The children conducted an investigation about light, to see which materials let through the most.
"The wood was definitely opaque" Alex
"The card was translucent" Annabel
"Plastic materials were completely transparent" William
I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year.
Just a little note to say thank you for all of our wonderful Christmas gifts - You're a very kind and generous class! Both Ms Hill and I were thrilled!
Mr Daintree and Ms Hill
We had such fun during our STEM week, which was themed on 'Movie Magic'. We watched a clip from a different children's film each day and completed an investigation or activity based on it! We watched ratatouille and learnt about a balanced diet - making omelettes along the way. We also watched Luca and worked out how much water would be wasted if we left the tap running while we brushed our teeth. Our biggest challenge was making a solar system in a box after watching a Star Wars clip - the children tried their best to make the planets to scale!
We had a brilliant time on our school trip to Oare gunpowder works. We learnt all about how the site was used to make gunpowder in the past and about it's current role in Faversham as a protected nature site. We enjoyed the outdoor learning and forest school activities along the way too!
Below is the collection of photos from our Dragonflies class last year. We had a wonderful time! If you're moving into Year 2, do have a look at what you might be getting up to in the year to come!
Dinosaur Fossils
We have been thinking about fossils during this term and how they are made. Given the importance of fossils to the discovery of dinosaurs, we have decided to recreate some fossils (without the millions of years-waiting time!) using a malleable material.
Essential Letters and Sounds
Please click on the link below to access videos which will help you to support your child/ren with their phonics.
These sounds are taught in Phase 5. Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children will be taught these sounds.
‘High Frequency’ Words
All children in Classes R, 1 and 2 bring home a pack of ‘High Frequency’ words every week on a Friday. Some of these words are very difficult to sound out the normal way so they need to be memorised. It is very important for the children to learn these words as they will come up consistently in reading books. As the children move to Class 1 and 2, the words form the basis of the childrens’ writing.
We would like the children to spend just 5 minutes per day learning the words – you may like to devise a game with the words or write the words on paper to stick around the house!
Please keep the words in your child’s school bag so they can be used in school on a daily basis.
If you have any questions regarding ‘High Frequency’ words (HFW) please speak to your class teacher or Mrs Fairs, the Key Stage 1 Manager.
Find below, a large list of HFW to check off throughout the year.