Beech
Today we continued our learning about self portraits in preparation for our final piece. We experimented with different colours to show emotion in our sketches.
Beech class were learning about Wild and Garden Plants. We investigated various types of plants including daffodils and nettles, where we could find the, and whether they are classed as garden or wild plants. We read a short information book about the types of insects such as bees, that are helpful for plants.
Today was Bike Day in Beech Class. As part of our topic of Travel and Transport, we had three main activities including sketching our bikes/scooters. We used chalk to create our own circuits and then tested them out! We also had a fuel station and a garage!
Today Beech Class were consolidating our learning about length and height. We used rulers to find our starting point and then wrote the length or height making sure we were accurate. We then had a times table challenge game in pairs.
In Art this week, the children learned how to use ink, brayers, trays and printing blocks to print and create patterns. They then designed their own printing blocks ready to use on their final art pieces next week.
The children enjoyed taking a pencil for walk in their book, creating different shapes, using primary and secondary colours.
In Geography this week, with Mr Smith, the children learned about different types of houses. They thought back to what houses they had seen in their local area and used their skills from DT to first design and then construct their own model houses.
The children were given some key words to choose from (e.g. fire, ambulance, police) to start their acrostic poems and then came up with sentences starting with these letters to complete them.
Year 1s loved following a route on a map to walk around the local area and spot some key landmarks. They thought about and discussed what they like and dislike about their local area.
The children learned about making numbers which have tens and ones. They played a game in partners where one of them made a number using Base 10. They described their number to their partner, e.g. ‘I have 3 tens and 4 ones’, and then their partner drew the Base 10 on their whiteboards.
The children learned about sliders and created their own superhero moving picture.
In science, the children investigated their senses by exploring some different questions involving sight, smell, touch and taste in small groups.
Children first drew how they remembered Supertato. They then used their imaginations to draw their own food choice as a superhero.
This week in Art, Beech Class looked at and discussed Franz Marc and his artwork, particularly noticing his use of primary and secondary colours.
In Science this half term, the children are researching and investigating scientists and inventors. Today, they learned about the Eden Project designed by Tim Smit and Nicholas Grimshaw. They followed instructions to construct their own greenhouses with the purpose of testing whether their plants would grow better in these or not in them.
Today in Art/DT, Beech Class practiced running stitches with a needle and thread on Hessian. They then began their final art project which will be a group sewing piece using green and blue material to create a patchwork of some farming fields.
In World Views this week, we found out about the ‘fruits’ and ‘gifts’ of the Holy Spirit and related these to our school values. We then reviewed what some of the key symbols of the Pentecost story are: a mighty wind, tongues of fire, dove. The children then made their own fire hats to symbolise the arrival of the Holy Spirit in the Pentecost story.
The group were using coins and notes to make £6 in different ways and 62p.
The children used shapes to collect data and record it into a table.
Today, the children started their final art piece by using water colours on top of their Hever Castle pictures. Next week, they will begin adding different textured materials with glue.
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