Super Sandwich!

Today, we revised food types - healthy, unhealthy - and what kinds of nutrients are inside of different types of foods. Then we talked about the importance of a balanced diet.

We linked this topic to superheroes and decided that perhaps superheroes are strong because they eat all their nutrients. Then we made a healthy super sandwich that contained all the nutrients.

 Harry volunteered to show us his muscles because he eats all his food at lunch time - so he gets all the nutrients that his body needs.

 Mungkorn made a smiley face with his vegetables :)

 The real test was waiting to see if the kids would eat their healthy sandwich. I was quite impressed that most students tried it at least.

Ploen even commented "I don't like tomato and salad but maybe I need to try.... because I need all the nutrients" "If you only eat rice alone you will only eat carbohydrates"

This was a valid point to make and it helped her friends understand why they have a range of food choices at lunch time.

Perhaps if you are having trouble getting the kids to eat nutritious food at home, you can show them these pictures and remind them of what we learnt in school. Good luck :)  

The incredible RMs!

This week has been a lot of fun! We eased in to the week with our superhero topic and the kids loved it! 

We also learnt about melting ice and rescued some polar animals and superheroes from the frozen Arctic ice!

We revised our numbers from 1-20 by going on a hunt to put poor Mr.Caterpillar back together again. The kids had to work together as a team to figure out the order of the numbers and this meant that they also had to recognise them all. I was so impressed at how well they worked together, they got two balls in the class bucket! 

RM Weekly Update Term: 3              Week: 1        Dates: 18th – 21st April 2017

                                                                                                                                        

	This Week (Welcome back Superheroes!)	Next Week (Superheroes and saving the planet)
Literacy	We revised our Unit 4 sounds and words this week.	We will cover the Unit 4 Camera words: have, little, some, come, were, there.
Math	We revised our number recognition, number ordering and number writing, from 1-20.	We will learn how to double number bonds. For example: 2 and 2 makes 4, 3 and 3 makes 6.
Science	We talked about how ice melts and practiced melting ice using warm water and warm air.	We will learn about the importance of eating the right kinds of food to stay strong. Then we will make our ‘super sandwiches’!*
Art	We talked about how shadows are formed and did a very cool superhero shadow art project.	We will create a background for a superhero city – this will teach the kids how to shade and use different shades to create a background.
PSED/Physical	We went on a rescue mission to save Mr.Bootsie Booboo!	We are going to do a ‘superhero’ workout!
Home Learning	Please practice the camera words with your kids.
Notices and Events	*We will be making sandwiches next week. They will contain whole wheat bread, ham, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Please let me know if you don’t want your child eating this. I will be holding a presentation on ‘How to nurture a growth mindset in children’ next Thursday (April 27th). Please contact the school if you are interested in attending. Thank you J