Term 6 Week 3

Despite the heat this week the children have been incredibly resilient and have continued working extremely hard in class.

In Literacy, the children have been developing their knowledge of the Year 1 common exception words, they identified the words and used them correctly to compose and write their own sentences. The children have learnt about how words change when we write about the past. The children learnt about using the 'ed' ending to change words from the present tense to the past tense. The children have also learnt about structuring sentences correctly to ensure they include capital letters and full stops in their work. 

In Maths, the children have continued learning about half and quarter.  However, this week they have used their knowledge of half and quarter to find out the whole if they are given the half or quarter answer.

In Music, the children explored percussion instruments and the different sounds that can be made if they are hit in certain ways. The children tried holding the edge of the instrument and hitting it with different parts of their hand to create new sounds. They also learnt to listen to a musical sequence created by a someone else and copy it with their own instruments.

In Geography, the children learnt about the 4 points of a compass. They learnt about which direction the different points are at school. They then used this to follow directions to move around the playground. 

In Art, the children continued learning about the artist Miro. They learnt that he created some very unusual looking sculptures with odd things put together. The children then used this as inspiration to design their own sculptures which they will be making. 

In DT, the children used their moving vehicle designs from last week to create some prototypes. They used paper to explore making the body of their vehicle and the axles.

In Computing, the children used their knowledge of an algorithm to design their own sprite and give it instructions to complete tasks like talking to another sprite or moving around. 

In RE, the children learnt the story of Exodus, they acted out the story and then used this to think about how God looks after his people. This was then compared to the lives of Jewish people and how they showed respect and cared for others. 

In PE, the children developed their jumping skills. They learnt about jumping in different combinations such as from 1 foot to 2 feet, 2 feet to 2 feet, 1 foot to 1 foot and many others. 

Please can I ask again for boxes to be sent into school, about the size of a teabag box would be perfect for the children to use when making their moving vehicles next week. Have a wonderful weekend.