Class 2

In geography we have been learning about our local area and the location of our school. Today we had a look around the school grounds identifying physical and human features in our surroundings.

In maths today Year 1 have been learning all about the part whole model as their first lesson in addition and subtraction. 

In English this week we have been learning looking at a variety of poems about Autumn. We are going to write our own senses poem so today we went on a nature walk to find out what we could see, hear, smell, taste and touch.

In maths today Year 1 have been using the concrete resources to show greater than, less than and equal to.

In maths today Year 2 have been using the outdoor resources to estimate on the number line. 
 

In art this half term we have been learning all about the work of Josiah Wedgwood. We have designed and made pottery based on his work and today we painted our creations with the ‘Wedgwood Blue’. 
 

In English we have been basing our writing on the story Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. Today the children are using their story maps to write the story. 
 

In art Class 2 have been learning all about Josiah Wedgwood. This week we designed and created a piece of pottery inspired by his work. 

Our Year 1 children have been enjoying our outdoor area today accessing the continuous provision independently. It is lovely to see the children engaged and enjoying their learning. 
 

In maths today we have been looking at the number line and counting backwards from 10. We pretended that we were astronauts and ordered numbers backwards on our rockets. 

In Year 1 our maths has got off to a fantastic start. We have been sorting, counting and representing numbers up to 10. 
 

We got our Monster Phonics session off to a good start today by working in pairs to hunt for common exception words. We had to read and write down as many words as we could find.