Portway Infant School
Gymnastics
This week we have been building on our Year R learning and reminding ourselves of 5 important gymnastic shapes; the Straddle, Pike, Star, Straight and the Tuck. After practising the shapes we worked with a partner to think of some interesting ways of showing them to the rest of the class. What fun we had!
This week was ‘Farm to Fork’ week. We began by planting carrots that we will use later in the year. We also made some tasty apple crumble! We followed the recipe carefully and then got to try it and rate our delicious crumble!
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!
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, the cycling track and have manoeuvred some tricky obstacles.
What a lovely day we had out in the sunshine today! We got creative making our own pirate flags and we had to concentrate carefully to attach them to our sticks. We then went on a hunt in the meadow area, identifying different leaves, seeds and flowers. Each class enjoyed using the new hammock and using clay to make the most amazing creations! 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.
Cricket Fun in Year 1!
This half term we have begun practising the different skills we need to play cricket with the support of an amazing coach Vic, from ‘All Star Cricket’ – Hampshire cricket. We will learn to bowl, bat and field and by the end of the term play mini games. Today we got to bat and practise throwing and catching. Take a look at some of the fun we have already had.
