Year 1: Blog items
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 7:02pm
This week in Geography we began to learn about physical and human features. We learnt that human and physical features are things we can see all around us. We discussed how physical features are natural and would be here even if there were no people around. We identified physical features such as seas, grass, mountains and rivers. We also talked about how human features are man made and built by people. It was then time to visit the outdoor areas around school and the Forest School area to identify as many human and physical features as possible. Have a look at what we found!
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 6:59pm
This week in RE we learnt about baptism and what it means to Christians. We talked about how a baby being born is a very happy time and some of us shared how we have celebrated this time with our families. We learnt that baptism is when a baby is welcomed into the Christian faith and the parents and godparents make promises to help the baby. We learnt all about the different parts of the baptism and practiced using lots of new key vocabulary. We then used our new learning to label a picture of a baby being baptized, discussing the symbolism of each feature.
Date: 18th Sep 2021 @ 8:10am
Today we began our Geography lesson by recapping the four countries in the United Kingdom and their capital cities. We again looked at a UK map and located each country. We then began to identify features of three different locations, Blackpool, Grange Park and London. We looked at a number of photos from each of these places and discussed the similarities and differences. The children understood that Blackpool is on the coast and near to the beach. They were also able to identify that London is a city with tall buildings, a long river and old buildings such as Big Ben.
Date: 17th Sep 2021 @ 8:11pm
This week in Maths we have been focussing on counting within 10. We have recapped counting accurately using 1-1 correpondance and forming numerals correctly to record our answers. We have also introduced using tens frames to help us represent different amounts. In continous provison we have also completed lots of activities to support number formation and accurate counting.
Date: 17th Sep 2021 @ 7:42pm
This week we enjoyed our first Forest School session on a lovely sunny day! In the Forest School area lots of fruits are growing on the trees and during our session this week we learnt about which are safe to eat and which aren't. We also held lots of different minibeasts we found in the area, making sure to treat them with care and put them back where we had found them! We all enjoyed spending some time in the area and are already looking forward to our next session!
Date: 11th Sep 2021 @ 8:08am
During our first week in year one we have been grouping and sorting! We have used a number of different objects and talked about what is the same and what is different. We have learnt we can sort by colour, by shape, by type and by size. We have learnt how to log into our own Seesaw account and post pictures of our learning! We have also been exploring our new classroom environment and completing lots of maths challenges in continuous provision.
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 6:47pm
As part of our first day back Science WOW we began to explore our five senses. We talked about which part of our bodies we use to listen, touch, see, feel and smell. We then focused on our sense of touch to complete a feely bag activity in groups, using lots of new vocabulary to describe the texture of objects.
“The cotton wool was soft and squishy”
“The pine cone was bumpy and rough”
“The tin foil was smooth and bendy”
We then used some large paper to draw round the outline of our body and worked in groups to label as many body parts as we could!
Date: 14th Jul 2021 @ 8:46pm
This week we have been making the most of the lovely weather! We have been taking some time to read independently whilst making the most of our last few days in year one and our outdoor area.
We have all enjoyed taking some time each afternoon to enjoy a range of different books, reading independently or with a friend and then sharing what we had found out.
Whilst reading, we have continued to use the skills we have learnt throughout the year to segment and blend unfamilar words and use picture clues to support our understanding.
Date: 14th Jul 2021 @ 8:15pm
This week we have explored two artists, Wassily Kandinsky and Steven Brown. We explored the techniques of both artists, linking our learning with four of the seven elements of art, colour, shape, texture and form. We worked on the key skills of mark making using a variety of tools, think and thin brushes and using primary colours to make secondary colours. We learnt that primary colours cannot be mixed from other colours and that secondary colours are mixed using two primary colours. We then practised the painting techniques of both artists, before using these to complete our final pieces.
Date: 9th Jul 2021 @ 8:06pm
Today in DT we created our final playground structure.
We looked back to the design we had created the previous week to recap on what piece of equipment we were going to make, what we needed our equipment to be and the materials and tools we needed to create and decorate our finished product.
We had lots of resources available to create our playground structure and we tried to use them effectively to build a strong and sturdy structure. We we're all very proud of our finished product!
After we had finished we then evaulated our design. We thought about what had gone well with our design, if it was fit for purpose and what we might change if we were to make our design again.
Date: 9th Jul 2021 @ 7:55pm
Today we became historians and celebrated Heritage Day! We we're looking forward to finding more about our local area and the history of Stanley Park.
We began the day by creating some observational drawings of the early Blackpool Illuminations and discussing how these have changed over time. We watched a video which showed us how the illuminations have developed into what we know today!
We then took part in a virtual tour of Stanley Park, whilst completing a timeline and answering lots of questions about different aspects of the park.
We then created our very own illumination! We watched a video of the illuminations through recent years and collected lots of ideas and thoughts about what our own illumination may need to include. We all had lots of brilliant ideas for our new illuminations, ranging from Sonic The Hedgehog, to Ben 10, to a Winter Snow Scene to Elsa and Anna from Frozen!
We thought about what colours we wanted the bulbs to be, how they were going to flash and how different parts of the design may move!
Date: 2nd Jul 2021 @ 7:26pm
Along with the rest of Boundary this week we have taken part in and enjoyed sports week!
We had two brilliant afternoons filled with balloon races, speed bounce, hurdles and egg and spoon races.
We all had lots of fun, showing lots of our Boundary characeristics throughout the week and supporting our friends and team mates.
We enjoyed all these activities in the lovely sunshine and contributed to our Road to Tokyo goals with each physical activity we completed.
