For worship Year 1 have been focusing on Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme this year is ‘know yourself, grow yourself’. The children discussed what mental health is and the different ways it can impact our lives. They then completed a task exploring and embracing self-awareness on how we feel and our well-being.
Year 1 have been putting into practice what they have learned in place value to 20 by ordering numbers to 20 from greatest to smallest and smallest to greatest. We used number lines as a support and to focus on our number formation. Great work!
Year 1 have been programming Beebots this afternoon. Firstly, we discussed what is a Beebot and how does it move, focusing on the children’s sticky knowledge from Reception. The children then used the buttons to programme the Beebot, using key vocabulary to communicate the commands to others. Finally, the children worked in pairs as robots giving each other instructions to follow.
Today in Music Year 1 started their work in compositional skills. We focused on pulse and beat and carried out many fun activities linked to this. First we listened to Twinkle Twinkle little star and the grand old Duke of York, Mrs Wells gave us the task of clapping along to the steady beat. Next we discussed how our bodies can also be used as instruments. We investigated different ways to use body persuasion to follow a repeated pattern. To finish off we thought about pulse and explored different ways we can move to the music.
Year 1 have been focusing on comparing numbers to 20 in Maths. The children focused on more than and less than in their books recognising the correct symbol to use then they played a game working alongside another child putting their learning into practice.
In year 1 we continued our work in Seasonal Changes in animals. For the first part of the afternoon we looked at a grey squirrel and how they have to adapt during the four seasons. We then looked at the weather, the children went outside and observed today’s weather and wrote a report using key vocabulary.
In RE today Year 1 have been focusing on why Jesus chose Matthew as his follower. The children had an in-depth discussion around this then applied this to their work in answering questions around why people did not like Matthew and Jesus’ teachings about how you should treat others.
Year 1 have been exploring texture and using this knowledge to create collagraphs in Art. Children made their own collagraphs, using a range of textured materials and then used rollers to print their collagraphs onto paper.
Staff are over the moon with what the children have created. All of the work we have done around line and texture was so evident!
Today, Year 1 have been learning all about the artist L.S. Lowry, as part of our work on “Movers and Shakers”. Children heard all about his life and work before completing a true or false activity in pairs. As an extension, children then wrote down their own true or false fact to test their friends’ knowledge. Finally, children worked in pairs to explore some of L.S. Lowry’s artwork, discussing what his paintings were about and identifying any key features.
On Thursday, Year 1 perfected their balancing skills in PE. First of all, children practiced making three key gymnastic shapes with their bodies: tuck, straight and star. Children then used these shapes to create controlled and still balances. Finally they were asked to perform two contrasting balances one after the other, holding each shape carefully.
