What a wonderfully busy and fulfilling half term we have had! The children are all growing up so fast, both in height and maturity and they are well on their way to being ready for Junior 2. It was interesting to find out what makes each one of us unique during our PSHE lessons this week and the children loved finding out how they are the same or different. We especially had lots of fun when we shared what made each one of us laugh!
This week, we have been focusing on consolidating the skills we have learnt in our English and phonics lessons by revising all of our digraphs and common exception words, as well as practising our ‘magic e’ words. In Maths, we have started to learn how to tell the time, which has resulted in a new interest in the classroom clock. The children have all been so keen to look at what time we stop for lunch, start new lessons or go home and it has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm and excitement for a new mathematical concept.
We have also begun a new topic in Science, which we will continue after half term. Our new theme of ‘Plants and Growth’ began with us cutting open different fruit to examine the seeds inside. The lesson then ended with the children planting their own sunflower seed to take home to nurture over half term. We are hoping everyone remembers to put their pot in a sunny place and water it regularly, so that all of those tiny seeds emerge from the soil as green shoots.
We hope everyone in Junior 1 has a fantastic half term break and we look forward to seeing you again for your final half term in Junior 1.