In the Classrooms

Langley
The Langley children have continued their inquiry into our unit, Brilliant Brains and Bodies through their exploration of the medical kit. The children have been engaged in role play with sick babies, children and teachers!
Kristian was very concerned about Miss Kerry,
“Ear it sore” he said,
“I check this one checka, checka, checka” he added as he peered into Miss Kerry’s ear with his otoscope,
“all better” he said as he finished checking Miss Kerry.
Archie and William came over to see if Miss Kerry was alright also,
“That’s an arm pressure” Archie explained as he held the toy syringe up to Miss Kerry’s arm. He then carefully held the stethoscope up to Miss Kerry’s chest,
“I can hear your bones” he said. William wanted to confirm the diagnosis and held the stethoscope on Miss Kerry also,
“What can you hear?” asked Miss Kerry,
“I hear baby Jessica” he said excitedly.
We have also begun to explore our facial features and have started to discuss our use of senses. Raphael was explaining to the other children how you hear, “it (the noise) goes into your ears, into your tummy and your legs and into your shoes”!!
Kind regards,
Jess, Kerry, Hayley and Pippa

Mead
What a busy body week the Mead children have had! The children have been fascinated with what their bodies can do. They have rolled, stood on one foot, we have sung 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' and done the 'Hokey Pokey'! Some children even discovered they could make letters with their bodies. However perhaps of greatest interest this week was when Hannah showed her 'blue bits' in her wrist for 'Show and Tell'. This generated much discussion and research into what the blue bits in your wrist are?

"The blue bits they are actually..........." Hannah began, unsure.
"Your blue bits are bigger than mine" said Charlie to the teacher, observing her wrist.
"The blue bits go up and down" Gabe observed, looking at his own wrist.

We discovered that our 'blue bits' are linked to our heart through much research together! We learnt that the heart is a muscle and is like a bike pump. But it doesn't pump air through us, like a bike pump - it pumps BLOOD!

"I have a heart" said Gabe.
"If we didn't we would die" said Jack O.
"If you hurt your knee you get blood" Erin contributed.
"A heart pumps blood" Gabe confirmed to everyone.
"But how does your blood stay in?" asked Oliver.
"Your skin" Jack O told Oliver.
"If you have blood you will be hurting and get a bandaid" Gabe said.
"Yes, the heart makes your blood" Erin added.
"It pumps blood in your body" Jack O seconded.
"And the blue bits are veins" Hannah concluded.

Best wishes,
Emma M, Susan and Emma G

Cooper
In Cooper this week we began an exploration of what hands can do, which was partly inspired by the children’s fascination with scissors and cutting. We read non-fiction books about hands and talked about the different things we could do with our hands. Using brightly coloured paints, the children made hand prints and enjoyed the sensation of brushing paint on to their and their friends’ hands. The cutting also continued with the children cutting a variety of materials, persevering and practising their skills. Some of the children described how their hands made the scissors work…
“You go like this and then we just cut” explained Olivia.
“Like this” said Priyanka snipping her fingers together to show us.
“Like that you put two fingers in it” Alyssa demonstrated how to hold the scissors.
The intense looks of concentration on the children’s faces were delightful as they practised and developed their scissor skills.
Kind regards,
Ali and Rosalie

Chapple
We have discovered the bones in our bodies this week! The children (and the teachers) have learnt some of the Latin names for our bones, we have been putting a skeleton together in our classroom, singing 'Dem Bones' and have you met George the skeleton? Please introduce yourself next time you come in, he is very friendly and loves a chat!
The children have also been interested in exercise and the effects it has on our bodies. We made great use of the beautiful weather earlier during the week and have been exercising during our outside time. Here are some of the children's thoughts on the topic...
Exercise makes you really strong – Sam
Swinging, climbing and running – Daniel H

Jumping in the mud – Nathaniel

We get energy from food and drinks – Jesse

I was sweaty – Zachary

We do fast breaths – Daniel
Enjoy the weekend, - maybe you can exercise together out in the sunshine or discover some bones at the museum!
Warm wishes,
Suria, Sinead and Sue

Edgerley
We continued to explore our skeleton this week, even making our own 3D puzzle. We welcomed Mrs Tiller into our room and were thrilled to discover that she was the perfect addition to Edgerley.
After discussing what is on, both the inside and the outside of our bodies, with Mrs Cooper we began to explore the attributes of our faces using collage materials, we discovered all sorts of places on our faces that we hadn’t thought about before, forehead, cheeks, earlobes, pupils and even teeth. Come into our classroom and see our faces on the wall,
We began to explore the different ways our eyes can see, using different things to change our vision. We had great fun with magnifying glasses and even recorded what we could see with a camera, Ajeet enjoyed taking lots of pictures!
”These are called eye spies” said Erin, describing the magnifying glasses
We will explore cellophane next week and see if we can record the difference in what we see.
See you next week
Mel, Susan, Pip and Rachel