Have a fantastic holiday everyone. 

Absolute last chance to book for a Kids Up Front. ONE slot left. See the Kids Up Front tab above.

Please check your child's blue folder as well as their bag for any roaming notices. 
Particularly this one 

Some children asked for copies of maths game for the holidays, others brought home writing paper. None of this is compulsory. Family time, playdates, conversation and creativity would be top of my list of holiday learning.
If your child makes a holiday journal on book creator and says they know how to save it as a video and send it to me this is true ! I'm more than happy to receive such an email. 

Holiday scavenger hunt - the class has an opportunity to share their holiday with friends after the holidays. On the first Monday back we use this scavenger hunt to spark discussion.

Mrs Bolin has been a welcome addition to our classroom. Thank you to those who have made her feel so welcome. 

Ask your child what they are doing in this photo.

Expert books are coming along very well. Ask your child what stage they are at in the process.
What are they most proud of in their Expert Book writing ?
What improvements have they seen in their writing recently?

To add some magic to being an author we created little offices around the room.

Thank you Annika for teaching us all about Birds of India for Kids Up Front. Ask your child what the bird of India is? You should find one in your child's bag.

I'm getting some amazing feedback on children controlling and sharing emotions. I am finding children who can not only talk through their feelings, but are also looking at issues from more than one point of view.
Ask your child when they have been a good listener this week.
Ask your child when they have looked at a situation ( such as an issue with friends) from more than one point of view.
Ask your child if they feel proud of the way they react to negative situations? What strategies do they use to overcome these?

Ask your child what was written on the gratitude tree.

Ask your child about their post-it notes on this board
Ask your child what Avanya and Yash are doing in this photo.

Happy Lodge- The children are becoming very proficient interviewers. They are asking additional questions to try to extract deep answers from their elderly friends. Ask your child the most interesting story they heard this week at Happy Lodge. Ask your child how they get deeper answers from their elderly. Ask your child what stage they are at in their BOOK CREATOR Memory Book.

 
Easter hunt - Thank you to Lucas and his family for providing us with an Easter Egg Hunt in class. 1 Egg is still hidden !  Ask your child why we have Eggs at Easter time.

In maths we have been focusing on odd and even numbers as well as Patterning. Ask your child what is happening in these photos.  You could try this at home on PhotoBOOTH

We integrated Art and Maths this week