Aistear
We have been very
busy visiting lots of different countries:
England – We constructed
crowns and royal guards in art. In reading and writing we wrote a letter to the
queen. In small world we constructed lots of sights around England and in home
corner we pretended to visit the sights and learn more about them.
France- Then we
headed off to France and in art we constructed an Eiffel Tower, a French Flag
and a French man. In reading and writing we made & wrote postcards from our
visit to France. In small world we constructed lots of bakeries, the Eiffel
Tower and Euro Disney and in home corner we pretended to visit the sights and
learn more about them.
Australia/New
Zealand- In art the children tried to replicate the dot paintings that the
Aboriginal people created. In reading/writing the children drew sights/animals
you would see in Australia/New Zealand. In small world the children constructed
fantastic versions of Ayres Rock, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the great
Barrier Reef. In addition we were very excited to welcome Emma's Mum who is from Australia to tell us all about life in Australia.
Due to the
official opening ceremony we didn’t get to start the America theme, but we will
be going to America in May.
Also when we came
back from Easter we had two days before our new theme kicked in for Aistear so
we learned about Spring through Aistear.
We painted beautiful Spring Flowers, created Spring farms on small
world, wrote a Spring poem on reading and writing and acted out the story of
Come On Daisy on home corner.
Write a Book.
The senior infants
entered the write a book competition and wrote beautiful books about the
seasons. The person who corrected our books said the standard was very high.
William, Emma & Ellen all received highly commended and Layla won the merit
award. Well done to everyone.
Opening Ceremony
It was amazing to
be part of such a wonderful official opening ceremony. The infants performed “This
little light of mine” beautifully and some infant children had a chance to be
part of the ceremony. We were all very proud to be students of St. Saviour’s
NS.
