Today in year 1 we have been making a rocket for Orson the alien, so he can get back home. We used lots of different materials to help us including cardboard, plastic, glue, clear tape and masking tape. We shared lots of ideas and worked together in groups and used our planning, sharing and teamwork powers. Please take a look at our pictures.

Party Time in 1A – 21.12.12

Today we have been making pizzas and cakes for our Christmas Party. We used lots of different ingredients like cheese, tomato paste, bread, peppers, mushrooms and sweet corn. For our cakes we used butter, flour, sugar and eggs. Also we used our cutting, weighing and our mixing skills.
Please take a look at our pictures.

Jungle Models – 1A – 18.10.12

Our topic in year 1 this half term is Rumble in the Jungle. We got to make our favourite 3D Jungle animals today using clay and recycled materials. Some of us worked together in little groups. We used our sharing and teamwork powers. We learnt different ways of joining materials together and discussed the different techniques we were using (rolling, joining and kneading). We made snakes, elephants, tigers, lions and giraffes. We had lots of fun. Please take a look at our pictures.

Year 1 – Twycross Zoo Visit – 10.10.12

Year 1 went to Twycross Zoo and got to look at all the different animals. We saw lots of different monkeys including the chimpanzees and the orangutangs. We listened to the different noises they made and how they were acting. We saw elephants, meerkats, parrots, bats, snakes, spiders, camels, gorillas, hyena, ferrets, alpacas, otters and farm animals including rabbits and guinea pigs. We also got to see the penguins being fed. We saw a new animal to the zoo this year which was the snow leopard. He was playful and was very scary at times.
We all had a great day and had lots of fun please take a look at our pictures.

1N’s Pirate Adventure Visit – 29.06.12

Today 1N had a visit from Pirate Rachel. She helped us to learn how pirates use to live and what they use to do. We got to be pirates and act out everything they did on their ships including dancing, singing, firing cannons and cleaning the ship. It was really exciting and lots of fun. Please take a look at our comments and our pictures.

Message in a bottle – 1N – 14.06.12

Today in 1N the children got to solve clues and find our misssing puppet. They came to the classroom to find there is a bottle and inside the bottle there is a piece of paper. They came up with different ideas, Who can it be from? What it might say? Where did it come from?
Then the children got to go on a hunt around the school to find our missing puppet. They read the clues that had been left by Pirate Captain Jack. They had to solve the clue and find the next place where our puppet could be. They had to work in a team. Please look at our pictures.

Topic – Once Upon a Time! – 1N – 16/04/12

Children in 1N have had the opportunity to go over Calthorpe Haven and discover things and investigate what they are. They discovered a shinny mirror, a glass slipper, fairy godmother wings, a wand, bricks, sticks, witches costume, gingerbread man cutter, flour, and three bowls with spoons. All these things are related to traditional tales. The children were questioned about, Who they belong to? Why are they here?

The children enjoyed exploring and investigating. Please take a look at our pictures.