Year 1 – RE

By Mrs L READ23rd September 2024

Last week, Y1 looked at what the word belonging means.

We discovered that we might belong to schools, families and groups…some of us belong to different clubs, but we all belong to Christopher Pickering Primary School.

This week we looked at different faiths that people can belong to… Christian, Muslim and Sikh and we looked at the symbols that represent them.  We found out that different faiths all have different places of worship and different Gods that they pray to.

We discussed the Christian church, Skyla goes to church with her family on a Sunday and they “sing songs and pray”, Matilda knew that “Jesus died on a cross”, and Forrest remembered that “he came back to life a couple of days later”.

Ivan was able to share with us that he is a Muslim, “my family are all Muslims too”.

We looked at different places of worship, the children thought the Muslim mosque  looked very fancy, some recognised a Christian Church and we discovered that Sikhs worshiped at a Gurdwara.

We spoke about praying, Thomas knew that “Mrs. Marson says a prayer at the end of assembly, we put our hands together and close our eyes”.

We also looked at clothing that different faiths wear, learning that Sikh boys cover their heads with a Romala and that Muslim girls wear a Hijab.

We looked at the similarities and differences between different faiths. The children discovered that both Christian and Sikh children have places of worship where they can go to pray to their own God.

People may have different beliefs and Gods that they worship, we may wear different clothes and pray in different ways in different places, but everyone is special.

Y1 – RE

By Mrs L READ15th September 2024

Year 1 have been thinking about what the word belonging means.

We might belong to schools, families and groups, such and swimming, rugby or Rainbows.  We looked at the different symbols that represent these…some of us belong to different clubs, but we all belong to Christopher Pickering Primary School.

Thomas said “at football we all have the same Tigers badge because we belong to that club”.

We found out that belonging is “a feeling of safety, support, acceptance and inclusion at being a member of a group”.

All of the children agreed that belonging to a group made them feel special and happy.

 

Y1 – Music

By Mrs L READ15th September 2024

In Music this week, Y1 listened to ‘Hey You!’.

The children used their listening skills to find the ‘pulse’ of the song. Then they first clapped along and then sang. They all listened to see what instruments they could hear, identified the intro, verse, chorus and hook and they learnt that the style of music was ‘old school hip hop’.  All of the class loved this style of music, Penny said it “made her body move” and Ivan thought it sounded “funky”.

The children were all excited to play the glockenspiel along to the music, carefully following the beat.

Y1 – PE

By Mrs L READ15th September 2024

This term, Y1 are focussing on Playing Games and Running.

We have already learnt techniques about running safely and effectively, changing directions, listening to instructions and following rules of the game.

This week in our running game, we had runners and defenders, the aim of the game was for the runners to collect the objects while avoiding the defenders … it was wonderful to see the great team work that was shown by all the children.

 

 

 

Y1 – ICT

By Mrs L READ15th September 2024

Year 1 were excited to start their ICT lessons this week, especially the thought of getting their hands on the laptops… but first we had to find out what exactly ‘Technology’ is.

We found out the word ‘technology’ actually means ‘anything made by people to help us’.

The children then searched our classroom to find items of technology. The children were able to find many things and say how they help us…

Poppy told us that “glasses help us to see better”, while River said “my bottle has my water in it for me to drink and stay healthy” and all the children were surprised when Avie said the chair was technology as it helps us to sit down!

Technology is absolutely everywhere in our classroom, so we had to go outside to find things that aren’t technology… trees and the sky aren’t technology as they are not made by people.

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ5th July 2024

This week in F2, we have continued with our story, Puffin Peter.  

We have had fun retelling the story using signifiers we made up together, these help us to remember the story. We have been discussing the different characters and where the story is set. 

During our topic lesson, we have been focusing on Summer…talking about what the weather is like and what kind of clothes we wear in Summer. We shared ideas about why it is so important to use sunscreen and keep hydrated during the hot weather. 

In maths we have continued learning more words to describe the position of objects. These words, such as next to, below, behind, underneath, help when we are talking about where objects are. 

As well as practising for our ‘Fabulous Finish’ show, we got to watch the Year 6 pupils’ performance of Oliver. It was wonderful, we enjoyed it so much! We loved all the songs, the fantastic costumes and the brilliant acting. 

On Wednesday we had our Seaside Day. Although the weather wasn’t too good, we still had the most amazing time… we splashed and paddled, dressed as pirates, crafted jellyfish and spotty fish, built sandcastles, hunted for treasure and enjoyed a delicious ice cream!  

It was a wonderful day. 

