Class 1

This week Reception have been recognising, subitising and sorting images of four and five. Great work everyone! 

We have been finding out about toys from the past. This week Year 1 wrote descriptions of some of the toys for our class museum! 

We have started to think about Autumn this week and we created some amazing animals using leaves and twigs we found outside! 

It was a busy afternoon in Maple Class! There was peeling, chopping, slicing and juicing to be done before we could create some delicious smoothies! The children were a fantastic team but they were not keen on the sour lime or avocado! 

Today we had a visit from Lizzie from the Staffordshire History Centre. She took us back in time to meet a girl called Bessie who wanted to buy some new toys. We had the opportunity to play with some toys that Bessie might have owned 100 years ago! Our favourites were the acrobat and clockwork…

Reception are now working on their phonics skills every day! We have started with initial phonemes and handwriting! They love using the whiteboards! 

We have been busy investigating plants in our school grounds! Year 1 created their own labelled diagrams and Reception made some collage flowers. They were able to identify roots, stem, leaves and flowers.

We had an amazing time at Sports day! Great teamwork and competitive spirit! Fire were the overall house winners but well done to everyone! 

This week we have been looking at and identifying patterns. Reception were given a variety of resources - buttons, cubes, animals and dinosaurs to make their own repeating patterns and continue them. 

In Geography we are answering the question, “What is it like to live at the coast?” Our provision has had a seaside theme with an under the sea reading den, beach cafe, sea creatures and shells to explore! 

We worked in teams to collect natural materials in the playground to create some simple animal shelters. We used twigs, sticks, stones and leaves and shared our ideas for a strong structure. 

Year 1 have been extending their number knowledge to one hundred. They have been partitioning into tens and ones using practical resources.