We've been 'Jolly Posting'!

We have had an excellent week building our class post office and post box, reading The Jolly Postman, matching letters to the right door numbers on the playground and writing letters to each other!

On Wednesday we went on a walk to post our letters. We were very excited when the postman strolled across the playground to deliver them to us today!

We're shaping up our 3D shape knowledge in Willow!

This week in Willow we have been learning about the names of 3D shapes and describing them using some good Maths language. Today we used the Polydroid to make a cuboid 'Post box' for our Post office. We are going to cover it with red paper ready to put any christmas cards in that the children may write.

We also tried to mould some 3D shapes with the playdough and build them from the clixi and polydron.

This week we are going to look out for 3D shapes that we see around us, we've already spotted that the cupboard is a cuboid shape, a toilet roll is like a cylinder and a ball is a sphere. Post a comment on here if you notice any other objects that are like the 3D shapes we have learnt.

Celebrating Diwali in Willow Class!

Last week we looked at the 'Hindu' festival of Diwali. We are having lots of fun;-

making Diwali cards, role playing the Diwali - Rama and Sita story,

making powder paint and chalk rangoli's

Making Mendhi - (Henna) hand patterns,

and making our own 'diva' candle holders.

If you want to know more about Diwali you can watch the clip below and find out all about it!

Diwali Celebration - Cbeebies

Back to School With a BANG!!!

WOW Willow Class! You have really come back to school ready to 'rocket' this term!
Well done to all those children that remembered their new table groups this morning! 
A huge well done to the very grown up children that said their 'goodbyes' at the door to their grown ups and came in and sorted their belongings by themselves. You are real 'Superstar Sparklers' Willow Class!!!

You might have guessed already that our theme this week has been 'Bonfire night'. We have had loads of fun making posters for our pretend 'Bonfire Party', pastelling and splatter painting 'Bonfire' scenes and building some fabulous bonfires!

Keep up the good work Willow Class!