Beoley First School

January 24th

Yesterday and today we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. This year it is the year of the dragon!

In early years we listened to the story about how the Jade Emperor named the years after inviting all the animals to take part in a race. The Rat won, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster and pig. You can find out which sign you were born under by clicking the links below.

 Kung Hei Fat Choy                     Kung Hei Fat Choy!            Kung Hei Fat Choy!

We had a fantastic time cooking and creating decorations and dragons. We also explored our senses by taking part in a taste challenge and smelling pot sensation. Most of us like the flavour of the garlic and curry. Our sense of smell was very different and we all liked something very different.

January 20th 

This week we have been finding out about polar bears.  Did you know polar bears have a thick layer of fat called blubber. They also have black skin and a black tongue.

We found a brilliant song to help us learn about the arctic and antarctic. Click on the link below.

January 13th

A Frosty Day

Today we had a wonderful frost and so we put on our coats, hats and gloves and went into the playground to explore.

We noticed how the new stage sparkled like glitter in the sunshine. We touched the frost and smelt it! When we looked carefully we could see little spikes and prickles.

They looked like tiny swords!

We had great fun exploring the school grounds and describing what we could see and how it felt. We listened hard for scrunching, cracking noises as we walked on the grass.

Aiden found a lovely leaf covered in frost, it looked like magic fairy dust had been sprinkled on it.

Chinese Role Play

Thank you to everyone who sent in resources for our Chinese Takeaway 'Chinese Wok'.

We are now open and have had great fun exploring the different cooking equipment and ingredients. Our customers have been

sampling the delights of the takeaway and even eating in the restaurant. The staff are pleasant and well mannered.

We are looking forward to actually making a variety of Chinese dishes during Chinese New Year.

Spring 2012

Happy New Year!!

This term our topics include exploring the winter in this country and the effects it has on the  animals. We are also going to be looking at the polar regions and the animals that live there.

We are looking forward to lots of experiments and creative tasks.

Muddy Mondays could also be interesting as the temperature drops and (we hope) it snows!!!

Monday 23rd January is Chinese New Year and we will be joining Maple and Laurel class to celebrate in style.