TERM 4 WEEK 1
TERM 4 WEEK 1
How are we already in Term 4? Please time, slow down, you are going too fast.
(and we are having so much fun with our learning).
The great excitement this week was all about Holi.
On Monday in our RE lesson we learnt about and discussed the Hindu festival of Holi. Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the “Festival of Love”, the “Festival of Colours”, and the “Festival of Spring”. The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil. Holi also celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love and for many, it is a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
On Tuesday, all our Holi learning was brought to life. Kalpesh introduced himself and introduced us to some traditional Indian Dance. We were having a great time. All was going well.
And then in the afternoon, we stepped it up a gear and things were now super exciting. We danced, we smiled, we shared love and friendship - all the amazing things that Holi encourages and signifies.
Tuesday was certainly one of the highlights of our year so far. We were certainly living life in all its fullness.
On Wednesday, we headed out into the village in search of signs of Spring. We took our time to look at the plant and wildlife in the village and had lots of discussions about the ducks, the bug hotel and its many residents, the buds on the bushes and daffodils - yes, we could say with confidence that Spring is almost here.
In Maths this week the children started to think about mass and weighing. They used balance scales to compare the mass of different objects. The side of the scales with the heavier object when down and the side of the scales with the lighter object went up. We talked about how they knew if an object was heavier or lighter and the used the vocabulary "lower" and "higher" to describe the position of the balance scales. The heavier object is "lower" on the balance scale and the lighter object is "higher" on the balance scale.
We also revisited 'subitising', recognising an amount without counting. We played a matching Bingo game, rolling the dice and seeing if they had that amount on their Bingo board. It was quite fast as there was no counting involved.
On Phonics, we were playing a matching game using all our Phase 2 and Phase 3 knowledge. Please keep supporting this lerning at home with the speedy sounds and reading.
In Art, the children started to think about the festival of the Chinese New Year. Linked with this the children made their own puppet dragons. They had some imaginative ideas, especially when they wanted to play with the dragons after they had made them! They used lots of skills such as cutting and sticking and folding paper. They are doing extremely well using a pair of scissors!
We finished the week off with some learning that is close to my heart - St. David's Day which is of course on Sunday. We learnt a little bit about St. David himself and we watched a short video of some children in Wales celebrating St. David's day, they were wearing traditional Welsh costumes, preparing for the day by taking part in an Eisteddfod, making Welsh cakes and eating cawl. At home time, every Robin was offered a Welsh cake, a daffodil and a Welsh flag to take home to remind them of their learning.
What a busy week we have had and next week will be another busy week too. We have the Hungerford Community Group coming in to support us with our cooking lesson on Wednesday, World Book Day on Thursday and non uniform on Friday.
Have a great weekend and see you all on Monday