Feb 07
This week we have put all of our knowledge of recounts to work. We have started to complete our hot tasks. Hot tasks showcase our understanding of the genre of writing we have been learning about; the children work hard to implement all of the success criteria from that style of writing. We have been …
Feb 03
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ismMHudcOkQ[/embedyt] We have been learning about Yayoi Kusama. We have been learning facts about her life and her style of work. We found out that she loves dots! We imitated her famous artwork of dots on a pumpkin. How to help at home: – Use books or a computer to discover more of her …
Jan 26
In Science this half term, Year One have been learning all about plants. This has been running alongside our English learning of Jack and the Beanstalk. Both Panthers and Lions have been working really hard- as well as producing some amazing hot tasks in English, they have been growing a bean from a seed and …
Jan 19
In Year 1 this week we have been learning to measure. We started the conversation around this learning by measuring length and height. We measured pieces of paper and compared their lengths using vocabulary such as: long, longer, longest. We rotated them to discuss height, using taller and shorter. We continued our learning by measuring …
Jan 11
Year one would like to wish you all a happy new year! We have come back to school ready to go and ready to learn after a wonderful break. Lion Class and Panther Class visited Reveley Lodge House and Museum this week. The children will be using this shared experience to write a recount of …
Dec 15
In Science this week we learnt about what seasons are. In year 1 we say that the seasons are the four parts of the year- autumn, winter, spring and summer. We explained that each season has 3 months- Autumn is September, October and November. Winter is December, January and February. Spring is March, April and …
Dec 06
Shapes This week in Lions and Panthers we have been looking at 2D shapes. We learnt that 2D shapes are flat shapes that are closed. We have been learning the names of different shapes and their properties. We have also looked at different variations of shapes. We discussed whether or not they still belong to …
Dec 01
Reports Over the last two weeks we have been learning how to write a report. Firstly we learnt a report about big blue whales. We practised this until we were confident retelling the report. We do this so we learn the language of a report which will support us to write our own report independently. …
Nov 24
At Merry Hill we are curious about the world and its people. We have started our Geography learning by exploring globes, maps and Google maps. First we zoomed in and made a map of our classroom from a bird’s eye view and included a key to explain where things are. We enjoyed thinking of icons …
Nov 18
This week we have been learning what the word waterproof means. In year 1 we have learnt that ” Waterproof means that water cannot go through something”. Firstly, we discussed what we already know about this word. We looked at some of our friends waterproof jackets/coats and talked about why they are suitable for rainy weather. …