Portway Infant School
It’s been another exciting day in Year 1! As part of our Geography learning we took a plane ride to Scotland! In our imaginations of course! The day started with our flight into Edinburgh. During the journey we shared and learnt facts about our destination and we even had our own plane ticket to show our British Airways cabin crew! Once in Scotland, we took part in a number of activities that helped us learn even more about the wonderful country we were going to. There was tasting of Edinburgh shortbread, flag colouring and landmark labelling to name a few. Why not have a look at the photos below and see what we got up to for yourselves!
Year 1's Exciting Vehicle Visit...Vroom! Vroom!
Year 1 had a really exciting visit from some very kind grown ups last week but they didn't come alone! Oh no! Instead they brought with them some very special vehicles. There was a Mini, a moped, an army jeep and even some super cool tractors! One tractor we were told has a very special job this Christmas time so keep an eye out for it chug, chug, chugging down a road near you very soon! If you see it be sure to give it a wave!
Thank you once again to the wonderful grown ups who shared their time and knowledge with us and made our chilly Friday morning extra special!
This week year 1 visited the Museum of Army Flying to learn about the history of military transport. The children were given a guided tour of the museum focusing on the different vehicles the museum has in its collection. We especially enjoyed seeing all the different helicopters and impressing the museum staff with our amazing helicopter knowledge! We then had the chance to make and fly our very own paper aircraft! We finally got to explore some of the exhibits in the museum further and were able to dress up in different army uniforms, then sit in a real helicopter and pretend to be the pilot!
Thank you very much to all our helpers and to the museum for such a wonderful trip.
At the start of this week, we enjoyed another fantastic fun filled day at forest school! It was very cold but the sun was out to help raise the spirits. You wouldn't have known it was cold though as everyone was bursting with smiles and fun was clearly had by all! We loved learning about dragonflies and finding little logs around the school grounds which spelt out the word ‘dragonfly’. We then made dragon flies using sycamore seeds and pipe cleaners which challenged us to use our fine motor skills. That wasn't all though! What could be better on a cold winter's day than to sit around the fire pit drinking hot chocolate? Not very much I think you'd have to agree and so we did just that! It's fair to say the hot chocolate went down a treat! Then for the last of our exciting round robin of activities we had a fantastic free play in the mud kitchen and den building area. Have a look and see some of the fun we had for yourselves!
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!
Forest School
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.
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 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.
