YEAR 1 UM
Mrs. U MitchellWelcome to YR1M’s Blog
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Our Class Blog
What is surrealism?
As part of our art unit about Joan Miro, 4B have been exploring the surrealist style of art. We practised Joan Miro's technique of free-drawing, where we simply draw without thinking or planning. Take a look at our efforts and see what you think.
How can I talk about animals in French?
As part of our les animaux unit in French, 4B have been learning how to say and write the names of common animals in French.
What can artefacts teach me about the Egyptians?
4B have been very fortunate to borrow a box of ancient Egyptian artefacts from the Oriental Museum in Durham, so we spent an afternoon exploring the artefacts and asking questions about their use. When we’d all had a good look, we decided to do some research to find...
Forest School
Today was our first Forest School session of the new year and 4B had a great time. Look at at the photos to see how the children explored the environment.
When did the Ancient Egyptian Empire end and why?
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Back to school
We have enjoyed coming back to school, seeing our friends and welcoming new members of the class. We have been creating lots of models of toys we got for Christmas, visiting the farm shop role play area to buy vegetables and painting pictures to take home. We also...
Hansel and Gretel
We read our new class text this week. We enjoyed getting to know the story and characters by taking part in a role-play lesson. We then carried out class discussions about the choices that the characters make at different points of the story.
What is area?
We've been learning about area this week and decided to use post-it notes to explore how we can measure the space taken up by a shape.
Throwing and Catching
We have been developing our throwing and catching skills in PE. We used the underarm technique to throw a ball or beanbag to our peers. Using our hand-eye coordination, we practised throwing and catching from a variety of distances.
Return to School and Covid Update Letter
Please see the attached letter, which has also been sent out via eSchools. We look forward to seeing you all at school tomorrow. 4.1.22 Covid and Return to School Mrs Clarke
What are the different techniques for sewing?
There are lots of ways to sew: running stitch, backstitch and cross stitch to name a few. But which method is the best? We practised a range of sewing skills in 4B to produce a textile calendar with the Eye of Horus in its centre. Children used a variety of techniques...