Autumn Term

Science

In Science, we have been learning about the human body and the five senses that help us to find out about the world around us. We tested our sense of smell to see if we could identify mystery scents, discussing which we liked and disliked. We also carried out an investigation to test our sense of hearing and recognised some sounds were tricky to identify. We also enjoyed exploring different textures using our sense of touch and how our skin can help us identify many things about our surroundings including the temperature. 

We are also lucky enough to be taking part in NUSTEM project and had a lovely afternoon with Mel from the team. She shared the story of “Who Sank the Boat?” by Pamela 
Allen and told us about the role of a naval architect and the skills they need for their job.
The children explored different materials to make a boat, identifying which shapes were successful. The children had lots of fun working alongside their adults, building a boat together and testing how much weight the boats could hold. It was a tricky activity but the children enjoyed the challenge and showed good patience and perseverance.  

PE

It has been wonderful to have our PE lessons delivered by Mr Elliott, who is from the Newcastle United Foundation. During these sessions we have been focusing on developing our ball skills. This has included over and underarm throwing, bouncing and rolling. The children have thoroughly enjoyed every lesson, showing excellent listening skills and team work. This half term the children also explored travelling actions, movement skills and balancing within Dance. The children enjoyed creating dance phrases by copying and joining actions to take on the role of a pirate and to represent different types of weather. They did a great job when working with a partner and gave clear feedback to their peers on their performances. 

DT

In DT, the children have been building stable structures. They had lots of fun making stable shapes with their body and enjoyed experimenting with practical resources to create the most stable structure with their partner, understanding that structures with a wider base are more stable than ones with a narrow base. The children evaluated existing pencil pots before designing a pencil pot for Year 1 pupils, ensuring their design met the design criteria.

The children showed good scissor control to cut out a shape neatly and accurately before working with a peer to assemble their structure. The children were so proud of their pencil pots and were able to explain what they liked and dislike about their final product.