In Writing, we have been practising the skill of Instruction writing using bossy verbs. Our focus text is Jack and the Beanstalk and this week we wrote instructions for how to make a bean salad. Naturally we started off by making a yummy bean salad...
In Science we classified leaves. At first we did this in whichever way we chose. Some of us chose to classify as big or small others classified as dark or light green. After this Miss McConnell asked us to classify the leaves as either thick...
In History, we learnt all about the fantastic life of Florence Nightingale. We talked about the problems she faced in her life and her quest to improve hospital care for all patients. In this lesson we wrote a letter to the people of Britain from...
During our visit to the Curve Garden, we had a cross curricular Art and Science lesson. We had great fun creating clay presses and rubbings of Maple, Oak and London Plane leaves....
In History we have been thinking about the major event which will be happening at the weekend; the Kings coronation! We role-played various parts of the coronation ceremony including the oath, the anointing and the investing. We then designed King Edmund's crowns of our own!...
In Maths we have been learning all about fractions. We have been identifying halves, thirds and quarters in a variety of representations such as pizzas, shapes and numicon. In this picture the children were using multilink cubes to build towers, and then identify a half...
At the Dalston Curve Garden, Year 1 looked closely at the life cycle of plants. We planted our seeds and added the finishing touches to our Nature Journal front covers. We cannot wait to add diary entries in the future!...
In Maths, Year 1 have been learning about measuring length and height. We used non-standard measures to begin with. Here we are measuring some of our reading books using Unifix cubes....
In 1H we have been learning about how to create collages. We have experimented with various ways of cutting, sticking and tearing papers. Today we created a texture collage on top of a photograph of the Curve Garden. We thought about whether the real life...
In Maths, Year 1 have been learning to identify both two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. Some of the activities have included finding everyday objects in the classroom and outdoor learning environment, and recognising the mathematical names for each shape. Furthermore, we have discussed the properties of...