This week in 2A we have been practising our instructions. We have listened to and followed different instructions for washing hands, different moving activities and we even made jam sandwiches. We also got a postcard from our tiger friend who told us all about his jungle home in India. We talked about what jungles are like and we made a home for him. We also used different pictures of animals to match them to their homes.
In maths we practised our counting again through lots of different fun games and activities. We compared numbers and fed the tiger the biggest number. We did cupcake counting, building our fine motor skills through using the tweezers to count out the number in the cake cases. We also played counting games on the interactive board. Our favourite is the speed round where we count yetis as fast as we can.
For art this week we made our own playdough and decorated it like a tiger. We also made stripy biscuits again. In Makaton we practiced milk, juice, drink and eat, as well as some of our favourite Makaton songs, like the Alphabet song. For our treat this week, we painted bread with edible paint, with a Pudsey theme for ‘Children in need’. We did lots of fun Pudsey jobs.
Well done class 2 for another happy week!
This week in class 2 we had a surprise guest come in who left behind some muddy paw prints, orange and black fur, and a letter. The letter told us that the guest was a stripy, hungry animal and they he would come to school on Friday for a tea party. It was a tiger! We made lots of tiger art, made invitations and planned what food we wanted to have at the party. On Friday, we played lots of tiger themed games and made tiger striped biscuits. Then the tiger came in! It was very exciting and we had lots of yummy tea party food.
In maths we practiced our counting using different food. We counted numbers, put them in order and practiced writing them. In science we looked at which baby animals match which mammy animals. We also did food experiments earlier in the week, practicing our instruction following. Some of us made rain with whipped cream, water and food colouring. Some made volcanoes with lemons, sodium bicarbonate and food colouring and some of us more ice melt with salt.
Well done for another lovely week, everybody! Next week we will continue to look at food and drink as it is our new topic. We will also complete more ‘Tiger who came to tea’ activities.
This week we began our Outdoor sporting sessions at Druridge Bay. Our focus for this term is orienteering. We learned so many new things such as map reading, following direction instructions and using a compass. We developed our leadership skills and worked well as a team.
On Tuesday morning when 3A returned to class, we found a very orange crime scene! Some Oompa Loompa’s had stolen our lucky dip box and left us a very cheeky letter! The letter challenged us to work as a class team to achieve 40 superstars by Friday. We accepted our challenge and then we discovered the Oompa Loompas had left us something else… GOLDEN TICKETS!!! The golden tickets invited us to visit Loompa Land that afternoon. Loompa Land looked amazing! We saw sweet trees, giant lollipops, sweets hanging from the ceiling and life size Oompa Loompa’s. We can’t wait to explore Loompa Land again next week!
