Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed having a story and songs with our visitor today. We enjoyed singing along to 5 little men and acting it out too.
Stories and songs
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Reading
Meeting the author
Year 1 had a brilliant afternoon meeting the author Lauren Hoffmeier who has written Mula and the fly amongst other stories. We enjoyed listening to the story and why and participated in a yoga session about the book.
Ordering the events of Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Year 1’s mystery reader
We really enjoyed having a parent in to read two stories to us as a mystery reader! We loved getting in loved with the 2 new texts and experiencing new authors.
Freeze frame
We freeze framed different parts of our story ‘Paper Planes’ focussing on the story telling and emotions we could portray in a single picture.
Dia de los Muertos
In English, we have enjoyed learning about Dia de los Muertos which is also known as Day of the Dead. We researched facts about the celebration and enjoyed making our own marigold flowers and decorating calaveras. We will be writing an explanation text this week,...
Library Visit
A small group of children went to visit the local library today. First, we talked about how to stay safe walking next to the roads and why we were wearing our high vis jackets. We found lots of interesting sights on our way including a skeleton in a local shop, houses...
What are the features of a fable?
Raising awareness of Limb Loss and Limb Difference
This week we have been learning all about Limb Loss and Limb Difference. We have listened to stories including Chops, Splash and Alf's Power and sensitively discussed how some people have different limbs. We used mirrors in class to observe our features including hair...
Mystery Reader
Today we enjoyed a story from our Mystery Reader. All the children helped to join in with The Gruffalo using the props. Thank you Tommy's grandma.