Our story will be: The Extraordinary Gardener
Our rhyme of the week will be: The Farmers’ in his Den
Our maths work will focus on: developing pattern and position work
We will also be: talking about the parts of a plant and how they help the plant to grow and thrive, planting broad beans and continuing to develop are understanding of fruits and vegetables.
We will also be learning about the hijab, worn by Muslims.
On World Book Day, Year 1 had a very special visitor. Mrs Hindle, who is completing a teaching training placement in Year 4 and is from Kenya, visited us to share her culture and customs. It was especially interesting because she comes from the same tribe as the character Akeyo in the story Handa’s Surprise, which we are learning from in our English lessons.
She answered our questions about the story. One question we asked was why Handa walked through the grasslands alone. She explained that in many villages, children walk on their own, and each village looks out for the children of other villages.
She talked to us about the antelope and the other animals that live in the grasslands. She taught us how to say greetings in Swahili and how to dance to a traditional song. We even had the chance to handle African crafts and learn about how they were made. We were also very interested in the huts as they helped us understand what homes in some African villages look like. It was a wonderfully engaging visit, and we learnt so much about Kenyan culture and traditions. Thank you, Ms. Hindle, for your time and for sharing so much with us.
Our story will be: Tad
Our rhyme of the week will be: Sing a Song of Sixpence
Our maths work will focus on: 3d shapesWe will also be: Learning about frog lifecycles, and looking at Monet’s Water Lilies, creating some of our own art inspired by the series.
This week in Denmark Class we have been focusing on money in our maths lessons. This is a tricky concept but the children have really impressed us with their work. Today the year one children explored how to make a given total using 1p, 2p and 5p coins. Using numicon, the children discovered many different ways to make 10p and created a poster of their learning. The year twos were finding the total of a selection of coins from 1p to 50p. They used base ten resources to support them to add together the coins and find the total and then matched the cards together. Great maths work Denmark Class!
During our science week, Year 1 enjoyed a workshop on Mary Anning, the pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. Our visiting scientist, Dr. Mandy Hartley, explained how and where fossils form. She demonstrated how a fossil is formed by using clay to imprint into and plaster of Paris to create a cast. She invited us to talk about our fossils and where we found them. We also learnt how Mary Anning’s finds influenced Charles Darwin’s ‘Theory of Evolution’. We joined Dr. Hartley for an immersive drama adventure to retell the story of Mary Anning. Through acting, listening, and dressing up, we retold the story from Mary’s being struck by lightning to her teaching herself and finding amazing fossils. We loved learning more about Mary’s friend, Miss Elizabeth Philpott! Afterwards, we went fossil hunting on a sample beach and discovered a huge ichthyosaurus fossil. The children enjoyed this engaging workshop.
Thank you, Dr. Hartley, for bringing our learning to life. Thank you to Friends for funding this activity.
Our story will be: The Extraordinary Gardener
Our rhyme of the week will be: Mary Mary, quite contrary
Our maths work will focus on: Comparing and sorting collections
We will also be: Talking about colour; colours in the garden, our favourite colours, inventing and creating flowers and plants in craft sessions, discussing what plants need to grow, talking about rainbows, enjoying the outdoors, looking at shadows (weather permitting!).
Each class enjoyed a sponsored bounce which was organised to raise money for the Friends of Browick. We took turns to bounce while our partner counted. Between us all, we bounced over 10,000 times! Not only that, we had a lot of fun and raised lots of money between us.
As part of our Science Week celebrations, we were delighted to welcome Dr Hartley to school for a fantastic workshop all about keeping our teeth healthy. The session was full of science, stories, and a little bit of magic!
Our adventure began with “The Story of the Tooth Fairy”, a fun and engaging tale that helped us understand why looking after our teeth is so important. The children were taken on an imaginary trip to Tooth Fairy Land, where we discovered all the important jobs the tooth fairies do to keep smiles bright and healthy.
We also became scientists for the morning by carrying out a yeast and sugar experiment. Dr Hartley showed us how sugar can help create an acid that attacks our teeth, helping us understand why brushing and making healthy choices are so important. We also learnt that there can be hidden sugars in drinks like orange juice, which is why drinking water is often the best choice for our teeth and our health.
There was even more excitement when we met a flying fairy and joined in with a lively tooth brushing song. The children used funny toy mouths to practise brushing their teeth properly. I wonder if they can remember the song next time they brush their teeth?
The workshop was interactive, educational and lots of fun, and the children came away with a better understanding of how to keep their teeth clean and healthy.
In science this week we learnt about our senses. We identified the five senses and the parts of the body linked to each sense. We used mirrors to find the taste buds on our tongues and then we used all of our senses to make and eat popcorn. The children came up with some words to describe the experience linked to each sense:
Sight- “yellow” “white”
Taste- “delicious” “salty”
Smell- “smoky” “like toast”
Hearing- “popping”
Touch- “smooth” “crumbly” “hard”
Great thinking and talking, Denmark Class!
To get us excited about British Science Week, we had a visit from the scientist Dr Hartley who helped us learn about the famous paleontologist Mary Anning. This is a topic the children have been learning about in History and they were very excited to find out more and take part in the interactive workshop.
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