Class 1 Blog

Working together to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Staff and pupils from George Pindar School came for a visit to deliver our Eco-brick furniture.

The children enjoyed finding out more about Eco-bricks: where they are used, why they are made and the impact recycling can have on the environment.

It was great for our school children to hear how their Eco-bricks had been made into the different pieces of furniture and to meet the pupils who had helped in this process. 

We look forward to using the stools, tables and benches in our outdoor area and I’m sure they will be very popular!

We have been growing all different things in our indoor garden. Why not have a go at growing your own grass head at home.

We had a fantastic time last week looking at the picture book Journey. We thought about how the characters were feeling, discussed how the colour of the pictures made us feel and imagined what new worlds we would like to explore.

However my favourite day was Friday when we did a bit of acting. We used our ideas to act out the places the girl could visit (Diggerland, Africa, Disneyland and CBeebies Land) and played musical instruments to create a more dramatic effect. We even sang part of a song from ‘The Greatest Showman’ to start us off.

Through the dark, through the door

Through where no one’s been before

Thank you to all those people who have sent in an Ecobrick so far. Remember to try and squash as much plastic in there as you can. The harder the bottle the better the brick.

We have been learning how to write a program to make characters move on screen. For our first try at coding we have done really well.

Why not have a go at some of the other activities on 2Code on Purple Mash. Good luck.

Last week we got measuring, mixing and shaping to create our delicious Scottish shortbread. This week we are heading to Wales for our recipe. Let’s hope our Welsh cakes are just as yummy!

This term our theme will be:

Please see your newsletter to find out more.

If you would like to bring in anything linked to our theme we would be delighted to share it.

Well done to all of you who have tried some of the Purple Mash activities at home. There are lots of fun activities to keep you busy.

This week we have been reading NOT A STICK. We have been sequencing the story, adding labels and coming up with some fantastic ideas for what the stick could be. Have a look at our display next library session.

What a fantastic week we’ve had exploring both the indoor and outdoor learning areas. The children have settled in well and I’m sure they’re ready for some more fun packed learning next week.