Today we welcomed the amazing Sam’s Safari into Year 1 and we all had a great time learning about all the different animals in such a hands on way. We saw a stick insect, leaf insect, salamander, skink, millipede, snake, tortoise, chinchilla and armadillo. Sam told us where in the world these animals are from and gave us lots of information such as if they were a mammal, reptile or amphibian, what they like to eat and how long they live for. The children were very brave and had a go at holding or stroking these animals. They were also really gentle with them. A huge thank you to Sam’s Safari for such a wonderful experience!

We cannot believe that we are already at the end of week 3 and what a busy week it has been! This week we have been busy learning 1 more in Maths, creating animal prints using ink and rollers in Art and learning the story of creation with Mrs Barnett in RE. We are so excited as Sam’s Safari are coming into school next week with lots of different animals so come back to the blog next week to see some photos of that.

This week the children have been continuing to learn the story/song There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. To help we had some children holding up the different animals and then we put some actions to the story to help us remember it. We think the children have done a great job, take a look at our video and let us know what you think.

We have had a wonderful week welcoming all the children into 1BN after the summer holiday, they have all settled in really well and are quickly picking up the rules and routines of the day. The children have been spending time this week thinking about our value of Respect and our school rules ‘Respect yourself, respect each other and respect our school.’ They have also spent time thinking about our school vision ‘We work towards a world where we love, learn and flourish.’ We have spent lots of time in our areas of provision, learning through play and doing an amazing job at tidy up time.

Wow, the end of year 1! And what a year it has been! We have rounded off the year by testing the boats that we made in DT. The children used a rubber band and small lolly stick to make a propeller and, once they had worked out which way to twist it to make it go forwards, the boats moved quickly across the water. Most of the children took part in Thursdays splashdown and had great fun on the inflatables, getting very wet from all the water pistols. Such a great way to finish a brilliant year. Good luck in Year 2, we will really miss you.

1BN had an amazing time on our trip to Filey. The children enjoyed singing and playing games with their friends during the coach journey and before we knew it, we were there. We walked down the hill, catching that first exciting glimpse of the sea, and made our way onto the beach. After such a long journey we were all ready for our lunch and then we were straight onto playing in the sand, digging holes and building sandcastles. We had a short walk down to the sea, as the tide was on the way out, but enjoyed having a paddle and some of us ended up rather wet. The tide had left some interesting things to discover on its way out and lots of us found seaweed, shells, and even small crabs or crab claws.

Unfortunately, a downpour cut our time on the beach short so we had a quick change into some dry clothes and had a walk along the beach to the lifeboat station. When we arrived this was closed but a very kind lady opened it up so that we could have a look at the boats. The thought of enjoying a delicious ice cream helped us with the walk back along the beach then it was back up the hill to head home but not before we managed a quick go at the playground. What a busy and amazing day, even the rain could not dampen our excitement! A huge thank you to the parents who came along to help, without you trips like this would not be possible.

Today in Maths 1BN have been learning about the months of the year. The children could tell me that there are 12 months in a year and could name the months in the correct order. During carpet time, we asked our partner questions such as ‘which month comes after January?’ and ‘which month is before September?’ The children found it a lot trickier to remember the number of days that each month has. They really enjoyed singing this months of the year song, why not have a go at home?

This week in Art 1BN have been adding to the backgrounds they created to make a stormy sea picture. They used lots of different materials, such as cellophane and tissue paper, to add colour and texture to their paintings. I think you will agree that they did a fantastic job!

More Money

This week in Maths we have been learning about money and started the week looking at coins and their values. At the end of the week we have also looked at the different notes. The children have been learning that a five pound note has the same value as give £1 coins or that a ten pound note has the same value as if they had ten £1 coins.

Next week in Maths we are going to be learning about money. Today we started to look at the coins that we use in the UK and talk about the value of each coin using the words pounds and pence. We talked about the different shapes and colours that we noticed and how just because a coin is bigger doesn’t necessarily mean that it is worth more than a coin that is smaller. The children had a go at drawing and labelling the coins in their Maths books.

This half term in RE we are learning about special books, focusing on Islam and Christianity. Some children brought in their own special books from home. We talked about why they were special, how we treated them and where we kept them. We shared and explored all these special books and loved hearing what makes them so special.