We Are Animators!

In Computing this afternoon we became animators and made a mini film. We used the APP Puppet Pals a basic version on the Apple APP store is free!

This was our first time using the iPads in our learning so we had to learn to swipe and pinch to use them. By the end of the lesson we had all made a test animation, it was tricky to make the characters move and for us to speak at the same time.
If up you have an iPad at home try the APP, Mr Connolly would love to see the films.

We even saw the award winning film Year 1 made two years ago!

Days of the week

This week we have been learning the days of the week. We have read ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ story to help use learn the order of the days of the week and practised singing our days of the week song.

Can you sing our days of the week song at home to learn the order?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=36n93jvjkDs

This week we are learning…

Maths
This week we will learning to sequence events and know about times in relation to days, weeks and months.

Sequencing events
We will be looking at our day including waking up, coming to school and going home. We will also be hearing about character’s days at school. We will be ordering these events together as groups and independently. Can you talk about your day at home using the words first, after, next, before, last?

Days of the week
We will be learning that there are 7 days in a week and they are put together to make months and years. We will be learning the names of the days through the story of the hungry caterpillar and singing our days of the week song. Can you practise singing the song below?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=36n93jvjkDs

RWI
We will continue to learn new sounds, read green and red word cards, read our books and write sentences. Keep practising your sounds at home and reading your home reader.

Topic
This week in Topic we will be learning about the seasons, specially autumn. We will be learning about the months of the year in the autumn season, the weather changing and events during this time including harvest.

Amazing authors

Today Year 1 have become authors and wrote the problem to their under the sea stories. We then shared our stories to celebrate our work.

Rocket readers

We have been practising our reading skills this morning in guided reading.

Mixed up fairy tale

This morning for our coming in activity we had a go at writing a mixed up fairy tale on our whiteboards. We opened our fairy tales with once upon a time, far far away, in a far away land and one day. Have a look.

‘Wow, that’s amazing’

Have a go making your own mixed up fairy tale at home

Little Red Riding Hood

Today we finished making our Little Red Riding Hood masks and took a trip to the woods to read the story and role play. Have a look.

Little Red Riding Hood play

We have started to make our own performance of Little Red Riding Hood. We read the story and first decided we needed to make a set for our stage. We learnt about the setting and describe it using our power words. We then decided what items we needed to make to create our set. Have a look.

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Beautiful flowers

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Tall green trees

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Strong sharp axe

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Pretty baskets

Small cottage

Excellent eight

This afternoon we have been practising writing our numbers. We had a go at writing an excellent eight on our whiteboards.

This week we are learning…

This week in Year One we will be learning…

Numeracy

We will be learning how to sort using venn and carroll diagrams. On Monday we will be sorting toys so do not forget to bring your favourite toy into school to sort with the class. Have a go sorting different things at home.

Venn diagram

Carroll diagram

RWI
This week we will continue to learn new sounds and read our books with our perfect partners. Keep practising your sounds at home and remember to read at least five times a week!

Topic
This week we will be learning about plants. We will learning the parts of a plant (flower, stem, leaf and roots), how to grow a plant and what they need to grow strong and healthy (sunlight and water). To help at home look at plants you see on your way to school or in your garden together.

PE
This week we will be learning to throw and catch a ball with a partner. You can practise at home by throwing a soft object together a distance apart.