Robin in action!
Week beginning 3rd March
This week we started to find out about the artwork of Andy Warhol and explored printing. We then created our own prints in his style. On Tuesday this week it was Pancake Day! We all enjoyed finding out more about Shrove Tuesday, writing stories and tasting pancakes! On Thursday it was World Book Day and we all came to school dressed as our favourite book characters and enjoyed sharing and reading our favourite books together.
Week beginning 24th February
The year one Robins have been using their programming skills to create animations using Scratch this week which they then shared with the rest of the class. We have also been thinking about how to encourage the rest of the school to switch off their lights and interactive boards over break times and lunch times by creating posters and monitoring each class.
Week beginning 3rd February
The Robins have been very creative this week and have enjoyed finding different ways to use resources. Some of the children created some wonderful pebble pets using instructions from their home reading books. A group of children also created a bowling alley in the classroom using blocks and marbles.
Week beginning 27th January
This week the year one Robins continued exploring Scratch Junior in computing and followed some algorithms to find out where they moved a sprite to. We also had fun singing a song about the sea in music and used the glockenspiels to play along with the song too. At the end of the week we had a day following our own interests and some of us created a fantastic castle for fairies to live in.
Week beginning 20th January
This week in computing we all had great fun exploring the Scratch Junior programme and finding out how to animate a sprite. We were fantastic at working together and sharing the ipads and created some fantastic algorithms.
Week beginning 13th January
This week we came to school and found that rubbish had been dumped in the outside area. We set to work tidying it up and talked about why rubbish is bad for the environment and the animals around us. We also decided to recycle some of the rubbish so that it can be made into new things. Together we looked at the different materials that the rubbish was made from and found out which materials can be recycled. We then made some posters to remind people to put their rubbish in the bin.
This week we also thought about how our behaviour can affect those around us in different ways. We all thought of one thing we could do that might help someone we love in a positive way and wrote it down.
Week beginning 7th January
We had a lovely first week back and have enjoyed sharing what we got up to over the Christmas holidays. We have been working hard to practise our number formation this week and have also enjoyed writing stories, making cards and writing letters.
Week beginning 9th December
This week we had great fun in PE practising our curling skills. We had to push the curling stones and try to get them to land in different zones. We also wrote letters to Father Christmas this week using our phonic skills to write down the things we would like him to bring us this year.
On Friday this week we performed our class nativity! We had great fun dancing on stage and singing songs. It was really lovely to have so many family members and friends attend and then join us for some festive activities afterwards.
Week beginning 2nd December
This week the Reception Robins have been busy using their fine motor skills to create Christmas decorations and decorate Christmas trees! They have also had great fun acting out what happens at Christmas in the role-play area. Some of us also got creative and decided to become unicorns for the morning and we also found out that a group of unicorns is called a blessing.
This week we also thought about what the Earth would look like from the sky. We explored some aerial photographs of the local area and some of us labelled what we could see.
Week beginning 25th November
This week we have been looking at the artist Jackson Pollock and discussing what we like or dislike about his artwork. We then had a go at creating our own art in the style of Jackson Pollock and really enjoyed recreating action painting. At the end of this week we had a whole school ‘You Choose Day’ where we got to choose which lessons we wanted to do. We all had great fun spending time with children from other classes and getting to know some of the other teachers.
Week beginning 18th November
This week the year one children have been building their knowledge of number bonds and have particularly enjoyed playing ‘Hit the Button’ in their independent choosing time. The reception children have been developing their fine motor skills by practising cutting, drawing some wonderful pictures and practising their letters and writing.
Week beginning 11th November
This week we had a visit from Sarah and she brought Bethany and Benjamin bear with her to share the importance of keeping safe in the car and when we are walking by the road. We all learned that we need to keep with an adult when we are walking by or crossing a road and that we should be bright so that we can be seen. We also talked about the importance of being in a car seat when travelling in the car and making sure that we have heard our seatbelt click when we are strapped in.
This week was anti-bullying week and so we talked about the importance of being a kind friend. We created our own puppet shows to show how we can be kind to each other at school. We also discussed our feelings and talked about how sometimes we have a number of different feelings at once and did some activities to help us feel calm.
On Friday it was the school disco and we all really enjoyed having fun and dancing together.
Week beginning 4th November
We all had a wonderful half-term break and enjoyed sharing all of the lovely things we did. This week we have been finding out about the history behind bonfire night and why we might see fireworks on 5th November. We had a lot of fun reenacting ‘The Gunpowder Plot’ together and our year one children used their computing skills to make some fantastic firework pictures.
Week beginning 30th September
This week we have been sharing what we know about planet Earth and also finding out about other planets in our solar system. We had a fantastic visit from Dave and the Wonderdome which really helped to bring our learning to life. The Reception Robins have also been trying to be a bit more independent by practising to put their own coats on!!
Week beginning 23rd September
This week our reception Robins stayed at school all day! We have had a lovely time getting to know each of them better through sharing their ‘All About Me’ books and discussing the things we like and dislike. They have also enjoyed talking about their favourite books and retelling some of their favourite stories in the different areas of our learning environment. Our year one children have been using their mathematics skills to count accurately. On Friday the reception children invited their adults into class at the end of the day to give them a guided tour of their classroom.
Week beginning 16th September
The new Robins have celebrated a number of firsts this week! They had their very first whole class PE session with Mr Colbeck this week and loved developing their gross motor skills. They also stayed for lunch for the first time and the lunch staff were all amazed at how well they ate their lunch. We have also had great fun exploring the outside area this week and finding out more about each other by sharing our ‘All About Me’ books.
Week beginning 9th September
This week our brand new Robins started school! They have all bounced in and enjoyed exploring the environment and making new friends. We have all been having great fun learning names and finding out more about each other. Miss Larter has been very proud of the Y1 Robins who have been fantastic role-models and helped to make the new children feel welcome and settled.
