In Denmark class we have been thinking about how we are all different and all special. We thought about our unique selves and looked at mirrors to closely study our features. The children made remarks such as “I have green eyes” and “I have light brown hair”. The children drew self portraits, thinking carefully about the features that made them unique. 

We then thought about other ways in which we are all different and unique. We considered our personalities, skills, likes and dislikes with children remarking 

“I am good at running.”

“I am creative.”

“I like pizza.”

“I don’t like tarantulas.”

We concluded that it was a really good thing that we are all different and that we each had many skills and qualities that made us special. Well done Denmark Class!

This half term we are focusing on the skill of ‘drawing’.  We have been learning what drawing means and how we can use different pressure to create different marks on our paper.  We have been using drawing pencils and charcoal to create different lines.  We discovered that you can rub your pencil line to create a blurred look.  This is called smudging.  We also experimented with drawing on top of different textures to see if that would change the look of our pencil or charcoal lines.

Having fun and being creative was the focus for this week.  The children have really enjoyed exploring their surrounds, making new friends and creating wonderful play stories together.  We have had lots of opportunities to go and explore our newly developed outside area and we even took our musical maths outside.  What a great week we have had back at school and we cannot wait to see what other wonderful learning opportunities will come next!