Geography : virtual field work
We have been looking for physical (cliff, hill, coast, forest) and human (city, house, road, factory) features today. We couldn’t see these in our immediate environment, so we looked at photographs around the classrooms. We used clipboards and worked in pairs, discussing what we observed.
Adjective day!
What a fun-filled day talking about adjectives all day! Thank you for the brilliant costumes.
We have learnt a catchy song :
Adjectives can tell you more
About a noun and that’s for sure
Ad-jec-tives
Let’s talk numbers!
In Foundation 2, we focus on numbers to twenty throughout the year to get a depth of understanding of what the numbers really mean. For example:
During the past couple of weeks we have been focusing on the number 3.
Finding 3
The children have been finding 3 by looking at their environment and at pictures. For example: 3 pigs, 3 houses, 3 noses, 3 hats…
Number stories
Once the children had looked for three around them, they have begun to tell number stories. We use the language first, then and now to tell the stories and have developed some actions to support us.
First there was one flower in the garden. Then two more flowers grew in the garden. Now there are three flowers altogether.
First there were three ice-creams. Then I ate one. Now there are two ice-creams left.
These number stories support your child’s understanding of number in real-life experiences. Looking at numbers in the environment and number stories support your child in developing a deep understanding of what ‘3’ really means.
Can your child tell you a number story that makes 3? Can your child find 3 in the environment? Please let us know what your child has done using a wow sheet – we can then celebrate their learning at school.
Geography topic – ‘Where in the world am I?’
We have been enjoying learning facts about the world : the seven continents and five oceans. We find singing is a great way to learn these facts. Join in at home – they are very catchy and we often find that children spontaneously burst into song or adults singing the songs as they walk around school!
Children in Need
We enjoyed an hour of physical activity for Children in Need on Friday. Thank you for all the contributions which went towards our total of £318.11.
Thank you and welcome back!
As some of our older children will remember, Miss Morris left us a while ago to go on her maternity leave. Time has flown by, and it is nearly time for her to return. We’re looking forward to seeing her in Nursery again and she will become the Key Person for the new children that will join us in January. Welcome back, Miss Morris.
During her absence, we’ve been really lucky to have Miss McKechnie with us in Nursery; she’s been a great member of our team. We’re sad to say that this week will be Miss McKechnie’s last week with us in Nursery, but don’t worry, she’s not going too far! We’re pleased to say that she’s moving into KS1 and so we’ll be able to see her in school. We’d like to thank Miss McKechnie for all of her hard work. We know she’ll enjoy helping children to learn and have fun in ‘big school’.
Living and Learning: STOP bullying
This week, our Living and Leaning statement was I know how to STOP bullying.
All week we have discussed what STOP means in our school definition of bullying. We know that STOP means two things. Several Times on Purpose and Start Telling Other People. All the children knew who to tell if they experience bullying.
In support of anti-bullying week, on Tuesday, we took part in Odd Socks Day. It is a great opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! It also helps raise the awareness of bullying.
World Nursery Rhyme Week
The week commencing 18 November 2019 is World Nursery Rhyme Week. Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education. They aid language and communication, assist with learning early maths and support the development of children’s social, physical and emotional skills.
As part of World Nursery Rhyme Week we will be theming our teaching and classroom provision around well-known nursery rhymes.
These are the rhymes we will be looking at each day:
Monday – Baa Baa Black Sheep
Tuesday – Down in the Jungle
Wednesday – Incy Wincy Spider
Thursday – Row Row Row your Boat
Friday – Two Little Dickie Birds
Home-link
To further engage the children, we would like them to tell us about their favourite nursery rhyme. For example, they could bring in a book to share, a picture of their favourite rhyme or even a prop. We would also love to know what your favourite nursery rhyme was whilst you were growing up. Please could these be brought into school ready to share on Tuesday 19 November.
Children in Need
The children have really enjoyed dressing up for Children in Need today. We talked about why we were dressed up and why we had bought in £1. We then talked about those children who may be less fortunate than us. This then encouraged us to talk about what we are thankful for. Those children who had done their homelink were then able to share their drawings of what they are thankful for.
“I’m thankful for my house. It keeps me warm.”
“I’m thankful for my toys.”
“I’m thankful for my wendy house in my garden.”
Living and Learning: I know how to stop bullying.
Scholes is proud to be a happy and healthy place to learn. This week has been Anti-bullying week. We have used the ‘STOP’ acronym to make sure we are clear on what bullying is and how we can solve issues if they arise.
We discussed the meaning of the acronym:
- Several
- Times
- On
- Purpose
If bullying ever did happen, we agreed that we would:
- Start
- Telling
- Other
- People
Some children designed posters with this key information on to be displayed around school.
