What a brilliant week in Year 1 and wow have our brains been growing!
This week, the children have thoroughly enjoyed our non-fiction topic in English and have filled our working wall yet again. We have been busy gathering information about Beatrix Potter from different sources which we have used to write our own fantastic fact files. We also turned this information into questions to create a Beatrix Potter quiz. We are definitely Beatrix Potter experts now!
What have we been learning this week?
In Maths we have used the part-part whole model to discover related facts between numbers and have been comparing number sentences to identify which is greater than, less than or if they are equal to.
In History we have concluded our Space topic with a historical enquiry to discover what the astronauts did on the moon. We discussed the significance of the moon landing and created our own commemorative stamps to celebrate the astounding achievement.
Hip-Hip-Hooray!
Certificates
Enthusiastic Bobby Bee: Congratulations George C! You have been such an enthusiastic learner this week. You have engaged in our topics and class discussions with great excitement and I was so impressed with your informative fact file about Beatrix Potter. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and passion for new facts with us all! Well done George!
Curious Clara Clownfish: Congratulations Lettie! You have been such a curious Clara Clownfish this week. I have loved seeing how much you have enjoyed leading your own learning and exploring your interests. You have used our reading corner to find so many interesting facts this week; thank you for sharing them and helping us all to grow our brains. I can’t wait to hear more of your brilliant facts!
Walk for Hunger
After much thought we have decided that our almsgiving through Lent will focus on CAFOD’s Walk Against Hunger and we will be praying for all those around the world who are in desperate need. The children will be asking you to sponsor them as each class tries to walk at least 200K (125 miles!) over the next five weeks in our lead up to Holy Week in school. You can do this by donating on ParentPay which will be live from today. If every family donates at least £5 in sponsorship we should be able to head towards that magical £1000 for this very worthy cause. In the past a few families have collected Lenten alms with wider family and friends and passed on the donation to our chosen charity so we will put this item on ParentPay showing a range for the amount to be donated but there are no expectations and all donations are gratefully received. Below are some of the items and support which CAFOD is hoping to provide:
· £12 can buy ingredients to make a highly nutritious sesame seed paste so a new mum can help her
malnourished child grow big and strong
· £20 can fund expert nutrition and healthcare classes for new mums and dads in rural communities
· £200 can feed ten malnourished children sesame paste for a week, helping them grow big and
strong
· £500 can provide an entire community with pepper seeds for planting season
· £600 can help local experts deliver a highly effective door-to-door campaign in rural communities,
training people in proper sanitation, hygiene and nutrition
Thank you for your support.
Notices
A polite reminder that on Friday 25th March you are invited to come into school to look at the children’s learning in their books. If you would like to come in, please book this through the ‘Response to Learning Invitation’ button which can be found on Miss Hornby’s blog from last week.
As always, if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email me s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Hartley and the Year 1 Team