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KINGSWOOD PREP IN FOCUS 2020-21 | YEAR 1
YEAR 1 Year 1 have had a great time diving ‘Under the Sea’ for this term’s topic.
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hey visited virtual aquariums around the world and learnt lots about different marine habitats and the creatures that live in them. The children became marine biologists and each researched a different animal for our Year 1 Sea Creature Fact File.
The Year 1 gardeners have tended their Year 1 garden with great care and reaped their rewards. They have planted a wildflower bed and weeded and watered all season. The strawberries are delicious but the blackcurrants are a little sour!
We have enjoyed so many wonderful stories about the sea. After reading ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ the children wrote some great recipes for delicious or revolting sandwiches! We loved 'Dougal’s Deep Sea Diary' and put on our marine archaeologists suits to learn more about the legend of Atlantis. The children did a great job analysing the information they were given and deciding whether they thought the story of Atlantis is ‘Fact or Fiction’. They were so inspired that they wrote their own Atlantis undersea adventure stories.
Our budding engineers made the most of the very wet weather and created some amazing water runs!
As historians, we also learnt about how trips to the seaside have changed since Victorian times… Anyone for a Hokey Pokey?
Our curious Year 1 scientists investigated floating and sinking. They made predictions, tested their ideas and discussed their results. Did you know apples, bananas and satsumas float?
