We have had a great second week back at school full of lots of different learning opportunities. 

In our expressive arts and design learning this week we were learning some of the different techniques we could use when using chalk pastels. Some of the techniques included blending, using strokes of different lengths and cross hatching. 

In our PE lessons we were working with apparatus. We helped to get the apparatus out safely and sensibly. We then explored different ways we could travel on the floor and apparatus. 

Our "I see, I think, I wonder" discussion this week was based around an image of a moon landing. Some really great discussions were had by the children and they came up with some questions we will find out the answers to in the coming weeks. 

Our maths learning this week was focused around subitising to five, representing 0 to 5 and finding one more and one less than a given number. We enjoyed listening to different stories linked to our maths learning such as 'The Ugly Five' by Julia Donaldson. 

In English we have been reading the story 'Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram. We have retold the story in our own words and sequenced parts of the story. We have been writing key words for characters and items from the story and we ended the week with writing our own postcards from the moon using adjectives to describe what we could see on the moon. 

We have been learning about moon landings and we watched a video of the first moon landing and the first steps an astronaut took on the moon. We discussed what we could see and what the moon looked like. This led us into taking part in a science investigation where we made our own craters on the moons surface by mixing corn flour and baby oil together and using rocks to create the craters. We were very interested to find out that on Monday morning the first moon mission since the final Apollo mission in 1972 launched from America. We were really excited to watch the rocket take off and hear the count down.   

We had a great afternoon at 'Family Friday' making rockets! Thank you to all who came, we hope you enjoyed it! 

We have had such a lovely Christmassy week in class 1. The children have been very busy wrapping presents, writing cards and making paper chains in Santa's workshop.  They have also been very creative preparing lots of lovely treats to sell at the Christmas fair. In forest school we enjoyed an end of term fire pit with hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows. 

The children have still been working hard in their phonics sessions, this week we have learnt the sounds "ur, ow,oi and ear", you can recap these sounds with them using the booklet and sheets in their book bags.

The highlight for the children this week was of course the school nativity. We were so proud of our class one children who sang so beautifully and shone like the stars they are ! It was lovely to see so many family members and friends in the audience.  
Lots of fun was had by all at the school Christmas fair, thank you for all your support, the children all seemed very happy with their sugary treats and prizes!

The last day of school is Tuesday 19th December.

The class one team wish you all a Wonderful Christmas, enjoy all the festivities and we will see you back at school on Thursday 4th January 2024!

Another super week of learning in Class 1.  Our “castles week” has proved very popular, the children have been dressing up as princesses, queens, kings and knights.  They have junk modelled castles, built castles ou of bricks, lego and sticklebricks. They have learnt about how people used to live in castles, and the differences and similarities between living in castles and living in their own homes.  

 In literacy they have drawn a castle, described some of its features and then drawn their own dragon and written its eye colour and skin colour.  We have continued looking at 1,2,3,4 and 5 in our maths, focusing on 1 less and compositions of 4 and 5.  The children have made groups of 5 using different coloured unifix and different sized unicom pieces, for example 3 blue cubes and 2 green cubes makes 5, as does 4 blue cubes and 1 green cube.  In art we have looked at the style of another famous artist “ Piet Mondrian” who used grid lines to create squares and triangles painted in only primary colours, the children really enjoyed making the grid lines with black tape.  In PE we played a movement game based on queens, kings, knights and castles. 

The children have been practicing their songs for the nativity this week, the stage is up and everyone is getting very excited.

Thank you to parents and carers for attending Family Friday this week – the junk modelling skills of the adults was very impressive and the resulting castle structures are fantastic – well done to all !

Class one won the punctuality award this week so thank you to everyone for getting in on time, especially on these cold darker mornings

Have a great weekend from all of The Class One team.

A busy but fun week in class one.  In literacy we have been reading a favourite classic – “Cinderella”. The children have enjoyed describing the glass slipper,  the characters and sequencing the story, there has been lots of dressing up for the ball in our role play area too ! In maths we have been introducing  4 & 5, the  children have been doing activities to recognise and represent 1,2,3,4 & 5, using various items from around the class room and then looking at 1 more and how we can represent these number sentences. 

In our outdoor learning we discussed what a dragon might need for a nice home – a fence, a roof, something soft to sleep on and we then made a nest for our dragons in forest school session.  In art we have been looking at the work of Paul Klee.  He used shapes to create castle like pictures, the children then collaged their own work in this style using shapes and chalk.  In PE we have been working on our ball skills, the children have been trying to increase the number of times they can bounce a ball and then rying to improve their accuracy at bouncing a ball into a hoop. 

Thank you to all the grown-ups who helped us celebrate Children in Need day at our Family Friday session.  We decorated some cakes and played Pudsey bingo.  I suspect the children will be tired tonight as we have also been running around the school field and doing “Bearpees” in order to raise money for Children in Need.  The children and families of Pelynt Primary Academy have raised over £1,000, what an incredible achievement, thank you to everyone who has donated.

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes from The Class One Team

Please note that individual and sibling photos will take place the morning of Thursday 23^rd November. 

In class one this week we have been enjoying stories about dragons, such as “Doughnuts for a Dragon” and “Zog”. The children have drawn their own dragon and then verbally described it, we have drawn ingredients for a potion and written the names of characters in the books.  We finished the week by working together to write a poem about Poppies in honour of remembrance day tomorrow.

In maths the children have been learning the characteristics of 2D circles and triangles and using positional language.  They really enjoyed a game of “Mrs Westacott says…” to practice following positional instructions. In PE we have started to make some gymnastic shapes and trying to stay balanced in these shapes. In forest school the children were very competitive in their nature treasure hunt and one pair were clear winners in finding almost every item in forest school on their sheet!  

