For RE today the children learnt able the Christian story of Jonah and Zacchaeus. They learnt how Zacchaeus dishonesty led him being accountable for his actions and Jesus.
We then discussed as a class times we had to be accountable for our actions.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Subtraction strategies
Today the Puffins have been using all the taught strategies of how to put subtraction into action. They have all chosen the correct method for the questions and used their knowledge to complete all the problems. I was very impressed with how most children were able to create their own number lines to support their subtracting.
Discussing our value word – Perseverance
Today Puffins have discussed how we can preserve using things in class such as editing toolkit, words on the walls, maths partner teacher etc. We then played a game of pass the hoop, in which they had to pass the hoop around the circle but they were not allowed to use their hands. The children were all fantastic at encouraging each other and persevering when it got tough. We finished circle time with the story Giraffes can’t Dance by Giles Andreae about a giraffe who couldn’t dance but preserved and in the end he could.
Video: Build up music
Today in music the Puffins were able to practise a piece of music which gradually built up quicker to improve on their pace of hitting the notes. They also explored different instruments and tune within Latin music genre.
Concentration and listening
Today before moving onto our new learning behaviours, we practiced our previous learning for behaviours ‘concentration’ and ‘listening’. To demonstrate good concentration the child had to complete some spot the difference. For listening skills the children had to guess the noise the noisy neighbours were making. Finally we played the game Miss Coghlan says.
Using glockenspiels to play a tune
Today the Puffins have learnt how to play a basic tune using the glockenspiels. They learnt about how each note sounds different starting low ranging up to high also understanding how to hold onto their beater to ensure they make the correct sound.
Continents
As part of our Geography the children have been able to identify the 7 continents using an atlas and moving on to exploring the equator and hot and cold countries around the world.
Traditional Tales
As part of our ERIC this week the Puffins have been exploring different features of traditional tales. They have done paired reading, listening to their teacher read in small groups and independent reading. The children have really enjoyed choosing their own traditional tales.
2D and 3D Shapes
The children have returned eager to learn and we have started with the topic of shape in Maths. The children have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.