Hi Parents,
We had a great week learning about life in the Arctic! We also reviewed what we have learnt so far in Literacy and Numeracy.
We practiced the letter 'r' and 'l'.
We learnt three new words!
We made a messy Arctic background which became the home for a 'Mr.Polar Bear'
We made and igloo and learnt how to write it too!
We learnt about 'global warming' and helped to save the arctic animals from the melting ice caps!
We also got into the spirit of Christmas and learnt how to wrap gifts!
Keep an eye out for pictures from our class trip to Snowtown - there will be a blog up next week. Here is our review/preview:
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This
Week (Life in the Arctic)
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Next
Week (Christmas)
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Literacy
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We focused
on ‘r’ and ‘l’.
We
also learnt some new words – sit, sip, log, hot, hop, soft and clap.
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We
will review all the sounds and words that we learnt this half term. This will
be done through various games and it will be tied into our weekly theme of
Christmas.
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Math
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We
focused on more and less, this week. We introduced simple
addition/subtraction and talked about what various signs mean: +, -, =
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Next
week, we will be continuing addition and subtraction.
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Science
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We
learnt about life in the arctic; types of animals, the weather and how people
live there. The kids loved making polar bears, penguins and igloos!
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We
will finish the ‘Night time’ art project and talk about snow and how it is
spread across the ground, its texture and why it is white. We will also look
at microscopic versions of snow online and learn that each snowflake has its
own unique pattern.
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Art
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We
focused on an art project on how to create a nighttime sky using water colour
paint. This will be made into a lovely art piece next week, which will be
wrapped and given to a lucky family member for Christmas!
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Next
week is all about Christmas! We will be enjoying making various Christmas
decorations for the classroom and to take home.
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PSED
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Our
PSED was linked global warming. We looked at how the ice caps are melting and
then enjoyed trying to ‘free the arctic animals’ that were stuck in the ice!
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Our
PSED will be about the meaning of Christmas.
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Physical
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This
was linked to our class trip to Snowtown.
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This
lesson will be linked to our Christmas show.
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Home Learning
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Buy or make a Christmas card and ask your child to
write in it. Take a picture or send it in. We have been practicing card
writing this week.
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Notices and Events
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If you
would like to take your child home early after the Christmas show on the 8th
of Dec, please do advise us ahead of time.
Thank
you J
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