Off to Space via the Seaside

Year 1

In phonics 1A created our own alien words using a range of sounds. Check out our celestial alien and try to read the words!

1D had an interesting theme lesson where we were learning all about space travel. We looked at the first animals to go into space and read other interesting facts. Here are a few that stuck with us:

"I learned that we live on a planet that is whirling through space. Earth spins all the time and that is why we have day and night."

-Ife

"The earth follows its orbit around the sun and it is also spinning like a ball. Venus is very gassy. The earth goes around the sun once a year. The sun is much bigger than the moon. The atmosphere is full of white clouds.  Mars is a red colour. The moon is a long way away from the earth."

- Daniel 

"Today we learnt about space.

We’ve been talking about the Russian dog that went to the moon just to make sure it is safe for innocent people.

-Daisy.

"Did you know they used to send animals to space before humans went? Do you know why? It’s because they did not know if it was safe. One of the animals was a monkey and another was a dog. "

-Marie-Ann

"We learned that lots of countries launched rockets up to space. First they launched a monkey because they didn’t know if it was safe for the people. "

-Jessica 

In PSHE 1M looked at men and women who have been into space. We wondered if their goals were to be astronauts when they were younger. We then thought about our own goals.

Laithe 1M

Year 2
Year 2 went to South End beach on Wednesday. We went to the Sea Life Adventure then explored the beach and sea.
Here are some quote from 2D's experience:

Massimo - "I learnt that star fish have 5 eyes and 1000 legs."

Danny - "I learnt that you should never throw rubbish because it could kill an animal. It also takes plastic 1000 years to dissolve."

Nkem - "I learnt that crabs eat dead fish, fish poo and starfish stomach."

Krish - "I can't believe that a starfish can rip its own stomach out and throw it away."

2S had first hand experience on a pebbly beach and cold, frothy sea.

After such a fabulous experience, the children used the following words and phrases in their writing …

‘Awesome’       ‘amazing’        ‘exhilarating’

‘waves crashing lightly’      ‘slimy, squidgy seaweed’

‘stoney, pebbly beach’          ‘bumpy, sharp shells’

‘the reflection from the sky made the sea look blue’

2F have written descriptions and recounts of their trip to South End. We have focused on using descriptive language and our senses to describe.

 Hasim has written about both the visit to the beach and Sea Life  Adventure.