This week has been super busy but the children have all been so resilient. We’ve had a lot going on, but I think we could all agree that one of our favourite bits was the visit from the Lion Learners workshop! There were so many fascinating animals to be seen and held. Every child had a go and I was so proud of every single of them for their bravery. The had some amazing questions and were very respectful of our visitors, being careful with them when they were touching or looking at them. Well done everyone!

This week we’ve been on a trip to the library and we had a wonderful time! The children were so engaged with the stories they found and it was great to have an opportunity to explore books that we don’t have in school! We found some brilliant books that we’ve borrowed for the classroom to read, today we’ve listened to The Butterfly Dance and it was great! Thank you to the children who helped pick out these stories, I can’t wait to see what the others are all about.

This week in RE we worked in groups to create collages to represent the 7 days of creation. We learnt what most Christians believe God created on each of the days, before separating into groups to create a collage for each day. The children figured out that we wouldn’t need a picture for the 7th day because it was the day he rested. They used different equipment from around the classroom to create the collages of each day. There was some great teamwork to be seen and some brilliant listening skills. Can you spot which pictures show which day?

We had a great time on our forest school day with Mrs Whittaker. The children loved each of the different activities they took part in and had so much fun spending the day outdoors. We were very lucky with the weather!

This week we have started learning about the different types of animals there are. We did some amazing sketching work to try and create different patterns that looked like animal patterns. We even looked at animals that didn’t have fur, like alligators, tortoises and snakes. Using our pencils we carefully changed how much pressure we applied to the paper as well as the direction of our marks, helping us to create different patterns and textures.
We also used our small world area and built some homes for different animals! It was great fun seeing what materials we could use to make it look like a home big enough for the animals we’ve been playing with.

What a great start to Year 1 we have had! There have been so many things happening over the first 2 weeks and we’ve had a great time. The Circus Skills workshop and the Booknic with the other year 1 and year 2 classes have been particular highlights. It’s been wonderful seeing the children getting so passionate about their books and their learning and I hope they’ve had lots that they could share with you at home!
We’ve also really enjoyed accessing the provision in our classroom, trying out some colour mixing in art, exploring the new home corner and even exploring 1C’s classroom to try out their construction area.