https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019 Let’s see how the Struben House children have been engaging with their learning. en-us 2019-04-19 15:00:53 UTC 2023-01-30 06:15:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353282299 Easter egg hunting made our day. Happy Easter from Year 2V!]]> 2019-04-23 08:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353282299 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353294356 Happy Easter Love from all of us in Reception M.]]> 2019-04-23 09:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353294356 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353295089 The Nursery children painted boiled eggs with food colouring, then at snack time peeled them all on their own and ate them! The colours had gone through the shell and their eggs looked beautiful!]]> 2019-04-23 09:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353295089 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353307009 We had so much fun hunting for and eating our marshmallow eggs...Happy Easter from the Nursery F class!]]> 2019-04-23 11:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353307009 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353315944 What a thrilling morning we had hunting for Easter eggs! We were so excited to hear the Easter Bunny had left us some eggs and it was such fun finding them! ]]> 2019-04-23 11:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353315944 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353322456 A hoppy Easter and Chag Pesach Sameach to you all! We had such an exciting morning! Wishing you all a magnificent long weekend...]]> 2019-04-23 12:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353322456 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353325985 We learnt all about the butterfly's life cycle this week!  We used playdough to sculpt the stages from egg to butterfly. Do you know that butterflies cannot fly when they are cold? The chilly weather has made some of us want to climb into a warm pupa too!]]> 2019-04-23 12:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353325985 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353434528 We went on an outing to Butterfly 🦋 World! Not only did we see a great many exquisite butterflies but many other curious creatures as well. From pythons and blue tongued lizards to hedgehogs and owls! We had the best time learning lots of new things about our world.]]> 2019-04-23 16:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353434528 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353874010 It’s Moon Week in Reception and we’ve been learning a lot about our natural satellite! We learned how craters are made and then tried making our own using different materials and ‘moon surfaces.’ It was interesting to see how the craters form and what makes them deeper or larger. ]]> 2019-04-24 18:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/353874010 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354041153 What fun we had playing our rounding off to the nearest 10 board game. Congratulations to Megan, you are our champion!]]> 2019-04-25 09:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354041153 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354041624 These year 2’s will never be late, they are super at telling the time. Well done!]]> 2019-04-25 09:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354041624 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354074387 The Nursery children learnt about pets and had a visit from Miss Crawford’s parents dog, Flicka. They learnt that a pet needs food, water, shelter, exercise and lots of love and attention!]]> 2019-04-25 12:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354074387 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354078724 We learnt all about the moon this week, including craters and how they are formed.  We decided to try a few experiments to decide which craters would be the biggest.  While discussing the weather on the moon we have also conducted an experiment with a foot print, both on the moon and off...... Tomorrow we will tally our results to see if there was any difference. If you are confused, please ask us more.  ]]> 2019-04-25 12:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354078724 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354082498 2 weeks ago during our 'Roots and Shoots' theme we planted 4 beans in some cotton wool. And just look at them! We can't believe how much they have grown! ]]> 2019-04-25 12:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354082498 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354084570 The Great Build Off is coming... We've planned, and collected building materials. 
