For some of our afternoon we got to set up the classroom ready for Christmas. We listened to our nativity songs and all got to help Miss.Maksoud decorate our Christmas tree and reading area. We cannot wait for Christmas!

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This term we have been learning that Muslims learn about Allah through stories from the Qur'an and that Muslims are from all different parts of the world. We read the story the Kind Queen from the Qur'an; this inspired us to make kind crowns. We wrote words to describe Allah on the crowns such as "forgiving", "caring" and "kind". 

We received a letter from an ear muff company that said they wanted us to find the material that is the best insulator! We predicted the temperature of the water for each material in our circle and recorded our data. Miss. Maksoud is going to send off our designs to the ear muff company.

We have started a new area of learning in English, we are learning to write winter poems. Miss. Maksoud wrote a poem and tried to bring in a snowman but he accidentally melted! We then worked as a team to think of actions that would help us to remember the poem.

Thank you to everyone that brought in money for Children in Need. These are our Year 1 winners for crazy hair and crazy clothes. 

Thank you for the amazing work all of you have done. We were all so impressed as each person stood infront of the class and talked about their project to do with the United Kingdom. Well done everyone, you were very brave!

Today, our class created poppies to honour Remembarance Day, learning about the importance of those who served. The children's beautiful creations reflect our gratitude.

This week in our music lesson we have listened and talked about the christmas story with our friends. We have been thinking about the musical instruments we could play to the different events in the story.

During our exciting day we used our bodies to further develop our understanding of the Gunpowder plot and how this has impacted us today. In the afternoon, we made firework art and built the House of Parliament and Tower of London out of lego and cubes, it was so fun having our friends from Denton join us too!

This half term we have been learning about addition and subtraction within 10. We use part-part whole models and counters to help us represent the numbers. Today, we had a challenge to find the missing part, everyone helped Miss.Maksoud to complete this on the board. We found four different ways to write the number sentences, these are the fact families! 

During the Autumn term we have learnt about the Gunpowder plot and Guy Fawkes. We used role play, to help us understand the Gunpowder plot and how everyone involved felt. We showed James I being crowned King, and the many catholic men that were angry, leading to a dangerous plan. This caused Guy Fawkes and his men to get captured and put in prison in the Tower of London!

In Year 1, after every lunch time, we enter the classroom to calm music and practice our core breathing. This helps us to control our breathing, calm our bodies and restart our learning after lunch time. On Fridays a child helps Miss. Maksoud to lead the core breathing. 

In science, we did a floating and sinking practical! We passed objects around our circle to talk about their different properties. Some of these were hard and smooth and others were soft and flexible. We then predicted if the object was going to float or sink. 

Today, we learnt about the different seasons and went for an Autum walk to spot signs of Autumn. We were able to spot acorns on the ground, leaves changing colour and plants dying!

In science, we have been learning about everyday materials. We labelled objects in our classroom with the everyday material they are made from and went on a learning walk to spot these materials outside too. We then looked at the properties of different materials and described them in groups.

In English, we found a suitcase that belongs to a missing bear with a letter saying "PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS BEAR". We worked together to write a character description of this bear so the villagers can help us to find him. 

Every morning, we come in to the classroom and place our wooden name card by the colour monster we are feeling. This helps us to understand our emotions and the things we can do to calm them.

As a class, we completed the 1 mile challenge with Mrs. Harris. We ran the lap of the school field 6 times! 

Links to useful websites:

Purple Mash (login in their homework book)

https://www.purplemash.com/harlaxton

Classroom Secrets Kids - interactive resources on a range of subjects (you will need to create a free account)

kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk

Number Blocks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths

Online stories

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Nature Detectives - lots of activities to complete outside

http://www.treetoolsforschools.org.uk/menu/?_ga=2.73059734.420977765.1584712954-758495858.1584712954

Some different activities to complete outside

https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/

PE Activities

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Leader in Me

On a daily basis, the children try to demonstrate our core values within school. As we aim to practice them so often, they become good habits that we can use not only in school but also at home too. 

• Habit 1: Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
• Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind (Have a Plan)
• Habit 3: Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)
• Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood(Listen Before You Talk)
• Habit 6: Synergise (Together Is Better)
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)