What a busy half term!  We have done so much in the last few weeks it is hard to remember everything we have done!  Firstly, we started our new topic by having a surprise encounter with a UFO and a little baby alien.  The children were so excited to discover a little alien in the playground and receive a letter from his dad.  The children enjoyed writing to the alien and helped return him back to his family. 

In English we have really enjoyed reading Beegu.  We used our reading skills to predict and sequence events.  This lovely book also inspired us to write our own version of the story and a newspaper report. 

In maths we have focussed on developing our understanding of addition and subtraction when working with numbers up to 20.  In our learning we developed our fluency and looked at different strategies that would help us find the answers.  We also spent time looking at how numbers above 10 can be partitioned into tens and ones.  We used a variety of models to help us make sure we had a really good understanding. 

Year 1 have also been busy learning all about Space. We learnt about the planets and the Solar System. In addition to this, we learnt more about the history of flight and about the famous people who played an integral part in this, such as the Wright Brothers, Neil Armstrong and Mae Jemmison.

Year 1 have learning all about the Lunar New Year. We were very lucky to be visited by Earth Song, who showed us a variety of different instruments and dances. The children also made chinese lanterns, and moving dragons.