The Knitted Bible
We had a fantastic trip out this afternoon to St Joseph’s Catholic Church and our own St James’ Church to see scenes from the bible represented in knitted form.
We were warmly received at St Joseph’s and there were lots of activities for us to do. We even got the chance to have a look around the church – many of our children hadn’t been inside a catholic church before. We found many similarities with our own church and we followed the Stations of the Cross around, something we have been looking at in detail during our RE lessons this half term.
We then went on to St James’, where Val was delighted to see us. We were able to explore the church the knitted scenes and draw on our own knowledge of the Easter story. Before we left, we took time to reflect on what has been a busy week of assessment and Val said a prayer for the children, staff and our school community. The children chose a knitted gift to take away with them too.
There were many scenes; we particularly enjoyed the Zacchaeus scene that links to our Christian Value of Honesty and David and Goliath, our school bible story.
The Knitted Bible display will continue to be open to the public until Sunday 6th April. Further details can be found here: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/event/the-knitted-bible-comes-to-wetherby/
Visit to the see The Knitted Bible
We had a great time on our trip to St James’ Church to see the bible stories represented in knitted scenes.
We recognised the scenes from Holy Week as well as the story of Zaccheus which is one of the stories associated with our Christian Values.
We were also gifted a crochet decoration to take home to remind us of our wonderful morning.
The Knitted Bible display will continue to be open to the public until Sunday 6th April. Further details can be found here: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/event/the-knitted-bible-comes-to-wetherby/
Mouse hunting at St James’ Church
On our visit to St James’ Church today we hunted for mice by Robert “Mouseman” Thompson. It took some perseverance but we managed to find all 12 mice. Next time you pop in to church ask your children to show you them all!
Grammar in Year One – Verbs and Tenses
This week, Year One has been learning about verbs and how they change with tense. We found out that adding ‘-ed’ turns some verbs into the past tense. We talked about how not all verbs follow this rule and had fun exploring tricky examples.
We have also been spotting verbs in sentences from our current class novel, How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson.
We also played Verb Charades, acting out actions while friends guessed the verb. It was a fun way to learn and helped us remember how verbs work.
Help at Home
- Verb Hunt: Spot action words in daily life. Are they past or present?
- Story Time: Change story verbs to past or present.
- Charades: Act out verbs and guess the action.
Food Technology – bruschetta
We’ve really enjoyed making bruschetta this week and we hope you have enjoyed tasting them at home!
Hopefully this will become a firm favourite on your family menu; see the recipe below to make more to share with friends and family.
Trying Vegetables!
This week, we have been enjoying reading ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’ by Vivian French.
We have been thinking about the vegetables in the book; painting them using the appropriate colours.
We also had a taste of some of the vegetables and thought of some words to describe what they tasted like.
“The carrot is crunchy.” Eliott
“Peas taste soft.” Oria
“The carrot tastes hard.” Wyatt
There are other books in the Oliver series about healthy eating. Why not check them out?
Help at home: Can your child remember the story? Have a go at drawing some of the vegetables you have at home.
Jack and The Beanstalk
This week’s book has been Jack and the Beanstalk.
It has inspired us to plant our own seeds so we can observe them over time.
We’ve also written some instructions for what we did.
First we put in the soil.
Then we put in the seed.
Next we covered it.
Finally water it.
Maths
This week we have started looking at the number 7 and the different parts it can be split into. We used the stem sentence “7 is made of 5 and 2; 2 and 5 make 7.”
Help at home: by practising partitioning 7. You can do this using pasta, teddies or anything else that you can find at home that you have 7 of.
Thank you to all of those that came to the stay and learn this week.
Have a happy and healthy weekend and thank you as always for your support.
Mrs. Kendrew, Mrs. Rippon, Mrs. Small and Mr. Smith
Bikeabilty
Bikeability was lots of fun this week for our Year 5 children. Your child will be bringing home a certificate today as reward for their efforts.
Why not enjoy a bike ride this weekend?
Sunshine and Rugby!
This week in PE, Year One had a fantastic time outside in the sunshine, practising their rugby skills! The children have been working on their dodging, throwing and catching. All skills that will help them in many different sports!
They also focused on how to hold the ball correctly and the importance of a wide stance when trying to block an opponent. Everyone showed great determination and teamwork—well done Year One!
Maths – Division by sharing
In maths, we’ve been learning to divide.
This week, we’ve used the idea of sharing to help us to divide. When dividing by sharing equally, you’re calculating how much (or how many) each person (group) gets.
When dividing by sharing, it’s important to ask some key questions:
- How many are there altogether?
- How many groups are there?
We can use these questions to write our division equation.
The children really impressed me with their learning. We practised division by sharing using counters, saying these stem sentences to show our understanding:
Help at home by practising some division by sharing. We love this game.