In art the children have been learning about the Artist Edvard Munch and based their own work on his painting called ‘The Scream’. They look fabulous.
The Scream
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Chinese traditions
In class we have been learning a little bit about Chinese New Year. They have been talking about the festival and looking at photos of the celebrations.
The children loved the story of the the Zodiac for naming the Years. This is the Year of the Snake and we looked at calendars and dates in class. Most of the Children were born in the Year of the Dog or the Pig.
We set up a little Chinese Restaurant in class and the children have been trying out chopsticks.
We also had some chinese masks, costumes and other items to investigate and play with in class. Can you guess who are behind these masks?
The children loved the chinese lanterns which were hanging up and the dragon so they had a go at making their own lanterns.
Nesting and Girlsta Jarl Squad Visit
The children have been building up to this visit. They have made shields, axes and helmets for their own class squad and have been practicing marching and singing in class. Some of them made this amazing galley boat with the loose parts and have enjoyed Viking related play options in class.
They looked and sounded fantastic when they all grouped together for this photo.
They were really excited about doing their quiz which they had prepared for the Jarl. They drew big posters of things linked to the Jarls real life and then had fun choosing random things to draw for the answers to questions.
We managed a quick rehearsal before the Vikings arrived.
We didn’t manage to get many photos during the visit. I shall add more if I get any.
Shields
All the children designed Viking shields in class. They are very excited to show them to the NGUHA Jarl squad on Friday, along with their helmets and axes.
Aida’s shield was the winning class design this year. her shield will go on the NGUHA galley next weekend.
J for Jelly
The children have been learning about the ‘j’ sound this week and were delighted the jelly begins with j and they got to make some!
They did really good listening and following instructions to measure out the water and then cut, mix and dissolve the jelly.
The waiting bit was the toughest as it wasn’t until the next day that they got to eat it after it had been in the fridge overnight.
Hopscotch Words
It was great to take advantage of the beautiful morning and get outside for some literacy fun. The primary 1’s had great fun playing hopscotch with words and writing with chalk on the tarmac.
Promises
The children loved the story about Noah’s Ark. The story tells of God’s promise to never again flood the Earth and his creation of a rainbow. The children made their own promise, or New Years Resolutions, which they wrote on clouds at each side of their rainbow.
The primary 2’s sequenced pictures from the story and then re-wrote it in their own words. They have done amazing and they are all so proud of what they have achieved.
The children are enjoying playing with the animals and the ark in the classroom. They also have books and puzzles linked to this story and have had a go at Drawing Club too.
They have also enjoyed listening to another Bible story called Jonah and the Whale. They made these really cool expanding pictures and watched a little video of the story as well.
un village enneige en France
The Primary 1 and 2 class created this beautiful frieze of a village in winter using coloured paper and pens.
As part of their French lessons the Primary 3,4,5 class have been learning vocabulary relating to seasons and places. They added labels to the picture and also drew their own villages to label in class. Turning the frieze into a snowy village in France.
Icy Spelling
The children loved practicing their spelling words in the snow last week.
It is great to see the interactions between the children. Seeing how they support, encourage and help each other is just lovely.
The Eyebrows of Doom
This week the children will be coming home with their Bookbug Bags. They have loved reading the books in class and The Eyebrows of Doom was a favourite…….
…….we all got carried away and made our own eyebrows of doom to change moods and make mischief.
Children In Need
The children, and staff loved coming to school dressed in their pyjamas or in spots or yellow.
They learned where the money raised goes and what it means for Children In Need. Many children just thought of it as Pudsey Day and weren’t sure what it was really about.
To Start the Term…..
The classroom has changed around a bit and they are very excited and enjoying the Halloween Shop and messy activities set up for them this week.
The children have been having fun playing literacy and numeracy games and going over some of the learning from last term.
Materials and Magpies
As part of last terms topic learning about different materials the children created these beautiful magpie collages. They loved adding the shiny bits to the magpies nest to represent the treasures he found.
They also loved using magnets and finding out about how they reacted to different materials and to each other.
Our Towns
The children started building houses in the junk modelling area and got really into it, making floors, rooms, furniture etc. They began including ‘mini-me’s into the houses too.
From this they decided to make a big town with roads between the houses.
They then began to create other buildings and areas in their town. There was a park, hospital, school etc.
The toy cars were brought out so they then built garages and even a multi-story car park.
They worked in pairs to draw plans of their towns and include all the buildings they thought should be included. It was great to see the primary 2’s labelling parts of their plans and writing names on their buildings.
The children have also been learning about different aspects of safety, including crossing the road. They did some role play in the games hall and had turns at being the lollipop person.
They then re-played crossing the road safely in their ‘town’, using the toy cars and mini-me characters.
Spelling Headbanz
This is the primary 2’s favourite spelling game. They work in pairs to read and write the words on the cards.
Beginning Phonics in primary 1
The children learn phonic sounds and practice letter formations every day. They listen to a story and a song linked to the sound they are learning and play some games on the big whiteboard.
They then spend some time practicing the formations, in sand, on whiteboards, on infinity pads or with chalk, spaghetti or in shaving foam.
The children made tea and enjoyed investigating teabags and chatting about things beginning with ‘t’. They were also outside for a ‘t’ search which was great fun. their favourite game on the whiteboard is popping the ‘ t’ balloons as they appear on the screen.
The children loved investigating the effects of mixing ink and water when they were practicing the ‘i’ sound.
The children like matching the letters to the pictures initial sounds on the big whiteboard.
Feathery Four
The primary 2’s are so good at helping the primary 1’s in the class. They worked together to draw and cut different sized circles to go on the peacocks tail feathers.
Feathery Four is a character in a story that helps with the number 4 formation.
A visit from Becky
We were so lucky to have Becky in visiting the class to tell us about her job as an author. She told the children about writing the stories and shared lots of great vocabulary with them. They loved listening to the story and finding out about the characters on the pages of the book.
Her latest book is amazing and tells a really great story about a little girl who is a bit of a rebel. Her illustrations are beautiful and the children had the challenge of coming up with ideas for the last part of the book for her.
These are their ideas……
A Bit of Number
The primary ones have been practicing their number formations in lots of different ways. They listen to stories, use craft materials, sand, whiteboards, shaving foam, playdough etc.
The other children have progressed onto numbers to 100. They have been using loads of practical materials to make tens and Units numbers, they love the interactive whiteboard games and place value basketball game on Topmarks. they have been working in pairs with playing cards and 100 squares to practise their numbers.
They love number games like Snakes and Ladders and are are really good at taking turns.
When I Grow Up….
Children are often asked what they would like to be when they grow up. These ideas often change as they get older, but for now these paintings show what job they would like to do.
They were so good at painting in the classroom. Really great listening and careful work.
They have been enjoying role playing a few different jobs through play in the classroom and outdoors. A lot of different jobs in the hospital area, builders in the blocks, sand and Kapla and a spot of fishing in the water tray are just a few examples.
As the term goes on we will be discussing more jobs and having some parents in to tell us about their work.
