Middle Primary - Ms Cristi

Learning is fascinating!

Following a well deserved autumn break Middle Primary have returned full of enthusiasm. They have been working extremely hard and have been sharing all that they have researched for our new IPC Unit 'Fashion'. For our entry point we looked at traditional clothing from many countries, including the home countries of the class. We have delved into the history of clothing, and so far have taken a close look at the clothes and accessories of The Ice Age, The Stone Age, The Bronze Age, The Vikings, The Romans and the Egyptians. The children are so intrigued in their research of ancient fashion that on a couple of occasions they did not want to have a break!!!!

Yashika got to test her capabilities at the lego challenge and she was delighted with her plane, well done!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

 

It's all about chocolate!!!

We have been working very hard on our IPC  project 'Chocolate'. The children have been finding out about their senses and where chocolate comes from, they have also been locating countries on the world map. We also celebrated Yashika's and Diya's 7th birthdays. On Friday we started swimming lessons, all the children were very excited about improving their swimming skills. Here they are eagerly waiting to go to the pool! What a happy class!

Broadening our minds

History is intriguing!
We have been working very hard on the history of chocolate and the children are fascinated. They have been learning about The Mayas, The Aztecs, Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes. In literacy, Year 2 have been working very hard on question words and punctuation marks which is leading to strong writing skills. Year 3 have been focusing on daily routines and understanding the use of the present simple.
During numeracy class Year 3 are learning multiplication through problem solving and this is developing multiplicative thinking in the pupils. Year 2 are also working on problem solving with addition
Our personal goal this month is resilience and the children are truly showing how resilient they are!

 

A big welcome!

We have had a very busy week getting to know each other and organizing our classroom. The children love their new class. We warmly welcome our new students Natalie and Anika, who have settled in fabulously.Our class now consists of six different nationalities.The students have also completed art work, such as united hand prints and individual hanging rainbows. All the children have shown a keen interest in reading and love our reading corner.Miss Ana has been a great help this week with our reading programme. We have started our language programme with an influence on grammar. Our Abacus maths programme got under way with a focus on counting up to 1000. The children are already immersing themselves and enjoying it! The children also had their first Dutch class, and they were very keen to tell what they had learnt. To end our first week we enjoyed fun in the sun at the Citadel Park. What a great first week and we are very excited for a year of learning.

 

Sharing is Caring

Sharing is a vital life skill. It’s something children need to learn in order to make and keep friends and play cooperatively. We have been focusing on getting to know each other better through sharing. The children made little presents and gave cards to a special person in the class. When asked how they felt when giving or receiving they responded "it felt great to share, to make someone else feel happy, it was an enjoyable moment, I like being kind, it felt fabulous, it felt special to share." As the leaves are changing colour and falling to the ground, we took a walk through the Citadel Park. We learnt about the different types of tress and their leaves and are now decorating our classroom in an array of autumnal colours. In IPC we have been looking into dental hygiene and looked closely at the importance of taking care of our teeth.The children were shown how teeth can decay and how cavities are formed, we spoke about the importance of eating healthy and brushing our teeth properly and regularly. We did an experiment on our own teeth to see if we are brushing them correctly, it was a fun experiment with good results! On another note we have started to make a chocolate factory, this a fun art experience for all the children. Shawn has shown his enthusiasm and resilience in Lego this week, his construction of 'a big giant' was a huge hit, well done Shawn! In numeracy we have begun working with doubles and halves which will lead us into a more in-depth study of fractions.And in literacy we have been focusing on descriptive writing. What a busy couple of weeks in Middle Primary!

A big welcome to Middle Primary!

We have had a very busy week getting to know each other and organizing our classroom. The children love their new class.
We warmly welcome our new students Natalie and Anika, who have settled in fabulously.Our class now consists of six different nationalities.
The students have also completed art work, such as united hand prints and individual hanging rainbows.
All the children have shown a keen interest in reading and love our reading corner.
Miss Ana has been a great help this week with our reading programme.
We have started our language programme with an influence on grammar. Our Abacus maths programme got under way with a focus on counting up to 1000. The children are already immersing themselves and enjoying it!
The children also had their first Dutch class, and they were very keen to tell what they had learnt.
To end our first week we enjoyed fun in the sun at the Citadel Park