Wow – what a week we’ve had in Hazel Class! We’ve been authors, mathematicians, explorers and all-round superstars. There’s been so much going on, we can’t wait to tell you all about it!
English – Story Swaps and Super Predictions!
We’ve had so much fun becoming authors this week! We finished our Highway Rat stories and shared them with our friends. But these weren’t just ordinary Highway Rat stories! We changed the characters (some of us even had pizza-loving badgers!), swapped the food, and came up with brand new endings. There were twists, surprises and lots of laughs!
We listened so carefully to each other’s stories and gave brilliant feedback too – Mr Cummings and Miss Martinez said we were like real authors at our very own book launch!
Then we dived into our next story adventure… The Whale’s Song by Dyan Sheldon. We’ve read the beginning and made some amazing predictions about what might happen next. It’s so exciting – we’re desperate to find out if we’re right!
Maths – Shape Detectives on the Case!
This week in Maths, we’ve become shape detectives! We’ve explored all kinds of regular and irregular 2D shapes, building pictures using strips of paper and naming their sides and vertices like true shape experts.
But the fun didn’t stop there! We then moved on to 3D shapes, where we discovered just how interesting shapes like spheres, pyramids and cubes really are. We counted faces (that’s the flat parts), edges and vertices, and sorted them based on whether their surfaces were flat or curved. Did you know that a cone only has one edge and one vertex?
Topic – Explorers, Codes and Time Travel!
Hazel Class turned into real-life explorers this week! We finished our learning about Lucy Cheesman, the fearless scientist who travelled to Papua New Guinea nearly 100 years ago! We packed our explorer suitcases (no iPads allowed – just compasses, sketchbooks and insect jars!) and imagined what her journey would have been like.
We even went on our own top-secret mission, following maps around the school to hunt for clues and crack a secret code. We felt just like Lucy Cheesman, bravely exploring the unknown!
Then we travelled through time! We made a timeline of famous explorers and learned who came first, using chronological order. To top it all off, we created our own “This Is Your Life” books all about Lucy Cheesman – full of facts, pictures and adventure. What a way to finish our topic!
Coming Up: Walk to School & National Sports Week!
Get ready to get active, Hazel Class – we’ve got a fun-packed week ahead starting Monday 16th June! Here’s what’s coming up:
- Walk to School Challenge – Walk to school all week, wear your trainers, and earn house points every day you take part!
- Sponsored Fun Run/Walk – On Thursday 19th June at 2pm, we’ll be taking part in a whole-school run or walk… with a visit from the one and only Deepdale Duck! ???? Every penny raised helps fund our amazing school minibus for trips, sports and church events.
- PE Stay & Play! – On Friday 20th June, you’re invited to join us for some outdoor fun:
- EYFS/KS1 at 1:30pm
- KS2 at 2:15pm
- (Weather permitting – fingers crossed for sunshine!)
- And don’t forget – we’ll be having exciting movement breaks every day to keep our bodies moving and our minds sharp!
Please send any sponsorship forms and donations in by Monday 30th June in a labelled envelope.
We’re so proud of how hard Hazel Class has worked this week – your energy, creativity and enthusiasm have been AMAZING. Let’s keep it up for our last half term in Year 1 before a well-earned rest!
Have a brilliant weekend, everyone!
Mr Cummings and Miss Martinez