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!
Today in LMTW 1 Red looked at lots of breads from around the world. After lots of discussion and research we found out where each bread originated from and talked about whether we had tasted any of the different types. We then used our five senses to explore the bread, but our favourite sense used was the sense of taste. Most of the children enjoyed the bread tasting activity and were able to use associated vocabulary to describe what each one was like.
1 Red have returned to school after the Christmas break very keen and eager to learn. In maths the children have working on place value within 20 and have been playing independently with a range of resources to support their learning. In Learning Means the World our new theme is ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat.’ We have been using a compass to plot and navigate points around the world and looking at the seven different continents and the countries within each one. We have used lots of role play to support our learning in both LMTW and English around the theme of pirates. The children have really enjoyed this aspect of learning and are linking it to other aspects of the curriculum and within their independent work. In PE we are exploring dance using our bodies to embrace rhythm and movement.
Today was our final assembly of the Autumn term and we celebrated in true Hebburn Lakes fashion. We commended all of our amazing children on their fantastic attendance; we sang our favourite Christmas songs and Mrs Moody awarded a child from each class a Headteacher’s award for exceptional achievements across the term. We finished with saying a fond farewell to the wonderful Mrs Barrett, who is leaving us to enjoy her retirement after 25 years of service in the school community. We will miss her lots but wish her well for the future.
