Fieldwork in Science
We have been doing some observing closely and collecting data in science. We took advantage of the dry, warm weather to observe wildflowers and garden flowers in our school environment. We found a lot of daisies and dandelions, a few daffodils and some nettles too.
We talked about how we can stay safe whilst doing fieldwork too – staying together, following instructions, not touching plants we don’t know and washing our hands afterwards.
Africa, Amazing Africa
We are reading Africa, Amazing Africa Country by Country, by Atinuke and illustrated by Mouni Feddag to support our Geography topic. We’re also using it to support our reading and writing learning too.
Help at home by looking at globes, maps or Google Earth to find out about the different countries in Africa.
Mini-marathon in KS1
The whole of KS1 ran their socks off today! The children were ready and determined to run their 10 laps of our school playgrounds. There was: running, jogging, walking, laughing, encouraging comments and a wonderful Scholes atmosphere. Not one single complaint was heard. Every child understood their mission and completed it! We are so proud of them! The ice pops were a welcome treat afterwards too.
Science-plants in 2C
As a class we really love being scientists. This week we had fun as biologists. Our mission was to ‘observe closely’ and ‘name parts of a plant’. Last term we planted some mystery bulbs that turned out to be daffodils. Keeping them in our classroom taught us that plants do need water and light to grow. We really enjoyed watching them grow and bloom. As part of our learning objective is to observe closely and name the roots of a plant, we thought it wonderful to pull up our bulbs! It was fascinating to see just how many roots one bulb had grown. There is an entire world below the soil level and we had fun getting a little messy. The children were quick to identify and label other weeds and plants we had found in our planters and garden. 1A learned a lot from this activity earlier in the week too.
With the warmer weather arriving, we have been on the school field today! The field gives us more opportunity to study the many trees we have growing there. This will form part of our learning in the coming weeks.
Help at home: Can your child identify the parts of a tree? (Trunk, branches, leaves and roots?) Are they able to name any trees? (Silver birch, pine etc.)
Just a reminder that with the wonderful season change and temperature increase your child will require a sun hat and perhaps sun lotion (if you don’t already apply it to your child before they come to school). Please name these items, they can be kept in your child’s tray or on their peg.
This week in Maths, the Y1 children have been composing numbers from 11-19. We have been using Numicon, Rek n reks and 10 frames to form each numbers. We know these numbers are made up of ’10 and a bit’.
We also drew part-whole models and wrote some addition equations.
Help at home by discussing numbers. Ask children what each digit represents. For example, in the number 13, the 1 represents the one ten and the 3 represents 3 ones.
Science – plants
This half term, we are learning about plants. We’re learning about parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaf, flower, petal, branch, trunk) and we used our working scientifically skills to observe them closely.
Help at home by identifying plants or trees in your garden or local area, naming the parts.
Living and Learning – healthy eating
Over the past fortnight, we’ve been learning about the importance of a healthy diet and of ‘five a day’. We’ve discussed what constitutes a portion of fruit and vegetables and the main food groups that make up a healthy diet, to give our bodies what they need.
We also had a look at the Sphere Guide to Healthy Packed Lunches, which has lots of tips and ideas for snacks and meals.
Help at home by preparing food together and talking about what different types of food provide for our bodies.
Happy Easter!
What a wonderful last day of term we’ve had in 1A! We had an Easter Egg rolling competition this morning.
We decorated some eggs, read some Easter books and have had a brilliant time playing in the sunshine.
Have a lovely Easter everybody! Stay safe 🙂
Miss Young
Science – planting
We have a brilliant time planting seeds and bulbs in 1A. In January we planted some mystery bulbs. We kept them inside the classroom for a few months so that they were warm. They have started to grow and have some strong stems. We are excited to find out what type of flower they grow into.
We also spent time planting sunflower seeds. We put soil into our pots, made a hole, put the seeds in the hole and covered them back up. Our star of the day is in charge of making sure they are watered each day in class. They will stay inside for a few weeks and then we will put them in our garden alongside the bulbs!
Help at home by encouraging children to help with planting seeds. Can they discuss the order in which a seed is planted and discuss a plants basic needs?
2C Update
Red Nose Day-Thankyou for all of your kind donations. The children have enjoyed wearing red to read in the library.
We have been working on our defense, dodging, kicking and throwing skills through our class game of ‘Mouse Trap.’ All classes in KS1 have been enjoying this PE game!
In Science lessons we are enjoying the discipline of Biology. This week we have been for a Spring walk. We spotted lots of blossom, daffodils and buds on trees. We have been comparing the different seasons. Our Poem of the Week is by William Wordsworth and it expresses the beauty of daffodils.
Help at home: Ask your child to read or recite the poem to you.
