London
The boys had the most wonderful day, on Tuesday, exploring the sights of London. They were wholeheartedly engaged, come rain or shine, of which we certainly had both!
To cumulate our learning, the day began with a trip to Buckingham Palace. The boys were thrilled to see Buckingham Palace in all of its glory, pointing out the guards and the Union Jack flying above. We then hopped on our tour bus to see the main sites, the boys displayed an impressive level of familiarity with each site, even adding to the tour guide’s commentary with key facts! Following our bus tour, we got on a boat and sailed down the River Thames searching for a better view of some of the key landmarks in London.
We concluded our adventure with an ice lolly by the Tower of London. Whilst there, the boys were desperate to find out if the ravens were in the Tower grounds and if the Crown Jewels were safely stored in their vault!
As always, the boys did us proud by wowing the tour guides with their extensive knowledge of London. They were true ambassadors of Lochinver House School with many complimenting the boys’ impeccable behaviour on our travels.
Please enjoy the lovely photographs of 1W enjoying their trip! They truly deserved a special day out given all of their hard work this year.
Have a lovely weekend boys, I very much look forward to spending our last week together.
Sports Day!
Great fun was had by all in 1W this week!
On Monday, the boys took part in Sports Day. They worked extremely well as a team and encouraged each other when competing. It was impressive to see such sportsmanship and kindness.
1W very much enjoyed reading ‘Paddington at the Palace’ by Michael Bond. The boys wrote factual statements based on the story. During our Phonics sessions, we have been revisiting reading and writing high-frequency words in preparation for Year 2!
For our Humanities lessons, 1W learnt about the National Anthem and its significance. They were eager to share the times that they too have heard the National Anthem when watching sporting events. The subsequent lesson saw the boys being introduced to the term commemorative memorabilia. Utilising previous examples, the boys were inspired to design their own plate, celebrating key milestones in the Royal family’s lives this year.
It was wonderful to see the class painting their clay landmarks with such enthusiasm and evident enjoyment. We look forward to seeing these landmarks next week on our trip! Very well done boys, your artwork looks fantastic!
As the week progressed, the boys explored the structure of a variety of common animals, describing and comparing fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
Finally, Year 1 had a great time taking part in our Circus Skills Day. They worked diligently to master key circus skills.
Have a lovely weekend boys!
Royal Residences
1W have had another eventful week filled with exciting learning opportunities!
For our Humanities work, the boys learnt about royal residences. They labelled and wrote simple factual statements to denote key information about Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House, Balmoral Castle, Kensington Palace and Clarence House. Following on from this, 1W learnt about the origin of the Union Jack, as well as the four quartiles of the Royal Standard. Ask your son if he can tell you which flag would be flying at Buckingham Palace and Clarence House, when King Charles III is not in residence.
English lessons saw the boys responding to questions from a fiction text, writing a list of things that they would bring to Prince George’s party and crafting invitations for a royal party.
1W tried their hand at clay again, making models of a London landmark. With great focus the boys designed and shaped their clay models of famous landmarks such as The Shard, The Gherkin and The Elizabeth Tower. We very much look forward to bringing them to life with paint next week!
Maths lessons focused upon the boys delving deeper into the concept of time. They skilfully sequenced events in order of time using the terms ‘next,’ ‘before’ and ‘after’. We then worked on estimating an amount of time using seconds, minutes and hours. The week concluded with the boys making comparisons between times using terms such as ‘quicker’, ‘slower’, ‘earlier’ and ‘later’. Next week, we will apply this knowledge to solve problems.
Have a lovely weekend boys and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday for Sports Day!
Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores
This week, in 1W, the boys read ‘The King’s Pants’ by Nicholas Allan. The book provided the class with lots of laughter and gave us some wonderful writing opportunities too. Using illustrations from the story, the boys wrote sentences about the King, focusing on their effective use of adjectives and adverbs. As the week progressed, the boys developed their use of conjunctions such as, ‘because’, when reasoning.
