This week we have been learning our story map for “The Disgusting Sandwich”. We have loved thinking of actions for each part of the story!

In 1C we started off our half term by going on a local walk to Adel Woods. This morning, we began learning about human and physical features in Geography, then on our walk, we spotted them in our local area. We noticed lots of things such as the aqueduct, the river, the woods and the park. I was so impressed with how far the children walked and how resilient they were! This week we are going to spend time drawing maps of our route and talking more about human and physical features in our local area.

In 1C today we were getting ready for Easter! We worked together to make Easter nests. They were delicious! I hope everybody has a fantastic break!

This afternoon in 1C we celebrated the end of our Great Fire of London topic by burning the Tudor Houses we made during our Arts Fortnight. We enjoyed listening to the sound of the fire and looking at how our houses turned to ash! We also enjoyed singing London’s Burning! Thank you to all the grown ups that came to celebrate with us.

Today in maths we started learning about length and height. We practiced using the words longer and shorter to describe objects on the playground. Some children then challenged themselves by measuring the length and height of the objects using rulers.

This afternoon 1C had their Great Fire of London workshop. The children enjoyed building their own Tudor Houses using wattle and daub. They worked together in teams to build the structures using sticks then added mud to strengthen them. We then talked about what materials would have been better to use to build a house in 1666 and they had a go at building their own. All of the children really impressed me with all the facts they remembered about the Great Fire of London!

This morning we made the most of the nice weather by doing some maths outside. The children drew number lines using their knowledge of numbers to 50. We then practised writing the midpoint on the number line and estimating where the other numbers would go.

In ICT this week, we worked with Bee-Bots. We explored what each button does and how to use them to control the Bee-Bots’ movements. The children practiced programming the Bee-Bots by entering a sequence of commands such as forward, backward, left, and right.

In R.E this week we learnt about how Christians welcome new life into the world. We acted out a baptism ceremony as a class and talked about the importance of certain objects and symbols such as a font, a candle and a cross. The children did a fantastic job of acting out the reverend, parents and God parents!

Thank you so much to all the adults who came and celebrated 1C’s Arts Fortnight on Friday. I’m sure you’ll agree that they did absolutely amazingly! Please enjoy the video of the dance below!