We have loved reading the class text: “Look Up” by Nathan Bryon. Rocket, the main character, is desperate to follow in the footsteps of her heroine, Mae Jemison – the first black woman to travel into space. Drawing on our recent work creating fact files for African animals, the children have been busy researching facts to create their own fact files for Mae Jemison. We learnt that she was also a gifted dancer, a qualified doctor, and that she was in fact afraid of heights – what an inspirational woman!
Year 1 have loved exploring fractions this week in mathematics. The children learnt all about the ‘whole’ and finding half of a shape and a set of objects. They then applied this to finding half of a small quantity by sharing objects into equal groups. We all got very hungry because we invariably made an example of edible objects (cakes, pizzas AND fruit) to bring our learning to life! Next week, we will be talking about quarters.
Thank you for all the kitchen roll tubes you have sent in. The children were delighted to plan their rockets this week; first learning about each part of the rocket and why it was important. They then drew designs featuring nose cones, fins and a body tube. We have been delighted to see these designs come to life next week when we make our own rockets!
