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Pufferfish Class Weekly News
Friday 6th December 2024
Now we are experts in 2D shapes we have moved onto learning about 3D shapes this week in Maths. In English we have been learning about the features of instructions: heading, subheadings, equipment, numbers/bullet points and imperative verbs. Ask us if we can remember the actions for all of these! In Science we have been learning about our ears and we enjoyed playing a game that tested our listening skills. We have been practising lots for our Christmas production and we can’t wait to show you it next week!
Friday 29th November 2024
We have learnt all about the properties of 2D shapes this week in Maths. In English we planned our own ‘Lost’ stories thinking about how the character would be feeling and using propositions and adjectives to describe where our characters looked for their toys. We have been learning about sight and eyes in Science and we made a tally chart to show the different eye colours in our class.
Friday 22nd November 2024
In English we have been reading stories about lost toys in preparation for story writing next week. We have learnt about fact families in maths and also started learning how to use a numberline carefully to subtract. In PE we have been thinking about the weather and how we can represent different types of weather through dance. We’ve continued learning about toys from the past in History and we enjoyed listening to some music from the 1960s!
Friday 15th November 2024
We visited Leigh Library Gardens to look for signs of Autumn this week. Thank you to our parent helpers for coming with us! We found lots of autumnal objects which we brought back to school and used to inspire our own autumn poems. In DT we have been exploring the work of the architect Hundertwasser and in History we have begun looking at life in the 1960s and the toys that children enjoyed playing with then.
Friday 8th November 2024
We had a great start to the week when the Firefighters from Leigh Fire Station visited us with their fire engine! They showed us the different equipment they use and spoke to us about how to keep safe around fireworks. We have been thinking about the sights and sounds of fireworks all week. We shared some fantastic adjectives and wrote sentences about how to keep safe. In History we have begun our new topic by creating our own timelines and in Science we have been learning about the different seasons.
Friday 25th October 2024
We have had a super busy week in Pufferfish! We have been exploring maps in Geography, writing about the characteristics of different animals in Science and completing our self-portraits in art. In English we enjoyed reading in groups and revisiting some of the skills we have learnt over the last half term. In Maths we have been practising addition using a numberline. We loved our visit from PCSO Fox who brought along her Police Car and let us try on some uniform and we had a fantastic time dressing up on our special ‘People Who Help Us’ Day!
Have a great Half Term break!
Friday 18th October 2024
This week in Pufferfish we have been learning about Simone Biles as part of Black History Month. We loved watching some of her gymnastic routines and we wrote some super sentences about her. In Maths we have been learning that it doesn’t matter which way round we add numbers as the answer will always be the same. We have been finding out about flooding in Geography and we had a great time creating our own flood in the classroom!
Friday 11th October 2024
This week Pufferfish have looked at the features of a letter. We have written our own letters to Louis the Firefighter. We had a wonderful time at the beach as part of our Geography topic. We talked about the River Thames and had fun creating portraits from natural materials.
Friday 4th October 2024
Year 1 have been working on asking questions this week and we were very lucky to be visited by Louis the Firefighter as part of our 'People who Help Us' topic. Louis told us all about his work as a Firefighter and kindly answered all of the brilliant questions that Pufferfish class asked him!
Friday 27th September 2024
Pufferfish class loved learning all about rivers in Geography this week; we even created our own River Thames complete with buildings and a farm by its side! We have enjoyed exploring labelling in English and have completed some fantastic observational drawings in Art.
Friday 20th September 2024
This week in Pufferfish we voted for our Friendship Ambassadors and School Councillors - they were all very excited about their new roles and we know they will all do a great job! The children have all worked really hard during our English and maths carousel activities again this week. In Science we have been learning about animal families - mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. In Geography we have continued our Rivers and Streams topic that we started in Seahorse Class and we have discussed the features of a river and looked at pictures of famous rivers around the world.
Friday 13th September 2024
Pufferfish class have had a busy week! We really enjoyed our first swimming and PE sessions as year ones and have impressed our teachers with our ability to adapt to new routines. We have been learning about portrait artists in Art and had lots of fun creating a Picasso-inspired piece!
Friday 12th July 2024
We have had a brilliant time discovering new activities this week- including karate and golf! The children have also enjoyed learning about time in Maths, writing stories in English and printing using polystyrene tiles in Art.
Friday 5th July 2024
What a busy week we have had in Pufferfish! Monday’s Olympic Opening Ceremony started our week with a bang. On Tuesday we enjoyed a performance of ‘The Selfish Giant’. On Wednesday the children spent time with their new Year 2 classes and on Thursday it was lovely to see so many Pufferfish enjoying Open Evening with their families! In English we have been busy planning or Space stories which we will be writing next week and in Maths we have been earning all about money and the value of different coins.
