Y1 - Maple
Welcome to Maple Class.
The Class Teacher is Mrs McGuinness.
Spring 1 Parent Quest Year 1
This week we went for a walk around Slade Green. We found lots of human and physical features.
This week we went to the church for collective worship. Sam told us all about what epiphany and what it means to Christians. Reverend Jim helped us with some activities.
In Art we have been learning to draw lines of various thickness. We used pencils, thin tip pens, felt tips and sketching pencils to draw lines and dots.
In Geography we studied aerial maps to find the human and physical features of Slade Green.
Autumn 2 2021 Learning Quest - Seasons
Christmas dinner time!
In Art we painted the seasonal backgrounds using different brushes and sponges. We then painted a tree. Do you like our season paintings?
We love Christmas jumper day!
In R.E we have been learning about Advent and how wreaths are used in the count down to the birth of baby Jesus.
In DT we designed and made our own toy using levers. We are so clever!
Our WOW moment this week was 12 children read at home every night. They moved up the stars and landed on the silver star. Well done! 
In Science we have been learning about the wind. We went outside to check the winds speed and checked which direction the wind was blowing. We measured the wind. It was blowing at 5mph!
In PE we used the equipment to practice our gymnastic skills. We made wide, narrow and curved shapes.
Home Reading Stars. We are working hard to read at home. Look how many children read over the weekend and are now on star 1. Remember to read every night to move up the stars. We all want to be on the silver star!
In RSHE we have been learning about the importance of kindness. We made kindness cards for our friends in our class. We then gave them to our selected person. Its good to be kind!
In RE we have been learning the story of Jesus' birth. We made our own little books about the story.
In Geography we went on an autumn walk to see if we could see signs of autumn. We found orange and yellow leaves.
We have been learning to retell the story of The Gingerbread Man. We used these actions to tell the story.
We acted out the story using actions and props.
In History we made a timeline about our life. We started with the year we were born and we added key life events onto the timeline. We are so proud of our timeline!
Autumn 1 Parent Quest Information
In Art we have been designing our own superhero masks. This week we painted the detail onto our masks. They look fantastic!
In Geography we made a 3D map of the school. We then walked round our 3D map to see which part of the school we were standing in.
In Geography we used a map to move around the school.
In music we have been learning to play a percussion instrument. We loved playing the glockenspiel!
In Science we have been learning about our senses. Look at us touching objects. Some were slimy, hard, rough and soft!
We have been learning to add using the part part whole method. We love adding!
