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Life in Larch Class

Year 1 have loved their ‘Our Amazing Planet’ topic and we have learnt and achieved so much in the last six weeks!

We started the term by following instructions to plant cress seeds. Then we wrote our own instructions to follow when we used the cress to make a sandwich. Most of us thought our sandwich was delicious!

In English we have made our own lift-the flap books about ‘Our Amazing Planet’ explaining in our own words why our world is warming up, how our climates are changing and how we can all help to save our planet. The results were fantastic and we are very proud of how our writing skills have developed. We worked really hard to publish these books and we loved sharing them with the EYFS children.

We have enjoyed doing lots of practical Maths this term. We learned to use a ruler carefully whilst creating a piece of Artwork. We measured different lengths of paper in centimetres and then used them to create our own designs. We have also used balances to weigh and record the mass of different objects.

In Science, we have learnt about the amazing contributions animals make to our planet. We have learnt about the characteristics of different animal groups and we worked together to make animal hotels which would be suitable for their needs.

We have become very passionate about our environment and we understand the importance of putting our litter in the bin or taking it home with us. We also did a litter pick around our school grounds!

In Design and Technology, we have made fabulous Bee Hotels out of old materials, which we have recycled. The children really loved this idea and we are hoping some of the bees will come and stay! We also made Mother’s Day cards and included a moving bouquet of flowers!

In Art and Design, we have been exploring ways of printing including monoprinting, block printing and wax relief printing. The results were fantastic!

There is nothing more amazing than seeing a rainbow so we rounded off our topic with a ‘Rainbow Day’, coming to school dressed in the colours of the rainbow. We had such a busy day, working together to create rainbow poems, investigating the number seven, observing how we can make a rainbow from Skittles and mixing colours to paint our own rainbows.

We hope you all have a wonderful Easter break and we are looking forward to starting our Who’s Who? topic in Term 5.