The children have had a fantastic week engaging in lots of new learning.  Through group discussion the children observed that we have had a lot of rainy days.  They spoke about splashing in puddles and wearing their wellies.  This opened up the children’s curiosity to find out more about where rain comes from and how it is formed.  The children listened to a story called the Rainy Day and watched a children’s science documentary which explained the cycle of water.  Through this the children learned how that the water cycle consists of four main processes which are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.  In order to enhance the children’s learning we decided to make our own water cycle diagram which illustrates this process.  Some of the children also made their own art work which illustrated and interpreted their understanding.  It has been wonderful to listen to the children use scientific terms to describe their work.  Furthermore we now plan to track how much rain water falls on a weekly basis. We have placed several buckets in the garden and will measure the water each week, we will keep you updated on this.  Please also look out for some of our fantastic science experiments which will follow in the coming weeks.

Following on from our mini beast madness blog the children have continued to make butterflies and have chatted a lot about symmetry.  In order to extend the children’s learning they have been participating in lots of smart board activities which looked at matching shapes and patterns.  The children really enjoyed this and were fantastic at matching the corresponding pattern.  The children have also been busy making various symmetrical pictures.  They have worked collaboratively and have displayed good problem solving skills.  They have also used squared paper to make their own symmetrical pattern, which is amazing.  This has been a fantastic week for fun mathematical and science learning.  Well done everyone!