Our first topic is ‘Kindness’. We focused on learning different ways of being kind. We shared some tokens of kindness with our friends and made salt dough, kindness hearts and cards for each other.
We sang a beautiful song called ‘Kindness, Kindness’. We used heart shape cutters with playdough, whilst talking about the importance of being kind and some of the children took turns to share stories with each other.
We then went on to learn all about space through our story of the week, ‘Whatever Next’. We learnt about astronauts and what their job entails. We looked at the planets and the moon. The children made rocket using junk modelling materials. We spoke about the different features of the rocket and looked at a journey to the moon.
As we continue through the week, we will be looking at the story, ‘The Little Yellow Digger’ and all about construction.
By Hawa Mahomed
Nursery Clown Fish Class Teacher
Storytelling is at the heart of everything we do, and it extends far beyond literacy. It is transdisciplinary, meaning children naturally integrate their knowledge of phonics into storytelling, create maths stories, and weave in elements of science, curiosity, and their understanding of the world.
This term, Year 2 have been learning about many interesting people in our ‘What makes someone inspirational?' Topic. They have explored space pioneers, technology forerunners, civil right activists, inventors and many other inspiring individuals.
Edarabia had the opportunity to interview Joanne Prabhu, the Principal of The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun. Joanne is passionate about providing students with a world-class education that prepares them for success in the 21st century. In this interview, Joanne shares her insights on the school's plans for the future, the importance of student wellbeing, and the challenges facing education in the coming years.
