W/B 17/9/24

**Year 1 Class Blog - What We've Been Learning This Week!**

This week in Year 1, we've been busy with lots of exciting learning across all our subjects! First, we want to give a HUGE congratulations to Amelia, our *Star Learner* of the week! 🌟 Amelia has been a fantastic role model to her classmates, showing kindness, patience, and hard work in everything she does. Well done, Amelia!

Literacy
In Literacy, we’ve been working on creating leaflets inspired by the book 'Here We Are' by Oliver Jeffers. The children did a brilliant job using the book’s themes to write and design their own informative leaflets. We are so proud of their creativity and hard work!

Maths
In Maths, we’ve been continuing with our place value learning. We've been focusing on numbers up to 20 and even looking at numbers up to 100! The children have been using number lines to help them understand one more and one less. It’s great to see them growing in confidence with these important number skills.

Science
In Science, we explored how light travels. The children made *slit boxes* to show how light travels in straight lines and how it reflects off objects. It was such a fun and hands-on way to learn about light, and everyone was fascinated to see it in action!

Design Technology (DT)
In DT, we’ve started planning for our 'Moving Monster' project! We discussed who we will make our monsters for, thinking about the different people who might love a creative, moving monster toy. The children are full of wonderful ideas and we can’t wait to get started on building these!

PSHE
In PSHE, we talked about feelings and how they can affect our bodies. The children shared their own experiences and we discussed what we can do when we feel different emotions, like excitement, sadness, or anger. It was a great opportunity for everyone to reflect and think about how to handle big feelings in a healthy way.

It’s been an incredible week full of learning and fun! Keep up the great work, Year 1!

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Budiman