In our Music lessons we are preparing for the Carol service at the end of term. We are learning a song called Ho Ho Ho and are really enjoying it! We are singing, rapping and even playing the glockenspiels. We are getting better every week but it is tricky to play the notes in the correct order.
This week we have been enjoying learning all about the world in our Geography lessons. We have spent time learning about globes, maps and atlases. We enjoyed exploring the new atlases for ourselves. We used the index to find different countries and label them on maps.
We are learning about the continents and oceans of the world too. Maybe you can test us!
This week in Maths we are learning about division. We have practiced sharing counters to divide and then moving to the pictorial version of this by drawing circles to share sticks into in our books.
We are now moving on to recognising the link between division and multiplication. We can’t wait to show our parents what we have learnt next week!
Yesterday we read the book Have you filled a bucket today? It was all about how to do kind acts for each other to fill their bucket with happy thoughts. Today in check-out we shared how we had filled other people’s buckets by being kind in some way.
Alexie – I filled Daisy’s bucket by playing with her at lunchtime.
Eason – I filled my Mum’s bucket by saying thank you for my tea.
Dora – I filled Maarya’s bucket by saying her dress is beautiful.
Scarlett – I filled my Daddy’s bucket by telling him I loved him last night.
Liam – I filled Jason’s bucket when I hugged him and told him I would miss being his partner.
Amelie – I filled Millie’s bucket by saying nice words to her at lunchtime.
Today we started our first Geography topic. We are going to be learning all about where in the world our food comes from. We had a look at a globe, map and atlas and discussed what we already knew about the world. We then had an opportunity to explore the atlases for ourselves. They were wonderful! We are really looking forward to learning more.
In check-in today for anti-bullying week we thought about the question – Is change possible? We tried to think of ways we can make school better for everyone.
Here were our ideas:
Eason – We could hug more.
Amelie – If someone is on their own we could offer to play with them.
William – Cheer people up if they are sad.
Frishta – Be kind to everyone.
Rawan – Smile at each other.
Maarya – If you see someone and they are feeling sad you could give them a hug.
Zi Yan – Help someone if they need it.
Sammy – If someone doesn’t want to play your game, you could play their game instead.
Liam – Don’t be bossy! Be kind.
Great ideas Toucans!
This week we have been completing challenges to help us to develop our growth mindset. We have learnt that scientists have discovered having a positive attitude and a growth mindset means you will achieve more than if you have a fixed mindset. Having a growth mindset means:
• You try again if you don’t succeed the first time.
• You try different things.
• You ask for help, advice or ideas.
• You learn from your mistakes.
• You talk positively to yourself remembering of power of YET! I can’t do this… YET!
• You work your brain hard because it is a muscle and learning challenging things makes it stronger.
We have completed challenges including painting with our feet, making something that can fly and building a marble run. We had to work hard to remind ourselves of all the above when doing the challenges as it is easy to fall back into ‘This is too hard!’ We tried really hard and are getting better.
In Maths we are exploring multiplication. We practiced sharing twelve counters into equal groups and finding different calculations.
Today we continued learning about instructions. We talked about what we already knew about brushing teeth and why it is important to brush them well. We then practiced brushing paper teeth! We had to think carefully about being bossy so that our instructions were clear.
In our History lessons we have learnt all about Florence Nightingale. Today we did a quiz to finish the topic and found that we really have learnt a lot!
Today we learnt about Black History Month. We learnt that October celebrates all black people in History who have done wonderful things. We started learning about Mary Seacole by listening to the story of her life and drawing portraits.
This is what we have learnt so far:
George – She wanted to go to the Crimean War with Florence Nightingale.
Maya – She stood up for herself when people said she couldn’t help.
William – When they didn’t let her on the boat she bought her own ticket to travel to the Crimea and help.
Eason – Mary Seacole helped in the Crimean War.
Daisy B – She built her own hospital and called it the British Hotel.
Liam – She wanted to help so much that she just wouldn’t give up.
Her father was Scottish and her mother was Jamaican.