We went to 'The Deep!'

The Easter holidays seem a long time ago as such alot has happened in Key Stage One already and we are just two weeks into the Summer Term.  We have definitely submerged ourselves in our topic for this half term which is,
'The Deep Oceans!'
Firstly, the children produced ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Learning Log homework and this is proudly on display in the library area. Please pop into school and have a look - it really is superb!

WOW!!!   There's an octopus, a box jelly fish, a rainbow fish, underwater aquariums, fact files - lift the flap to find the fact, super facts posters!!

Then last Tuesday we went on our trip to 'THE DEEP!!!!!' It was a brilliant day and the children could hardly contain themselves as they dashed from one aquarium to another. It was big smiles all the way, some children were heard  to say,"this is the best day ever!" whilst other children excitedly shouted,"come and look at this it's ginormous!"
 Here are just a few pictures of the day below but no doubt there will be the opportunity to look at all the photographs the teachers took on the day in the classrooms.

Look at this one!

...Is that a clown fish like Nemo?

Ooh! Look at these big ones!

Ahh! Look at the penguins!

 A  BIG, BIG, THANK YOU to all the grown ups who came with us on the day - you were brilliant giving up your time to come with us and we really appreciate it.

In Class 1 we have brought 'The Deep' Cafe back with us - as you can see you are guaranteed excellent service with a smile!

So what else have we been up to in Key Stage One? 
In Literacy the children have thoroughly enjoyed the story  'Finding Nemo.' They have retold Marlon's adventures into the Barrier Reef as he searches for his son Nemo. At the same time they have described the setting and key characters in the story. Some children have used speech in their stories to show a characters personality or how a character is feeling at a certain part of the story.
Here's just one example of  the fabulous writing our Key Stage One children are producing -

The sun was golden and shimmering so Nemo knew it was morning. Nemo excitedly pushed his dad to get up. It was his first day at school, "Oooooh dad get up now!"

In Number, the children have further developed their knowledge of 2d shapes. They have identified the properties of the shapes, moving on to create 2d  repeating patterns and then identifying how many lines of symmetry the shapes have. (click on the Topmarks website to have some fun with symmetry.)
At the same time the children continue to practice their addition skills in our mental maths sessions at the start of a lesson and in homework tasks. (Many thanks for spending time with your child each week to complete homework tasks. The more they practice the better they get.)


So on to this week, another busy and exciting week!

Following the Bank Holiday on Monday it was down to business as usual -

Literacy 

In Literacy, we have begun to develop ideas for the setting of our own fantasy story. Our focus will be to write a fantastic description of a fantasy world under the sea whilst at the same time working to our targets  -  using Amazing Adjectives, Super Connectives and Time Connectives or Speech  "  " to help develop the excitement in the story.

 Numeracy

In Numeracy this week, we continue to work with 2d shapes whilst at the same time learning about  Reflective Symmetry. The children have worked hard to reproduce the mirror image of a shape on the other side of a mirror line.

Then we are going to move on to sorting 2d shapes into those shapes that have right angles and those that don't - so let's get cracking!

Have a fantastic week and thank you for your continued support   :)

The Key Stage 1 Team