YEAR 1 UM
Mrs. U MitchellWelcome to YR1M’s Blog
I am so thrilled about my new class of enthusiastic children. I invite you to join them in their learning adventure. This is a great opportunity to share news and achievements.
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Our Class Blog
What legacy did the Ancient Egyptians leave? Can we rank them?
Day and Night
We have been learning why some countries are asleep when we are at school! We have learned that when we are facing the sun we experience daylight and when the Earth rotates on it's axis and faces away from the sun we experience night time.
Greek Coil Pots
In Year 5 this term, the class are learning about Greek coil clay pots during their Art lessons. To begin with, they have watched a video that taught them the techniques needed to roll a perfectly even coil. They then moved on to making their own coil using salt...
We love reading!
This week in Nursery we have enjoyed our new and improved reading area. We had. Lots of fun testing out the new sofas and chairs and reading all the new stories books we have with our friends. Some of us then enjoyed retelling the stories to our friends.
Practising our clay techniques
Goldilocks and the three bears
This week our literacy was very tasty: our porridge was “just right”. We impressed our grown ups by writing the names of the equipment and ingredients we used to make our porridge. Having acted out the story “Goldilocks and the three bears” in our role play and adding...
Jazz Time!
Today we have been looking at the music genre Jazz- listening to a piece performed by Ian Gray. We have been learning how to follow notations using percussion instruments such as glockenspiels. By the end of the lesson, we were able to hold a mallet correctly, with a...
Oceans and Continents of the World
We have been using atlases to locate the oceans and continents of the world. Did you know the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean? Did you know that Antarctica is the coldest continent?
Claude Monet
Year 1 have been analysing the work of the famous artist Claude Monet. They have been discussing facts as a class about Monet and creating art in the style of Monet creating the Japanese Bridge painting using their fingers.
Percussion, string or wind instruments? Which instruments make which sound?
Music in 1R
1R have been practising their skills on the glockenspiels in music by identifying simple notes and keeping a steady beat to the music.
The Children’s Commissioner Guide for Parents on online sexual harassment and keeping children safe online.
Guidance for parents and carers on online sexual harassment and keeping children safe online. The Children’s Commissioner is launching a guide for parents and carers on online sexual harassment and how they can support children to stay safe online. The guide will...