This week P1K found a frog in the garden! 

Magic E

Caleb – learning the new ‘A’ sound the magic  ‘e’  turns the ‘a’ into A

Nathan – we have been learning about magic E when we put an ‘a’ and an ‘e’ at the end it turns the ‘a’ sound into A,  cape, ache and lake have the sound

Emma  – I liked learning about the oi sound coin has that sound

Caterpillars

Andrew – the caterpillars have turned into chrysalis, they are turning into a butterfly

Jamie – the caterpillars have turned into a cocoon and they will turn into a butterfly

Maizy – the caterpillars have turned into a chrysalis inside they are turning into a butterfly

Rayyaan – the caterpillars are in a cocoon; they will hatch out and turn into butterflies

John – the caterpillars will turn into butterflies

Symmetry

A – we were learning symmetry, we made string pictures they are symmetrical when it’s not symmetrical it’s asymmetrical

Holly –asymmetrical means that it’s not the same on the sides, symmetrical means it’s the same. Two hands with the thumbs the same way is symmetrical,  a butterfly is symmetrical if it has the same dots on each wing.

Emma Ch – the symmetrical picture with the string, I couldn’t really figure it out because I made a print and it didn’t work, I thought it was easy and it was not.  The butterfly picture was symmetrical, it had a line of symmetry down the middle.

Sophia – symmetrical means it is the same on both sides a square has 4 lines of symmetry the butterfly has 1 line

Beanstalks

Aakruti – The number 3 bean is growing and we need to put soil and a bean and water and sunlight. I will plant my beanstalk the same as number 3.

Poppy – plant 3 has grown already and the other ones have done nothing. Plants need soil, water and sun to grow.

Maddie – so number 1 didn’t grow and number 2 didn’t grow, but 3 has water, sun and soil and it grew.  We need to use soil, water and sun to grow our beanstalks.

Directional language

Sophia -Beebots go backwards, left and right and forwards. If you pressed clear it went the way you wanted if you didn’t it would go the way someone else did it.

Maddie – Beebot does forward, left and right and they go backwards. Our team pressed the clear button, nobody did the same I went to the same place that I wanted to go I was looking to see which way I was needing to go.

Emma – we did left and right turns and we were speaking to our group, it kind of went in a big circle and it went a different way when I forgot to press clear.

Maizy – The Beebots do left and right turns and they go where I want them to go by pressing the directions.

Fairy Den

Holly – We made fairy dens, I liked it because I found a feather for the fairies bed.

Emma – I liked making the castle I liked playing in it, we made it with bricks.

A – Our fairy den had a garden we had grass on it and some flowers it was a bit hard but we made a door with sticks and the sides were leaves.

Science Investigation

Poppy – we were trying to see the best way to grow a beanstalk.  Number 1 is in dark and number 2 had light but no water number 3 has light and water. I said I predict that number 3 is going to grow faster than number one and two because it has water and sun it will grow faster.

John – Two of the beanstalks don’t have water I think number 3 will grow because it has water and a bean

Rayyaan – We planted a beanstalk, pot 1 has no water and in the dark, pot 2 has sunlight and no water,  pot 3 has sunlight and water, pot 3 will grow it has things that plants need.

Nathan – We got a treasure chest form the friendly dragon about a beanstalk and Jack and the Beanstalk had a cow. He sold the cow for some beans she threw the beans out the window and the next morning there was a beanstalk there was a giant at the top.  The dragon wanted us to help Jack grow some bean stalks. We planted them and put pot 1 in the dark drawer, pot two has sun and light and no water, pot 3 has water, soil and sunlight.  I predict pot 3 will grow quickest and the best.

Caleb – We helped the friendly dragon and we planted the beanstalks pot 3 has sunlight and water, it will grow faster than pot 1 or pot 2.

Same sound different spelling

This week we have been focusing on same sound different spelling in particular oy/oi and ee/ea.

Jamie – we learned the new oi sound it has an o and an i , coin has that sound. We learned e and a for ea, tea has that sound.

Aakruit – The new ee sound is ea

The Children received another visit from the Friendly Dragon, this time asking for the children to create “Mirror Mirror on the wall…” self-portraits. The children used mirrors to look at and study their facial features. I think you will agree they have created some true mirror likenesses!