Will our houses withstand the gale force huff of the Big Bad Wolf?]]> 2019-04-25 12:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354084570 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354377048 Big Walk 2019!!! Congratulations to all the Year 2V students, YOU DID IT!!!]]> 2019-04-26 08:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354377048 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354377194 Ice lollies and oranges for our super effort! ]]> 2019-04-26 08:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354377194 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354377416 Champions 🏆]]> 2019-04-26 08:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354377416 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354382506 This class very enthusiastically completed the Big Walk and still seem to have plenty of energy left! (They vote for a Big Run in 2020😳)]]> 2019-04-26 08:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354382506 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354411752 What a wonderful morning we had on the Big Walk! We walked, jogged, rolled and ‘wheelbarrowed’ our way to the end and some cooling ice lollies. Thank you to the PTA for organising all the fun.]]> 2019-04-26 11:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354411752 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354412405 BIG WALKING! We had so much fun! Thank you to everyone who helped with organising such a great event!]]> 2019-04-26 11:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354412405 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354412826 The Great Build Off was a HUGE success... The wolf is visiting us on Monday....]]> 2019-04-26 11:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354412826 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354413139 We LOVED building today...]]> 2019-04-26 11:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354413139 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354413644 Daniel is all built out.. we worked so hard on our houses. We are SO excited for Monday to test our handiwork!!]]> 2019-04-26 11:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/354413644 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/355394211 Some final touches are being made. They had great fun thinking, planning, organising and building their houses. ]]> 2019-04-30 12:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/355394211 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/355395591 Waterproof and windproof! Well done to all the groups. I am very proud of these durable houses. ]]> 2019-04-30 12:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/355395591 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/355462323 Leo worked incredibly hard to build this model of our Solar System! How amazing! 🌌]]> 2019-04-30 14:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/355462323 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356115638 Windy Autumn fun on the playground today! 🍃]]> 2019-05-02 09:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356115638 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356124391 We have been learning about estimating this week. We had to make an educated guess about how many of our blocks would fill a given shape and then check to see how close our estimation was. Here we have Lyra, Nuhaa and Nufael showing off their skills!]]> 2019-05-02 09:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356124391 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356168765 We visited the Planetarium today and it was 'Out of this world!'  Well done to the class for being such great explorers and for taking in all of the new facts.  It was a great day out.]]> 2019-05-02 12:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356168765 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356203527 What a fun morning we had at the Planetarium watching Tycho to the Moon! We had a blast 🚀]]> 2019-05-02 13:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356203527 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356245368 We survived the gale force wolf breath!! ]]> 2019-05-02 15:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356245368 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356245851 2019-05-02 15:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356245851 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356246168 2019-05-02 15:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356246168 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356246677 2019-05-02 15:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356246677 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356247113 2019-05-02 15:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356247113 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356248053 2019-05-02 15:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356248053 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356336767 Logan had a great time playing in a very windy playground today!]]> 2019-05-02 17:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/356336767 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/357541658 Florence Nightingale came to visit us today and we got to practice our interview skills. We’re looking forward to our own role play when we’ll work in groups to interview a Florence of our own! (Thanks to Ruby for being our photographer!)]]> 2019-05-07 10:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/357541658 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/357543001 Loving our interview preparation! We’re so engaged in making it authentic - our historical knowledge is fabulous!]]> 2019-05-07 10:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/357543001 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358340174 For Art we took inspiration from Eric Carle’s illustrations and turned ourselves into exquisite butterflies. We started by making a ‘paper bank’ which involved us painting sheets of paper in different colours and then giving them texture by etching them with various objects (forks,sticks,sponges, etc.) and once they were dry we cut the shapes we needed from them to create our landscape and wings. Final products to be displayed soon...]]> 2019-05-09 06:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358340174 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358375702 We worked together to create a butterfly wall mural for our classroom. We focussed on making it symmetrical by creating matching designs of our choice, one for each wing. Teamwork is tough sometimes; especially when our classmates don't do things the way we want them to! That is all part of the learning though. And what fun we had!]]> 2019-05-09 08:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358375702 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358420348 We have enjoyed getting new friends in our school and in our class. We have all been playing so nicely together today, especially showing them around our playground.]]