In case you were wondering...

I am sure you have heard all about our exciting castle project, but just in case you were wondering why your child has been coming home covered in paint, here's why:

Through our research, the children found out that many castles seem to be grey in colour. In order to make grey paint, they worked hard to combine black and white watercolour paints, so that the whole castle would be consistent in colouring. Through this experimentation, they understood that adding black made the mixture darker and white could lighten it.

Patterning

The children have become quite the pattern experts! They have been working on extending and creating patterns using a variety of objects in the classroom, as well as identifying patterns around them (on clothing, in books, in architecture, in nature). 

Here are just a few of the many patterns created by the children:

At home: Patterns can be found everywhere and created anywhere. Encourage your child to identify patterns they see while walking to and from school (e.g. the layout of bricks, line patterns on leaves).
Create patterns with your child at home using common objects (e.g. lay out forks and spoons in a variety of patterns: AB/fork spoon, ABC/fork spoon plate, AABB/fork fork spoon spoon, AAB/fork fork spoon, ABB/fork spoon spoon)

Welcome to Room 114

Thank you for visiting our new blog. Here, you will find class highlights, along with examples of ways you can continue your child's learning at home. 

Please feel free to drop by our classroom to learn more about the exciting opportunities your child is engaged in at school.