Autumn 1

The children have greatly enjoyed learning about Louis Braille. This week they got the opportunity to see a real braille machine and each got their name written in braille. The class also had great fun painting portraits of Louis Braille. Take a look!

In computing, the children have been practising their key skills. This week, we created self-portraits on the computer which involved using the mouse to select the different colours and size of bush as well as using the keyboard to type our names at the bottom. It was great fun - Can you tell who is who?

In RE, we have read and discussed the parable of The Lost Son. In the story, the father shows forgiveness to his son. We spoke about the importance of this and shared examples of when we have shown forgiveness and when we have asked for forgiveness. The children then worked in groups to act out different scenarios demonstrating the importance of forgiveness. The children were brilliant at getting into character and using their facial expressions! 

In Science, we have been learning about the human body and our senses. We have had great fun labelling the different parts of the human body as well as going outside and exploring our senses.

This week we performed an investigation into our senses! We tested our sight by having a go at building a tower blindfolded – this was tricky! We then tested our sense of touch by feeling different objects and discussing which was the smoothest, heaviest, and roughest. We then tested our sense of smell by smelling rosemary, mint, and oranges. We finished by testing our sense of taste by tasting raisins, lemon, and chocolate – Can you guess which was the favourite?

This week, Year 1 have been very busy counting! The children started the week becoming a human number line. They were each given a number and had to think carefully about where they would stand, making sure there were spaces left for any missing numbers. The children worked brilliantly as a team and were able to justify their reasoning.

The children had great fun having a go on the Braille machine as well as using the cane. We learnt that there are many different things in society which support blind people including guide dogs, beeping sounds as you cross the road, bright paint and also the use of a cane. The children took it in turns sweeping the cane and navigating their way across the classroom.

We have been learning all about Autumn and the changes it brings. To finish off our learning, we made Autumn wreaths using different Autumn colours. The children had a go at cutting different leaf shapes out of paper and sticking them onto their wreaths creating an autumn design.

Year 1 had great fun choosing a book from the library bus this week! They enjoyed looking at the different books on offer and reading some of the blurbs to help them make their decision. We spoke about the importance of looking after the books. The children are looking forward to reading and sharing their books.

Autumn 2

This half term, we have kicked off our learning by looking Bonfire Night and why it is celebrated. We started our history lesson by looking at a picture of a man and asking questions. Who is he? Why is he wearing strange clothes? Why is he famous? We had a great discussion and now know this man to be Guy Fawkes. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to learn about Guy Fawkes and the Gun Powder Plot.

We then spent some time in the Computer room designing our own Bonfire and firework pictures. Take a look at the different colours and shapes we created.

Today, year 1 spoke about the importance of Remembrance day and why we have a minutes silence. We then had a go at creating our own poppies using paint and our hands.