We have had great fun today doing all things related to Traditional Tales as part of ‘World Book Day’. We have built beanstalks for Jack, houses for the three pigs, a bridge for the troll and decorated princess carriages. We got to listen to stories in Hansel and Gretel’s cottage and also acted out our favourite stories in the Performance Area. The children have made book marks in class and had a quiz around traditional tales, the competition is unreal. Great fun has been had by all.
Year One we have been using algorithms in LMTW to follow instructions for making porridge. This also linked well with our twisted tale ‘Goldilocks and the Three Fairies’ as part of book wee in English. Today we enjoyed making and eating porridge with various toppings. Most of the children enjoyed eating it but there were a few who weren’t quite sure about it.
1 Red welcomed their parent/carers into school today as part of ‘World Book Week’. The children and their families enjoyed listening to and telling stories to each other. It was wonderful to see all the children fully emersed in books and being able to talk to each other about the stories they read or heard. We definitely have some book worms amongst our class.
Today 1 Red had their first music lesson with Mr O. It was all about listening and following instructions to play games and copy the rhythm and beat and work as a team. The children were split into 2 teams and had to work extremally hard together by communicating using their bodies and voices to enable them to beat each other and working effectively and quickly. A great time was had by all and we can’t wait for our next session.
1 Red have been looking at the Artist Cesar Manrique in Learning Means the World. Cesar was a famous artist, architect, designer and developer in Lanzarote. One of the things he was famous for was looking after his community and building and designing wind turbines. The children designed their own miniature wind turbines then actually used their design and technology skills to make their own pinwheels.
1 Red are having great fun at home using the Math’s App ‘NUMBOTS’. They are using Mathematical skills previously learnt to apply to this great game and the children are really enthusiastic about beating their personal scores each day. It’s wonderful to see their enthusiasm and confidence with Math’s grow through a simple App. If your child hasn’t already used the App we highly recommend it in year one.
1 Red had great fun using the large apparatus in PE this week. They used their gross motor skills to help this them travel across, over and under various large apparatus. Whilst finding some elements challenging everyone gave each part a good go and had a wonderful time in the process.
1 Red have fully embraced Rockstar day, they have brought rockstar characters to life with their wonderful rockstar singing and dancing. I am sure you agree they all look amazing!
1 Red had a very successful Math’s workshop today. We showed our parents/carers how to explore and play with Math’s indoors and out. The children had great fun teaching their adults different methods of recording. Everyone had a great time getting stuck into all things Math’s
In 1 Red today we arrived to a school receiving a letter that had been sent by ‘The Jolly Rodgers’. They told us in the letter that they had snuck into our classroom at the weekend and stole Mrs Sikka’s prize box. They told us that the only way we could get it back was to write letters to them and tell them why they deserved it back and how it would make them feel. The children were horrified that the box had been stolen and went looking around the classroom for clues. Many of the children took it upon themselves to write to ‘The Jolly Rodgers’ asking for their box back. Watch this space to see if it returns!
