you to join the PTA before the AGM on Tuesday 15 November. If you are interested in joining the PTA, please contact the school office and they will put you in touch with the right people.
A brilliant first half term!
Well done everybody! We have all had a tremendous first half term in Year One and we should all be very proud of ourselves! We have got to grips with lots of new routines and worked really hard on our learning! I am sure that the children will be feeling really tired after these 7 weeks and they will be happy for a rest.
We have learnt all about the Great Fire of London in History, habitats in Science, three little pigs in English, new graphemes in Phonics and all about numbers 1-10 in Maths.
Over half term it really important to keep reading as much as possible so please keep logging on to the e-books platform.
Year 1 Class Assembly
Our class assembly is on Wednesday 2nd November at 2.40pm. Your child should have been given some words to practise over the holidays so we can be ready for when we get back! Can I also ask that you practise the song ‘London’s Burning’ with your child over the holidays. There is a link to it here.
Thank you for all the support over this past half term and I look forward to seeing you again in November!
Themed menu 04 November 2022
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Friday 04 November. Bonfire night menu. Please contact the office if your child would like a school dinner on this day (no action required if your child normally has a school meal on this day).
Living and Learning: self-respect
To start our lesson about self-respect, we made our own creature creations. Starting with a head, someone else added a body and finally someone else added legs.
We had some great mixed up creations and not one of them was the same. The creatures were all different as we all have different drawing styles and imaginations and, just like the creatures, those differences make us all unique.
We thought about what else makes us unique and why we are special.
Our weekly circle time sessions give the children chance to build on this learning about respect and self-respect and our themed week, Me and My Communities, after half term will also reinforce this learning about our own identity.
Maths learning this week
This week in maths we learnt all about the greater than, less than and equal to symbols. We used cubes to build towers and then said which one was greater and which one was less.
The picture above demonstrates the symbols we have used really well and we have used this image in the week to help the children understand.
You can help at home by comparing groups of objects or numbers using the language of greater than, less than and equal to as well as the symbols. There is also a terrific Numberblocks episode introducing these concepts too. Watch a clip from it here.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Science – basic needs
Our science topic this half term is living things and their habitats. We have learnt about different habitats and the different animals and plants that live there.
Today we learnt about what every animal needs to survive – their basic needs. They are four basic needs: food, water, air and shelter.
We then thought about different animals in their habitats and how each of those animals gets their basic needs. We worked in pairs to show how each animal gets their basic needs from their habitat.
Another great week Year 1, well done!
Themed menu 07 October 2022
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Friday 07 October. Please contact the office if your child would like a school dinner on this day (no action needed if your child normally has a school meal on this day).
Check out the Cricket World Cup themed menu.
Great Fire of London
Our topic this term is the Great Fire of London. We have been learning lots of interesting facts about the fire and some of the reasons why it was so devastating for the people of London. Why not ask your child what they can remember about the fire so far.
We have also been learning a recount of the fire in our English lessons. We have devised some actions to go with the words and are using a story map to help us remember when we are retelling.
I wonder if your child could have a go at telling you the recount at home using the story map below.
