This term, our Year 1 children have settled into their new learning environment, where we continue to embrace the principles of continuous provision. This approach allows our students to explore a range of learning activities at their own pace, fostering independence, creativity, and curiosity while aligning with the national curriculum.
The classroom is set up with various areas to support different aspects of learning, such as literacy, numeracy, science, and the arts. Each area is equipped with hands-on materials that encourage exploration and problem-solving, while also supporting the key learning objectives for Year 1.
Outdoor Learning
Our outdoor area has been a fantastic extension of the classroom this term. The children enjoyed exploring the natural world through activities like nature hunts, mud kitchen play, and water play. Outdoor play encourages physical development, teamwork, and environmental awareness, all while having fun!
Wali has been exploring for interesting plants. “We’re making a chocolate cake” – Amber Pharaoh and Ava are cooking in our mud kitchen!“Mmm soup” – Rayyaan “We are making soup” – AtaullahMya and Adam were also making delicious soup
More learning…!
In Geography, we have been learning about the countries and flags of the UK. We were trying to locate the UK on our globe.Adam recognised a place near our school and couldn’t contain his excitement!Safwan was shocked at how we got a photo of somewhere he had been before!Children looked closely at the pictures of areas around Chrisp Street Market.We have been learning about the senses…The sense of sight!Ava independently recalled all the events of our English text and described it too!Labeeb thought hard about the events of The Tiger Who Came to Tea…We have had lots of opportunities to practice our letter formation.
We have been making our book covers and were inspired by Andy Goldsworthy’s use of nature.
Rahma using colourful semantics to write a lovely sentence!Muntaha was inspired to write a sentence about a scientist.The girls are making Tiger masks based on the story of ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea.’Adam was having lot’s of fun playing with playdough! “I am making spaghetti”- Adam“I’m making noodles!” – EzanZahir is also making delicious noodles!Rayyaan is making pizza!“I am making sausages”– UmarChef Taha is busy making a delicious meal!Alana built her own palace!
999 Emergency!
Doctors and Nurses at work!Surgeon Ezan is ready to operate!Ezan is checking Wali for a heart beat!“We fixed all the broken bones” – Mohamed
Problem Solving as a team!
In our Year 1 class this week, the children were engaged in a problem-solving activity using triangles to explore number bonds to 10and 12. This hands-on task was a fun and creative way for students to reinforce their understanding of basic number combinations while introducing them to some early geometry concepts!
Rayyan and Amber are working together to match all the triangles together. Zahir and Mya were using their number facts to 10 to solve the puzzle!Labeeb had a go at completing the big triangle problem solving activity…it was tricky!We found different ways to make 10…and 12!Reema was checking what parts make up the number 12 with the help of Goldsworthy class.In Maths we learned about sorting objects into groups – this could be by colour, size or typ
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Don’t forget to attend our reading workshop on Wednesday 25th September 2024, where we will talk about ways you can support your child at home with reading!
