Year 1 Iveson Blog

Autumn has arrived.  What does it mean to you? Here are some ideas about all the things you could create or make at home to show what autumn means to you. Here is a link to a great website that has some more ideas - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/autumn/what-is-autumn Bring the finished items into school after the holiday. Happy half term. Year One Teachers

As part of our Culture Week, we have been learning all about fireworks. We watched a film clip of fireworks and linked our learning in science to use our senses to describe what fireworks look and sound like. Here is a poem some of the children in Finches class wrote together : Fantastic Fireworks Pop! Boom! Bang! Fireworks spinning quickly in the dark night sky Sparkling fireworks blasting across the huge, black sky Golden fireworks shimmering in the darkness Shiny silver fireworks zoom in the cold, night air.

The children had an amazing time learning a dance routine in carnival style. 

This term the children have settled into new school routines. They have talked about friendships and discussed ways that we can resolve problems. We have discussed ways that we can get help and show kindness towards our peers. The children have enjoyed doing challenges and working as a team. We have played games, drew pictures, created a friendship tree, used role play and done circle time discussions. 

In History this term the children have been learning about changes through time. They have been comparing a range of objects and artefacts, sorting them into past and present. We discussed how schools have changes, how transport has changes and looked at a range of telephones. The children sorted houses into chronological order. 

The children have been researching and designing fruit kebabs. We tasted a range of fruits, voted for our favourites before creating our own fruit kebabs. Before we made them the children discussed the importance of washing their hands and ensuring the fruit and equipment were clean. The children used the bridge and claw method to cut a variety of fruits. We were very responsible whilst using the knifes. The children really enjoyed creating and tasting the kebabs. Children said ‘This is the best day, these are so tasty.’

This term the children have been learning about technology around us. We have explored what technology we use in our classroom and our homes. We have compared and learnt the names of parts of a desktop and laptop computer. We have use the I-pad to take pictures. The children have been learning to use a touch pad on the laptops to move objects around the screen. 

The children had a workshop learning to play a new percussion instruments. They practiced finding the beat and then played in groups. We even worked together to play different beats at the same time.   

This week the children have been learning about numberlines and tracks. We took our learning outside where we drew them on the playground with chalk. We the used dice to roll numbers and jump along the number tracks. We practised counting backwards and forwards.