In phonics the children have done brilliantly on their first week in level 3 – we have been looking at the sounds j,v,w & x.  They all have such a great attitude to their phonics and as a consequence their reading is coming on so well !

In circle time we discussed being different and agreed it was ok for friends to like different things.  We discussed why & how we celebrate birthdays in RE.

We have discussed Remembrance day in an age appropriate way during the week and each child made a poppy that they placed outside the church today.  Class one behaved so maturely and respectfully at our remembrance assembly conducted by Rev Allen this afternoon, we were so proud of them all.

Have a lovely weekend. Best wishes from The Class One team.

·         All class one children are a “star” in the school nativity, you should have received a letter about their costumes, please speak to one of the class one team if you have any questions about the show. 

·         You may already be aware, but every time you record that you have read with your child in their reading records it goes towards receiving a “karate band” which are handed out in our celebration assembly on a Friday.  Fifteen home reads equals a band, the children love to receive these in assembly.  Please could the children’s reading books and records be in school every day, thank you.

Class one have had a busy start to the term.  To celebrate autumn and Halloween we collected natural materials from forest school to decorate some pumpkin friends, we did some lovely still life drawings of pumpkins   in art with oil pastels and we have played some fun Halloween games like “witch, witch, bat” and pin the “hat on the witch” or “pin the fangs on the vampire”!

 In maths the children have worked hard on consolidating representations of 1,2,3 and 1 more and 1 less of these numbers. We have enjoyed reading “Meg and Mog” in English and the children drew pictures of Megs potion ingredients and then added an ingredient of their own such as “ cat” “log” “dog”.  In phonics we have recapped all the sounds they have learnt in level 2.   I have been so impressed by  how much  they have retained the sounds and actions and are now applying this learning to their reading and writing.  In celebration of moving on to the next level in their reading books we made “bat bookmarks” today with the help of family members in Family Friday.  In PE we have been focusing on stopping and starting with control and showing an awareness of space, we have also managed a few spooky cosmic yoga sessions. In PSHE we have been celebrating our differences and discussing “What am I  good at?”.

To say it has been a wet and windy week is an understatement but the children have behaved brilliantly,  particularly when we had to stay in all day Thursday because of the weather warnings.  Thank you for braving the elements and bringing your children in on Thursday, we all had a great day and did some super learning. 

Have a great fireworks weekend.

From The Class One team

*please note there is no Family Friday on 10^th November.

What a fantastic Animal Enrichment week Class One have had ! We had animal story time with Ellie Jackson, jungle animal art, magic wand making in Forest School and of course the big finale -  our whole school trip to Paignton Zoo today.  What a brilliant day we have had, some of the hightlights include watching the giraffes be fed, a talk from one of the zoo rangers about animals and their habitats, the leopards, the tigers and the lions ! I am sure all your children will have their own personal favourite animal from today.  Class One behaved impeccably throughout the day, I am sure they will be tired tonight but we hope they all really enjoyed their special day out together.  I have uploaded a few pictures from today for you to talk about with them.

We all hope you have a lovely half term break, we return to school on Monday 30^th October.

Best wishes from all the Class One Team

I am so impressed with the energy levels and focus of the children in their sixth week of their first school term!  This week we have enjoyed talking about the animals in the story “Rumble in the Jungle”, they have labeled an elephant, found the beginning sounds of animal names and described how the animals look.  In maths we have been working on our “1,2,3 this is me” topic looking at numbers up to 5 and adding 1 more or 1 less.  The children have been representing the numbers in different ways such as with their fingers, objects and actions.  We have enjoyed singing lots of maths nursery rhymes such as “ 5 current buns” and “ 5 little men in a flying saucer”.

In forest school we found suitable sticks for our magic wands which  we will decorate next week. In PE we have continued balancing in different positions.  The children have enjoyed playing “Duck, Duck, goose” as their cool down activity.   In art we have collaged some lovely giraffes and elephants. 

Class one are working so hard on their phonics.  This week we have added “h,b,f and l”, “l” can be a tricky one but they have really listened to the sounds and been able to blend  them to read words such as “leg”” lap” “hit””bat"

It has been a busy week for parents and carers too! Thank you for coming to our harvest festival celebrations and parent consultations, it is always lovely to chat to you about your children, and of course we had a full Family Friday today, the last of the term where the children got to show off some of their maths skills.

The children will need a good nights sleep on Wednesday as we have a fun day planned at the zoo on Thursday, if you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of the trip please speak to a staff member from Class 1, or email if that is easier. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes from The Class One team

Class one have been working very hard this week on their maths. We have been looking at two step and three step patterns with colour, shapes and objects.  They applied their knowledge particularly well in our Family Friday activity – Fruit Kebabs!  The children made a fruit pattern on their skewer, shared the pattern with their friends and then enjoyed eating their hard work !

In literacy the children have been discussing the role of a vet and have shared lots of stories about their own animals.  We discussed that vets use x rays to diagnose internal problems with animals and they made their own x- ray hand pictures.

We had a lovely afternoon in forest school with our friends at pre-school on Tuesday afternoon, exploring, building a “camp fire” and playing on the trapeze swing.

In phonics this week we introduced the sounds ck, e, u and r.  The children are really focusing on segmenting words into their sounds and enjoy “robot rick” talking the words. We been trying really hard with our "tripod" grip in our handwriting and the results are much better when they take a moment to check their pencil grip before writing. 

In PE we have been balancing in different  positions on indoor equipment,  I was very impressed at how sensible the children were. 

There has been some lovely singing in our harvest festival practice , the children are looking forward to performing for you on Monday afternoon in the village church.

Have a great weekend.

From the Class One team

·         If you would like a parent consultation appointment, and have not already booked, please email Mrs. Thompson to book a slot on secretary@pelyntprimary.co.uk