Our first walk around the block...

Today we went on our first walk around the block. We talked about what we might see before we left. To develop our Geography fieldwork skills we needed to look very carefully at what we could see around us. We were very observant!

The children recognised the school building even from a different angle.

We looked at road markings and talked about the speed bumps.

I wonder if anyone can tell me what these railings are for?

We were all Noticing Newts and spotted lots of features of the St. Giles Estate.
Joshua and Henley were very excited to point out the way to their house! Maybe next time we could call in for a cup of tea! :)

Thank you to the grown ups for walking with us and talking to us about our local area as we walked.

Extra teachers...

This year we are very lucky to have so many extra teachers in school. We have specialist teachers for art, ICT and PE. The children are really benefitting from having people who are very enthusiastic about their subject and we know that they will learn a lot from these sessions this year.

Showing What We Know!

The class have been working hard this week showing me what they can do! We have been very busy doing lots of jobs in Numeracy and Literacy. Here is a Pic Collage of some of our Numeracy activities.

Exploring Our Place

As part of our school topic of Lincolnshire, Year 1 are beginning by looking at the local area surrounding school. I told the children to imagine that they were in an aeroplane or that they were a big bird flying high up in the sky and that if they looked down, this is what England (as part of the UK) would look like...

Using Google maps we were able to zoom in closer to the ground. The children enjoyed spotting rivers, fields, concrete, grass, trees and houses as we got closer!

We then used Street View to 'land' right outside school! If you are able to access Google Maps (or Google Earth) I would recommend showing your child how to zoom in to your street. You'll be surprised how exciting it can be to see your street and your house on a screen!

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is our school rewards system. Each child has their own Dojo monster/avatar and for positive behaviours throughout the day they can be given a Dojo point. The children are very motivated by the points! The children all chose their own Dojo monster on the first day. This is what our Class Dojo looks like...

Here are the positive behaviours that can earn Dojo points...

So you can see that every time they bring their book bag in after reading at home, they can earn a point, any extra learning at home (writing, drawing, practising numbers and letters, bringing something in that is connected to our learning in school etc...) is rewarded with a point. And as part of our reflecting on the week, we look at the total number of points we have earned individually and as a class!

Class Golden Rules

Today we introduced the class rules and talked about why we need them. We thought about what the classroom would be like WITHOUT rules and the children know that our Golden Rules help to keep us all safe and happy. Here are our class Golden Rules so that you can talk to your child about them.

A great start to a new year!

We have had a great start to the new term! It was lovely to welcome the children into the class on Thursday. For those who were poorly or away, a warm welcome awaits you on Monday! We had important jobs to do such as choosing and labelling our coat pegs and finding our trays.

The children all enjoyed spending time with friends again after the holidays!