W.C. 08.11.21

Lesson: Curriculum

W.C. 08.11.21

P.E.

The children have began to understand what being 'in possession' means and how to dribble towards a goal. The children also practise how to stop a rolling ball by using their feet. 

Science

The topic this term for science is 'Materials'. The children had to explore how to save the penguins in the ice cube without smashing it. They found out the only way to save the penguins, was to melt the ice. The children explored 4 different methods to melt the ice to see how this affects the rate of melting. The different methods were; 1. holding an ice cube, 2. breathing on an ice cube, 3. wrapping the ice cube up in a material and 4. putting an ice cube by the radiator. The children found out holding the ice cube was the quickest way to melt the ice beacuse our hands are warm.

Maths

Year 1 have started a new topic is maths, all about Positions. For this lesson the children had to race against each other to practise using  appropriate positional language (ordinal numbers) for up to 10 positions. The children then ordered numbers using positional language in their journals. 

English

Year 1 have started a new book for their English topic called Rapunzel by Bethan Woollving, which they are super excited about! Below are the children working together in pairs to identify and highlight adjectives and nouns in sentences. 

PSHE

Mrs Keenen kindly came into Class 1B to talk about Anti Bullying Week next week. She talked about what bullying is and what we should do if we experience bullying with ourselves or with other people. Mrs Keenen used the STOP sign to help them remember (see below). The children will be creating an anti-bullying poster focusing on the STOP sign.

Science 

For our second investigation the children explored whether the position of the ice in the classroom would change the rate of melting. We decided to place the 4 ice cubes in different positions; 1. by the window, 2. by the door, 3. by the radiator and 4. by the fan. The children planned the investigation as a whole class, deciding what we are going to change and keep the  same (fair tests). The children then made predictions on which ice cube would melt the quickest and slowest, some explaining their reasons why. The children then performed the investigation and observed the ice melting over a 30 minute time period. The children recorded their results (see below) and found out the ice by the radiator melted the quickest because it is warm and the ice cube by the door took the longest to melt because it was in the shade.