Class 1: Spring summary

English
Finally our fact files are complete and they are AMAZING. If only all topics could bring about this much enthusiasm for writing. Hopefully this has shown some members of the class they do have a capacity for writing.

I used their fact files for our BIG YEAR ONE DISPLAY in the hall. The class promised me that if they were allowed to use the fancy pens, even though we don't have a pen licenses (Thanks Theo), that they would produce work so neat and beautiful, I'd have to display which year group wrote it. We included diagram and illustrations from your fact files too.

The Qr codes you see dotted about on the display are links to children reading out some of their work.
1 - SO

2 - FB
3 - IL
4 - ER
5 - EA

Easter egg hunt
Mrs Baker spoilt us yesterday, or should I say Mrs 'Easter Bunny' Baker.

The children had to find little bits of straws, scattered about the playground and Year One garden. Each piece of plastic was transferable for a treat once we arrived back at the classroom. The straws were colour coded; pink for a mini egg, orange for an Easter sticker, yellow for a bag of Haribo and green for a lolly. But the straw colour that everyone really wanted was a blue straw, as that could be swapped for a real Easter egg.

So we gathered at the centre of the playground.

And then they were off!!!

1st blue straw found

THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!!

Blue straw number 2 found. 1 left to go.

The last blue straw was found.

The three lucky winners.

Geography
Today we went on a bit of an orienteering adventure. Using a map of the playground we found questions about the 7 continents.

Art
As a wind down for the Easter holidays, Year One took to a spot of weaving. Once we grasped the concept of over, under, over, under, over, under it was easy peasy.

Music
Music this half term has been a bit spotty. With not having Ms. Kelly around, Miss Morris has had to come up with some inventive lessons. A part of the year 1 curriculum is to appreciate music that is recorded or played live. We did this by watching lots of videos of creative artist.

We watched:

Walk off the Earth, who create music using a variety of instruments that are out of the norm. This inspired the children to form their own bands and to play the pencil pots to songs they sang in the playground.
Reeps One, a talented beat boxer who can make the most marvellous sounds with his mouth. The children used their phonics sounds to make up their own beat boxing songs.
Pentatonix, an accapella group, they take current songs and put their own spin on them. The only instrument they use is their voice. We tried joining in with some of the instrumental parts of their group whilst others sang the lyrics they knew.

Projects
Year One, you've done it again. Mrs Baker and I have been blown away by the effort put into the projects this term. Most impressive is the use of vocabulary in the projects, we sure know a thing or two about materials and their properties.

A comic strip of the Three Little Pigs

An alternative material Three Little Pigs

A materials matching game

and an investigation into tensile strength

The Three Little Pigs if they made a house out of chocolate instead story

An investigation into absorption rates of different thickness of paper.

The Three Little Pigs Threaten to eat the Big Bad Wolf

The most impossible materials game

A robot named Jack

The whole class agreeing with the results of on experiment on magnetism

Houses need to be dry, warm and strong.

Which material coat will be the best to keep you dry on a rainy day during a fire drill?

A must see puppet show of the three little pigs featuring EP as the 3 little pigs and Mrs P as the Big Bad Wolf

Year One Garden
Sandridge School were treated to a bit of a make over. The beds in the year one garden have been tended to and some beautiful bedding plants added. We send our thanks to Zoe and Lucy, everyone at Bunnings and the helpers who spent time over their weekend working to give Year One a beautiful garden again.

Since then Mr and Mrs Boxer have planted some potatoes with the 'help' of Year One. Which was so successful they have agreed to run a gardening club starting after the Easter holidays.

Certificates

Merit

Summer & Lacey(24.02.17)

Zac & Ella (10.03.17)

Scarlet M & Phoenix (17.03.17)

Sophie & Edward (24.03.17)
Erin & Small One (31.03.17)

Neat Presentation

Elizabeth (24.02.17)
Scarlet M (03.03.17)

Elizabeth (10.03.17)

Toby (17.03.17)

Olivia (24.03.17)
Phoenix (31.03.17)

Star Writer