The boys delved deeper into their Science unit on animals. This week, 1W grouped animals according to what they eat. To begin the lesson, we looked at the teeth of different animals and discussed how this would impact what they could eat. They then took on the challenge of sorting animals into a Venn diagram. Do ask your son if he can explain what a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore is.
Throughout the week, we have continued our work on the Royal family. The theme during lessons was on understanding the term ‘Coronation’. We looked at how both King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II became monarchs. The boys then used adjectives to describe how both monarchs may have felt when inheriting the throne. Humanities lesson also saw the boys learning about key objectives used in the Coronations such as St. Edward’s crown, St. Edward’s throne, orb and sceptre.
During Maths lessons, the boys finished their work on sequences and numbers to one hundred and began a new unit on time. This week the boys developed familiarity with the analogue clock, including the minute and hour hands and have worked on telling the time to the nearest hour using an analogue clock. Next week, we will continue to work on being able to tell the time to the half hour using the term ‘half past’.
To end the week, the boys participated in a wonderful forest school session with Mrs Bedwell.
Kings for the day!
1W have continued to work incredibly hard this week.
For our Maths, the boys embarked on the challenge of making number patterns. The focus was on being able to see patterns of numbers, up to 100, when increasing or decreasing by 1, 2 or 5.
The boys were thrilled to learn about classification during Science lessons. The boys looked at photographs of various animals and grouped them according to their features. Ask your son if he can name an animal from each of the groups that we looked at – amphibians, reptiles, mammals, fish, insects and birds.
English lessons saw the boys read two key texts. ‘The King’s Hats’ by Sheila May Bird and AA Milne’s poem ‘Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace’. Key terminologies such as rhyme, poem, poet, line and verse were discussed. Following on from this, the boys wrote their own poems on ‘The Kings Hats’. To conclude the week, they chose one of the hats from the story and wrote a second poem about someone else in the Royal family wearing it. The poems were filled with descriptive language and rhyming words, very impressive indeed!
Art lessons were inspired by the key texts read this week. We looked at pictures of the various crowns located in the Tower of London and analysed the colours and jewels used to create each crown. The boys then made their own and felt like true royalty wearing them around the classroom!
During Humanities lessons, 1W sequenced, in chronological order, photographs from Queen Elizabeth II’s life and drew a portrait of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Wildflower Hunt
Year 1 started the week by learning about landeau carriages during their Humanities lessons. The boys studied the different types of royal modes of transport and drew their own royal carriages!
Art lessons saw the boys drawing a bird’s eye view of London. They mapped out the key London landmarks and drew them in great detail.
During English lessons, the boys enthusiastically took on the challenge of retelling the story of ‘The Prince’s Bedtime’ by Joanne Oppenheim. Following English lessons saw the boys identifying the key features of a fiction book cover. This newfound knowledge was then used to design a book cover and write a blurb for ‘The Prince’s Bedtime’.
The boys learnt all about fractions during their Maths lessons. 1W used the knowledge acquired from last week to apply to problem solving questions based on fractions. We then moved onto partitioning numbers, up to one hundred, into tens and ones.
A very exciting part of our week was when the boys went on a wildflower hunt during their Science lesson. To conclude our unit on plants, the boys used an identification key to identify wildflowers on our school grounds, recording their findings using a tally chart.
Wishing you all a wonderful half term break!
Royal Mews Workshop!
The week commenced with our Mental Health Week breakfast where the boys’ shared conversations with their friends and enjoyed their breakfast.
For our Humanities, we were extremely fortunate to have a Royal Mews online workshop. During the session, the boys were taken on a tour of the Royal Mews and shown numerous royal carriages, including one that is over 150 years old and is still in use today. The session was extremely informative and covered how the Imperial State Crown is transported to Westminster and included key information about the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which was used during the Coronation of King Charles III. The boys were intrigued to find out that the King doesn’t have number plates on his vehicles and were eager to have a ride in the Bentley State Limousines which were gifted to Queen Elizabeth II for her Golden Jubilee. The boys were also in awe of the Gold State Coach which takes 8 horses to pull it! A truly enjoyable session was had by all.