Friday 28th June 2024
This week in Pufferfish we have been lucky enough to have a visit from local print artist Grace Edkins who has demonstrated how to produce a screen print and even let us have a go! We have also enjoyed completing observational drawings of natural objects (shells/feathers/plants) in our sketch books. We were brilliant at classifying deciduous and evergreen trees in Science and have been looking at speech in English.
Friday 14th June 2024
This week in Pufferfish we have planted sunflower seeds. We remembered what plants need to grow so we have left them in the sunlight and we are watering them everyday. Hopefully they will start to grow soon and we can then practise our measuring skills!
In English we have been researching the famous explorer Ranulph Fiennes and we have written our own factfiles about him. In maths we have been focusing on position and direction. Everyone has tried their hardest when reading their real and alien words for our phonics screening checks this week. Well done Pufferfish!
Friday 7th June 2024
This week we have enjoyed learning about explorers. We have considered what an explorer would need to pack for an Arctic adventure and why these items need to be in their backpack. We have also discussed why Ranulph Fiennes is a great explorer and what qualities a successful explorer needs.
Friday 24th May 2024
What a busy half-term it has been! This week Pufferfish class enjoyed tasting the cress that we grew as part of our Science topic on plants. We have been honing our story-telling skills in English; writing our own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. In Maths, we have been looking at halves and of course, we had a brilliant Sports Day. Have a fun and relaxing break Everyone!
Friday 17th May 2024
Pufferfish class showed how sensible and careful they can be and were able to practise their new food preparation skills ahead of making fruit salads this week.
In English we have been looking at diaries and in Maths we have been exploring arrays. We really enjoyed making pictures of plants in Science this week and we were able to correctly name all the parts of a plant.
Friday 10th May 2024
This week in Science, Pufferfish class enjoyed planting cress! We are excited to find out what the best conditions are to help our cress grow. In English we have been learning about prefixes, suffixes and conjunctions and have put these into sentences. In Maths we have been brilliant at counting in 2s, 5s and 10s!
Friday 3rd May 2024
We had a brilliant time on our Barleylands trip on Tuesday. We loved seeing all the animals, learning about where our food comes from and making our own pizzas! Thank you so much to our parent helpers!
Friday 26th April 2024
This week in Maths we have had lots of fun learning about comparing mass to find out which objects are heavier or lighter. In English we have been writing acrostic poems and in Science we really enjoyed looking at seeds and discussing plants.
Friday 19th April 2024
It has been so lovely to welcome back enthusiastic and happy children! This week began with our 'Learning to Learn' days- the children had a wonderful time creating these colourful self portraits which are proudly displayed in and around our classroom. We have also learned about different types of fruit and vegetables, explored acrostic poems and made sure that we can measure accurately using rulers- a very busy start to the Summer term!
Friday 22nd March 2024
We loved our Scooter Day on Monday and we have used this as inspiration for writing our own non-fiction leaflets about scooters. In maths we have continued to work with numbers to 50 to ensure we are confident with partitioning into tens and ones. In History we have been learning about the history of flight and in Science we have thought about different household items and which materials they are made from.
Friday 15th March 2024
We have worked very hard on our writing this week and have produced some fantastic stories based on Cinderella! In Maths we have been working on partitioning 2-digit numbers and understanding the value of each digit. In Science we thought about what the world would be like if nothing was transparent and in History we have looked at flight!
Friday 8th March 2024
It’s been another busy week in Pufferfish! In PE we started our unit of work on ‘Ball Skills’ where we practised bouncing a ball using two hands then moved onto bouncing using just one hand when we felt confident that we could keep the ball under control. In English we have planned our own versions of Cinderella which we will be starting to write next week. In maths we have continued to work with numbers up to 50 and in Science we have looked at photos of our own houses. We talked about the materials that were used to build them and in particular we looked at how the roof of our house keeps us protected and dry!
Friday 1st March 2024
We started our new history topic of ‘Transport’ with a trip around Southend on our very own double-decker bus! We had a great time spotting all sorts of vehicles from aeroplanes to mobility scooters and we recorded our findings on a tally chart. In English we have been exploring fairy tales and retelling the story of Cinderella using puppets. In Maths we have been learning about fact families using number bonds to 20.
Friday 9th February 2024
This week in Pufferfish class we have all completed the weavings that we designed. We all completed our weavings independently- which was very impressive! We had a brilliant Science lesson and were able to predict which items would float or sink. We have also been working hard on our number bonds to 20 in Maths.
Friday 2nd February 2024
We really enjoyed our trip to the beach this week where we flew kites that we’d made and practised our weaving skills using things we found. Thank you to all our parent helpers who braved the cold with us! In maths we have begun to focus on addition up to 20. In English we have made a brilliant start with writing our weather factfiles. We are focusing on a different type of weather each day and we have tried hard to use conjunctions to make our writing really interesting and informative. In Geography we have looked at world maps to identify some hot and cold countries and in Science we went on a natural/manmade object hunt around the school.
