Nov 30
This week in English we have been learning the text ‘Supertato’. We were very surprised to come in to our classroom to find vegetables tied up around the room. Then we spotted Supertato flying through the air with his cape on. We have been working hard to learn the text, by drawing a story map …
Nov 22
Our significant person that we are learning about in History is Louie Braille. Louie Braille is still significant today because he invented a system which supported people who are blind. When Braille was young he was sent to a special school for children who were blind. However, there were only 14 books available to read. …
Nov 16
This week in Panthers and Lions we have innovated a report about the Gruffalo. We created a class alien called Zapper who is a fierce creature just like the Gruffalo. We have been working very hard to write sentences that start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. We have also learnt …
Nov 09
This week in Year 1 we have been learning about Remembrance Day. We enjoyed an assembly with Padre Nicoll on Wednesday. We met some of the forces parents within the Merry Hill community and found out about their jobs. We listened carefully to the ‘Poppy Poppy’ poem recited by the children from Forces Club; they …
Nov 02
Subtracting: This week we have been using part part whole models and tens frames to subtract. We learnt how to identify the missing part by using tens frames. We placed the right amount of counters on the tens frame to represent the whole. Then we took off the counters shown in the known part. we …
Oct 12
This term in Geography we have been looking at our school grounds. We have been learning how to use maps, practicing the use of directional language and sharing our opinion of the playground. All Geographers have curiosity about the world and the people in it. First, we learnt the word ‘aerial’ and then produced a …
Oct 05
This half term in Science we have been learning about ourselves. We started off by thinking about the names of some of our body parts and used them to play a game of ‘Simon Says’. We thought about where our wrists, ankles, knuckles and nostrils are. Then we used mirrors to look closely at our …
Sep 25
For Inclusion week we looked at the story ‘Mixed’. ‘Mixed’ is a story about a world with only three primary colours. The reds were the loudest, the blues were the coolest and the yellows were the brightest. Until one day the reds said ‘WE ARE THE BEST!’. In Year 1 we talked about how it …
Sep 21
This week in Year 1 we have been learning about how to represent numbers up to 10 with tens frames, beadstrings, dice and numicon. We have been discussing different patterns on the dice and using our subitising skills to recall numbers quickly. Firstly, we looked at pictures of numicon, dice, digit cards and cubes. We …
