This week has been our first full week in school as a class, we are still missing some friends but will hopefully see them soon. The children have had SUCH a busy wee of learning and fun activities!
They have been working on number songs and Pirate patterns on flags, free painting to make lovely thank you cards for our friends that donated money to school and what a messy bunch of artists we have!
The children are working on a Pirate theme this half term and they have practiced their fine motor cutting and mark making skills by making a giant Pirate treasure map! There were sharks and islands and lots of lovely colours and lines on it. They also learned about the Pirate Blackbeard and made an ‘old’ Pirate map by painting with tea and coffee. the children loved this and the smells and tastes of the tea and coffee. The paper has now dried and looks very old! Ready for next week to make their own treasure maps.
Blackbeard left the children a treasure map on our day in the Yurt and they had to follow it to find shapes leading to a treasure of chocolate coins hidden in the Yurt! In the Yurt they toasted marshmallows on the fire and in the afternoon they snuggled up and watched Peter Pan. Captain Hook is so mean!
Other activities have been looking at Kente cloth, trying on wigs for our Sonya Boyce based Art Display for Black History Month and they have also made a Pirate Smoothie with the ingredients of spinach, banana and melon! The children have been working on recognising their names and they are beginning to achieve this. We are so proud of them!
Today the children have been to the mud kitchen. They love this time on a Friday!
Such a busy week!
Oh and we had PE outside!! Phew, we need a rest over the weekend!
Happy Friday!
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