Letter home today

Hedgehogs have been given a letter today about the curriculum, library books and general information.

Welcome to all the new Hedgehogs.

Its great to see all of our new hedgehogs settling into their new class.  Miss Ince and Mrs Pitt are really enjoying helping them to learn.

15th June 2009

The children have had a great time using the Bee Bots in ICT and numeracy sessions. They have enjoyed being able to programme the toys. The children enjoyed their trip to Knowlands Wood. The day after the trip, the children had to lots to talk about, and write about in our literacy lesson on Friday.

8th June 2009

This week the children have developed their understanding of storytelling. We have been looking at how traditional stories each have a problem which has to be resolved by the characters. In maths we have been recapping counting in twos, fives and tens. We have also been solving number problems. In Science we have been finding out about healthy eating. In History we have been comparing our homes with Victorian homes.
The following link will take you an interactive animation about Victorian homes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/history/stepback.htm

1st June 2009

This week we have read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The children have enjoyed making masks; and have acted out the story. They have developed their understanding of characters, and have investigated settings and events. In Geography we have started to compare two contrasting cities – Belfast and Mexico City. We have looked at special buildings in these cities, and have learnt about special foods. In RE, we have taken a virtual tour of a church. The children have started to identify features that they will find in a church.
You can view the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff on the following link:
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/goats/default.htm

5th May, 2009

This week, the children have been creating information books all about The Great Fire of London. They have also been continuing to apply their numeracy skills to using money. The children have been developing their concepts of how to use different coins to make the same amount. We have also been finding out about Paris, with our friend Barnaby Bear. The children had great fun in PE this week. We have been focusing on dance this term; the children started to use additional creative props in their dance routines. They had the opportunity to use scarves, and had fun swirling them around. In music, the children have been exploring how we use different instruments; and have been developing an understanding of rhythm.

27th April 2009

This week, we have been continuing with our exploration into ‘The Great Fire of London’. The children have enjoyed creating scenes from history. We have been thinking about how people would have felt when they saw the fire. The children have started to create information books about the event. We have been developing problem solving skills in relation to addition and subtraction; and have been developing the children’s knowledge of number bonds. We carried an exciting investigation about the forces of push and pull. The children explored how they could move cars; and they found out how cars move on smooth and rough surfaces. We have also been developing our travel agents role play area; and been sharing our experiences of places we have visited.
The following internet site is all about ‘The Great Fire of London’:
http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/

20th April, 2009

Our topic for this term is fire. In history, we will be finding out about The Great Fire of London. We have started the topic by looking at information books. The children learnt how to use a contents page to find out information, as well as finding out about other features of non-fiction books. In numeracy, we have been solving number problems. We have looked at money problems. In geography, we have been reading an interactive story about the travelling Barnaby bear. The children found out about Australia. In history, we looked at the types of clothes that people would have worn in 1666. In science, we started to investigate forces. The children explored how they can change the shape of malleable substances. In RE the children shared how they celebrated Easter.

16th March, 2009

In Numeracy, the year one children have been learning how to create charts, for example pictograms. We have collected information about favourite fruits and favourite colours. Then we have presented the information, and developed an understanding of why people use charts.
The Reception children have been investigating the weight of objects. They have been using mathematical vocabulary to explain their findings to identify the heaviest and lightest objects.
In literacy, we have been exploring poetry. We have looked at nursery rhymes, and skipping rhymes.
The children enjoyed performing their sharing assembly, and we all hoped you enjoyed watching it.
The following link will take you some counting and data handling activities:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy/data/index.shtml

2nd March 2009

This week we have developed our understanding of what plants need to grow. We have set up an experiment to find out if a seed can grow into a plant without soil. In literacy we started to write diaries, to record the growth of our class plants. We also labelled parts of a plant. In numeracy we have been developing our problem solving skills through a range of class activities. These are some of the learning activities we have been doing this week.
The following internet link will take you to science related activity:
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=plantlabelmx