Margate Trip

What a fantastic trip we had to Margate on Friday.

 Here are some of our memories.

Sharks

 We've been getting ready to our trip to Margate by starting to learn about sharks. We've been reading the book Surprising Sharks which is filled with fascinating facts about sharks. 

Did you know basking sharks eat plankton?

What shark facts do you know?

We have also started making models of basking and hammer head sharks. Here are some photos of us using our team work skills to paper maiche our junk models.

Margate

Exciting News

We're going to Margate to visit the seaside. On Friday 15th July we're getting the coach to Margate to make sand castles, paddle in the sea, explore the pier, eat some ice creams, play on the beach and visit the gift shops on the promenade. 

Would you like to come? We're still looking for helpers. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you would like to join us. 

Steven Seagull Action Hero Trip Review

This a blog post written by Tanisha and Jevaunte, 

"We went to see Ely to chek the book so we kood look at the paeges and reed all of the books and it is vere vere vere vere good and I like this book" Jevaunte

"Yesterday we went on our trip. We drew Steaven the seagle and we were sitting on the confortable chairs. That Ely read the book Steaven seagle." Tanisha

Meet the Author - Elys Dolan

Yesterday we went to Dulwich picture Galley to hear Elys Dolan read her new book Steven Seagull Action Hero. We loved listening to her story about one seagull cop's mission to clean up Beach City. She drew some illustrations live infront of us and even taught us how to draw Steven Seagull. We asked lots of questions and she signed our class copy of Steven Seagull Action Hero. 

What question did you ask Elys?

National Theatre

It's our trip to the National Theater tomorrow to perform our soundscapes and movements. We had our final rehearsal this afternoon where both classes watched each other perform. 

Looking forward to seeing all our parents, carers and friends at the Dorfman Theatre  tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock. 

Garden Center Trip

To start our learning on our topic Rainforest Plants we visited Croxted Road Garden Center in Herne Hill on Wednesday. We looked at all the different seed that they sold and then used our seed shopping lists to select which we should buy to grow in our Year 1 raised bed garden. 

What seeds did you choose for our garden? 

Why did you choose them?

Lambeth Music Festival

Royal Festival Hall 

22nd March 2016 

Year 1 Blue Class performed with 900 other Lambeth children on stage singing 9 songs accompanied by an organ with over 7000 pipes. What a day! 

What was your highlight? 

What was your favourite song to sing? 

News Flash!

Our next running video is ready for viewing! This week watch us run around the Barrier Block and Hill Mead School. 

Remember to vote on where you want to go running next week! 

Running Week 2 - Ruskin Park

Watch our improved running in Week 2s edition of Brixton Running News! 

This week we all ran 1 or 2km around a gloriously sunny Ruskin Park. 

If you missed last weeks video check it out here! 

How did you improve from Week 1 to Week 2? 

Did you prefer Ruskin Park or Brockwell Park? Why?

Learning to Map Brixton

"We drew our house and then our route to school."

"I included Hollybush Walk and bus routes like the P4" 

"I put Hill Mead School and my house with the train station, tube station and shops" 

What can you see on your way to school?

Watch out year 1 are running

In PE this half term we are working on getting better at running. Each week we're going to go running in a different bit of Brixton. Today we went running in Brockwell park. 

One Year 1 said, "We ran around the big old tree. We have even been racing up and down the hill. We ran as fast as we could."

How far do you think we ran today?

Natural History Museum Trip

What a great day we had today at the Natural History Museum. We learnt so much about creepy crawlies and other animals. Here are some photos showing some of our best bits of the trip.

When we arrived at the museum we were amazed by
it architectural beauty.

We learnt where different mini beasts live in our house.

We went inside a model termite hill.

Investigating where ants like to live and what they like to eat. 

What was your best bit?

Natural History Museum

On Monday we're going to the Natural History Museum. Where we're going to become scientific explorers doing lots of activities in the museum that encourage scientific enquiry and observation.

We will use our imagination and sense of adventure to explore the museum and learn lots about animals that live beneath our feet.

What are you most looking forward to seeing and learning about?

London Underground Map

Did you know the current London underground tube map was first designed by Henry Beck in 1931? 

The current London tube map

We looked at the current tube map when we
visited Brixton underground station.

It shows the relative positions of all the underground stations

In Year 1 this week we had a go at designing our own London Underground Maps. 

After we had designed our own maps we thought of questions that
we still had about the London underground. 

What do you think of this child's map design?

Brixton Station

Yesterday as part of our topic on what is beneath our feet we visited Brixton tube station. We learnt all about the London tube system that runs beneath our feet. It was great to interview Dave who works at the station and asked him all about the London underground.

 What question did you ask?

What was the answer?

Science Museum Trip

We had a fantastic trip to the science museum today where we explored lots of materials.We learnt about lots of different materials and made different patterns using a range of materials. We visited their sensory garden and investigated patterns in the pattern pod.  After all our hard work we then role played being animals in the garden.  
Look how scary we look!

Dressing up in the garden

Investigating different materials

Investigating what different materials things are made of.

Creating patterns in the pattern pod.

Using pulleys to build a tree house.

What materials can you find in 

the world around you?

Science Museum Trip

 On Tuesday 1st December we're going to the science museum to visit their materials gallery. We're also going to become hands on scientists in their Sensory Garden and Pattern Pod.

If you can't wait until Tuesday have a look at their website. Click here

What are you most looking forward to finding out?

Making bread at Tesco.

Tell me about making bread.

Today we went on a trip to Tesco and made our own bread. We became bread experts by taste testing brown and white bread to see if we could tell the difference. After that we explored the shop floor finding other products made from flour.

What can you tell me about making bread?