Toys and Magic!

This has been a very magical week in Year 1… The children entered the classroom on Monday morning to a crime scene!  There were footprints and upturned toys, there were paint splodges and lots of mess!  The children became detectives for the morning, trying to search for clues and figure out what had happened in their classroom.  After lots of thought the children came up with the idea that it was the toys coming alive when they go home that had caused the havoc.

The children went home to have a think about what their toys at home get up to when they are not there!

This week some Year 2 girls brought us the book Old Bear.  They had heard our topic was toys this half term and had remembered that they read Old Bear when they were in year 1.  We started reading the book and drew our own Old Bear pictures.

This week we have started writing our own wonderful books all about toys.  We have been doing lots of prep work and imaginative inspiration in the last couple weeks, working closely with Year 2 in preparation for writing our stories.  The children have had lots of wonderful ideas and are having lots of fun making their own books!

This week we have been creating pictures that we think our toys would create!  We have been able to use any material that we can find in the classroom and have come up with some lovely ideas.  Maya made a collar for her My Little Pony using loom bands and Sophie thought her toy would like to paint a picture of its hero…Pudsey Bear!

Individual photos were today, I'm sure you will all get a beautiful picture of your child, looking very smart in their uniform.  You will have had a slip with the photographer's website details if you would like to place an order.


Have a lovely weekend :)