Skipper Class

I have just seen that the post I published at the end of last term, did not appear on the blog! Mrs Manners, Mrs P and I wanted to say a big thank you for the kind words and generous gifts you gave us before the summer holidays. We hope […]

Highlights of our last week as Skipper 1 include: learning about the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. The children made celebration cards and decorated them with a menorah– an important symbol during this celebration. Creating is a favourite learning activity in Skipper 1- it develops creative thinking, problem solving skills as […]

A friendly reminder that reading book change day is every Monday. It is important that reading books are returned so that we can update your child’s reading record and return the books to our central storage for other children to use. Our books are stored in packs and the pack […]

In Maths last week, we were finding the mass of different objects, using cubes and scales to accurately measure. The children described it as their favourite maths “job” this year! We used problem solving skills to predict the mass of the next object by comparing the weight with our hands […]

Would your child like to join the Skipper 1 Parkrun? If so, Mrs Lewis will be at Junior Parkrun on The Great Field, Poundbury on Sunday 14th July at 8.45am and would love for your child to join her! Our weekly 2k run/ walks have been a weekly highlight for […]

We are investigating these concepts in maths this week. We connected our learning to a real life experience-sharing the milk equally. Can your child remember the capacity of one milk bottle?

The children enjoyed getting out in the school grounds this week and finding out how many different colours they could spot!

This week we have experienced different ways to be healthy, making connections within each curriculum subject. Highlights included: Physical challenges- supporting resilience, self esteem, co-ordination and muscle strength. Social challenges: Working as a group to build a den- supporting communication skills and thinking skills . Healthy choice challenge: Designing, making […]

To enhance our learning about the Jewish celebration, Shabbat, Mrs Lewis brought in Challah to share with the class. We used our senses to look, smell, touch and taste the bread. Can your child remember which day of the week Shabbat begins and ends?

We had a fantastic morning on Tuesday, learning more about wildflowers and how they grow in nature. Trips are planned to enhance our learning in class- this session followed on from last week’s science investigation into flowers and provided a concrete experience for the children to connect directly with our […]