Autumn Term 2 - Festivities
This term the children will spend time exploring and talking about traditions and customs that are relevant to their family, such as birthdays, bonfire night and Christmas. We also introduce the Hindu festival of Diwali - the festival of light. Children explore this festival through learning the story and creating a dramatic shadow puppet theatre show for their friends and teachers!
We continue to learn phonics through Little Wandle, and maths through White Rose Maths.
Our Maths KIRF this term is: To say the numbers in order to 10.
Little Oaks remembered those lost and created poppy artwork with the rest of the school.
The class also create diwas (candle holders) from clay and learn about 2D and 3D shapes by making firework rockets! The children also spend more time in the conservation area as a bonfire night tradition - toasting marshmallows around the fire pit - yum!
We really enjoyed our 'Dance' unit in PE this term and worked very hard on our country dancing together. Do check out our video below. The music made us want to clap our hands and dance!
Then the Christmas festivities began with nativity practice, Christmas dinner, Christmas party and Christmas jumpers!
Check out some of our brilliant books for this term in the photos below...
We learnt about the Hindu, or Sanātana Dharma festival called Diwali.
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We put on a shadow puppet show to retell the story of Rama and Sita.
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Some of us provided the soundtrack.
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Check out the link below to see a shadow puppet version of the story.
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We LOVED our Nativity performance!
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Wonderful singing from our angels.
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The animals went to see baby Jesus in the stable.
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The angels told the shepherds the good news!
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We will be trying to find our own monster in Little Oaks too!
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Will the Wild Things let Max go home?
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The skeleton family have fun trying to scare people.
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We went on a hunt for a particular shape...
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Can you guess which shape it was?
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Here is a clue...
it has no corners...
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it has no corners...
It has 1 round side...
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Our firepit. We toasted marshmallows and sang some great campfire songs.
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