Superhumans!

Dear friends and families,

It’s been a great start to the school year I have loved getting to know all the children and can’t wait to continue to learn more about them each day. I have loved how the children settled in quickly this year and have already formed a cohesive and inclusive group. It has been exciting to watch their learning this half term and I cannot wait to see where their creativity, resolve and interests take us this year.

Our IPC unit this term "Superhumans" was all about our amazing bodies and how they work. The unit sparked so much curiosity and lead the children to ask all sorts of wonderful questions such as "What's inside our ears?" and "What happens to our food?". They then took the lead in exploring these questions and discovering  about the inner wonders of our bodies. It has been an absolute delight to watch their interest and knowledge grow over the course of the unit.

In our literacy, we plunged headfirst into the magical world of Roald Dahl and his weird and wonderful stories. We've read about the mischievous Enormous Crocodile and the terrible Twits who play revolting tricks on each other. The children had a blast creating their own Twit stories, acting them out, and even making their own stop-motion videos to retell the tales. We can't wait to share their fantastic work with you next term!

To celebrate Halloween and the change of seasons, we ventured into the woods behind our school. There, the children collected natural materials to make spooky decorations. Back in the classroom, they painted these materials and created beautiful art pieces that turned our room into a Halloween wonderland! Today we celebrated the end of term with a Halloween party and parade. What a frightful sight it was to see their spooky costumes. Also a huge thank you to the parents who put in so much effort to make delicious treats for the children’s shared snack.

At the start of October, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Maria, our fantastic new intern from sunny Spain. She has been a great addition to our class, and we consider ourselves very lucky to have her by our side, providing support and care for the children.

With that I wish you all a lovely Autumn break and look forward to seeing the children on our return to school! Have a spook-tacular time, and Happy Holidays to all!

Erica