Year 1 - Spring 1 - Week 3
Date: 21st Jan 2022 @ 1:52pm
We have had a wonderful week in Year 1! As always, the children have been working hard, taking part in lots of exciting activities. In English, we have continued to explore “The Lion Inside” and have enjoyed getting into character as Lion and Mouse, to help us think of some fantastic questions for each of them. We have been busy developing our understanding of place value in Maths and have been practising one more and one less and comparing numbers. On top of this, we have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the properties of everyday materials and going on a scavenger hunt to find objects around the classroom with different properties, in Science. We were amazed at the variety of materials and the many properties each of them have!
This week in RE, we began our new unit, ‘Why is Jesus special?’ We enjoyed watching a video montage of scenes from Disney films that featured some familiar faces! We thought carefully about the common theme that ran throughout the video and soon realised that all the characters were friends. We were excited to see so many of our favourite characters and we thought carefully about why the characters made such good friends. We then had a fantastic discussion about friendship and considered the following questions:
- How do we make friends?
- Who are our special friends?
- What makes a person a good friend?
From the discussion, we realised that the qualities that make a good friend are the reasons why our friends are special. We used our green thinking hats to consider how our friends make us feel and discussed how all of the qualities that make our friends special make us feel only positive emotions. We are looking forward to finding out if Jesus chose his disciples based on similar qualities!
Year 1 were extremely excited after having taken part in the launch session for their ‘Young Leaders Award’ this week. Taking us on our journey to achieving the award is Gracie, who will help us to learn what being a leader means and help us to gain the skills to become one. Year 1 learnt that throughout the award they will take on challenges focusing on kindness, perseverance and teamwork. Our final challenge will require us to take action and carry out a project to help us to serve our local community. Year 1 can’t wait to get started on developing their leadership skills! We’re excited to be involved in this programme which has been designed and written by the Archbishop of York Youth Trust. For more information visit www.abyyt.com.
Well done for another week full of hard work and lots of fun. Have a lovely weekend!
Year 1 Reminders
- During Spring 1, PE will take place on a Monday and Wednesday. Please ensure children come to school in the correct PE kit on these days.
- Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th January – Year 1 Parent Teacher Meetings
- Children should bring only a small and healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to have during their morning break time.
- This month's top book picks from 'Love Reading' have been released today. It shares exciting new story books from a variety of authors for different age ranges.