 

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ28th June 2024

This week in F2, we have started our story, Puffin Peter.  

This is a story about Peter and Paul. They are the best of friends, but when Peter gets lost in a terrible storm he can’t find Paul anywhere. With the help of a big blue whale, Puffin Peter sets off to find him and they find all kinds of birds that match Peter’s description, but none of them are quite like Paul. We all made up signifiers to help us tell this story.  

During our topic lesson, we looked at the different animals from the story and we sorted sea and land animals. We thought about how we could describe different animals… colour, size, number of legs, then we sorted them into sea and land animals. 

In maths we have identified patterns and had fun creating our own. We also looked at which numbers are odd and which are even. We also learnt more words to describe the position of objects. 

In art, we found out all about the artist Yayoi Kusama. 

She is a Japanese artist who is sometimes called ‘the princess of polka dots’. Although she makes lots of different types of art – paintings, sculptures, performances and installations – they have one thing in common, DOTS! Then we took inspiration from Yayoi and filled the initial letter of our names with colourful painted dots, they all looked fabulous! 

We were so happy that the sun finally came out this week. And we were able to enjoy lots of time learning, in our wonderful outdoor area. Please remember to apply sunscreen before school and also send your child with a water bottle and a sun hat. 

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ24th May 2024

This week in F2…

In literacy we innovated our story, The Enormous Turnip. We changed the turnip to a pumpkin and the animals in our story were a fox, a deer and a goat!  Then we used our ‘Fred fingers’ to pinch the sounds so we could write some fabulous sentences.

 In maths, we learnt all about sharing and grouping … we particularly enjoyed sharing out the cookies equally so that each plate had the same amount.

Unfortunately, on Wednesday, our park trip had to be cancelled due to the terrible rainy weather, but this didn’t stop us from having fun! We embraced the weather, put on our wetsuits and wellies, and went exploring our school forest area! We had a fabulous time searching for bugs and flowers, looking for fairies, squelching in the mud and catching raindrops, finishing off with a teddy bears picnic and some dancing…it was a wonderful day for the children…and staff too!

In topic we found out where our food comes from. We already knew that animals at farms provide us with eggs, milk and meat, but we also found out that fruit and vegetables are grown at farms too. We learnt that wheat is used to make bread.

We hope you all enjoy the half-term holidays, and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 3rd June.

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ17th May 2024

This week in F2, we have continued with our story, The Enormous Turnip. In literacy as well as retelling the story using our signifiers, we had a go at hot seating. This is when one of the children pretends to be a character from the story, and the other children ask them questions. Mia, Forrest, Thomas and Declan took turns at being the farmer and the children thought of some fabulous questions…”why wouldn’t the turnip come out?”, “how did it taste?” and “have you ever grown anything so big?”.

 In maths, we continued rotating and manipulating shapes to make more patterns and pictures.

On Wednesday we had a special visitor, Neil from the local Buddhist Centre. He chatted to us about Buddha, explained their beliefs and brought special artifacts which they use. We loved the special bell, drum and sound bowl, which we used while we did some meditation.

In Jigsaw (our PSHE learning) we were thinking about what makes a good friend and how we can make someone who is lonely feel happier.

We have also looked at the history of farming and created some beautiful trees in art, inspired by Kandinsky’s concentric circles.

PE was focused on our football skills; controlling, stopping and dribbling the ball and we also enjoyed different types of jumping… it’s been a very busy week!

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ10th May 2024

This week in F2, we have started our story, The Enormous Turnip. In literacy we have been acting out the story using our signifiers, drawing our story maps and adding sentences to it too. We think of a sentence together, hold it in our head, count on our fingers how many words are in it and then use our Fred Fingers to help spell the words.  We remember that a sentence must always have a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop.  

 In maths, we have had a closer look at shapes. We looked at similarities and differences between shapes, we learnt that even if we rotate a shape, it remains the same shape and then we manipulated shapes to make patterns and pictures.  

On Tuesday we had our Big Build Stay and Play where we had great fun building bridges… we used Lego, rolled up newspaper, junk modelling, wooden and foam bricks… it was lovely to see our children working together with their grown-up and some amazing constructions were made. A big thank you to those that were able to join us.  

As always, we have spent lots of time learning and discovering outdoors…the weather has been so sunny, we have loved being able to go out without our coats on. Please remember to send your child with a sun hat, water bottle and apply sunscreen at home. 

We’ve splashed in the water, while creating waterways to fill buckets, built the best sandcastles decorated with sparkly jewels and made delicious picnic feasts and soups in our mud kitchen.