Moral conscious theme: Giving – This week we explained to the Squad that hard work does indeed pay off. We discussed how important it is to TRY before we accept a failure – we will only learn when we give it a go. Once we realise that working hard assists us in reaching our goals it will motivate us even more to do so. Grade 1 is a goal for all of our Squad at the moment and we know that they are all working hard to get there. 

Writing and Phonics: This week we went over our sight words as NO new sight words were introduced. We are nearing the end of the year and we are almost complete with our sight word pack – they are doing well with this but must continue to practice. 

We also introduced a new word family “ig”, we recapped our sound buttons, and the Squad finished a worksheet based on this. We also wrote sentences. We do encourage that your child continues to practice using the cat method this will only assist them further when they are in Grade 1. 

Mathematics: This week we completed a worksheet on counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We also had a worksheet that was based on the principle of ‘doubling’. We were pleased to see that most of the squad realised this trick and then completed the worksheet by counting in 2s. Well done! 

Creative Art: Our art this week was based on the theme and the children made a beautiful poster of a self-made bee and the words ‘bee-lieve in yourself’ written underneath. They looked lovely and we know that you are going to love it. 

We also finished up a art piece for art expo which was music based and the children used ‘scratch/magic paper’ to write music. 

Music and Cooking: For cooking the Squad made their own snack using pineapple, apple, blueberries, bananas, pringles, chocolate chips and crumpets. They were shown an example of a bee/butterfly and they had to create their very own one using those items. It is always such a joy watching them become creative by using their imaginations – this ensures that each piece is completely unique and has their flair to it. 

 FunFit Sports: No FunFit this week (public holiday). 

 Wishing you all a lovely weekend. 

Our BEEutiful Squad !

What a lovely theme, the children are so fascinated by all of the different creepy crawlies – even trying to trick their teachers by hiding some fake insects around the classroom just to hear us squirm. We have so much fun with these wonderful Squad members!

Writing and Phonics: We have been working through our ‘e’ family words and this week we covered the ‘ed’ and ‘eg’ family words. The Crew have been matching the words to their relevant pictures but initially adding their sound buttons under each letter which assists them in reading. We also wrote down sentences corresponding to these words, further reiterating the sounds and assisting with letter formation and spacing. This is easy to practice at home as we used normal lined paper, and your child will be able to draw their kitty cats down the margin. Say a few words for them (whether it be sight words or CVC words) you will be pleased to see how wonderful their writing is coming along.

We also added two new sight words, ‘day’ and ‘are’.

Maths: We have been working on our counting to and from these past few weeks. This week we completed a worksheet where the children needed to write the number that comes before, after or in-between. They did well with this, but we do ask that they practice at home. An easy way to do this is by counting for them 1,2,3 (stopping and allowing them to say the next number) and so forth. Try doing it by counting backward too. Practice makes perfect.

Life Skills: Hard work, definitely does pay off. We always explain to the Squad that we sometimes feel like giving up, but it is so important to push through that and get to the finish line because almost always we feel that it was easier than expected. We get so used to letting others do the work that we think we can’t do it. So we spent the week saying positive things like ‘I can do it’!

Art: We had so much fun this week, getting our creative juices flowing. We worked with many different materials this week, cutting, pasting, painting, colouring and drawing. The Squad made a motivational card in which they constructed their own little bee using the given cut-outs. We also completed our tree using different recycled objects to form the grass and flowers. We cannot wait for you to see their beautiful cards, bee-lieve in yourself.

 It has been a great week!

See you all next week.

Next week’s theme: Frogs, Ponds, Rivers & Dams

Our BEEutiful Squad!