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5 October 2023

Class 1 autumn 1 week 5

In Monster Phonics the children have practised phonemes m, d and g

Our hight frequency words are ….and, dad and am

In number the children have explored length, weight and capacity expanding their vocabulary.

They have used vocabulary such as long, short, heavy, light, empty, full…

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28 September 2023

Class 1 autumn term week 4


 

Pre-school have been working on number 1 and 2. They have been counting actions and making number 1 and 2 out of play-dough. They have also painted these numbers.

Reception have been continuing to match and group objects. They have labelled their own groups.

In music this afternoon…

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22 September 2023

Class 1 autumn 1 Week 3

It has been lovely to welcome our pre-school children this week and we are proud of the Reception children for being good role models. They have shown the Pre-School children kindness and this has been one of our focuses this week. We have taught the children that when you show kindness, kindness…

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14 September 2023

Class 1 autumn term Week 2

I can’t believe how time flies! The children have had another fantastic week. They have continued to be increasingly confident with their social skills. 
We enjoyed walking around the village looking at the local landmarks. The children helped me to create a giant map of the village on the…

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7 September 2023

Class 1 autumn 1 week 1

What a lovely first week!
The children have listened to our story ‘Flower Power’ and have learnt about what they need to flourish!

The children have learnt about how food, water, sleep, relaxation, good friends and a loving environment help us to feel happy.

We have started our Monster…

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24 July 2023

Class 1 summer 2

Great excitement!

Our first potato harvest has been a great success! We roasted them with some olive oil and home grown herbs. They were delicious!

Thank you to you all for your fantastic support throughout the year. We can’t quite believe we have come to the end of this academic year. The…

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13 July 2023

Class 1 summer 2 week 6

What a lovely day we had pond dipping at The Howard Primary and exploring the beautiful Elford Walled garden.

We hope you enjoy looking at the pictures.

This week the children enjoyed an extra French lesson with Madam Stevens and have been busy practising their song for the leavers service. 

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29 June 2023

Class 1 summer 2 Week4

This week we invited the new intake for September to come and experience being in Class 1. We hope they enjoyed playing and getting to know each other.

The present pre-school children enjoyed pretending to be reception!

The children have enjoyed finishing their ocean scenes and making…

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22 June 2023

Class 1 summer 2 Week 3

This week we have started talking about our oceans. The children looked at pictures of sea creatures and used interesting words to describe them. I am very proud of their writing. Today the children saw the affect of pollution. They made posters to tell us not to drop litter! 
In maths the…

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15 June 2023

Class 1 summer term 2 Week 2

This week we continued to learn about Africa. The pre-school children made African chilli pancakes.

In craft the children created a giraffe. We talked about the weather in Africa and compared it to our four seasons.

The reception children read about the Gingerbread Man in Monster Phonics and…

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8 June 2023

Class 1 summer 2 Week 1

The sun has been shining most of the time so we have been out in our jeep and on safari!

The children have been learning about the Masai Mara people and the animals that can be seen in Kenya and Tanzania. The children have compared their lives with that of a little African girl.

The children…

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18 May 2023

Class 1 summer Week 5

We have had a lovely week making mini- beasts from ladybirds and bees to spiders and snails. The children have used many different materials and techniques to make these.

In literacy lessons the children made Superworm story maps and wrote a newspaper report about Superspider. I am very proud…

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