Lotherton Hall- 1A
1 A and the whole of KS1 have had a tremendous time at Lotherton Hall today! We all enjoyed our Science workshop, learning about animals and their different habitats. We especially enjoyed finding the animals on our scavenger hunt list.
We saw every single one of the animals on the above list. We were thrilled to find each one.
The children’s behaviour was exemplary. We are so proud of them all. The highlights for the children were: the animals, eating lunch and the park!
A HUGE thank-you to the adults who came with us on the trip. We could not have done it without you.
1,2B Lotherton Hall Trip
We’ve had a fabulous day at Lotherton Hall today. We visited the Wildlife World and learnt all about different animals and their habitats. We saw penguins, wart pigs, so many birds, bats, rats and wallabies.
We also had fun on the adventure playground and of course, eating our snacks and lunch!
1A Geography Topic
Our new topic is well and truly underway and this half term we are practising being Geographers. To begin our topic we discussed the difference between the land and the water on our planet. We used atlases to find land and water on different maps.
We have also been learning about the United Kingdom and we now know which four countries make up the UK. We have also learnt the four capital cities and the seas that surround the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Song has been a great tool to help us remember all the new information we have learnt.
Help at home: You could listen to the United Kingdom Song with your child. You might want to learn some of the words and the sign language featured in the video. Look at Google Maps, other maps or atlases to find the UK and the seas that surround it.
Physical Education-dance
This half term, in PE, we are looking at dance! Last week, the whole of KS1 watched a dance pro video to help us understand the different levels in dance. We then went into the hall to recreate the levels and begin our own dance motif. The freedom of space and the connection with our bodies was enjoyed by everyone! We even put our moves to music: ‘Running up that hill’ by Kate Bush was our selected track.
Help at home:
Here’s a link to the levels video. Why not have a go at home? Make up a dance that includes all 3 different levels. You could dance to your favourite track.
Reading
We have read Here We Are (Notes for Living on Planet Earth) by Oliver Jeffers this week. We have enjoyed reading and discussing the book, picking out the main themes and messages.
We will link the book to our geography learning about our local area and science learning about plants, animals and habitats too. We will be learning about our locality, Scholes, and the city and country we live in.
Help at home
- read the book again and talking about the key messages
- talk about our local area – particularly what you like and dislike about it
- help your child learn their address
- read other books by Oliver Jeffers
There is a link to listen to it here. (This is a YouTube link. Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog along the play bar and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.)
KS1 football dates reminder
Dear parents,
This is just a quick reminder of the dates for 5 aside football for KS1. This is for the children that play semi-regularly at Fives in Seacroft.
Our next match day will be Monday 10th February 2025.
Thanks,
Miss Young 🙂
Living and learning
‘I know what a drug is’.
At school, our definition of a drug is something that alters our mind and/or our body. This week KS1 discussed what safe drugs are such as medicine and how we can ingest these safely.
We discussed several scenarios.
The children know that if they are feeling poorly or are hurt, the sensible thing to do is tell a trusted adult. It is not safe to take medicine without an adult.
Happy New Year from KS1!!
Happy new year to everyone!!
It has been a cold and disrupted start to the year but the children have maturely navigated all the changes to drop offs and pick ups this week. It has been wonderful to see them again after two weeks away and to hear all about what they’ve been getting up to. We’re very excited for the term ahead and we look forward to the rest of the year.
Stay safe in the ice and snow everyone and we wish you all a very happy new year!
Merry Christmas from 1,2B!
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from 1,2B.
We had a blast at our party today. See you all in 2025!
Merry Christmas!
What a fantastic week we’ve had in 2C! We started the week off with some brilliant learning and then we moved into Christmas mode at the end of the week! See what we’ve been up to below!
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Miss Young and Mrs Rennison! Thank you so much for all the lovely cards and gifts xxx