Nathan – we made a castle we made them with paint and sponges

Aakruti – we made the blocks with paint and there were different patterns

Emma C – We are saving fairyland

Maizy – we squished the sponges onto the paper

Sophia – I covered the whole space then I did a

Nathan – I rubbed a toothbrush over the paper and it made a pattern of lines

Holly – I used gold first then on top of the paint I printed a dotty pattern

A – I covered the whole page so the white didn’t show up then I added details and patterns by printing

Jamie – you have to squish it down to get a print

Emma – We used black paper then added all our bricks to it. Nathan – We need to add a roof

Sophia – we need to add flags by cutting a bit of paper and then we have to make it wave

We also need a river!

Maizy – we need to make a roof!

We have had a busy week in P1K. We wrote letters to the Friendly Dragon to let it know that we could help save the Enchanted Forest.  Then we received a treasure chest from the Friendly Dragon with clues to our first fairy-tale. Our focus in maths this week was measuring capacity; the children had lots of fun filling different containers with water, sand and stones. In RME we have been learning about how families prepare for and welcome a new baby. The children were very surprised when they came back from lunch and found a baby sleeping in the classroom!

John – we learned the sound oy it has o and y and it’s a special friend, toy, boy, joy and enjoy have oy

Caleb – I was reading ‘my dog Ned’ I was pointing and Rayyaan was reading then we switched over

Nathan – if you get stuck you sound out a word. We wrote to the dragon and we got a present from the Friendly Dragon. We got some birds, a poisoned apple and a mirror, they were clues it was Snow White

Maddie – We wrote a letter to the Dragon because we want to save fairyland. We have been reading the Snow White book and there was a poison apple and the queen gave it to Snow White, she went to sleep

Andrew – we learned oy and ou its spells ouch, mouse. The baby came into our class and we looked after it

Maizy – I liked learning about the baby, you need nappies, milk and give them good care

Emma C – we made cards for the baby to welcome it

Holly – we made special cards for the baby, we were learning about what babies need, they need a car seat, a high chair, food

Emma Ch – we have been talking about the baby and what it needs. It needs nappies, loads of care and to sleep by mum and dad

Sophia – A baby needs love. We have been measuring liquids the stones made the water go higher and higher. The stones are heavier that the water when me and Maddie put the stones in the water it blasted out

A  – we measured liquid and we needed  it at the top so its full,  I estimated 8 little jugs to fill the big jug and I was right it was 8

Aakruti  – we did half, full and empty in the sand we measure it, it was 19 scoops to fill up the tub

Jamie – when I put the stones in, the water went full because the stones pushed it up

Poppy – in big maths I had 9 + 1, 7 + 3, 5 + 5 they are all friends of ten, I did my Learnit before the timer finished

Rayyaan – in big maths I did doubles

P1k Learning Reflection for week ending 27.4.18

Weight

Nathan – if we put two shells the same in each one then the scales are the same

Holly –  if the arrow points in the middle you know it’s the same

Sophia – We are measuring the weight

Maddie –  in ‘snake and cake’ we changed the shape

Sophie – They were the same shape and weight at the start, when we changed the shape they were still the same weight

Emma – We had lots of feathers and the 1 stone was heavier

Sophia – Stones are heavy and feathers are light

Enchanted Forest

P1k are busy turning their classroom into an Enchanted Forest to help save Fairyland. They have decided the first thing we need to make is a huge tree!  We explored textures around the classroom and school grounds, collecting crayon rubbings from the different surfaces, some were: bumpy, smooth, patterned, rough, prickly, dented, soft and fluffy. The children then worked on their cutting skills to cut the crayon rubbings into leaf shapes, this was tricky because the children were trying to cut a curved shape and not a straight line!

Holly – We made the pictures have patterns

Nathan – Some things are rough

Maizy – the pattern on the lap top trolley had lines

John – it made stripes

Sophia – The ground made a dotty pattern, the ground is rough

Andrew – The lego felt bumpy and made a dotty pattern

Rayyaan – the wooden bench made lines

Comments on using scissors safely and trying to cut a curved shape

Maizy – you had to concentrate on not going straight

John – don’t run with them

Emma – walk with them

Nathan – with the sharp bit at the bottom and your hand on them not with the sharp bit at the top

Aakruti – you have to hold them properly

Poppy – Put them down on the table when you collect your scrap paper

Sophia – you can put them in their cubby when you are finished