Living and Learning:I can make choices about my money.
This week we have been discussing all of the things we could do with our money. As a school we have decided to bring all of our 1p and 2p coins from home so that we can create a penny trail. We will donate all of the money that we collected to the Dogs Trust charity. We also made a tubes to represent the collection of our class. We have chosen to give our money to an organisation for a good cause. Take a look!
Art that POPS!
In craft club this week, we have been looking at Pop art. Our favourite art was by Roy Litchtenstein who used dots to create a cartoon look. Take look at our superb creations.
Living and Learning:I know money is important.
We have been thinking about what we may need money for. Wediscussed why we use money and we talked about ways that people can earn or save their money. Take a look at some of our ideas.
Living and Learning: I can describe and use ways to calm down.
This week we have been thinking about how we can keep ourselves calm and relaxed. We discussed reasons why we my feel stressed or frustrated. As a class, we shared the strategies that we use to keep ourselves calm. Willow suggested that we should try to use them at play times if we have fall outs. After that, we created posters to show our top ways to keep calm.
Living and Learning: I recognise mental health is important.
Today we talked about mental health and why it is important. Ellie said that we must keep our minds healthy too-even though we can’t see it. In this session, we had a go at drawing what a healthy mind looks like.
Masters of Mathematics
We are working hard on fundamental maths skills in year 1/2.
Here are a few links to some games that you may want to practise at home.
- Mathsframe speedy timetables (Adjust the difficulty to x2, x5 and x10).
- Jetpack Mathematics (Select year 1 or year 2).
- Hit the button (Try number bonds, doubles, halves or times tables).
Sensational singing
In year 1/2, we have been having an exciting guest come into school. Every Tuesday, we learn new songs with Sarah from ArtForms Leeds. We have been learning a song called King in the Castle. Take a look at the photographs from the session this morning.
Art within nature
This week in craft club we have been looking at the natural beauty that is all around us. Andy Goldsworthy makes amazing creation in nature and we have tried to mimic his work. We used bright vibrant colours in our natural pictures to bring life to them. Take a look at what we have been doing.
Gracious growth
In our Green Fingers topic we are learning all about plants. Last week we planted an assortment of seeds. Today we observed our plants to find that they are growing. We are thinking about how to look after them and ensure that they continue to grow healthily.
Living and Learning: I can recognise emotions in myself and others.
Today we thought about what emotions are and how we can tell what emotions others are displaying. We had a discussion about this and Lucas shared that sometimes he shows emotions without meaning to. Ellie added that she has noticed others asking if she is okay when she is sad sometimes. We discussed the idea that our emotions can be difficult to control sometimes and sometimes we may not understand them ourselves. Louie told us that when he feels emotions like anger or frustration, he would rather be left on his own to calm down. After talking as a class we had a go at drawing different emotions onto people’s faces to show what we might look like if we are tired, happy, astonished or nervous.