This week we've been learning about the capital city of China - Beijing! We've learned about it's population, currency and looked at lots of pictures. Then we made our own Beijing skyline. First we painted the sky, then we made buildings using black paper and oil pastels, then we put them all together. We hope you like our work!

This month in the Chestnut Class we are learning all about China! We read the story 'Lin Yi's Lantern' last week and today we made our own lanterns! We folded and cut the card ourselves, and then decorated them with crayons and glitter!

I've put together this short video to show some of what we got up to on Friday at Causey Farm. I hope all the children had a great day out at the farm!

Well done to our Green Table who got the most points this week! A big congratulations to our Handwriting Award winner also! 

Today the Chestnut Class did a spirited performance of the classic tune 'The Wheels on the Bus'. We also got to show off our bus that we made during the week!

This month Ash Class will learn about Mongolia as part of Intercultural May. We have lots of activities planned including artwork, music, dance and stories. Today we had a presentation (see below) where we were introduced to the country. Our teachers told us some interesting facts like Ireland would fit into Mongolia 22 times! Later this month we hope to connect with a school in Mongolia via zoom. We are also hoping to learn a dance and some rhymes in Mongolian to perform. 
Today we also looked at the Mongolian flag; it's colours, shapes and the symbols on the flag and what they represent. We spent some time colouring in the flag for display in the classroom. 
We listened to rhymes and dances from Mongolia which we loved. Before home time our ANA Chimgee who is from Mongolia read us a Mongolian story about a bear who got lost in the shop. We talked about times when we have been lost and what to do if we do get lost. 
Information linked below for you to enjoy listening to and dancing at home. Stay tuned on our page for more exciting things to come this month. 

As part of our Autism Awareness Week in PETNS, today we dressed up to show off some of our interests in the Chestnut Class! We had everything from doctors and pilots, to superheroes and princesses! We had a great time talking about how we all enjoy different things and showing off our costumes!