Computing - Year 1

This half term in Year 1, we have been learning how to input and edit text using important software like Microsoft Word. We have been learning how to use capital letters, backspace and enter functions. 

Year 1 - PE

This half term in Year 1, we have been developing our throwing and catching skills. We have also been developing our ability to hold gymnastic shapes. 

Year 1 - Personal Development

This half term in Personal Development, Year 1 have been learning about the importance of teamwork and how to work towards a goal or dream. We have been sharing our ideas during circle time, as well as playing games that connect us as a team - such as pass the smile. 

Year 1 - Library Trip

This half term we visited Plumstead children's library to enjoy some new books. We listened to a story and borrowed some books to enjoy back in the classroom.

Monster Art Competition

Children designed monsters for an art competition. A selected few were shortlisted with a chance of publishing their work in a picture book. The children were delighted to receive certificates for their submitted artworks.

Sentence starters in Year 1

Children have been learning how to use time adverbials to order events in diary writing. This week, they explored different examples. They worked in partners to find alternative time phrases.

Year 4 Judaism – Passover Food Tasting

Year 4 enjoyed a special food tasting session as part of our learning about Judaism. The children have been exploring the story of Passover and how Jewish families remember this important event through the Seder meal. 

We tasted a selection of foods from the Seder plate, including parsley dipped in salt water, which represents the tears of the Jewish people during slavery in Egypt. We also tried unleavened bread (matzah), reminding us of how the Israelites had to leave in a hurry with no time for their bread to rise. To finish, we sampled apples and honey, symbolising hope, sweetness and new beginnings. The children made thoughtful links between the foods and the Passover story, deepening their understanding of Jewish traditions in a memorable and hands-on way.