Living and Learning : Body image
We’ve been talking about all of the exciting things our bodies allow us to do. We enjoyed listening to this story.
I use my body to play football.
I play with my friends with my body.
My body lets me hug my family.
Skin can get cuts and it can make itself better.
Our bodies let us know what they need to stay well and feel good but they don’t use words to talk to us. They use feelings. They send us messages about what they need through the way we feel.
It feels like butterflies in my tummy when I am nervous.
I feel warm when I am happy.
It hurts when I feel sad.
Living and learning : I can pay and receive compliments in a sensible way.
This week’s Living and learning statement is ‘I can pay compliments in a sensible way’.
We talked about how it is important to pay compliments about how the person is and how they behave, not just how they look.
I like your hair.
You are a good friend.
You make me laugh.
I like it when you are helpful.
We don’t like cricket…we love it!
We have Yorkshire Cricket coach, Jamie Sykes, coming into school over the next half term. All classes from Year 1 to Year 6 will receive some cricket coaching over the next 6 weeks. He set some very important ‘homework’…to watch some cricket, if you can! #chancetoshine #yorkshirecricket
Reading and writing
This week, we have been learning about Aesop’s Fables. Our reading fluency text has been The Tortoise and the Hare.
We talked about the message in the story and looked at some key vocabulary. Next week, the children will read and retell the story, draw a story map to help them remember the sequence of events and do some independent writing.
Help at home by asking your child if they can tell you the story of The Tortoise and the Hare.
Design Technology
In this half term, we are starting our next topic which is all about Design technology.
During this topic, we will be exploring and evaluating a range of existing products, designing functional and appealing products based on given design criteria and then make the product by selecting from a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (eg cutting, shaping, joining and finishing).
Throughout the topic, we will look at key questions. What is a structure? Which design in the best? How can we make it stronger? Is it fit for purpose?
Here is a lost of some of the vocabulary that will be taught in the coming weeks.
Living and Learning : What is a drug?
We discussed drugs and medicines in our Living and Learning lessons this week. The children could tell us all sorts of important things.
Your mum or dad can give you medicine.
A nurse or doctor can give you medicine.
A pharmacist can give you medicine.
There are good drugs and bad drugs.
Never take cat or dog drugs.
If I’m poorly, I take it easy and take medicine until I feel better.
Computing – algorithms and de-bugging
We have been really enjoying our computing topic this half term. We have used our BlueBot programmable floor robots – making mazes and inputting algorithms. It doesn’t always to go plan so we have to de-bug and review our algorithms sometimes. We have also used the new iPads, in particular the BeeBot app. It gets really tricky as you go through the levels but is very satisfying when you make it!
Science : Tree planting
Our science topic has been all about plants and growing this half term. We ordered trees from the Woodland Trust and then each child in Key Stage One has planted a tree. We talked about how the saplings would grow into mature trees but that is would take a long time! We looked carefully at the saplings, observing the roots, stem/trunk and little leaves. We protected each one with a supporting stick and plastic protector.
Making cress sandwiches : science, food technology, reading and writing!
It was an exciting week in Key Stage One. We have been growing cress in science and reading about how to make cress sandwiches in our reading fluency lessons. This week, we made cress sandwiches and then wrote about how to do it. We talked about all the verbs we were using to tell someone how to make the sandwich: put, get, cut, sprinkle, spread.
PE (indoors due to rain!)
Due to the very wet weather recently, we have had to do some PE lessons inside. We really enjoy Cosmic Kids Yoga in Key Stage 1. It is yoga through stories and there are so many to choose from. Have a go at home!
