We have continued to work hard at our Science topic this week – Planet Earth and Space.

We learned the word ‘rotation’ and how it describes not only the spinning of the Earth but its path around the Sun. We are beginning to discuss the word ‘axis’ and how that affects the changing of seasons as the Earth rotates around the Sun.

We learned the four seasons:

Spring – When flowers start to bloom and leaves appear on the trees. The weather is warmer but you still need to wear a jacket and be sure to bring an umbrella in case it rains.

Summer – The weather is hot and this is when we go on our Summer Holidays. Everything is very green and alive so we can wear our summer gear and go on trips to places like the beach.

Autumn – The leaves start to turn beautiful colours like red and gold. They fall off the trees to prepare for winter so we have to wear warmer clothes like jackets, scarves, hats and gloves. A lot of food is harvested so our supermarkets will be full of interesting things. We talked about why Americans call it Fall instead of Autumn (because the leaves fall from the trees).

Winter – The weather is cold and the days are short. We need to make sure we are bundled up and kept warm. Nothing grows and sometimes it can even snow!

To show their understanding of how the leaves on a tree change, the children created some fantastic season trees showing the different colours of each season. Here are some pictures of them creating their artwork.

The artwork was put up on the wall outside our classroom to show the rest of Holy Cross our fantastic work. Isn’t it colourful?

Next week, I’ll post about brag tags and how I use them in the classroom. The children think they are great and have been earning so many of them! I’ll be including their thoughts as well!

Onwards and upwards,

Miss Ely 🙂

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