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Friday, 27 July 2012
This week's wrap up
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Ancient Greece
On Friday, we were introduced to our new inquiry topic - Ancient Greece. The children were split into 3 groups -
Boys - went to an Athenian school to learn their alphabet, some poetry and to compete in the Olympics
Girls - learnt how to take care of the household for when they had husbands and children
Slaves - a mixture of boys and girls who had to do whatever their masters told them to do
What an interesting day! There were both positive and negative comments about daily life in Ancient Greece, but most importantly, we had lots of questions we wanted answered.
Here is a wee video with some wonderful facts, and a cool tune!
Note for parents: We are in the process of making lapbooks to present all of our new learning - this is a huge task, and requires us to use a combination of known and new reading strategies to make judgements about what information we need to summarise. Most of our reading programme during Week 2, and parts of Week 3, will be based around Ancient Greece.
As always, we ask that each child reads for 15-20 minutes each night. Here are some suggestions:
Boys - went to an Athenian school to learn their alphabet, some poetry and to compete in the Olympics
Girls - learnt how to take care of the household for when they had husbands and children
Slaves - a mixture of boys and girls who had to do whatever their masters told them to do
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| The Athenian schoolboys enjoying a soak in the tubs |
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| Athenian boys getting their feet washed by slaves |
What an interesting day! There were both positive and negative comments about daily life in Ancient Greece, but most importantly, we had lots of questions we wanted answered.
Here is a wee video with some wonderful facts, and a cool tune!
Note for parents: We are in the process of making lapbooks to present all of our new learning - this is a huge task, and requires us to use a combination of known and new reading strategies to make judgements about what information we need to summarise. Most of our reading programme during Week 2, and parts of Week 3, will be based around Ancient Greece.
As always, we ask that each child reads for 15-20 minutes each night. Here are some suggestions:
- Research on Ancient Greece - children may need help with search terms if using the internet
- Bug Club - new books added today
- Library book of your child's choosing
- Browsing box book from the class - children are required to self-manage this.
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Welcome to Term 3!
Hi Room 20! It's going to be a busy term, with some very exciting topics
coming up for you. I hope you've all had a lovely break, and have managed to get a lot of rest so that you are ready to get into your learning tomorrow. I know I'm rested and ready to go!
The Olympics start on the 27th of July - a competition I will be following closely. What sports would you like to watch during the Olympic Games? Leave us a comment below to tell us (please remember to leave your name, and check your spelling and punctuation before posting).
The Olympics start on the 27th of July - a competition I will be following closely. What sports would you like to watch during the Olympic Games? Leave us a comment below to tell us (please remember to leave your name, and check your spelling and punctuation before posting).
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| The Olympic Rings - I wonder what they symbolise? |
Some (very late) snow pics!
Some pics of our snow bunnies - Kate, Zara (both with siblings) and Harriet. What huge smiles you all have!!
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