Date: 2nd Jul 2021 @ 7:11pm
During the last two weeks year 1 have enjoyed our final two sessions of Forest School. We were very excited to be able to take part in our last sessions before the summer holidays!
Over the past two weeks we have explored teamwork, resiliance and cooperation through a number of different activities. We also linked our learning to our current topic in DT, structures.
We recapped on the key fundamentals of Forest School, looking after nature, keeping ourselves and others safe and having fun!
During our sessions we matched different colours in nature, made plates of food for fairies, tried fruit growing from the trees, collected 'nectar' for the Queen Bee, toasted marshmallows and ate them!
Date: 26th Jun 2021 @ 7:59am
This week in Year 1 some of us were lucky enough to get a visit from the ducklings that had hatched in Reception class. We thought of different questions we wanted to ask about the ducklings and drew some pictures and did some writing about them in Always time!
Growing and Caring for Ourselves
Date: 23rd Jun 2021 @ 8:20pm
This week in Year 1 we have been learning about how we grow and change and how we are all different but can still be friends.
We recapped on a number of different emotions and discussed examples of when we have all felt this way. We then read a story about two very different children. We paused at different parts to explore the emotions the characters were feeling and why. The two children initially thought they couldn't be friends, but we know that it is okay to have friends who are different to us! We talked about the ways we are all different and why it is important to be kind to those who are different to us.
Our learning has also involves discussing different types of families and who we can ask for help. We read another story and thought about all the different people who are a part of our families. We learnt that we all have lots of different people who are our family and we identified that all our families are different! We have also discussed how babies need lots of care and support, but as we grow and change we begin to learn and do more things for ourselves.
Date: 22nd Jun 2021 @ 6:53pm
This half term in our PE sessions we have been focussing on striking and fielding games, including cricket. We have watched lots of videos of cricketers striking balls, noting how the batsman stands in a sideways position, the position of the fielders and how the bowler bowls the ball.
We have practised striking a ball off a tee, stopping a ball with 2 hands and hitting a ball correctly. We have worked to communicate effectively and work well with others in our team and how to work safely in a defined spce.
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 7:51pm
As part of our current journey in reading into writing we have been exploring lots of different types of instructions.
This has included us verbally sequencing different sets of instructions, before writing them down. We have also pieced together mixed up instructions and improved them by adding missing features. Whilst talking through our instructions we have continued to use time connectives and imperative verbs to tell people what to do and when.
One of the sets of instructions we have verbally sequenced were how to make a jam sandwich. We gave Miss Kay instructions and found out what happens when our instructions aren't specific! We will be writing our own instructions next week.
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 7:26pm
This week in Year 1 we enjoyed a Now Press Play adventure all about number bonds.
We each had a headset and used our outdoor area to take part in a pirate adventure! We explored life on a pirate ship and acted out each part in the story brilliantly. We met other characters, discovered hidden treasures and solved the problem of the missing treasure!
We all loved our Now Press Play experience and listened brilliantly to the story.
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 8:40pm
This week in Maths we have explored partitioning numbers. We built lots of different numbers using Base 10 and completed sentences together to show the tens and ones, e.g. 49 = 4 tens and 9 ones. Once we understood the concept of tens and ones we worked to represent each number on a part part whole model. We then extended our learning to show these numbers in different representations, using Numicon, number lines, bar models and hundred squares. We worked hard to understand the value of each number in a 2 digit number and that ten ones are equal to one ten.
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 8:34pm
As part of our WOW for our new journey in reading into writing we read a new story, ‘How to wash a Woolly Mammoth.’ As our next journey is all about instructions, we read this book to tell us how to wash a woolly mammoth, something not many of us had done before! We then had a task to complete. Lots of dirty animals had been left in our outdoor area! Our task was to work with a partner to verbally give instructions on how to wash one of these animals. We recapped on our past learning about the importance of giving specific instructions, before choosing which tools we thought would be best for the job. We were then ready to get started and give our first instructions!
Date: 20th May 2021 @ 6:35pm
After exploring all existing products and making prototypes of each mechanism, it was time to create our own design! We linked our designs to the story 'Giraffes can't Dance,' and we chose a scene from this book that we would like to bring to life.
We then brought our designs to life by creating our moving picture of a scene from ‘Giraffes can’t Dance!’ We looked back at the designs we had created to check the key elements, including the characters, background and the type of mechanism we wanted to use. We recapped on our key vocabulary, lever, slider, pivot, push, pull, direction, up, down, left and right, and described our desired movement and mechanism to our partner. We reviewed how to make each type of mechanism and the key parts to remember with each one, before beginning to make our moving picture. We all successfully made a moving picture with a combinatnation of levers, sliders and wheels!
Date: 20th May 2021 @ 6:31pm
We began the morning by exploring existing products and introducing our new vocabulary. We read each key word and discussed what they mean. We identified which of our key words – lever, slider, pivot, push, pull, direction, up, down, left and right – fit with each example of the mechanism. We then found examples of levers, sliders and wheels in books. We discussed the way the moving part moves, how does it work and what effect is has.
Our first mechanism to make was a slider! We read the Gingerbread man story and talked about which part we might like to turn into a moving picture! Lots of us said a good part of the story to make would be when the characters chase the Gingerbread man and this is the picture we made! To make a part move in our picture we needed to make a sliding mechanism.
Our second mechanism was a lever! For this mechanism we linked our learning to the story Jack and the Beanstalk. We read and discussed the story and we were then ready to turn part of the story into a moving picture using a lever mechanism.
Our third and final new mechanism technique was a wheel. We read the story Little Red Riding Hood, and discussed that we are going to again turn part of the story into a moving picture using a wheel mechanism!
