This term has been very exciting for the children and myself as we have been getting to know each other better. Here is just a little update on our journey so far…
This week we have been exploring the traditional tale of The Little Red Hen. This has allowed us to explore different aspects of the curriculum, for example, in art we have been drawing pictures of the Little Red Hen, the Lazy Dog, the Sleepy Cat and the Noisy Duck. We have also used the traditional tale as a focus for Big Writing and VCOP (focusing on good use of punctuation and connectives). We will continue to explore the tale over the upcoming weeks, through drama and use of puppets to retell the story.
In Numeracy this week, we have been focusing on Place Value. The children have been using many different resources to explore place value e.g. Numicon and ICT educational games.
The children are very enthusiastic about the schools Interdisciplinary Learning topic for this year, “The 1960’s”. In primary two this week we have focused on classrooms in the 1960’s and children’s experiences of school back then. We have also been exploring the change of coinage in the 1960’s and have been very fortunate to have been able to see the coins first hand, as one of the children had a collection at home.
We are really looking forward to the rest of the term and the new learning experiences we have planned. Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Mc Dermott and P2M
