by Ancilla WILLSON | Mar 25, 2021 | Grade 1
Following on from the Shoemaker and the Elves fairy tale, we designed and made our own shoes during STEAM time. At the start it was really tricky. We weren’t quite sure how to make them 3D. Once we figured this out, it was all go! We used scrap paper to make our...
by Cheryl ISLES | Mar 25, 2021 | Grade 1
Check out our Packets of Ten! We had so much fun, and quite a bit of challenge collecting 50 pebbles . . . That’s 5 lots of 10. We have sealed each group of 10 into its own little packet, so know they will be really useful tools for making big numbers . . . And they...
by Ancilla WILLSON | Mar 18, 2021 | Grade 1
This unit of inquiry is huge! We write stories, we solve number problems and we enjoy reading stories and finding the message. Thank you also for the stories we heard in the Mother Tongues. We had Portuguese, French and Spanish. We share our stories in different ways....
by Cheryl ISLES | Mar 18, 2021 | Grade 1
Grade 1 has been inquiring about ‘problems. We have decided there are ‘small problems’ and ‘big problems’. We know there are lots of things we can do and say to manage small problems ourselves. We also decided that . . . . . . Before your ‘small problems’ grow you can...
by Ancilla WILLSON | Mar 10, 2021 | Grade 1
Despite being a short week, the children did excellent work. We consolidated the learning about lifecycles. The children had lots of fun playing Charades and guessing the sentence that their friends were acting out as a prelude to writing their recount about their...
by Cheryl ISLES | Mar 10, 2021 | Grade 1
A little soil to make it grow. A little hole, a little pat, . . . A little wish and that is that. A little sun . . . A little shower . . . A little while and then . . . A flower!
