Week 14 - Life in the Arctic

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:

	This Week (Life in the Arctic)		Next Week (Christmas)
Literacy	We focused on ‘r’ and ‘l’. We also learnt some new words – sit, sip, log, hot, hop, soft and clap.		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.
Math	We focused on more and less, this week. We introduced simple addition/subtraction and talked about what various signs mean: +, -, =		Next week, we will be continuing addition and subtraction.
Science	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!		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.
Art	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!		Next week is all about Christmas! We will be enjoying making various Christmas decorations for the classroom and to take home.
PSED	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!		Our PSED will be about the meaning of Christmas.
Physical	This was linked to our class trip to Snowtown.		This lesson will be linked to our Christmas show.
Home Learning	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.
Notices and Events		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