Dear
Edgerley parents,
We
have had another jam packed week this week with lots of investigations into the
mini beasts in our garden. Lead by Lotti and Olivia we scavenged around all the
hiding spaces in the garden to find slaters and caterpillars. We also continued
on with our giant game of snail pace race on our block mat. Will P gathered a
group of children to work out how to create a large dice. We realised that we
need six squares.
A
dice is a cube, it has six sides - Isaac S
It
needs to be folded, you need six squares - Nicholas Y
As a
large group we created a template of six squares to make a giant cube.
It
looks like a rocket - Will P
Or a
sword - Will A
If
you put a square in the middle and four triangles on the sides it will make a
pyramid - Nicholas Y
We
experimented with large paper, trying to make 3D shapes
The
triangles look like a tent! - Olivia
I
did two shapes, that’s what I did and now it’s a bridge - Ed
Thursday
children continued on with practice for our dancify concert next week and
learned two new dance moves called ‘Throw the Cake’ and “I Really Need to go to
the Toilet’! It’s looking good and our showcase promises to be fun. Please join
us next Thursday on the 21st September at 11.30am if you are able.
We
continued to explore the idea of symmetry, attempting to make our own bodies
symmetrical and asymmetrical.
We used mirrors and pictures to see how two
halves make a whole. We also added more details to our map of the world,
thinking about the animals that we knew that came from specific habitats.
We
would like to ask parents to help us out by ensuring your child only brings
show and tell on their allocated show and tell day. This is to ensure that your
child has a receptive and supportive audience to share with. Can we also
encourage families to dissuade children from bringing sleep or snuggle toys. We
do not sleep during the day and so they are not needed but children can become
upset it they are removed from their locker or lost by other inquisitive
children.
Have
a wonderful weekend
Mel,
Emma and Chris
