Over the last half term, the children have been learning about 3 famous nurses – Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell. Today’s lesson started with a knowledge summary quiz, where the children interacted with their peers to find answers to a range of questions about these famous women. The children then summarised their learning …
In topic, Eagles have been learning all about Mary Seacole. In the first lesson, we watched a video about Mary’s life and wrote about what we had learnt. In this lesson, we went outside into the playground and placed events in Mary Seacole’s life onto a timeline in chronological order.
Maths in Eagles | 12 May 2023
In Maths this week, Eagles have been looking at doubles and near doubles within 20. They confidently added spots to their ladybirds or selected Numicon to represent all of the doubles to 20. Eagles then used their knowledge of doubles to help them calculate near doubles like 7+8.
As part of our work on addition, Eagles class have been learning about doubles. Some children used Numicon to explore this concept whilst others calculated missing numbers from doubles calculations. Here are some photos of us working!
As part of our work on addition, the children applied their skills to a problem solving game called ‘Strike it Out.’ The children had to write addition calculations to 20, crossing out each of the numbers they used. Whilst writing many addition calculations, the children used a broad range of numbers. The challenge was to …
In topic, Eagles class have been learning about Florence Nightingale. The children watched a film clip about her life and then worked in groups to share and record key facts. The children learnt a lot about her and will continue to develop their knowledge over the coming weeks. Did you know that… -Florence Nightingale …
This afternoon saw the start of our fantastic new topic – People of the Past (Famous Nurses). During this topic, the children will be learning about three famous nurses – Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. Today, the children utilised books, fact sheets and Ipads to research these 3 key figures from history. The …
Y1 Phonics Information Evening | 27 Apr 2023
Thank you to all parents who managed to make our Phonics Information Evening. For any one who couldn’t attend, please find our presentation attached. Do not hesitate to ask the Y1 teachers if you have any questions regarding your child and their phonics. Phonics Information Evening 2023
We concluded our work on shape by exploring repeating patterns. The children looked carefully at the repeated blocks and then worked with a partner to extend the pattern, identifying the 2D and 3D shapes.
In Eagles, we have been learning about 2D shapes and their properties. In the first lesson we learnt to recognise and name different 2D shapes. We used resources such as lollipop sticks and straws to create a range of 2D shapes and had to solve problems. In the second lesson, we began to sort 2D …