Skylarks

KS1 homework for this week, and the Christmas holidays is to revise all spellings that were sent out this term. As well as this we would like ALL children to have a fun, relaxed and exciting Christmas break, they all deserve it! Merry Christmas from all KS1 staff!  

The Magic Toymaker Homework Grid 2018 The Magic Toymaker- Knowledge Organiser- Autumn 2nd Cyc 1 2018 English Knowledge Organiser Y1 Autumn 2nd Maths Knowledge Organiser Y1 Autumn 2nd Maths Knowledge Organiser Y2 Autumn 2nd English Knowledge Organiser Y2 Autumn 2nd

Please click the link below for a recommended reading list for Year 2 children. Whilst not exhaustive, it does add further titles to the reading lists sent home last year. Suggested reading list for Year 2 pupils | KS1 | Age 6-7  

As part of our exit point for the topic, ‘The Magic Toy Maker’, today we followed instructions on how to make our own version of ‘The Cup and Ball’. We had a lot of fun making them but even more fun learning the skill, of getting the ball into the cup, as part of our …

As part of our topic ‘Magic Toymaker’, Mrs Hodgson taught Skylarks all about The Nutcracker ballet. She showed the children how they can use their bodies to perform. During the session the children moved like the soldiers, mice, a jack in a box, Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy. They  used musical instruments to make …

Dear Parents/Carers, Our new topic this half term is all about toys. Please could your child select their favourite toy from home to bring in to school with them tomorrow (Wednesday 7.11.18) We are going to talk about them, draw and paint them this week. Thank you Miss Bell

The last 3 weeks Skylarks have been improving their balancing skills doing lots of different games to help them balance better. Today we finished with a game of ‘Buckaroo’ Children worked in groups to load up their partner with different equipment and see how long they could balance before dropping everything. There were different challenges …

Kingfishers and Skylarks had their first ‘Buddy Up’ afternoon today. This is where a Y6 child pairs up with a Y1/2 child and share work, play games, read or complete activities with them. They stay as a pair for the whole year which means they build really good relationships with them. Today was a ‘Getting …

During this topic we have been looking closely at leaves. We spent time outside choosing our favourite leaf and then worked in small groups to carefully sketch the leaf then learned how to use shading to finish our drawings.

As part of their first topic, Key Stage 1 have been learning about the wonders of the natural world. From tracking hurricane Florence across the Atlantic ocean and learning about different weather symbols to creating a piece of ephemeral of art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy; all classes have really enjoyed getting to know …

All children have had a great first couple of weeks and have settled in really well. In PE today we played a new game involving many different skills. We used an old favourite ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ and included many different skills throughout. The main focus was learning how to be a good sportsperson during the …

A big welcome to all of our families, both old and new, for the new academic year. We hope you have all had an enjoyable summer and that the children are rested and ready for another action-packed year. Your child’s class pages will be updated over this week and each phase will publish the usual …