Infants

Welcome to our class page!

This page is for our Early Years, Year 1 and Year 2 children who make up the infants class. We will be putting regular updates on here showing what the children are doing throughout the year.

Meet our class

Travelling Teddies

The children were invited to take their teddies to a picnic at Bishop Philip's house. We all had a great time, we enjoyed eating our lunch in the lovely garden then Bishop Philip showed the children some special places in his house including the chapel. We also played in the garden and enjoyed a story. Bishop Philip made us all feel very welcome and we really appreciated his invitation.

Sensational Salads

The children have explored and evaluated root vegetable salads such as coleslaw, potato salad and beetroot salad. They talked about what they liked and what they could do to make the salad even better. They used this information to make their own root vegetable salads. The children made sure they washed their hands and were very careful when cutting the different ingredients. They then tasted their salad and decided what they needed to do to improve it.

Practical maths - money and measures

Summer Term 2 - overviews for the term

Pendle Sculpture Trail

As we have been learning about sculptures and the history of local events, we went on a trip to the Pendle Sculpture Trail. The children had a great time exploring the vast array of sculptures in the woods and even enjoyed walking up the steep hill. Please ask your child what their favourite sculpture was.

Summer Term 1 - overviews of the term

Red Nose Day

The children looked great sporting their noses for Red Nose Day. No rare or ultra rare for us though!

World Book Day

We celebrated World Book Day by coming to school dressed as a book character. The children had put in lots of effort and looked amazing. They also brought in the book their character from or a favourite book. Stories were shared throughout the day and the children did activities around books and characters.

Spring Term 2 - overviews of the term

Travelling Ted's Adventures

We have been learning all about the local area and looked at the types of houses that are in the village and the types of houses the children live in.

The children were then set the task of designing and making a suitable home for Travelling Ted that would be weather proof.

Then came the exciting part, we tested the houses to see if they would withstand the wind and rain. Watch the videos to see what happened!

Making junk model homes

Then came the wind and rain!

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Fabulous Colours!

The children have been learning about different artists, primary and secondary colours. They have explored mixing paints to create their own colours. Then using the colours to create their own pictures in the style of different artists.

The children had great fun exploring compass directions and following a set of instructions. They came up with some great ways of remembering the compass points.

Reception children have been ordering Numicon shapes from 1 to 10.

The children had a super time when the Life Education van came to school. They enjoyed meeting Harold the GIraffe and learning lots about their bodies.

The children made collage poppies for Remembrance Day. They tore paper to create their own and more for a display poster in school.

Our reception children have been finding lots of ways to make 5. They have counted lots of different objects, including fingers, pegs and Numicon.

Our reception children have been finding lots of ways to make 5. They have counted lots of different objects, including fingers, pegs and Numicon. 3

Our reception children have been finding lots of ways to make 5. They have counted lots of different objects, including fingers, pegs and Numicon. 4

Our reception children have been finding lots of ways to make 5. They have counted lots of different objects, including fingers, pegs and Numicon. 5

In DT, the children designed and made their own counting bunting. They had to consider what was going on it, the layout, the colours. Then use different techniques to fasten the materials together. It is now proudly displayed in the classroom.

The children had a fabulous time learning about science through football when Soccer Academy came in to school. They had a quiz in class and then played football outside. There looks to be some real talent here.

We have been exploring materials in science, deciding which are strongest and why. We also had great fun exploring corn flour slime and how it changes.

The children in Year 1 have been sorting shapes according to their properties. They have also been finding lines of symmetry by folding the shapes.

Reception children have been making repeating patterns

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Reception children have been making repeating patterns 4

Reception children have been making repeating patterns 5

Reception children have been making repeating patterns 6

Reception children have been making repeating patterns 7

Reception children have been making repeating patterns 8

Reception children have been making repeating patterns 9

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions.

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The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 4

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 5

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 6

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 7

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 8

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 9

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 10

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 11

The children have been looking at showing and recognising emotions. 12

Reception children learning through play

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Roald Dahl Day

The children had lots of fun celebrating Roald Dahl day. They we invited to dress up as one of his book characters and looked fabulous. They also took part in Roald Dahl maths, reading, word searches and enjoyed some of his shorter stories and rhymes.

Reading and counting at home

Year 1 and 2 parents, we ask that you hear your child read a little every day and talk to them about the book.

Reception children will have a book with no words that they can tell a story about. They will also have sound cards to bring home. Please encourage them to say the sounds the letters make. They can also be used to make simple words with. If you would like more information about these please speak to us.

All children are encouraged to count objects around them and look at numbers they may see in their environment.

'Wow' moments!

Reception children have brought home letters about 'wow' moments. Please feel free to share anything your child has done that they or you are proud of, no matter how small it seems, on the slips sent home. If you would like more slips they are located on the window inside the classroom door.

Spellings and homework

Year 1 and 2 children will bring spellings home each Monday and the will be tested on these each Friday. Please try to go through these with your child throughout the week.

Homework is sent each Friday and is due in the following Monday. If your child is struggling with their homework please let us know.

Possible websites to use at home

Phonics

www.phonicsplay.co.uk

please ask us the phonics phase your child is working in

Maths