A lovely first day in #class12 🤩 We are very excited for the year ahead! Year1@MonksdownSchool

#class12 created their own portrait linking to our zones of regulation, we looked carefully at the different feelings and their colours. Year1@MonksdownSchool

#class12 identified different tools they need to regulate their emotions. Year1@MonksdownSchool

This morning in Maths #class12 sorted objects into different groups. During continuous provision, the children completed repeating patterns using their fine motor skills. Year1@MonksdownSchool Maths@Monksdown

This morning #class12 enjoyed their first time in our computer suite. The children learnt lots of basic mouse skills and explored the website JIT5. Year1@MonksdownSchool Monksdown Computing Leads

#class12 found a very snowy suitcase in our classroom this morning with lots of different objects inside including a new book called ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers. We are very excited to read our new story. Year1@MonksdownSchool Monksdown Reads

This afternoon #class12 explored our school garden to look for different signs of seasonal change. Year1@MonksdownSchool Monksdown Science

Look at some of our lovely writing in #class12. The children drew what we found inside the mysterious suitcase and used their phonic knowledge to write a list. Fantastic work! Year1@MonksdownSchool Monksdown Reads

Well done to our first star of the week in #class12 for being a fantastic role model!! ⭐️ Year1@MonksdownSchool

#Class13 Well done to our star of the week! Always kind and helpful!

#Class13 The children enjoyed exploring outside to find the last signs of summer.

#Class13 The children enjoyed our first visit to Computing. The children learnt how to wake the computer up, log on and use the mouse and keyboard. Well done 1.3!

#Class13 In geography this week the children learnt about the different parts of a compass.

#Class13 found a suitcase in our classroom this week. We enjoyed exploring all the objects in the suitcase. We are excited to read our new story.

#class12 used the website JIT5 to improve their key computing skills. Year1@MonksdownSchool Monksdown Computing Leads

Congratulations to one of our wonderful children in #class12 on winning a trophy in her dance class. Year1@MonksdownSchool

Today in computing #Class13 learnt how to control the mouse by playing a pop the bubble game. We then set them a challenge to draw a park using the program Jit5. Well done 1.3!

#Class13 Super proud of this little girl who followed my instructions to make her very own penguin and then write her name independently ⭐️

We are very proud of our star this week in #class12! ⭐️ Year1@MonksdownSchool

This week in Art #class12 have completed a study on the Aardman animation artist. We looked closely at Wallace and Gromitt and chose some of our favourite pictures! Year1@MonksdownSchool MonksdownMakes