Moral conscious theme: Concept of an apology & Love Tanks – We explained to the Squad that it is important to apologise even when we didn’t purposely hurt someone else. We must try and understand how another person feels and ask ourselves would we want an apology had something similar happen to us. Everyone makes mistakes however we need to take accountability for our actions as there are consequences. We also explained to the Squad that we each have a love tank, when we compliment someone will fill their tank and when we are mean or nasty we empty their tanks – we asked them to think of one act of kindness that they could do this week to fill someone’s tank.  

Writing and Phonics:  The  Squad worked hard on remembering and reading their new sights words “Look” “at” “me” “in”. We also practiced letter formations “g”,” h”, and “I” and “j” “k” and “l” in our workbooks, followed by independently writing your own name, well tried Squad! We have been focusing on letter sounds and names because this is important for the beginning stages of reading.  

Mathematics: This week we did a fun worksheet where the Squad had match the object with the corresponding 3D shape,, they grasped this concept well and we are so proud! We also practiced counting to 30 and backwards from 30. We have also been singing our shape song – ask them all about it at home. Addition is a tricky concept to grasp, however we are pleased that the Squad have been working on this and they are able to add to 10 with ease.  

Cooking: For our cooking class, the Squad made their parents snacks for the Parent Information Meeting. They sliced up gherkins, tomato’s and cheese on skewers. Yum! We went over kitchen rules relating to our theme Health and Hygiene such as always washing hands before working with food, checking expiry dates on items, not eating raw chicken or pork, keeping food it the fridge, and always keeping the kitchen space clean. We also made Valentine’s Day cookies! They are delicious! 

Creative Art: The Squad enjoyed making “germ monsters” for their art activity. They used different materials and textures. They then stuck googly eyes, hehe these made us all giggle! We created such a special Valentines Day art piece for the Squad to take home this week and we hope that you love it just as much as we do.  

Our Squad!