Exploring subtraction!
This week in maths we have been exploring addition and subtraction by answering the question ‘how many now?’.
This morning, we took our maths work to our outdoor area and used the natural resources to help us find the answer to some subtraction number sentences we found in the environment.
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Trim Trail Fun on a Friday!
This afternoon, after such an amazing week in class, Class 1 enjoyed their afternoon snack on the grass in the shade and then had a bonus treat of working together to complete the trim trail. All the children worked well to help and encourage each other and enjoyed showing Mrs Philp their skills!
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Enjoying maths in the sunshine!
This week, we have continued to explore numbers up to 20 and have got amazing at recognising what each teen number is made up of using our numicon.
This afternoon we had a fantastic maths lesson outside using our bodies. We warmed up with a counting activity and then played a game. When Mrs…
Exploring teen numbers in the sunshine!
This afternoon, we enjoyed our maths session in our outdoor classroom. We have been exploring the teen numbers 11, 12 and 13 this week and noticing how teen numbers are made up of 1 ten and then a certain number of 1’s.
Today each child was given a number up to 13 and asked to go and get…
What a lovely time we’ve had in our outdoor area
What a lovely time Class 1 have had this afternoon working with their friends and parent helpers to help tidy our outdoor classroom and plant some plants. Our outdoor classroom looks fantastic!
Thank you to all the parent helpers who came to join us!
We are looking forward to see how…
3D shape Obstacle challenge!
This week in maths, Class 1 have been finding out about 3D Shapes. We have found out their different names and talked about each shape’s distinct properties. We have printed with the shapes onto an Easter egg template to find out the different 2D shapes they make.
Today, Class 1 took on the 3D…
What a fun PE lesson with Mrs Castell
In PE today, Class 1 had such an amazing brilliant time with some relay races. The races challenged all the skills the children have been working on in PE recently. They had to use their agility, throwing and listening skills to take on the different challenges of the race.
Great work Class…
Winter Walk
This week Class 1 enjoyed a winter walk. Before we went out, we learnt about the different seasons and the signs we can look for to help us know which season it is.
On our walk, the children worked in pairs to tick of items on a tick list when they spotted them. We didn’t manage to spot…
Our Big Birdwatch
Today in class 1 we took part in the RSPB Big Birdwatch.
Before we went outside we shared the story ‘Lucky Duck’. We thought about how we are all good at different things.
We had so much fun outside spotting all the different birds.
Where are Class 1 hiding?
Today in maths, Class 1 have been practising using our positional language to describe where things are. We talked about how we need to use special words to describe where something was and where we could see the bear hiding.
After practising, we then went outside in our small groups to…
Autumn walk
Class 1 went on an autumn walk around the school grounds to tick off the first signs of autumn. The children spotted orange, brown and red leaves, mushrooms, berries, sweet chestnuts and lots of leaves on the ground.
We will revisit our autumn walk next term where we will compare the photos we…
Look at our amazing natural patterns!
In our maths sessions this week, we are exploring patterns. This afternoon after looking at some repeating patterns together in class, the children were challenged to create their own repeating pattern using natural resources they found in our outdoor classroom.
All the children worked…