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The Sungazers have settled back in to school routine really well this week. We’ve tried to enjoy as much time as possible in the nice weather by taking our learning outdoors. We had fun drawing and practicing letter formations using chalk in the playground.
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The Daisies class enjoyed exploring a range of dinosaur eggs. We put some bath bomb dinosaur eggs in water and enjoyed watching them fizz!
We also submerged a dinosaur egg in water and observed it over 48 hours. We were so excited to see the dinosaur egg begin to hatch! We now have a pet dinosaur that we are going to look after.
Every good pirate needs a good telescope to look out for enemy flags and treasure!
The Asteroids confidently collected and counted out old toilet roll tubes to make their own telescopes.
We painted them black which was tricky to do and then left them to dry. Once they were ready, we had to fit the tubes inside each other, so we had to cut one or two and make them narrower tubes. When we had them all fitted and arranged, we sellotaped them together and decorated them.
They look fantastic, don’t you agree?
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The Snowdrops have been learning about toys through pictures and words. We have enjoyed fun matching games and had lots of success recognising pictures and words. Everyone showed lots of interest in the different pictures, saying or signing their names and giving good eye-contact towards all the pictures. Great work Snowdrops!
As a wee end of term treat the Transition class joined in with an outdoor disco. It was great to mix with other classes outdoors and play some old school games like What’s the Time Mr Wolf!
The Transition class enjoyed a walk in the sun to the Kay Park. They were Confident Individuals showing great road sense and group work to ensure that no one got hit by a mis-thrown egg!
The Transition class worked well together on the Easter Treasure Hunt. They were Effective Contributors following clues to eventually find the Easter Bunny, Mother Goose and an Easter Chick. The Easter Bunny kindly gave everyone a gift.
The Transition class was a quiet hum of concentration this week when we were designing eggs. The class were Successful Learners creating a 2D pattern before copying that pattern onto their egg.
The Transition class took the opportunity to make some Easter Treats this week in their cooking class. The were Confident Individuals using microwaves and hot water to melt their chocolate. The class made Chocolate Nests or Free From clusters. I think licking fingers and spoons was the favourite part!
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The Sungazers have had a fun filled week of Easter activities and fun! We had a Treasure Hunt with a visit from the Easter Bunny & friends, Easter baking, Egg smashing & rolling them down the hill, and an Easter garden party. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
