Seahorse

Welcome to the Seahorse Class Page 

Years 1 and 2         Teacher -  Mrs Welton

2024 - 2025

2023 - 2024

What have we learned this year?

  English

 We have been very busy this year reading a range of books to developing our reading and writing skills.

Which books have we read?

We re-told the stories of "Rapunzel" and "How to find Gold", using descriptive language to improve our writing. We also wrote instructions on how to find gold, just in case anyone needed to know! We used "Vlad and the Great Fire of London" to learn how to write a non-chronological report on the Great Fire of London and a biography about Samuel Pepys. We wrote a fact file about Hedgehogs to inform us before we started to read "Hodgeheg". 

Maths

We have been very busy in Maths this year! We have learned place value, the 4 operations, fractions, measurement, position & direction and time. We have used every opportunity to learn and consolidate our learning in a practical way. 

Science

 In Science, we have been learning about seasonal changes. We investigated how the weather changes throughout the seasons and even made rain gauges to record how much rain fell in Corton over a month! We also learned about how plants grow and what they need to germinate. We carried out lots of experiments to test our knowledge of how plants grow. This included placing seeds in a range of locations under different conditions. We also tested the theory of plants grow towards the lights by sowing a seed in the dark and creating a maze for it to grow round to find the light. We have found that carrying out experiments are a great way to consolidate our learning. 

History

 In History, we have learned how the Battle of Hastings in 1066 changed how we live today. We have also learned how schools have changed throughout the years, including Corton Primary School and it was interesting finding out what our grown-ups enjoyed (or didn't enjoy) about their time at school! We have learned about why the Great Fire of London in 1666 was so significant and how it has changed not only London, but the way we all live today. 

      Geography

 In Geography we have learned about the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world. We have used maps to locate the capital cities in the UK and learned how the capital cities have similarities and differences. We have used maps and non-fiction texts to learn about Japan and how it is similar and different to the UK. 

 Art 

 In Art, we have learned about Impressionism via the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. They have experimented with different painting techniques to re-produce a famous painting of both Van Gogh and Monet. We have also learned the different techniques needed to model clay and have used these techniques to create plant pots, which we painted in an impressionist style. 

             Design & Technology

In Design & Technology, we have explored how different mechanisms work, such as levers and slides, by building catapults and creating moving cards. We have learned how to create a running stitch and sew a button onto felt material to create a pencil case. 

Music

In Music, we have learned to sing a variety of songs. We have learned how to play the glockenspiel and know how different percussion instruments are played. We have also learned about the different instruments families and listened to a range of music which use the different instrument families.