Blog by Tag: year 1
NSPCC Maths Sponsor Day
On Friday 2nd February 2018, we took part in lots of maths challenges, which were based on our timetables to help rais emoney for the NSPCC.
We haD a KS1 last mand standing competition. I am so proud that out of all the 45 year 1 children, Charlotte Wood from our class WON AND out of all the 45…
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Year 2 maths herons year 1 challenge NSPCC sponsor day raising money times tables
Taste Test
In science we are learning about the body. Last week we were finding out all about our 5 senses. Herons classroom was turned into the taste testing room. We had to look at the food and guess what it was or what the flavour was. Next, we had to taste the foods and describe them using adjectives.…
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Year 2 herons year 1 science taste test human body senses
Herons make robots
Herons have used different construction materials to make robots. This week they are going to use junk modelling materials to make them.
Whose is your favourite robot? What did you use to make your robot? What robot features did your robot have?
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Year 2 topic herons year 1 DT construction robots
Robot Workshop
As part of D&T topic, this week the Robins have started using their design sheets to build their very own robots.
Thank you to all of the Robins for bringing in lots of recyclable materials. We certainly had lots of fun building our designs.
All of the children thought carefully about how…
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Year 2 design year 1 DT construction robots
Herons were inspired by Alistair Parker
On the 4th and 5th Januray, Herons class studied a local artist called Alistair Parker. The children learnt a lot about him as an artist and then in particular studying his pieces of artwork that were based around our local area Blackpool. The children were very excited when they found out he was…
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art year2 herons year 1 DT Blackpool local area Alistair Parker artist study
Christmas Dinner for Herons
Today was Christmas Dinner day!
We all had a fantastic time in the hall eating our Christmas dinner whilst pulling crackers and listening to Christmas songs.
Who did you sit next to? What was the funniest joke you heard? What is your favourite part of your Christmas dinner? If you could…
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year2 Christmas herons friend year 1 crackers Christmas dinner
What did Buddy do last week?
Last week Buddy was found in a new home he had designed for himself. He was found in the reading corner reading a book about writing a letter to Santa. Buddy went on strike for two days and then wanted a snowball fight.
What will Buddy do this week? What was your favouirte thing Buddy did…
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year2 Christmas herons year 1 elf on the shelf Buddy
A full week with Buddy
Last week, Buddy spent his first full week in Herons' class.
He made a huge teddy bear and brought it back from the workshop, he tried to help us decorate the Christmas tree, he delivered a Santa Cam from Father Christmas, he got stuck on the maths wall when putting up a certificate and he…
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year2 Christmas herons year 1 elf on the shelf
Problem Solving Day in Herons
Today was maths problem solving day and we loved it in Herons class.
We had to solve the problem of sorting out the natural materials outside into a pictogram. We sorted out the leaves, bark, twigs and stones.
We also had the problem of interpreting our data from our tally chart. We needed…
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maths year2 Christmas herons year 1 outdoor learning problem solving data problem solving day data handling statistics
Buddy eats the Advent chocolate!
Buddy had a mission sent by Father Christmas to deliver Advent calendars, but when we turned up to school there was chocolates all over the classroom floor. We could not believe that he ate the chocolates. Luckily, the cakes sent for Miss H and Mrs C hadn't been…
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Year 2 Christmas herons year 1 advent elf on the shelf Buddy
Halifax Bank visit Herons
The children in KS1 have had a fantastic day with the people from Halifax Bank. The children had a brilliant workshop learning all about were money comes from and the sensible ways of using money. We listened to a story and now understand the importance of saving our money. The children had the…
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Money Year 2 maths herons year 1 pshe money management saving
Christmas Maths Decoration
In class this week, Herons had been sent a challenge from Mrs McGrath to create a Christmas decoration using natural objects. They had to plan and design their decoration using their measuring skills. The children have had a fantastic week using different measuring equipment to measure the…
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Year 2 measure maths Design and Technology Christmas year 1 DT decoration natural objects