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Robins (Y1/2)

Welcome to Robins

Hi and welcome to Robins. Our teachers are Mrs Preece and Mrs Ferry, who are accompanied by Miss Pearson, Mrs Pattison and Miss Carr.
In Robins we like to have lots of fun with our learning and try to be the best that we can be.

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Important Information for Robins Parents

Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales
Choose one of the activities each week as a homework task.  You can choose any activity you want from the table and you can record it in your homework book.  Once you have completed the task, colour the box and add the date you completed it.  Homework books will be handed out on a Friday to be returned on the Wednesday.

Spellings

Spellings will be set each Friday and tested the following Friday. Each week, your child’s spellings will be stuck in their reading diary so please ensure it is in school on a Friday. A half termly overview can be found below. Please check carefully which set of spellings your child is learning.

 

Spellings Spring 1
P.E. – Friday
Children must come to school in their school P.E. kit of plain white t-shirt, black shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms and plain white or black trainers.
Please check Arbor for regular updates and information.

 

Musical Fun in KS1

Musical Fun in KS1

In KS1 we have been learning about beat, pitch, pulse and rhythm in Music lessons. We were really good at the clapping game 'Hi Lo Chickalo' and we loved taking different roles with the song 'We will Rock You'! We had to really concentrate to get it right but it was a...

KS1 Investigate Terrific Trees

KS1 Investigate Terrific Trees

Key Question: Can I identify trees found in our school grounds? (Identifying, Classifying and Grouping)  This week, we used our knowledge of deciduous and evergreen trees to try to identify the trees in our school grounds. We explored our school grounds with a leaf...

Exploring Poetry in KS1

Exploring Poetry in KS1

Robins and Owls have been exploring a poem called 'He She' by Clare Bevan. They have been looking at the vocabulary she uses and practising their expression. This week they took turns to act out the roles of the two children in the poem thinking about their different...

Making Football Friends Across The Phases!

Making Football Friends Across The Phases!

Robins had a lovely surprise on Friday when the Year 6 children joined their PE lesson. They loved their extra football tuition and enjoyed getting to know some of the older children.   Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...

Owls and Robins line up!

Owls and Robins line up!

This week Owls and Robins have been manipulating numbers up to 100. They have been using Base 10 to partition 2 digit numbers and they have also been exploring number lines. Everyone was fantastic at estimating where their number would go on the number line. Well...

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – Information for Parents

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – Information for Parents

Please find attached a PDF of the information for parents about the phonics screening check.    Phonics Screening Check. Information for parents. Below are the previous years  Phonics Screening Check Booklets. Please download one per week and practice. Remember for...

The Last Supper in KS1

The Last Supper in KS1

The children in KS1 have been finding out why Christians have bread and wine at church. They did role play as the disciples, breaking bread and drinking red juice. They thought about how shocked and furious they would have been when Judas betrayed Jesus during the...

Science Week in KS1

Science Week in KS1

This week has been Science Week and this years theme has been Change and Adapt. We have been lucky enough to watch multiple live lessons and also conducted an investigation around ice. We were comparing which material would help melt an ice cube faster. Children were...

World Book Day Celebrations

World Book Day Celebrations

Windy Nook celebrated a fun-packed World Book Day last Thursday, with the entire school taking part in a wide range of activities to cheer-on everything reading. All children received free books thanks to Mr. Atkinson from WHSmith, who kindly supplied these for us. In...

King of the Castle

King of the Castle

KS1 rounded off their 'King of the Castle' topic with a DT project. Their brief was to design a castle strong enough to protect the king! The first part of the process was to research different types of castles and identify the features found on both stone castles and...

Champion Gymnasts in KS1!

Champion Gymnasts in KS1!

KS1 have been learning about how to be a champion gymnast this half term. They have stepped up to the challenge showing many different ways to travel and balance using their big and small body parts.         Article 13: You have the right to find...

Humpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall

Humpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall

This half term we have been learning about everyday materials in science. Our investigation was to decide which material would be best at protecting Humpty Dumpty. Investigation focus: comparative test Before the investigation we explored different materials and...