For our Maths lessons, we have worked on splitting objects into two equal parts and four equal parts. The lessons then went onto identify shapes that have been split into both two equal parts and four equal parts. Science saw the boys further their understanding of deciduous and evergreen trees whilst English lessons continue to focus on responding to comprehension-based questions.
On Thursday, we visited the chicks in Reception. 1W were incredibly excited to see the chicks and took great care when handling them.
Additionally, 1W enjoyed a wonderful afternoon last Friday, as they engaged in a captivating forest school session with Mrs Bedwell.
A Day Trip to London Performance
1W delighted their audience on Wednesday with their class assembly, which focused predominantly on their work on London. The boys were sensational. They threw themselves into our class assembly with great enthusiasm and energy, delivering a perfect performance. Outstanding work boys! Class 1W all recited their lines beautifully and spoke with confidence and eloquence. The assembly finished with a song and a short performance on their ukuleles, providing the boys with an opportunity to display their musicality and this they did with real gusto!
As always, I am extremely proud of all the boys in class 1W. I would also like extend my gratitude to the parents of 1W for their continued support.
During the week, the boys learnt about the London tube map. They developed their ability to read a map and reinforced the importance of a key. Once the boys had analysed the map, they then responded to questions using and eliciting information from a London tube map. For their next Humanities lesson, the focus was on producing London fact files. These included information such as the population, languages spoken in London and the currency used.
Our shared text this week was ‘Katie in London’ by James Mayhew. English lessons saw the boys writing captions to describe the pictures from the text. Towards the latter part of the week, the boys were tasked to write a postcard pretending to be the main character from the story, describing a day out in London.
For our Science lessons, we have continued our work on plants. The boys learnt about seed dispersals and the different ways that plants spread their seeds to reproduce. Maths lessons focused on dividing even numbers equally into groups and applying knowledge of division to solve problems. Next week, we will move on to making halves and quarters before beginning to make the connection between fractions and division.
Have an enjoyable weekend boys!
The London Skyline
During Maths this week, we have concluded our work on multiplication. The boys are now able to confidently count in groups of 2, 5 and 10. Next week, we will begin our work on division where the boys will be grouping and sharing equally.
For our English, we read an exciting book called ‘No, Nancy, No!’ by Alice Tait. The boys loved hearing all about Nancy’s trip to London and the mischief that she got up to! After having read the book, the boys responded to comprehension questions and listed the various London landmarks mentioned in the story. Do ask your son to explain to you what a proper noun is!
Our Art lessons saw the boys finish their 3D models. Please enjoy the photographs below. As you can see, the boys have captured the key landmarks found in London in tremendous detail!
It was with great pleasure that the boys learnt about the different modes of transport used in London during their Humanities lessons. The boys were eager to share the different modes of transport that they have used and drew accurate pictures of them.
Enjoy the bank holiday weekend boys and I very much look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!
London!
It has been lovely to have the boys back after the Easter break and to see that their enthusiasm and passion for their learning continues to flourish.
As we approach our new topics for the Summer Term, 1W have immersed themselves in all things London! During our English lessons, the boys wrote a fact file about Buckingham Palace, listed alphabetically the different modes of transport that the King may use and completed a comprehension. For our Phonics sessions, we have continued our work on split digraphs.
Humanities saw the boys writing a postcard to Mr Wadge about the various landmarks in London and our Art lessons saw the boys using cereal boxes to create a 3D model of the London skyline! The boys thoroughly enjoyed being architects for the day!
On Wednesday, the boys were treated to a recycling workshop to celebrate Earth Day. They learnt about sustainability and the importance of protecting our planet. The workshop was extremely enjoyable, and the boys took great pleasure in making their own recyclable fish!
During Mathematics, 1W were introduced to the concept of multiplication through counting in groups. The boys have counted in groups of 3 and 5 thus far and are beginning to use language such as ‘4 groups of 5 is 20’.
For our Science topic on ‘Plants’, we have been labelling the different parts of a plant and discussed what each part of the plant does in order to survive.
Wishing you all a restful weekend and a huge congratulations to the boys for a superb effort during an incredibly busy week!
