The Owl and the Pussycat (read by 1J)

Th Owl and the Pussycat

This week in Literacy we are learning the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. Here is a video of someone else performing it.

Pink Panther Theme

This afternoon we had a visit from a musical quintet, who performed many great tunes. Here is one.

Telling The Time

This week in Year One we have been learning about telling the time.

Here is a video that is fun and educational

Number bonds to 10

This week we have been working on our number bonds to 10 in numeracy.

Here is a video to help us.

Longer and Shorter

This week in numeracy we have been learning abouth length and thinking about long and short things.

Here is a good video we have watched.

We have moved

Welcome back to everyone!

The Year 1 team hope you had a good half term break.

The two year one classes have moved and are now based in the former reception classes. These classes are slightly larger than where we were. The children were very excited by their new home.

Enjoy My Christmas Dinner

Enjoy my Christmas dinner
It's the best the chef can make!
You won't be getting thinner,
But the flavour's worth a little extra weight!

First we have starters,
Houmous is nice,
You could try taramasalata,
Or my pastry filled with spinach, cheese and rice.

Enjoy my Christmas dinner
It's the best the chef can make!
You won't be getting thinner,
But the flavour's worth a little extra weight!

Veggie moussaka,
Tasty kebabs.
Salad leaves a little room for 'afters',
But our kleftiko's the best i've ever had!

Enjoy my Christmas dinner
It's the best the chef can make!
You won't be getting thinner,
But the flavour's worth a little extra weight!

Try our baklavas,
My favourite sweet.
Don't forget our pancakes with bananas,
Just to make the Greek experience complete!

Enjoy my Christmas dinner
It's the best the chef can make!
You won't be getting thinner,
But the flavour's worth a little extra weight!

Enjoy my Christmas dinner
It's the best the chef can make!
You won't be getting thinner,
But the flavour's worth a little extra weight!

Countdown to Christmas

In preparation for our Xmas production 'Countdown To Christmas' year 1 have been practicing a few song's. Here is one of the songs we will be performing.

Ordering

This morning in 1J we were learning about 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and more. We had to cut racing cars out of paper.

Written on the cars was 1st, 2nd , 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th.

We then had to put them in order.

It was hard work.

by

Varoon

Mehndi Patterns

Today in 1J we have been colouring Mehndi patterns. There was a hand drawn on paper, and we had to follow dotted lines that curled all around. There was ovals, circles and cocoon shapes. We used different colour pens.

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Christy

Stranger danger

This week in year 1 we had a special visitor to talk to us about stranger danger. A police woman came into 1M on tuesday afternoon and read the children a story about a girl who went in the park and came across a stranger. The stranger invited the girl to see his puppies. The little girl remembered what her mummy told her. NEVER talk to, or GO ANYWHERE with a stranger. The police woman invited 1M to ask any questions they had about the story and about strangers. The children learnt a lot from the visit and will hopefully remember the safety tips given to them.

Dates for your diary

Next Friday morning (17th September) we will be having our Autumn Term class talk. This will be an opportunity for parents/guardians to find out our plans for the coming term and to have a chance to discuss any queries you may have about your child's education. Tea and coffee will be provided.

The following Wednesday (22nd September) we will be paying a visit to Bethal Green Museum. All year 1 pupils should have received a letter concerning this trip.

Our first week in 1J

This week in 1J we have done lots of work. Monday was our first day back after the holidays, and some people were a little bit sad, some people were a little bit happy, and some people were excited. We did number work, and writing. In ICT we learnt how to use a touchpad/mouse and played a game called 'Mouseskills'.

Lots of people have received merits for their hard work.

Here is a picture of our first lesson, on our first day.

Our favourite toys

This morning we listened to a song called 'Seven' by They Might Be Giants. It was a good a song.



Today we have been thinking about our favourite toys. We all sat in a circle and then we told everybody about what toys we liked. We then sat at our desks and wrote and drew pictures of our favourite toys.

sports week

In 1j we have been doing all different activities and after we had some water.
In the begining we had a race and yellow team came first and blue came second.
Then we had a ladder race which you have to jump between the gaps, and blue came first then yellow came second.
Then after that we had to jump around the cones and red and yellow had a draw and next came green team.
Next everyone had a bench race, and what we had to do was run to the cone and then you had to run back as fast as you could.
Straight after that we had to skip around the cones which was very difficult.
Finally the last thing we did was ate Ice-cream and then the race was happening and in 1j sydney and some other people won aswell.
The very last thing was to go back into class to work and it was nearly lunch time.

