Who Am I?

Welcome back! I hope you all had a fantastic autumn break and are feeling rested and ready to begin another fun-filled term.

In literacy, the children have been working extremely hard at writing their very own creation myths. They began by creating and developing the characters in their stories by making beautiful masks and then interviewing one another to really delve into their creator and how they made the world. They recorded their thoughts through story mapping; a process that helped them develop their ideas and think carefully about the beginning, middle and end of their stories. They then took these ideas and translated their story maps into a storyboard. Finally, the children choose to record their creation myths as beautifully illustrated books, like the much-loved Fire Children original. We invite you all to come and have a look outside our classroom where they are on display for all to enjoy.

We have been getting out and about in nature as much as possible and have been developing many skills such as cooperation and resilience through these valuable outdoor experiences. The children have also been using this time to delve further into our topic work such as creating self portraits with natural materials and creating settings for their Fire Children stories and using these settings as a springboard to develop vocabulary and ideas.

In IPC, the children have learned all about their bodies and organs and the important role each one plays in keeping us alive and well. We have also been learning to express ourselves in different ways and used our experiences during our trip to SMAK to create ‘All About Me Boxes’ where each child produced a small box filled with their favourite things as a means to express their identity and individuality. On Friday, we had the exit point for our topic – Who Am I? Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate all the hard work and effort that the children put into their first months back at school- it was a great success and was thoroughly enjoyed by all involved.