Our Spring 2 Journey
Our focus texts this half term:
Week 1
We are super excited to be back and very excited to get busy learning in our new classroom. We have had a great week of exploring indoors and outdoors.
Here are some pictures to see how we began our week.
We were very excited when a magical surprise arrived this week, We received a letter from somebody called teeny tiny Jack. He needed our help. He had some magic beans and his mum made him throw them away, so he sent them to us to see if we could do something with them .
The children decided we would plant them and they had lots of ideas around what might happen. They predicted
It will grow into a ginormous beanstalk - Hunter
Maybe it will be golden - Heidi
Big big magic - Zayaan
Maybe teeny tiny Jack is little Jack Frost
We cannot wait to see what happens next week to our magic beans.
Week 2
Oh wow! A beanstalk has appeared in our classroom and we have been very excited.
We have been thinking about where the beanstalk goes and who is at the top, and who this teeny tiny Jack is. The children were making predictions and we had a go at drawing Jack. We have also designed some posters to show everyone what we think the giant looks like. Keep an eye out around school for our posters.
Pancake day - Teeny tiny Jack brought us some golden eggs from the hen in the giants castle, so we used them to make pancakes. We enjoyed eating them and afterwards we did some writing challenges around them
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We celebrated world book day, dressing as book characters and exploring stories all day. We really enjoyed joining year 3 in the hall sharing stories and hot chocolate.
In maths this week we have explored big and small. We sorted objects into 2 hoops and we came up with other names for the sizes big and small.
Week 3
We have been busy planting our very own beanstalks. We have been learning how plants grow and what they need to grow, as well as talking about roots and shoots.
In maths we have explored the concepts of tall and short. The children have used their ideas in a variety of ways exploring these concepts in a collaborative way in provision.
This week we took part in Good Samaritan day, understanding how we can be good samaritans to each other and help in our wider community. The children listened to the story which we told through Godly Play.
Week 4
We began the week by going on an adventure to the forest, we enjoyed exploring sounds we could make using natural materials. We kept a look out for the giant!
We have also been exploring flowers this week. Learning the names of the parts of the flowers and describing them as well as using our observational drawing skills to draw them.
In Maths we discovered some gigantic footprints in our classroom, they came with a letter from the giant who asked us if our feet were longer of shorter than his. We decided to use a variety of resources to measure them.
This lead us to explore length and height a little more in the environment.
Week 5
We started our week with Ramadaan day. We dressed in our traditional clothes and we looked at the question
'I wonder who Allah is'
The children were keen to share their ideas around Allah and Ramadaan. We also did lots of activities throughout the day. We enjoyed admiring each others costumes and outfits. We had a lovely day.
We also had a letter from the giant this week asking for our help. The giant needed some new castle designers and we were the right people for the job.
Take a look at our amazing creations.
Week 6 and 7
We enjoyed our last 2 weeks of the Spring term with a variety of events including an Eid party and an Easter/Spring themed week. We also said goodbye to the beanstalk, teeny tiny Jack and the giant, they were heading back to fairytale land friends and happy that we were able to complete all their challenges. What an adventurous half term. Take a look at some photos of the last 2 weeks.
We did a chocolate experiment and found out what happens when we hold chocolate in our hands for a few minutes. The children were so excited by the magic but even more excited to eat the melted chocolate.
We had a whole school Easter/Spring art competition. Just look at our amazing nursery entries. Abel from nursery took first prize of a delicious Easter egg.
We launched 50 things to do before you're 5 and lots of parents and children joined together to share outdoor activities that are low cost of no cost. Exploring the gardens creating natural art, enjoying a game of hopscotch, making playdough from household ingredients and making music using household utensils. What a great day.
What a great term we have had and we look forward to more adventures next half term.