Blackbird - Y 1/2

Welcome to Blackbird!

Blackbird

We are a mixed Year 1&2 class and you will find us in the nearest of the 3 Key Stage 1 classrooms.

Classroom Locations

Our teacher is Mrs Wellon and our teaching assistants are Mrs McGrath and Miss Ponting.

If you have any questions, you can email Mrs Wellon at FPSblackbird@PalladianAcademyTrust.com

Mrs Michelle Wellon, Blackbird TeacherMrs Michelle Wellon, Blackbird Teacher

 

Mrs Pascha Mcgrath, Teaching AssistantMrs Pascha Mcgrath, Teaching Assistant

Mrs McGrath , Teaching Assistant  
   

Term 4

In science this term, we are continuing to learn about animals and their habitats. This learning will be further embedded during our English lessons, where we will be studying the text ‘Dear Greenpeace’, which is about a small girl Emily who believes there is a whale living in her pond. The book contains an exchange of letters between Emily and Greenpeace, who are trying to convince Emily that a whale could not live in her pond. Towards the end of term, the children will write their own letter of explanation to someone convincing them not to keep an animal in an unsuitable habitat.

In maths we will be developing our understanding of multiplication and division, including counting in 2s, 5s and 10 which will to support their knowledge of the multiplication and division operations.

In Geography, the children have already started to learn the continent song to learn the 7 continent names and are beginning to link it to the types of habitats that can be found there. They will then go on to learn the names of the world’s oceans.

This term we will be looking at land art by Andy Goldsworthy. We have already begun to collect natural materials ready to create our own sculptures. 

We are very much looking forward to sharing what we have learnt in our class assemblies to parents later this term.

English Wow Starter 

To inspire and motivate the children, we went pond dipping to see if the school's pond had a whale in it like Emily's pond in the book 'Dear Greenpeace'. 

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Our key words from the text 'Dear Greenpeace' are; impossible, disappoint, Dear, Yours sincerely, creatures, forcefully afraid and studying.

 

The children enjoyed trying to solve the almost impossible challenges set  in the video below. The children were keen to try them at home and said that they even wanted to ask their parents to try and see if they were possible or impossible. Good Luck! 

 

Homework, spellings and knowledge organisers can be found in the document list at the bottom of this page.

Meet the Teacher

Early in week one parents were invited in to meet their child's class teacher. Please find the PowerPoint that we used to develop their understanding of a day in the life of a Key Stage 1 child in the document list below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework, spellings and knowledge organisers can be found in the document list at the bottom of this page.

Documents

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