Meanwhile, in mathematics, the children have continued to study shape, with greater emphasis on exploring the properties of 3D shape (faces, edges and vertices).
We continued to explore the wonderful world of African folk tales in English this week. The children read Gerald McDermott’s version of Anansi the Spider and then watched his original animation of the book which uses the graphic symbols of the Ashanti. This led us to look at the idea of ‘pourquoi’ stories, explaining how the moon came to be in the sky. We were so inspired by the Ashanti graphics that the children created their own illustrations for the story.
We are looking forward to the Christmas Merrie next week which should get us completely into the Christmas spirit… Have a wonderful weekend.
