Year 1/2 | Christopher Pickering Primary School

Computing Systems and Networks

By Miss P STATHERS24th May 2024

Year 2’s Computing unit this term has been exploring Computing Systems and Networks. They have learned about the topic IT All Around Us. In the first lesson they learned that IT is a computer or something that works with a computer. They then sorted different objects into two categories; IT and not IT.

In our second lesson they learned about how we use IT in school. They looked at the IT we have in our school and thought about the purpose of the IT we have. They then sorted several IT by their purpose.

In our third lesson, the children learned about IT beyond school. They thought about the features of different IT and sorted them into two categories; IT found outside and IT found inside!

During lesson four, the children learned about how information technology helps us. The children explored the roles of a barcode, scanner and till in a supermarket during the lesson and they learned about how these work together.

In lesson 5 the children thought about how to be safe using IT. They helped Jessica identify the rules she was breaking when using IT.

Finally, in lesson 6 they learned about how to use IT in a variety of ways and how to be mindful of the time they spend using IT.

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By Leonnie Carrick8th May 2024

Where do sacred stories come from?

During this lesson the children learned the meaning of the word ‘sacred’ which is a religious kind of ‘special’. We learnt that different religions have sacred texts which include great stories in them, that are shared within their community. This is so people learn the importance of being kind, respectful as well as having a sense of belonging.

I reminded the children of our school’s RESPECT values:-

Resilient, Enthusiastic, Safe, Perseverance, Empathetic, Confident and Tolerant. We discussed the meaning of each of these values and how these are common themes throughout the stories we read as a class.

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The first story we looked at was the Christian story ‘The Good Samaritan’. The children knew that this story could be found in the bible and enjoyed learning about this.

The next story we looked at was the ‘The crying camel’ which is an Islamic story found in the Quran. Arios said he loved learning about this story because he is Muslim and reads the Quran at home.

The final story we looked can be found in the Torah which was ‘The story of Moses’. This is a Jewish scared story.

The children could easily identify which symbol and story belonged to each sacred book.

Year 1- Computing

By Leonnie Carrick25th April 2024

Our new unit in computing is “Creating media – Digital writing”

Lesson 1- Exploring the Keyboard

This is the first lesson in which Year 1 have experienced using a computer to create and manipulate text. In this lesson we familiarised ourselves with word processor and thought about how they might use this application in the future. The children also identified the different keys, before adding text to their page by pressing keys on a keyboard.

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Lesson 2- Adding and Removing Text

In this lesson, the children continued to familiarise themselves with word processor and how they can interact with the computer using a keyboard. We focused on adding text as well as exploring more of the keys found on a keyboard (such as the numbers). Finally, we began to use the backspace button to remove text from the computer and learned how to create a finger space using the space bar key. We also briefly touched on how to do a capital letter using the shift button.

KS1 Girls Football Festival

By Mr S MORGAN8th March 2024

Today, 8 of our KS1 girls have attended a fabulous football festival at the Tigers Trust Arena. The festival was organised by the FA with the aim of getting more girls interested in football. The girls took part in a range of activities all themed around the Disney film ‘Frozen’.
The girls had a fantastic time and were a credit to the school. Well done!

Y2’s Art Workshop

By Miss P STATHERS8th March 2024

Year 2 had a workshop with local artist Charlotte Eldred last week. In Art this term Year 2 are focusing on portraits. During the workshop with Charlotte they improved their doodling skills and created different portraits using a doodling style.

Here are some of Charlotte’s examples:

Here the children are completing their art work:

HOW ARE SACRED TEXTS TREATED?

By Sophie Dale19th February 2024

First the children looked at books that are special to them and identified their favourite stories. Next we discussed the messages these books can teach us.

Then we discussed why religious books are sacred. The children learnt that the word sacred means something is special and connected to God. We looked at the story of ‘The loaves and fishes’ from the Bible. We then looked at the story ‘The milk and the jasmine flower’ from the Gurdwara. We compared the messages that both of these books convey. The final story we read was ‘Noah’s Ark’ which appears in many sacred texts across different religions.

Lastly, the children had a discussion about why music is important to worship. We then listened to music from the Sikh Religion. The children concluded that songs tell stories and music makes us happy.

Year 1 – RE

By Mrs L READ14th January 2024

In Year 1 this week, we were thinking about ‘what makes a place special?’

We first had a class discussion and we shard ideas about:-

What makes a place special?

Have you got a special place?

Where is it?

Why is it special?

The children suggested many places, such as their garden, park, bedroom, school, soft play, Nanie/Grandpa’s house an also places like football/rugby stadium, rainbow/beavers and places of sports/clubs.

We decided places were special because they were:-

safe, fun, calm, happy, relaxing and filled us with happy memories.

Any place can be special, it’s about how it makes you feel.

Year 1 – Computing

By Mrs L READ14th January 2024

This week Year 1 were introduced to the Bee-Bots.

Bee-Bots are robots that need commands to make them move.

We spent time linking outcomes to each button.

The commands we learnt were:- forwards, backwards, turn, clear and go.

Nativity

By Mrs E WILKINSON19th December 2023

All of the staff were so proud of the children who took part in the Nativity this year. They worked really hard to learn their lines, sing the songs and come on and off the stage the right times. The children also learnt more about the story of the first Christmas and what Christians believe happened at that time.

Here are some of the photos we got of the children.

YEAR 1 – RE

By Mrs L READ19th November 2023

Year 1 have continued to look at promises, but this time in the form of religious promises.

We looked at two different Christian services where promises are made.

First, we looked at a christening – a christening is when a baby is welcomed into the Christian faith. The baby’s parents and friends all go to a church service. Godparents are friends or family chosen by the baby’s parents. They make a promise to help the baby learn more about being a Christian.

Sometimes in a christening, the vicar will dip their hand in some oil. They will then move their hand in the shape of a cross over the baby’s head – a cross is special to Christians as they believe Jesus died on the cross.

The children enjoyed acting out this service, they understood that this is a special and important act, as belonging to a faith gives members a sense of identity.

Next, we looked at a wedding – they take place in a church, where the bride and the groom say vows in front of God and their guests. Vows are promises which they make to each other, they then exchange rings which show their eternal love.

Lots of the children had been to weddings and were able to share their knowledge of this special service.