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This week we have started a new topic called ‘Sparkles and Surprises’ with a focus on celebrations. We are reading the story ‘Confetti’ and learning about all of the different ways we celebrate and exploring other cultures and traditions along the way. This week we have explored the Hindu celebration of Diwali. We read the story of Rama and Sita, made our own Mehndi hand designs and also created our own Rangoli patterns by grinding salt and chalk together to make vibrant colours for our patterns. For Bonfire Night, we learned about Guy Fawkes and why we celebrate with fireworks. We participated in some traditions such as bobbing for apples and making chocolate apples. We also went on an educational visit to Manchester Runway to see the planes taking off and guessing where in the world they may be going.

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This week we have continued with our topic of ‘Sparkles and Surprises’. We learned all about Remembrance Day and made our own poppy ‘eyes of the forest’ using wool and sticks. We walked to the centotaph and placed our crosses down, holding a moment of silence whilst we thought about our brave soldiers. It was National Science Day so we became scientists in Lilac Class and made our own fireworks in a jar, using oil, water and food colouring. It was fascinating to see how the liquids reacted to each other! We have started to make our own toastier and have followed the visual recipe to be as independent as possible. On Friday, it was Children in Need and we became superheroes! We enjoyed a sensory circuit in the hall followed by activities in class including making our very own superhero juice!

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This week we have continued with our topic ‘Sparkles and Surprises’ with a focus on organising a party for an occasion. We began the week by learning about how birthdays are celebrated around the world and linked to how we celebrate them within our families. We were super surprised to see how many similarities there were! In Literacy we made lists for things we would need for a Lilac Class party then created invitations and delivered them. In D&T we made our own piñatas using the process of paper mache. We ended the week by celebrating with food and dancing in class with our friends for Silver. We had such a lovely time!