6 months ago Posted on 10th Apr 2024 by Mr Porteous Money 💰 As mathematicians, our Year 1 children have been learning about the coins and notes that we use when we pay for things. At home, you may enjoy playing ‘Pay For It’ together. https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/payForIt/index.html
7 months ago Posted on 13th Mar 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Easter Celebration Art 🥚⛪🎨 We are really looking forward to going to church next week to celebrate Easter! Our Year 1 children have produced some beautiful art work that they will proudly walk around the church during their service.
7 months ago Posted on 13th Mar 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Locational and Directional Language 🧭 As geographers, our Year 1 children have been using directional and positional language to direct a teddy bear on a map. Using the words North, East, South and West, the children helped direct their partner from one location to another on a map.
7 months ago Posted on 05th Mar 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Letters to Nepal 💌 As writers, our Year 1 children have been busy writing letters for Mrs Sixsmith to take with her to Nepal to deliver to the children who live there.
7 months ago Posted on 05th Mar 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Comparing Weights ⚖ As mathematicians, our Year 1 children have been comparing the weights of objects during our measures topic. They loved using the balancing scales to accurately see if one object was heavier or lighter than another.
7 months ago Posted on 01st Mar 2024 by Mr Porteous Deposit Day 💰 On Wednesday 6th March, we will be holding a Just Credit Union ‘Deposit Day’ at the school office. Between 8:00 and 8:30am and 3:30 and 4pm come to the school office with your child’s ‘Junior Savings Card’ and the deposit that they would like to make.
7 months ago Posted on 29th Feb 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Length As mathematicians, we have been learning about length this week. We went on a hunt around the classroom to find things that were shorter and longer than the giant’s footprint.
7 months ago Posted on 23rd Feb 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Estimating On A Number Line As mathematicians, we have focused on place value this week. We worked in pairs to draw and number line and we had to estimate where to put the numbers that we were given onto it.
8 months ago Posted on 07th Feb 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Clay Tiles 🏠 As artists, our Year 1 children have been working hard to make a clay tile in the style of a house. The children used the end of a paintbrush to add texture to their work.
8 months ago Posted on 07th Feb 2024 by Mr Porteous Year 1 – Fractions of Quantities As mathematicians, this week we have been finding fractions of quantities. We worked in pairs to find the fraction of each quantity to help us navigate a way through the maze from the start to the finish.
