Celebrations - Chinese New Year
We made paper lanterns in order to Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a parade for parents.
Trip to the Museum of Science
To close our unit on history of flight we visited the Flight Gallery of The Science Museum and were lucky enough to go on a Flight Simulator.
A big THANK YOU to all the parents that made this possible by volunteering to join us. xxx
Hot Air balloon making
As our wow day for the History of Flight topic, we made hot air balloons using the papier mache technique. We loved being creatives and learning new art techniques whilst immersing ourselves in our new topic. Here are some examples of the outcomes! We made the basket whilst learning about 3D shapes in maths. We used a net to make a cube and cut out one of its sides! Then we attached it with string
Spring 1 - History of flight and Amelia Earhart
We learnt about how flying changes the way people live.
We discussed how Amelia Earhart was a female pioneer and role model for future generations of women.
We also learnt how perseverance leads to greatness with the story of the Montgolfier and Wright brothers.
Trip to the Museum of London Docklands
To finish up our topic on Explorers, we payed the Museum of London Docklands a worthwhile visit.
We discovered how sailors used to live and bring goods in and out of London. This was great to link up with Christopher Columbus.
We smelled spices and played with their resources. Its was so much fun!
Explorers, Autumn 2
Our new topic is History and Geography based. We will be learning about the world through the journey of Christopher Columbus.
Was he a successful explorer?
We started our topic with our Wow Day! Yew Class became Spain and Pine became Barbados. We made telescopes and sailor hats to get ready to make the journey from Spain to Barbados and back together.
We also hunted for a treasure left by Christopher Columbus. We followed a map to find it!
Here are some pictures of what we go up to:
All about toys, an information book written and illustrated by Yew Class.
As an end of topic project, we decided to create a book that would share some of the facts we have been learning. This is the result!
Trip to the Museum of Childhood - Toys, Autumn 1
In order to get deeper into our topic, we visited the museum of childhood in Bethenal Green. In there we were able to really see the difference between toys and when they were made. We were also fortunate enough to enjoy a Punch and Judy show. The children LOVED IT!
Open Morning, Autumn 1
We invited parents into our class in order to meet the teachers and get to see how things happen. The children had a fab time showing their people around and being hands on with their activities!
WOW Week for Toys, Old and New
Hello everyone,
This week we are having a great time going through our WOW Week, in which we dive deep into our Topic.
BREAKING NEWS!
A TIME TRAVELER HAS TAKEN ALL OF OUT TOYS!!! But fear not… he has left us old toys as clues to see what eras he has visited.
We believe that if we hold on to his toys, and look after them, and learn from them, he will bring us our toys back soon!
Stay tuned for updates.
Yew Class Team
Year 1 Yew
Exciting things ahead for Yew in
2019-2020!
We have all agreed on our Rules and Rights. We are all equal yet diverse and have the right to enjoy our education. This is the Class charter we all came up with together!
