News from Class 1
Here is a copy of this half term's learning letter. I hope it gives you a little taster as to what we will be learning about over the next few weeks. It is going to be an exciting half term full of whole school events and creative tasks. We have already made a start on [...]
As you know, this half term's shared topic is all about Dahl! In a world full of digital media and books that children often only know through films, we hope to get the whole school reading the deliciously clever tales of this master story-teller. Whilst each class has their own book and exciting projects planned, which [...]
Yesterday, the whole school got together to explore the key messages of this year's Safer Internet Day. (SID!) We got behind a global campaign to 'Be the Change - Unite for a Better Internet'. Our learning was focused on the power of images and we watched videos that taught us the importance of sharing photographs responsibly and how [...]
On Thursday morning, Class R and Class 1 set out on a wet and windy walk around Keyworth. The children were very excited to get started and were armed with a sheet of pictures to spot on our travels. We have been learning all about different buildings and landmarks in towns, cities and villages and [...]
On Wednesday, the children on the infant side of school were set a very tricky building challenge. After learning all about some of the famous landmarks around the world the week before, we thought we would put the children’s creative minds and team work skills to the test. After a brief introduction, Miss Tarrant revealed [...]
Here is a link to a copy of the learning letter for this half term. January It has lots of information about what learning will be taking place as well as a couple of important pieces of information which I have also included below. We are collecting recyclable materials and junk modelling items if you [...]
This week the children in Class R and Class 1 have blown us away with their confidence and creativity. They have been working really hard over the last few weeks to produce a performance of the Nativity with a Strictly Come Dancing twist and their hard work really paid off. The performance included lots of [...]
This week we have been learning all about 3D shapes. To help us learn the names of the different shapes we have been completing a range of activities and challenges. The children first had to go on a 3D shape hunt around the classroom, finding objects that were the correct shapes. We decided that the [...]
Wow! What an exciting morning we’ve had down in the infants. Our day started with a visit from some local fire fighters who came to tell us all about their job. Whilst half of us went outside to look at the fire engine, the other children had the chance to look more closely at some [...]
Thank you Willow Brook! Thank you for making Children in Need 2016 such a happy and successful day. We dressed up, had fun, shared cakes, pitched heroes against villains and added £300 to the Children in Need fund raising total. I will never forget Shark Boy and Lava Girl... Poison Ivy... Danger Mouse... playing Rock [...]
