Portway Infant School
On Friday Year 1 celebrated Pirate day where we all came to school dressed up. Part of our mornings learning was about maps and what better way to learn about maps than to use one ourselves! We completed a treasure hunt which resulted in us finding parts of a ‘key’ puzzle. The key was a clue which led us to the pirate ship where we found an exciting box of treasures! We were so lucky and got to take home our very own bags!
We made pirate ships from construction toys, enjoyed using Bee-Bot and even got to draw our very own pirate treasure maps!
A fun filled day was had by all!
What a lovely day we had out in the forest on Tuesday! We got creative making our own pirate flag, we got had to concentrate carefully to attach them to our sticks. We designed and completed our flags with designs to warn off other pirates. We then went on a hunt in the meadow and round the forest school area, identifying different leaves, seeds and flowers. We used our wonderful knowledge of adjectives to describe if they were smooth, noisy or heavy. In the afternoon we worked in teams den building, cooking pirate soup in the mud kitchen, using drain pipes to make a run for a ball to travel down and walking the plank!
It was a brilliant day packed with adventure and creations. We can’t wait for our next Forest School day already! A big thank you very much to Miss Birmingham for all of her help.
Cycling
We have had a wonderful time practising our cycling skills over the past few weeks. We have learnt how to perform an ‘M’ Check to make sure our bikes are safe to ride and we have helped our partners to put on their helmet safely. We rode around our school playground and have manoeuvred some tricky obstacles.
Cricket Fun in Year 1!
This half term we will be practising the different skills we need to play cricket with the support of an expert cricketer Vic from Chance to Shine. Today we have learnt to be confident catchers and took part in a variety of activities to help improve our catching. Have a look at the pictures below to see the fun we had.