Friday 26th January 2024
This week in Pufferfish Class we have been looking at the features of fact files in English and discovering exciting facts about weather. We had a lovely time creating our own kites with Mrs Brown during outdoor learning and are very excited to fly them on the beach next week!
Friday 19th January 2024
This week in Geography we have been thinking about the question ‘How do great artists paint the weather?’. We enjoyed talking about the different types of weather we could see in each piece of art and we chose our favourite and explained what we liked about it. In Science we have begun our ‘Everyday Materials’ topic by identifying wood, plastic, metal, glass, brick and fabric and sorting objects made from these materials.
Friday 12th January 2024
The snow on Monday started our new topic of ‘Wonderful Weather’ perfectly. We had a class full of very excited Pufferfish! In Science we discussed the signs of winter and we learnt about weather forecasts. In English we have been creating our own winter poems using different verbs and adjectives. In PE we enjoyed our first gymnastics lesson focusing on balancing using different parts of the body.
Friday 15th December 2023
This week the children thoroughly enjoyed performing 'A Noisy Nativity' for everyone. We are so proud of their beautiful singing and confident speaking voices. We hope you all enjoyed the performance and that it got you into the Christmas spirit.
We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Friday 8th December 2023
This week in English we have been using imperative verbs to write a set of instructions.
In Maths we have been learning about 2D shapes and creating pictures and repeating patterns using them. In Science we have learned all about our ears and hearing and in DT we have been evaluating the buildings we made last week.
Friday 1st December 2023
This week in Pufferfish class we have been learning about the features of instructions- we have read, ordered and followed instructions in preparation for writing next week. In Maths we have explored 3D shapes and in Science we have learned all about our eyes!
Friday 17th November 2023
This week in English, Pufferfish class have been busy preparing for story writing next week. So far we have written sentences including prepositions, identified our emotions and thought about how we would feel if we lost a much-loved toy. In Maths we have been looking at using a part whole model for subtraction. In DT we have been architects and designed our own buildings and in Science we have discussed nocturnal animals.
Friday 10th November 2023
Pufferfish class enjoyed their autumn walk this week- thank you so much to all our helpers!
We have written autumn poems based on our senses and have been using adjectives in our writing. In Maths we have been using a number line to help us add. In DT this week we looked at the work of Austrian architect ‘Hundertwasser’ and the children made observational drawings of one of his buildings.
Friday 3rd November 2023
The Pufferfish children have come back to school smiling and ready to learn- which is so lovely to see!
We have had another busy week and have discussed and written rules on how to keep safe on Bonfire Night. We have begun our new DT topic and have discussed what architecture means and used different construction kits to create our own buildings. We have also discussed different characteristics of animals in Science.
Friday 20th October 2023
Pufferfish class had a lovely time on our beach trip this week- thank you so much to all our helpers!
We have had lots of fun today too- dressed up as ‘People who help us’. Have a lovely, relaxing half term everybody!
Friday 13th October 2023
This week in English we have discussed the features of a letter and then written our own letters to thank Louis the firefighter for visiting. We were also visited by a local PCO who brought her police car and even let everyone have a turn sitting inside! In Maths we have been looking at part-whole models and in Science we have been identifying carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
Friday 6th October 2023
This week in English we have focused on asking questions and today we were very excited as we got to ask our questions to a visiting Firefighter! In Maths we have been using greater than, less than and equal to and have been ordering numbers. We have also looked at a map of the United Kingdom in Geography and have labelled the different countries within it.
Friday 29th September 2023
This week in Pufferfish class we have been writing labels- we had lots of fun labelling animals, food and even models that we made! We have used our phonics to write labels for a Police Officer too- and we were lucky enough to have a visit from DC James on Friday afternoon- who told us all about his job as part of our ‘People who help us’ topic.
Friday 22nd September 2023
This week in Pufferfish class we have been writing lists in English. In maths we have been discussing ‘one more’. In Science we have been classifying animals and in Art we have had a go at collaging a ‘Picasso-style’ face!
Friday 15th September 2023
This week the Pufferfish children have enjoyed looking at portraits by famous artists and have made observational drawings of eyes and mouths using charcoal, chalk and sketching pencils. In Geography we have talked about what we see and do at the seaside and we have successfully begun using our Power Maths books!
Friday 8th September 2023
Welcome to the Pufferfish Class Page! It has been lovely getting to know your children this week. We have been very busy and everyone has enjoyed taking part in swimming, PE and Dragonball as well as ICT and Music. The children have also produced some great holiday writing and looked at our ASPIRE values- particularly the importance of perseverance in the book ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’.