Lighthouses

In year 1 this week we have been looking at Lighthouses. We read a book called 'The Lighthouse Keepers Breakfast'. We learnt from the book that Lighthouses flash when a boat is coming into dock and the lighthouse guides the boats when they cant see where they are going.

Our Trip To Colchester Zoo

On the 18th of June we went to Colchester Zoo, we had loads of fun and saw loads of different animals. We all split up into groups and went in different directions, at lunchtime we all met up to have lunch together. We sat on a big elephant and there were small ones to(they were fake), at the end of the day we all had a ice cream and we enjoyed it very much.



By Karam and Cydney

Maths Challenge Day

Today is Maths Challenge Day. This afternoon we are having a marshmallow and pasta challenge, we have to make something out of the pasta and marshmallows. The person who comes first get 3 merits, the person who comes second gets 2 merits and the person who comes third gets 1 merit.

Where The Wild Things Are

In year 1 this week we have been looking at a book called 'Where The Wild Thing Are'. In the book...

A boy called Max was in his room wearing his wolf suite and imagined a forest but he wasn't imagining it, it was real. In the morning Max sailed in his very own boat until he came to a island, there was loads of monsters and they played and played until it was night time.In the end Max was back in his room like nothing had happened.

By Cydney and Karam

year ones planting!

This week in year 1 we have been very busy.We have lots of instructions and if you want to make a plant then follow the year one instructions.Thankyou.Anyway look below to see the followings...

what you need.
A plant pot
Soil
2 seeds
Water
Good weather.

First we get a plant to put soil in the pot.then we make a hole and put the seeds in the plant pot and cover up the hole.Next we add some water but not too much.Then find a nice and conferable place to put in.Finally check your plant and if it doesn't work you have done it wrong.Have another go and look carefully.

By Asshini and Daniel

Numbers

In year 1 we have been looking at numbers. We learnt numbers 1 to 10 and 1 to 20 like 1+9=10 and 1+19=20, Miss Jones taught us how to count in easier ways to count. Miss Jones also gives us merits when we get all of the answers wright.

Spiders

In year 1 we have been learning all about spiders, we went into the woods to find spiders and spider webs but we didn't find any, we found one in the classroom. Spiders have 8 legs and eat insects, we only find quite small spiders in this country but in other country's you can find tarantulas and really big spiders.

Measuring

In 1J we have been learning how to measure people,we also learnt that the field was 29cm from our classroom,we went around the school to find out how far away things are.We also measured the door with the measuring stick.

Sound walk in the forest

In year 1 we have been taking a walk in the forest. In the forest we listened to what we could hear. We heard many sounds. Our favourite sound was a bird tweeting. We actually saw the bird. During our trip we saw a big hole. Luckily nobody fell into the hole. We sat on a wooden bench and talked about what we heard.

Four Favourite Fairy tales

In year 1 we have been looking at four fairy tales.

1. Little red riding hood


2. The 3 little pigs


3. Goldilocks and the 3 little bears


4. The billy goats gruff

Our favourite of the fairy tales in this order

1. Little red riding hood


2. The 3 little pigs


3. The billy goats gruff


4. Goldilocks and the 3 little bears

We had a group of actors act out the fairy tales.

They were from the Rainbow Theatre.

They were really funny!

Four f

Materials

In 1J we have been looking at different materials.

1. Fabric


2. Wood


3. Metal


4. Cloth


5. Glass


6. Plastic

We felt them and said which one was hard and soft. Wood and Glass were hardest. Cloth and Fabric were the softest. We also stuck them in our book.

Snakes and Ladders

In year 1 we have been playing number games. Our favorite was Snakes and Ladders. Karam and Cydney won. They tied. No one went down the snakes but we all went up at least 1 ladder.

By Cydney and Karam

Guessing Numbers

In 1J we have been doing number games today. Our favorite game is Number Guess. Here are the instructions to play the game.

Number Guess

2 or more players

5-7

Equipment

Paper

Pencil

Method

• First get in pairs.


• Then one person makes up something like: I am between 1-5, I am a odd number. What number am I?


• The other person guesses.