Welcome back and a very Happy New Year! We hope you all had a lovely restful break and enjoyed some family time together.
When we came back to school this week, it was very exciting! The recent cold weather had left lots of snow and ice in our garden for us to explore! We had a lot of fun and some of us spent a long time trying to find ways to break into the ice. It was a tricky challenge and we loved it!
Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design
We have also started learning about a new artist called Andrew Goldsworthy. We know that he makes sculptures using lots of different natural materials. Some of his artwork even uses ice and snow so we had a go at trying to recreate some of our own artwork inspired by him. This type of work is called Land Art because it is all made from natural materials. We will update you later in the term with some more of our explorations and artwork!
Literacy
This week in Literacy, we have been learning all about the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We discovered that we had had some cheeky visitors over the holidays and the bears had snuck into our classroom! We had a lot of fun exploring the story of Goldilocks and have enjoyed retelling it in our own words. Over the next couple of weeks we will be doing lots of writing around this story so keep your eyes peeled!
How you can help at home:
* Remember to bring back your PE kit and welly boots
* Complete a ‘Wow’ card telling us something amazing that your child has done over the holidays or the last few weeks. This could be sharing their new toys, helping in the kitchen, learning a new skill such as bike riding or even helping to look after the family pet. Whatever it is, we’d love to celebrate your child by sharing this at school and proudly displaying it in our classroom. You may also wish to share this in Tapestry alongside some photographs 🙂
* Create your own piece of land art using natural materials. Please share these on Tapestry with us as we’d love to see them!