Year 1 (Class 4) - Science - Animal Groups

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We have been learning about different animals and their groups.

Today we compared the similarities and differences for different animals within the same group.

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Science

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Oracy - Expanded Nouns

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In oracy, we have been using expanded nouns to describe the different animals that appear in our class book Handa's Surprise.

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Oracy

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Maths - Counting

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We have been learning to count in 2s, 5s and 10s this week.

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Maths

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Cultural Education - African Workshop

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Class 4 enjoyed taking part in the African mask and dance workshop.

They learned about African masks, why they are used, the patterns and what the colours mean. They then painted their own African masks.

The children also enjoyed learning an African dance and using their masks as props when…

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Cultural Education

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Year 1 - P.E - Panathlon Event

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What a fantastic afternoon we have had. Some of our KS1 pupils have represented the school in a Panathlon event. 

They did fantastically well and came in 2nd place. 

The children had lots of fun and worked together as a team on a variety of event. 

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Physical Education

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KS1 - Oracy Skills

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Some of the children in year 1 have been practicing their oracy skills in a small group. 

We discuss the important aspects of speaking and listening, including looking at the speaker, taking turns to talk and thinking about what we are going to say.

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Oracy

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Maths - Measure

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We have been learning about measure in maths this week.

Today, we estimated and measured how many cubes different objects weigh.

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Maths

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Design Technology - Different Fruits

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This half term, we have been sampling different fruit smoothies and different fruits.

We have practised our cutting skills and then designed a fruit smoothie by choosing some of our favourite fruits.

We put all our skills into practise and created our own fruit smoothies.

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Design Technology

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Art - Primary Colours

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In art, we have been learning about the 3 primary colours.

We talked about how we cannot make these colours by mixing other colours together.

We then experimented mixing the primary colours to make secondary colours.

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Art

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Computing - Word Processing (MS Word)

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In computing we have been practising our word processing skills.

We have practised changing the font size and font style of our writing.

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Computing

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Oracy - Listening Skills

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In oracy we worked in pairs to give instructions on how to grow a beanstalk.

We had to listen very carefully to our partner, so we knew what step came next.

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Oracy

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Provision (Towers & Shelters)

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The children have really enjoyed accessing the provision in the shelter.

We have built towers, completed jigsaws and playing with the farm animal puppets.

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