A huge welcome back after the half term holiday, I hope you all managed to get a rest. Click on the button to see this months planning.
We have started this half term with a bang by exploring the world of colour. As Bonfire Night is upon us it seemed sensible this as a way to find out about colours. We discussed which colours we liked the best and why? We had a whole rainbow of suggestions!
We then listened to a song all about colours. Click here to watch and listen. Here’s another song for you to listen to at home…the children haven’t seen this one, I hope they enjoy it! Click here.
Everyone thought it would be a good idea to find out about the firework colours we might see on Bonfire Night, but first it was important to know how to stay safe. We talked about staying with mummy and daddy or a grown up if you were going to a big firework display because it would be very busy …and dark (you may want to take a torch!). We also discussed that we must not touch or go near either a bonfire or fireworks, they are VERY dangerous, even sparklers. Click here to watch the ‘Firework party’ video.
We were then ready to get the paints out and start our firework paintings! We splashed and splattered the paint making firework sounds. We noticed that fireworks are noisy! Look at our fabulous display!
Wow!!!!!!!!
We have also made a colour table with lots of objects to help us explore the world of colour, we even put different coloured covers over our torches!
Click here if you want to watch the Numberblocks Firework Night video.
After all that hard work we made a huge firework art attack picture. Everyone helped. Check this out!!
Clare, Colette and Hannah’s blog
It was lovely to see the children again after their half term break looking so relaxed and eager to return.
We found out something about our bodies this week, we found out that inside our bodies we have a skeleton!
We learnt that we have 206 bones in our body, the largest bone is in our legs and the smallest is in our ears. We noticed that our bones do not bend and that they help us to hold our bodies up, move and protect the inside of our bodies. We enjoyed dancing and feeling our bones moving.
We also have been learning how to stay safe with fireworks and discussing what are good choices when near fireworks. We enjoyed a story about going to a firework display and the classroom was then filled with dazzling, glittering, sparkles as we painted firework pictures making the noises as we painted lots of bangs, crackles, whizzing and screeching!
Outside in our garden we had a wonderful surprise the playground was filled with beautiful yellow, brown , red and orange leaves!
We had great fun collecting them and even making a leaf pond, that we could jump into and throw the leaves, watching them then dance to the floor.
As you can see we have had a wonderful week full of exciting learning and enjoying being with our friends again!
We have loads of photos of our learning to show you, we hope you enjoy looking at them.
Hannah, Colette and Clare
Worship
This week we have been thanking God for the gift of plant life. We have examined the trees in our garden, feeling the bark, looking at the shapes of the branches and feeling the leaves. We have looked similarities and differences and noticed no two trees are identical, just as no two people are exactly the same!
We think the trees and plants God has given us are so beautiful!
Next week we will be moving on to number 3, painting Remembrance Day poppies and continuing our exploration of colour. We will be getting very messy as we mix colours together! We can’t wait!
We hope you have a lovely weekend and if you are going to a firework display or having a firework party at home, remember to stay safe. Ask your child, they know how!
Barbara