Year 1 Spring 2

Date: 28th Mar 2024 @ 2:39pm

It has been another busy half term of hard work and good fun, with the children really blossoming in their learning.  We can already see them growing taller and more confident (there is certainly less room for them all on our carpets) and looking like they are nearly ready for Year 2!

Great progress has been made in phonics, reading and writing, and it is lovely to hear so many children read with beautiful expression and some fluency.  They don’t just read in their reading lessons but we can hear them reading along with us in every lesson as they follow the information we use on our Smartboard resources.

In maths we have been doing lots of work on number, counting in 2s, 5s, 10s (using coins and objects) and 100s as well as counting in 1s forwards and backwards.  Skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division have been a focus, as well as measuring length, money and fractions.

In science the children have been learning about plants, and how to grow them from seeds and bulbs, carrying out investigations into what seeds need to germinate and then continue to grow healthily.  British Science Week gave us a great opportunity to carry out further investigations into melting, dissolving, floating and sinking and the best materials for a parachute – the children loved doing these!

History has continued to be a favourite through our study of castles, and we can’t wait to visit Skipton Castle just after the holiday to see where it all happened!  In design technology, the children made their own working drawbridges and in our amazing dance lessons with Nicola from Leeds Rhinos they have been creating a dance showcasing the parts of a castle, the life and battles of a knight in shining armour, a tudor dance within the castle and then contrasting that with the life of the prisoners in the dungeon! 

In this last week we have been getting in the mood for Easter in RE, in our Easter bonnet making and parade, and in our lovely annual Easter celebration in St. John’s Church with Reverend Richard and Curate Caroline.  Thanks to everybody who came to help us walk to church along the Greenway in the sunshine and especially for the help with our origami crosses!

Have a great break everybody and see you all in April for our next brilliant topic which is Oceans and Seas!  Fingers crossed for some fine weather…