What a busy last week. We enjoyed our Christmas dinner on Wednesday and Christmas packed lunch on Thursday.

The Christmas party was really good fun, especially musical chairs and the visit from Santa.

We asked Santa some very tricky questions. Mrs Thwaites wants to remind everyone that Santa can walk through walls so if you don't have a chimney please don't leave any windows or doors open this year!

We are really looking forward to our New Zealand topic next term!


We wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Something special

This week Year One have been working hard for our Christmas play. Year one played Soldiers and mice and some of the speaking parts. Everyone enjoyed themselves and Mrs Thwaites was so proud that she gave us four marbles!!!

In numeracy we have been learning about money and counting in 2s.

On Wednesday we made beautiful Christmas candles. In RE we have been talking about the first Christmas and opening our advent calender. We have written instructions for making a Christmas cake and letters to Santa.

We are all feeling very happy and great and excited!!!!

What's the time, Mr Wolf?

This week we have been learning about time in numeracy. We practiced setting our clocks to o'clock and half past the hour. We have also been counting down the days until Christmas on the calender.

In Literacy we have been talking about instrcutional texts, following instructions and starting to write them. On Thursday we made our Christmas cakes with Mrs Gregory and Mrs Hedges. We can't wait to ice them next week.

Another excellent week in Year one. In numeracy we have been revising positional language, directing each other around the playground.

We have also done lots of investigations into capacity, filling containers with water and sand.

We have sorted toys into different categories and created a toy museum, writing our own labels, tickets and signs. Mrs Roberts came to visit and was very impressed with our historical knowledge.


Mrs Thwaites and Ruby and Rhiannon from Year Six gave us a special treat - A performance of Cinderella in Mrs Thwaites' Pollocks Theatre, a traditional Victorian toy.

dirceting

Bang and Crack!

Thank you to all the parents who came and helped and supported us at our recycled fashion show last term. Everyone was very impressed by our striking and imaginitive designs!













We learned a lot about different materials and what they can be used for and how to save the environment by thinking of the 'three rs' - reduce, reuse, recycle.

We have now made a start on our 'toys' topic, talking about and playing with our favourite toys.

During our first week back we enjoyed a rather wet trip to the new park at Gorse Marsh on Wednesday.








On Thursday we made 'firework pizzas' and 'mashmallow sparklers' with Mrs Gregory and watched some fireworks in the classroom on the white board! We dressed up in our hats and scarves to help it feel like bonfire night. Then we sang some camping songs!

'Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot.'

Using our senses

This week we have been exploring our five senses and finding ways to describe them in words. We have read lots of funny poems about smell, touch, taste and sight and as it was music week we explored the sounds that different instruments make. We have learned a great new recycling song and made our own musical instruments to accompany it. As well as all this we learned about 3D shapes and built some wonderful models with them.

We've had a busy couple of weeks in Year 1. Last week we were very lucky to have Lisa, a student from Germany, helping in our class. She was very kind to us and helped us with our work. Thank you and goodbye Lisa!

This week we have been creating our own stories using our own experience and storybook characters. We enjoyed dressing up to act out our stories with Mrs Thwaites, Miss Gower and Mrs Hillberg. It was very funny!

On Thursday we enjoyed a workshop with Sarah from 'Yoga Stars', a children's yoga company. She taught us to breathe from our bellies and poses like the tree, the oyster and the Mermaid. We showed our great flexibility!

We have been showing Mrs Thwaites how children should behave in Key Stage One. We have all worked very hard and coped with all the changes like grown ups and she is very proud of us! Keep up the good work everyone!

A reminder for everyone from Mrs Thwaites and Mrs Hillberg. Please take responsibility for your clothes and PE kit! If you don't know what that means then ask Mum or Dad to explain.

Have a great weekend :)