Pops and Sledge teach us Castle Defence!

 We have been learning about medieval castles for the past two weeks in year 1. First we learnt about the different parts of a medieval castle. 

Next we learnt about the different jobs that you could have in a castle and there was so many to choose from! We had to think carefully about which job we would be really good at and apply for it. The vocabulary that some of the children used was fantastic - security, hardworking and trustworthy.

Then the medieval queen paid us a visit and interviewed us! She was so happy with our applications that we all got hired. Congratulations Red Class!

Finally we had a special visit from Pops and Sledge who showed us how to defend our castle. They split us in to two groups, the Normans and the Saxons and we fought against each other. It was so much fun and we all learnt some new skills!

Earth Day 2021!

 Last week we celebrated Earth Day at Beighton Nursery Infant School. Earth Day is a great way to learn about how our actions can affect the planet and the environment in which we live.

For example, we took part in a big class litter pick to make sure our school grounds were kept clean and tidy. We have learnt that litter is harmful for our environment and the animals in it.

During our litter pick we also learnt about the importance of recycling and how we can sort the litter into different recycling bins. We had two recycling centre managers, Eleanor and Harley who made sure the litter was put into the correct bins. 

After the litter pick some of the children thought of some great ideas when taking part in some activities! Tyga said "we could reuse some of the litter!" and Conor said "we could use less plastic!" It made us really sad that the litter could end up in the ocean and harm the wonderful sea creatures.

After Earth Day we received a letter from Mrs Reid our headteacher, and she wanted to know if we could help her think of some ways to protect our planet. Not only did we take part in a super litter pick, we wrote her a letter back to explain what we could do.

Well done Red Class. What a brilliant day we had!

Recorder lessons!

Today we used our recorders for the first time in our music lesson.

We had to sit up straight and relax our bodies, and then we took some big deep breaths in and then we blew into our recorder as we breathed out trying to make a long, smooth sound.

We love our music lessons with Kate!

A terrrrrrific recount!

 Over the past two weeks we have been learning how to write a recount. A recount is when you write about something that has happened.

First we had a tiger tea party and played lots of different games. After our party we thought about what we did and put the activities into order. Then we created a recount plan with pictures. Finally it was time to orally rehearse our recount before writing it.

We had so much fun at the party and I am so impressed with the children's writing. Here are a few examples of children's work for you to see and some pictures of our brilliant party.

We love active learning!

In Red class we love being active, keeping fit and moving our bodies in all different ways!

We especially love 'Wake up Shake up', PE days, being outside and our amazing forest schools area. We also love dancing and workouts by Joe Wicks and on the GoNoodle website too!