by Sian ATHERTON | Nov 28, 2024 | Grade 1
We have had a busy week of inquiry learning. Students continue to ask questions and find out about the Earth and what it is made from. We do this in different ways to help us understand and to return to new concepts and vocabulary. We have made models, watched videos,...
by Sian ATHERTON | Nov 14, 2024 | Grade 1
Last week we did a Nature walk to start the process of tuning in to the new Unit under the theme of ‘How the World Works’. This week we looked at the central idea which had a lot of big words and we tried to pick out ‘key’ words. The first word...
by Sian ATHERTON | Nov 7, 2024 | Grade 1
This week we started our new Unit and we began with a short discussion about what we know about NATURE- what is iss, where it is and what are natural things. Just sharing initial ideas helps students to focus on the new concept. Then, hearing friends say things can...
by Sian ATHERTON | Oct 24, 2024 | Grade 1
As the first term is finishing, we look back on everything we have achieved. Teachers give a written report but we also encourage the children to think about how they have grown and changed. Students had a self- reflection sheet this week and had to rate...
by Sian ATHERTON | Oct 16, 2024 | Grade 1
A few weeks ago we thought about how we use numbers and all the skills we learn to work with numbers effectively. This week, we continued with a range of activities that use numbers practically- counting objects, doing the date through sorting, ordering, naming,...
