We have thought about what being a Carrie Caring means and how we can be a good friend. We wrote and designed cards to give to people to say thank you.
This week, we enjoyed writing about the text 'Stuck'. It is about a boy called Floyd whose kite gets stuck in a tree. To try and get the kite down, Floyd throws a wild variety of items into the tree, including shoes, animals, a car, and a whole house! We started the week, thinking about what...
This week we have been reading "Oi Frog". This book has lots of rhyming words. We have been writing sentences about the animals and the places they sit. We have been learning about the life cycle of frogs and how they grow from tadpoles into froglets and then fully grown frogs. We have bee...
The School Council did an outstanding job of picking the winners for the colouring competition! They worked as a group to choose the top 3. We then worked as a team to decide on the top colouring. Well done to the winners and thank you to everyone for taking part!
This week we are continuing our work on money! We have learnt how to count in pounds and pence. We got to know the different coins and the different values. We enjoyed learning all about how to make different amounts of money without giving change! Have a go at buying something this weekend using mo...
Before half-term in art, the children created their own printing plates in the shape of a leaf using samples of different wallpapers. This week, they learned to monoprint with their plates and printed the shapes into their sketchbooks. They learned the technique of using rollers to pick...
We enjoyed a visit from Olympian Leon Greenwood this week. As well as an exciting assembly for the whole school, we also took part in a circuit training session with Leon. We did a series of 60 second exercises. These included push-ups, high knees, star jumps and fast feet. We cheered each other on...
Our caterpillars have started to cocoon. We have been observing the transformation so far. The caterpillars grew to more than 3 times their original size before making their way up to the top of their tubs. Then they began to transform into cocoons. They will stay like this for about 2 weeks before...
As part of our work on the Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch we have been making seagulls. We chose feathers to decorate them with. Some of us made our seagulls symmetrical by placing the feathers carefully on both sides of our seagulls. We talked about the different colours of the feathers and the diff...
This week, Elliott brought in a bird's nest that he had found while out walking with his family. We looked at it carefully under the camera and spotted lots of different materials that the birds had collected to make it warm and soft. We discussed how important it is NOT to take nest...
Year 1 had great fun taking part in our sports for champions sessions with Leon Greenwood. He spoke with enthusiasm and positivity as he detailed his story of moving from sprinter to Olympic bobsledder. We then took part in an active session where he showed us some of the training he does.
This week in computing we have explored the work of Roy Lichtenstein. We use the line tool and the fill tool to create the sun. We recreated his use of dots by using the spray can tools and layering colours to create the same effect.