Check Out What We Have Been Up To In Penguins Class!
Number Day Success!
The children at Beeches Infants impressed me so much with their wonderful numbots outfits! An amazing effort made by all! Children explored maths activities all afternoon with bingo, treasure and scavenger hunts and lots more that happened all around school! The children have done really well in their sponsored challenge also! We raised over £1200 […]
Happy Coronation Party Day!
Today we have been writing good luck letters and cards to King Charles III, we will be sending these to his royal residence and eagerly awaiting a reply! We have also been creating mosaics of King Charles’ face and decorating bunting for our afternoon tea party. We will be having afternoon tea including a jam […]
Veggie Superstars!
This week we have been exploring, describing and tasting fruit and vegetables in year 1. Ask your child which is their favourite and why.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
On Wednesday afternoon, as part of our history topic, Year 1 had a teddy bear’s picnic. We looked at bears old and new and discussed similarities and differences.
3D paper sculptures
We have been having great fun making 3D paper sculptures from rolling paper and designing and making our sculpture. The children will be bringing these homes to take pride of place in their bedroom.
Moving pictures
Penguin class have really enjoyed designing a moving picture to be made next week. The design will have a superhero with a slider to move from left to right or up and down and a lever to love the superheroes arms and legs. The back drop is a New York skyline! We are all very […]
Design and Technology
This week we have made wheel mechanisms in DT. The children have created their own superhero with a wheel that they can turn to express 4 different emotions. Well done Penguins!
Weighing
In Penguins we have been weighing classroom items and identifying their mass. The children have really enjoyed it and were able to estimate the mass before weighing. Well done Penguin class!
Remembrance Day
Today in year 1, we have been talking about Remembrance Day. In class, we observed the minutes silence at 11am and we also created our own poppies.
Aston Hall
We have begun our unit of learning all about the historical significance of Aston Hall. It would be great to ask your child about the first person who lived in the Hall- Sir Thomas Holte. A great week of learning! Well done Penguins!