Over the past couple of weeks, Team JF have worked really hard on their design and technology project. To begin with, we planned out models carefully. We designed shoebox habitats and thought carefully about the materials to use. The children created some amazing habitats! They included lots of detail and a mixture and textures. Finally, we evaluated our designs thinking of what we could further improve next time.
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This week the children completed their independent writing by copying up into their final draft. The children worked incredibly hard to form their letters correctly and use the correct strokes to join. They have produced amazing pieces!
Throughout the month of May key stage 1 have the job of completing maths and reading papers. Team JF were not phased by this and relished the challenge! They were phenomenal! I am so incredibly proud of their effort, determination and resilience throughout this time, what superstars!
The children started a new unit of learning, position and direction. To begin with, we spent time establishing left and right, we practiced this lots of time to ensure we were secure with this knowledge. From this, we looked at a range of pictures to describe their positions using the key vocabulary; above, below, left and right. As our learning progressed, we followed instructions to make different towers using a combination of colours positioned in the right place. We then moved onto looking at squared grids to identify starting points for our counters. From this, we explored moving in different directions and number of spaces to see where it would end. Alongside this, we used grids with different locations to describe a range of routes to reach each destination. As our confidence grew, we worked in partners to give each other instructions to reach different check points. This term we have been looking at plants, first we went outside to look at the different types of plants we have on the school grounds. After that we looked at the names of national flowers in the United Kingdom and why these are significant. Team JF then looked at evergreen and deciduous trees and what the differences are between them. Last week Team JF moved onto a new unit of learning- measurement. To begin with, we used our own rulers to begin exploring what each dash, letter and number meant. From this, we focused on cm. Here we measured the length of items, drew lines of a certain length and solved problems! As the week progressed, we moved into metres. We did the same investigations but also compared the two using < > = symbols.
Over the past couple of weeks, we have centred our learning around the book 'Esio Trot'. After reading the book, we decided to write our own versions from Alfie's (the tortoise) perspective. In order to this we began skill building. We started by exploring features of a story to identify the keys parts we need to include. From this, we focused on setting descriptions and character description in preparation for our own writing. Finally, we started our own story mountains to plan our settings, build up, problem, resolution and ending.
This week Team JF have been exploring different rules that are needed to keep us safe. To begin with we spent lots of time discussing the rules we have in school and at home form this we worked together as a team to identify examples of both. The children then created their own mind maps to demonstrate their understanding.
This week the children of Team JF have started designing our very own under the sea shoebox habitats! The children produced some fantastic designs, thinking carefully about the materials they are going to use and why would be the most suitable.
Today the children have explored kind and unkind behaviours. We spent lots of time discussing what kindness looks like and how we could spread this around Park Street. The children demonstrated a great understanding and got to work straight away! Alongside this, they created their own posters to show examples of kind and unkind behaviours. |
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