In science we have been learning about our senses and how different experiences can effect our emotions. We discovered that a soft warm blanket on our skin can help to make us feel calm.
Today we have been thinking about sight and how what we look at can change our mood. We discussed different landscape pictures and how they made us feel. We also talked about mindfulness. Can your child remember what this is? We went out and did some cloud spotting to practice our mindfulness. We also have a new feelings chart in the classroom. When we came back inside everyone now felt happy or calm.
This is our question for the term. Here are some lovely books that will help the children with this question. Click on the link below and then click on a book to hear the story being read.
In the excitement of having everyone back at school we have rather neglected the blog! There are a few bits to share before we see you next week…
Let’s go for it Skipper 1. You might even catch Miss Goodridge and Mrs Gardner on their bikes!
We are looking forward to seeing you at our parent consultation evenings next week. Mrs Hollingworth is available on the Wednesday and Miss Goodridge on the Thursday. I cans ee the bookings are really filling up but if you haven’t yet please book your slot on schoolcloud.co.uk as soon as possible.
Finally a few photos from our class Vocabulary Parade. Thank you for all the thought that went into costumes. sorry the pictures are a bit blurry but they were all on the move!
We hope you’re all having a lovely break and get to do some nice things with a bit more freedom this week. See you on Monday!
Hello and welcome to your last day of home learning! Only three more sleeps. I hope you can all make the catch up at 1.45 this afternoon for a picture quiz and I’ve invited a special guest too.
Maths
Using a Calendar
Do you know what the first day of the week is and the last? Do they know the special names for Saturday and Sunday? How about the special names for the other days of the week?
Now look at this calendar for the whole year. Look for similarities and differences between each month (e.g. number of days). Discuss the number of months in a year; which is the first and the last month of the year and so on. Ask them about their birthdays.
Now have a go at page 112 in your Workbook.
Journal Job:
You will need your red book and a calendar. You can use one from home or print out the one from below…
We would like you to find some important events on your calendar and write the dates, (including the day of the week) into your red book. Here are some ideas…
Your Birthday
Your Family’s birthdays
Christmas Day / Halloween / Bonfire Night… or any other date you would like to include!
If you want even more maths… have a go at this…
Maths challenge Time:
Phonics
If you can’t join in with our live session at 11am then please watch Lesson 40 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons.
We will use this game to practise unscrambling tricky words. You can play it here
Harmony Hokusai’s Great Wave Hokusai was an artist who was born in Japan about 250 years ago. His most famous work of art was ‘The Great Wave’ – a woodblock print. Have a look at it below: Talk to someone at home about the picture – what colours has the artist used? How has he made the water look like it is moving? Look even more carefully – what else can you spot in the ocean?
Do you see something in the background where the land would be? This is Mount Fuji – the highest mountain in Japan. It is also a volcano. Hokusai created a series of woodblock prints called ‘36 views of Mount Fuji’. They show landscapes and the everyday lives of people in Japan around 200 years ago. Have a look at the pictures – can you spot Mount Fuji in each one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2dqtcu2NN8 You might feel like creating your own piece of wave-inspired art, maybe using some of the tints and shades of blue you explored during Monday’s art session. Remember to share your work, we’d love to see it!
And finally…
When your child returns to school on Monday please can you ensure they bring…
book bag
reading books and diary
red exercise book
red handwriting book
Maths no Problem book
Whiteboard and pen
Snail Journal booklet with the first two sessions completed
their own pencil case if they wish
and finally… One piece of work to go on the wall. – something they are really proud of and would like to share with the class. I will mention this in the live on Friday afternoon.
Today is World Book Day. You will have received an email link to the voucher for your child.
Join us in the afternoon session at 1.45 for a scavenger hunt! Please don’t look at it beforehand just print or ask a parent/carer to make the list for you!
Today we would like you to write the next entry into your travel journal after the snail’s visit to a tropical beach! Look at these images to get you thinking.
Now watch these two videos to get more inspiration – the first is a bit long so just watch the first few minutes.
Remember to write in sentences using a capital letter and full stop and try and use some adjectives to bring your writing to life. We will finish the travel journal next week when you are all back in school!
Phonics
If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 39 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons.
Today is the second lesson in the BBC lets move collection with the voice of Mr tumble based on our book ‘The snail and the Whale.’ This week it’s called volcanoes and storms.
If you didn’t join last week then you will need to log in to the BBC site with an email and password. Lots of children told us how much they enjoyed last weeks lesson so we hope you enjoy this one too! Here is the link-
We are going to begin today’s lesson with a paper plane building race. Ask a partner to create a paper plane at the same time as you. Who finished quicker? Who was slower?
Now have a look at the following race. Can you tell who was quickest and slowest?
Earlier and Later
Can you think of words we can use when we have to be somewhere by a certain time. (introduce terms such as early/late, earlier/later). Would we say that the sprinter was earlier to finish the race? Why or why not? When do we use the term ‘quicker’ and what is different about ‘earlier’?
Now complete page 111 in your Workbook. Then why not have a go at the Maths Challenge below – remember to talk your ideas through with an adult.
Today, you will be learning about the 5 oceans on our earth and the location of them in relation to the 7 continents. You will be looking at which continents surround the oceans. We will then compare the difference between an ocean and a sea.
You could watch these videos to remind you of the continents and oceans and then take part in the lesson below.
Over the next few sessions we are going to be making a travel journal (like a diary) of the places that the snail visits.
Today we would like you to write the first page after the snail’s visit to Antarctica! Look at this image to get you thinking and then watch the video clip below.
When you write in your journal you will be pretending you are the snail so you will be using the word I a lot. Try and use the senses to give you some ideas. E.g. What could the snail see, what could she hear etc. Try and use an adjective or two as well. Can you also join two ideas together in a sentence by using and?
Remember to use your neatest writing, leave finger spaces and start your sentences with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
Home fully you all got your copy of the travel journal leaflet that Miss Goodridge put through your door. You will be starting your journal at home this week but finishing it in school next week. If you need it, a copy of the journal is here.
