Year 1 - Autumn 2 - Week 5

Date: 29th Nov 2022 @ 9:20pm

The Christmas cheer has certainly arrived in Year 1, with special help from our cheeky elf!

This cheeky elf Snowflake arrived early on Thursday morning, and has been up to no good ever since, flying around the classroom and causing a mess. We cannot wait to find out what he gets up to over the weekend. This was not our only hint of Christmas this week, with a trip to the Christmas Extravaganza on Friday. We loved taking part in the various activites, a huge thank you Team TSP for organising such a fantastic event. 

In Maths, we have been focusing on Subtraction. We started by practically subtracting objects using resources and even people before moving onto written methods. This allowed us to relate the subtraction sentence to the numbers we wrote down. Next week, we will continue with this topic before moving onto Geometry before the end of term.

In RE, we used our knowledge of the Nativity stroy to help us understand the ideas of gifting. We discussed how gifts don't have to be a physical object but instead can be given through kindness, love and time. We talked about how God gave Jesus to people as a gift to us to forgive us for our mistakes. We then discussed how it feels to give and recive a gift and how both acts can be rewarding. 

For History, we reflected on the two nurses from last week, before looking at a new famous nurse, Mary Seacole. We learnt about her journey and plotted her on our timeline. We were interested to see how Mary is less celebrated than Florence but also made a big impact for her time.

Reminders 

• On Tuesday, Year 1 will perform their Nativity and 9:20am and 1:20pm. Please ensure you have bought tickets for the events in advance.
• Please ensure children are coming to school with a water bottle