Term 1 Week 7

That’s a wrap for Term 1, what a whirlwind it’s been. The children have been working extremely hard to settle into their Year 1 classroom. This term has been filled with all sorts of pirate adventures and learning.

English:

The children have consolidated their learning about instructions, they learnt about bossy verbs and used this to write about the actions that they completed when making their stew. The children then moved on to learn about time conjunctions. They learnt how these are used to show the progression in time in instructions. The children have finished the week combining this learning to sequence sentences to write instructions.

Maths:

The children have been developing their knowledge of numbers and addition by learning to add on a number line. The children learnt how to jump along the number line and the number they land on is the answer to their addition sentence. They have also developed their learning on doubling and have been doubling up to a total of 20.

Computing:

The children learnt about the part of a computer called a keyboard. The children had a go at using their names to log in to the computer. They then used a painting program to create a self-portrait and then typed their name on their work.

Geography:

The children learnt about Maidstone and the far-off location of Shanghai. The children used their previous learning about human and physical features to talk about how these places are similar and different.

RE:

The children learnt about how Muslims show their respect for the Qur’an. They learnt how important the book is for Muslims and why it is so important that they show respect when handling or looking after the book.

PSHE:

The children learnt about the importance of being a caring friend and how it can make you feel if someone is caring towards you. We flipped this over and also thought about how an uncaring friend would behave and how this would make us feel. We linked this directly to showing respect towards others and things as this is something we have really being reminding the children of on a regular basis.

Music:

The children used their previous learning about using our voices to represent sounds. They created a sequence of sounds to make up their own story. The children then tried drawing pictures to represent the sounds they were making.

Have a wonderful half term. Please make sure you are reading with your child over the half term, they have all got a book on Oxford Owl that has been issued for them. We are having a real push on phonics to promote their reading, so any reading you can do at home will greatly support with this.

Ivy Class Team