In FS2 we have been learning all about Chinese New Year or in some cultures Lunar New Year. We watched videos and read about how it is celebrated and compared this to the different ways in which we all celebrate days that are special to us. Mrs Grange set up a wishing tree for us and we used our phonics knowledge to write our wishes for the year. We were really interested in the dragon and lion dances we saw on the videos we watched so decided to make our own. We had to work as a team to decorate it and then perform in our parade outside. We have been learning about how to join different materials together. Some of us designed our own outfits and then used our knowledge of joins to make them, we even had a go at sewing. We think some of us might become fashion designers in the future, what do you think of our outfits? We have been doing some work on repeating patterns in our maths group times and in provision, check out some of the patterns we made. We were given a very generous donation of a selection box for every child in EYFS and would just like to say a huge THANK YOU!
We had a super day for our winter party. We got to dance and play lots of games as well as have a special party lunch. After lunch we had a very special visitor come to school....Santa! He asked us all what we would like for Christmas and gave us all a book as a present. What a special day! We have been working very hard learning our Christmas songs and on Monday it was our time to shine. We all did amazing when performing them to our grown ups! Even though it was a little nerve wracking seeing all those faces watching us we all remembered the actions and sang our hearts out. Everyone thought we were fantastic and own grown ups and teachers are very proud of us! We were feeling festive in FS2 so got busy decorating our tree and classroom for Christmas, doesn't it look fantastic?! In FS2 we have been using books and the internet to learn all about owls. On 1st December we had some very special visitors, Steve from Yorkshire Owl Experience brought his owls Charlie, Dusty, Jack, Amber and Casper. They were all different types of owl and Steve told us lots of facts about each of them and even showed us how their eggs are different. We were very lucky as Steve let us all stroke each owl and we got to hold Charlie the little owl. We all had a brilliant morning and learned a lot! Take a look at some of our pictures from the visit. We had a very exciting morning today, lots of us have been talking about the bonfires we went to at the weekend so we decided to have our own. Mrs Lee's is Forest School trained so she was the one who made the fire but there was lots we could do to help. First we talked about how to be safe around a fire and the grown ups put up a cordon to make sure we stayed a safe distance away. We then had to find sticks to make the fire with. We had to make sure they were dry by checking if they snapped and also not too big so we used our arms to measure them. When we had enough sticks Mrs Lees used them to make a fire along with some cotton wool and silver birch. She used a fire lighter to make a spark and then Miss Reynolds and Miss Pell brought these round the group so we could see the sparks being made. We learned that first we have to put things like cotton wool and small sticks on the fire as these burn quickly to start it, then bigger sticks can be added. Mrs Lees had to use a special fire glove to add the sticks to the fire. We also learned that a fire needs oxygen to stay lit. We all know that only the grown ups can light a fire and we must never try to do it ourselves. While the fire was lit we learned the song Campfire's Burning and sang it together. When the fire was finished Mrs Lees showed us that is was important that lots of water is put on it to make sure it is fully out. We really enjoyed our little bonfire and Mrs Lees said that the next time she makes one we can cook on it! As part of our work on similarities and differences we have been learning about lots of different ways people celebrate. One of the children in our class celebrates Diwali so we decided to find out all about it and hold our own celebration in school. We watched some videos, looked at pictures and also listened to our class member talk and we learned that Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. During Diwali lots of people decorate their houses, make rangoli patterns, visit the Temple, get together with their families and eat lots of yummy food and share gifts. There are also lots of parades and firework displays going off. We had a go at making our own rangoli patterns, diva lamps and diwali sweets. We then had our own little celebration where we lit our candles, ate our sweets, listened to the story of Rama and Sita and watched some videos of fireworks. We really enjoyed all the activities and it was brilliant to be able to learn about the celebrations of one of our friends. |
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