It has been a fantastic week in 1MD. Children have learnt about time connectives and how to use them to structure their writing. Each child wrote a recount about our trip to the mosque and then applied this knowledge to write another recount of our trip to the local church on Wednesday.
The vicar showed us around All Saints, telling us about how the building was rebuilt from the fire, the key things in a church (the font, alter and lecturn) and about the many people that form the church community.
We compared this knowledge to the information we learnt about the mosque.
In maths, the children have been using a new piece of equipment called dienes that can be used to build 2 digit and 3 digit numbers. This forms part of our learning this year looking at place value. We also revisited 2D shapes to review our knowledge. Children had to describe a shape using specific key vocabulary.
In art, we have looked at some Islamic patterns, inspired by our time at the mosque and children designed and created mini prayer mats which will be displayed in the classroom this week.
Finally, on Friday, the children of 1MD took up the challenge of raising money for Children in Need. Thank you to all who battled the horrible, wet weather and came dressed as their favourite super hero. Unfortunately I did not manage to catch a photo of the costumes but I have to say they were fantastic!
Thank you to all parents who returned the trip letters for this Wednesday’s theatre visit. All parents who said they were available to help will have their names put into a hat on Monday morning and I will be informing the volunteers required by the end of the day.
As you may have seen another trip letter was given out on Friday for a visit to the cinema in Brixton which will take place in December. This is a great way to celebrate all the effort children have shown towards their learning throughout the term.
Have a great weekend, see you all on Monday.
Miss Dampier
1MD's Learning Journey 