Year 1 - Summer 1 - Week 6
Date: 22nd May 2024 @ 11:03am
Well done on another fantastic week Year 1!
In Maths this week we began our new topic 'Position and Direction'. We started by discussing the STAR Vocabulary for this week, we explored new positional language such as left, right, half a turn, full turn and quarter turn. We had lots of fun engaging in some physical learning as we practiced the Cha Cha Slide to perfect our moves, focusing on left and right. This week involved us moving objects and ourselves from left to right, as well as making full, half and quarter turns. After this we moved on to forwards and backwards, and familiarised ourselves with this language by playing various games to put into practice our understanding of positions. We used dice, objects, toys and ourselves as part of this activity, using step by step instructions to move backwards and forwards.
We developed our Net and Wall skills by taking part in our final PE Lesson focused on Tennis. We used rackets and tennis balls to develop hitting over a net. By working in partners, we perfected our hitting skills, and practiced turn taking and keeping score. We enjoyed another game of Catch Tennis and challenged each other to catch the ball without a bounce! Finally, we took part in some partner practice using cones as a net to have a go at hitting the ball using the correct standing position.
In RE this week we explored World Faiths by reading stories about how other religions celebrate specific traditions and festivals. We recapped how Muslims celebrate Baptism and compared this to how we celebrate as Christians. We then looked at other special celebrations within various World Faiths such as Hinduism.
Our highlight this week was mufti day! We enjoyed some special games and celebrated another fantastic half term! We have learned lots and made lots more memories. I am so proud of all of your wonderful work during Summer 1, and can't wait to have an even greater Summer 2! Have a great week everyone, thank you for all the continued support!
