Year 1 have had another brilliant week and coped very well in the heat! We have been orienteering in PE and enjoyed using a map of the field to find markers. We were able to use the positional and directional language that we learnt about in maths to help direct us to different points. 

In history, we have begun learning about the Middle Ages and discussing what life was like in the past. We then learnt about the four contenders for who should be the next King of England after Edward the Confessor. We had lots of fun learning about and acting out Harold Godwinson, William Duke of Normandy, Edgar the Atheling and fierce Harald Hadrada! In English, we wrote persuasively about who we thought should be the next King and why. 

In science, we have continued our topic of animals and discussed habitats. We went to the pond and managed to find lots of pond snails, pons skaters, dragonflies and even a newt! In computing we learnt to use paint and drew our a lovely self-portrait using different shapes and tools. 

The children have had a wonderful day today celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with lots of fun activities including designing and making crowns, having a tea party and playing with their friends and Jubilee themed colouring and word searches. We hope you have a lovely time celebrating in the half term also. 

We would like to say a well done to the Hedgehogs who had their class assembly today and also did a fantastic job! We hope you have enjoyed coming in to see the children sing and perform. 

We have had a busy week learning to tell the time and exploring earlier and later times. The children have enjoyed keeping an eye on our class clocks and letting us know when it is o'clock or half past the hour during the school day. In geography we have finished off our learning about weather by creating our own weather report at different times of the day, using the correct weather symbols. Our writing for the week focused on our science learning by writing a fact page about our favourite animal we saw at Hobbledown. 

We hope you have a lovely half term break and look forward to seeing the children back and energised for our last half term in Year 1!

The Year 1 team x

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