This week in writing we have been getting ready to do our Hot Write. We made soup and then wrote instructions about how to make soup. The children were so good at using the knives safely and their writing was really impressive!

To help us with our instruction writing, we made our own marmalade sandwiches. We had to be careful to follow the instructions very closely and make sure we did every step correctly. We enjoyed tasting our sandwiches!

This week in writing the children have been learning the model text for our instructions unit. We have been learning how to make a marmalade sandwich. We are really excited to make our own marmalade sandwiches later this week!

This week we are celebrating Anti-Bullying Week! To raise awareness, children and staff were encouraged to wear odd socks- embracing how we are all unique and different. On Tuesday we will be having a lesson from some of our ACE Role Models who will be speaking to us anoint how we can recognise and stop bullying on the playground.

In Art this week we made wire birds. We used polystyrene balls to make the body of the birds and then layered them with mod rock. We made the wings and the feet of the birds with wire and bent it to make the correct shape.

The following day, we used paint to add colour to our birds. We were so happy with how they turned out!

In maths this week the children were writing number sentences. They used part whole models to help them. The children were then asked to find as many ways as possible of making eight and wrote them using + and = symbols.

On Friday Year 1 watched a performance from The Three Little Vikings from Wrongsemble. It was fantastic and the children loved it. Thank you to Mrs Whiteley for organising it!

On Thursday Year 1 had a visit from Lion Learners. Michaela spoke to us about the different animal groups we had been learning about. We then met lots of different animals like a snake, a cockroach, a tarantula, a guinea pig and a giant African land snail.

Yesterday, 1C visited Moor Allerton Library. We enjoyed a session with the librarian who explained how you can take books out from the library, and then she read us a story. The children did such good listening and were so well behaved! Well done 1C!

In Art this week, we practised sketching bird feathers. We talked about drawing the shapes and lines we could see. We used charcoal for these drawings and the children did brilliantly! Well done 1C!