> 2019-05-09 12:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358420348 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358556527 We learned the Impy Ink sound in Nursery F this week. After watching a video of how to write Impy Ink the learners tried to do it themselves on whiteboards. Our Impy Inks are iiiiincredible! ]]> 2019-05-09 16:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358556527 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358831546 We have been learning all about bees & butterflies and how they travel from flower to flower as they pollinate. Today we made flowers out of cups, paper and pipe cleaners. We also labelled the different parts of the flower and made sure to give our flower some sturdy roots! We loved this creative activity, plenty of room to experiment with the different materials!]]> 2019-05-10 11:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358831546 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358910440 We had an interesting visitor in class today. What a treat seeing such a magnificent mini beast up close. The very hungry caterpillar truly is beautiful.  Thank you for an informative show and tell!]]> 2019-05-10 15:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/358910440 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/359175074 Just like the 1Ws we too have been learning about the role insects play in pollination. We had fun learning all about the parts of a flower. We designed our very own exquisite flowers and labeled the parts we had learnt about. We then put those designing skills to the test and designed flowers for our very special Moms ❤️.]]> 2019-05-12 06:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/359175074 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/359545971 We made 'Season Jars' today. Each jar contained something which we felt could be a clue as to which season it represents. In Summer you could find some beach sand, Winter some rain clouds or snowflakes, Autumn had some red leaves and then Spring had a lovely colourful flower. Everyone had fun and took part enthusiastically like eager Scientists. ]]> 2019-05-13 15:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/359545971 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360059198 Today we tried some ‘seed addition!’ We rolled a dice to choose numbers and used seeds to help us add them together. It seems it’s not only seeds who grow and blossom - our Reception children are showing amazing growth in their numeracy 🌱 ]]> 2019-05-14 18:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360059198 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360248348 The Nursery children had so much fun playing in the tent outside!]]> 2019-05-15 09:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360248348 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360274317 We used shaving foam to help us practice our handwriting and spelling words today. A fantastic sensory experience!]]> 2019-05-15 10:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360274317 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360726571 We are an awesome community! We managed to get enough marbles in our community jar to make icing cookies. One for ourselves and one for a friend! ]]> 2019-05-16 11:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360726571 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360776581 Nursery F is learning about reptiles and amphibians this week. So we decided to make caecilians (worm-like amphibians) in mud and dirt...and then we ate it! Look at the delicious results! Yummm!]]> 2019-05-16 13:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360776581 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360800041 We’ve had a week of Spring and Summer in Reception H! Here are some of our Show and Tell ideas for things we cannot live without during the summer months! ]]> 2019-05-16 14:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360800041 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360809180 We are using each and every spare minute to count, count, count!!! Counting in pairs while clapping is rather noisy, but oh so fun! ]]> 2019-05-16 14:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/360809180 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361646241 The Nursery children had a ball floating sticks and leaves in the “pond” under the tree swing.]]> 2019-05-20 09:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361646241 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361661867 We had a blast creating these mixed media artworks. Our ant tunnels were full of very interesting rooms for the little guys. What was one of the best parts? Finding all sorts of things in the storeroom and seeing how we could use them creatively! If I was an ant, I'd be happy as can be in some of these ant tunnels!]]> 2019-05-20 10:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361661867 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361699707 Today marks the start of SCIENCE WEEK! Our little meteorologists and climatologists began by learning about rain 🌧. Here are a few photos of them putting together their mini water cycles. We will be checking up on them during the course of the week to see the water cycle in action! ]]> 2019-05-20 12:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361699707 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361774486  After an exhausting fun-filled day of palaeontology, we ended off with some dino yoga. The children did some great stretches and lunges. We had a super start to science week! ]]> 2019-05-20 15:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361774486 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361779823 We made OOBLECK!
What a strange substance. It is a liquid and a solid at the same time. The children had great fun punching, squashing and exploring this non-Newtonian substance. I added the recipe, please try it at home. ]]> 2019-05-20 15:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/361779823 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362037485 It’s Science Week! The environmental scientists in Rec. H started off the week discussing some of the serious challenges facing our planet! This week we’ll be thinking of ways that WE can save the planet we love so much! ]]> 2019-05-21 08:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362037485 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362049288 Lexi brought in some real fossils for us to explore today! We looked at petrified wood, fossilized bones, and imprints of organic life - how fascinating to paleontologists! ]]> 2019-05-21 08:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362049288 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362113913 What an amazing reptile show! The children found the special visitors fascinating. Some were very brave, well done! ]]> 2019-05-21 12:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362113913 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362116617 Today we learnt all about rainbows 🌈 Here are some pictures of our ‘walking rainbow’ experiment. ]]> 2019-05-21 12:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362116617 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362116845 These palaeontologists focussed and excavated their dinosaurs from the oobleck. They were so precise and took their time using special tools. ]]> 2019-05-21 12:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362116845 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362118373 We met some wonderful creatures from the Reptile Garden today! ]]> 2019-05-21 13:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362118373 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362277995 Today we conducted an experiment to see how climate change affects the polar regions and the animals that live there. We created a box of ‘global warming conditions’ using blankets and hot water bottles and observed that the polar habitat subjected to these conditions melted faster and caused the water levels to rise to dangerous levels. ]]> 2019-05-21 18:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362277995 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362417277 Oh no! Jack is stuck at the top of the beanstalk and needs our help to get down! Key Stage 1 to the rescue! We have been building parachutes to help get Jack back down safely. Here's how Year 1W are doing so far... Watch this space to see who builds the best parachute!]]> 2019-05-22 05:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362417277 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362445440 Today's focus has been on clouds! Our first experiment was 'cloud in a jar'. The water represents the sky, the shaving foam is our cloud and the food colouring is the rain. We dropped the food colouring in drop by drop to show how during condensation the droplets get heavier and heavier, eventually falling through the sky as precipitation occurs. This was messy and fun- warning: we will have blue fingers for a while :)]]> 2019-05-22 08:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362445440 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362482535 My goodness! Being a paleontologist requires so much patience! Look at Slade carefully excavating and cleaning the fossil he found. He’s given it a fossil reference and will record all his information. ]]> 2019-05-22 10:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362482535 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362487334 Ethan made a very profound comment during his Show and Tell about orangutans. He explained why they are in trouble. He then made a very profound statement. He said, “Orangutan means ‘people of the forest’ and how can orangutans be the people of the forest if they have no forest?” Thank you for caring for the creatures of the world, Ethan! 🌲🌲

]]> 2019-05-22 10:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362487334 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362488078 The children are exploring assigned palaeontology books on the iPad. Their knowledge is growing by the minute. ]]> 2019-05-22 10:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362488078 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362590718 The Octonauts gave us a tricky challenge today BUT we managed to build an amazing bridge with toothpicks and jelly sweets. I spot some future engineers.  ]]> 2019-05-22 15:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362590718 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362800893 We are so excited for our STEM challenge later today! We’ve spent days designing and testing our own parachutes and have chosen our contester for the big drop... ]]> 2019-05-23 05:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362800893 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362808763 Cloud gazing... What a relaxing activity! We learnt all about the different types of clouds and how they are formed. Then we made some awesome clouds in a jar using water, shaving cream and blue dye! We followed that up with some binocular construction and put them to good use on the balcony.]]> 2019-05-23 06:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362808763 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362827739 What a good sliming! Thanks to Mrs Daniel for being such a good sport! It was deliciously disgusting and lots of silly fun🤪]]> 2019-05-23 07:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362827739 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362886934 We excavated a chocolate chip cookie!!! These palaeontologists did a phenomenal job excavating and recording their data. What a delicious task. ]]> 2019-05-23 11:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362886934 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362895087 Today we went on a scavenger hunt in the playground. We are learning to capture data in different ways. We had to take photos, find various objects and even make bark rubbings! We worked in teams of two.]]> 2019-05-23 12:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362895087 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362899153 What a spectacular Science Week we have had this week! The photos below show Mrs Daniel being slimed, the building of a toothpick and jelly sweet bridge for our Octonauts mission, our visit from the Snake Man and our scavenger hunt on the playground. 🔍]]> 2019-05-23 12:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362899153 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362917005 It was a great day for a protest! Our Reception classes had a great time spreading messages of saving the planet 🌍 Well done to our environmental activists! ]]> 2019-05-23 13:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362917005 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362924933 'What do you want?' - 'Change!'When do you want it? - 'NOW!'  Well done little environmental activists, you were amazing out there today.  Even little people can make a difference and the Receptions are going to show us exactly what ]]> 2019-05-23 13:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362924933 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362928747 Oh such gooey goodness, poor Mrs Daniel! ]]> 2019-05-23 13:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/362928747 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363177960 We are scientists!]]> 2019-05-24 06:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363177960 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363180578 Reptiles are soooooo cool. We enjoyed learning some interesting facts and meeting a few new friends. ]]> 2019-05-24 06:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363180578 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363206768 What an incredible opportunity to engage with science! The Year 2s really enjoyed the exhibits from the mobile science centre. ]]> 2019-05-24 08:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363206768 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363233582 Just look at these scientists! You all look amazing. Thank you!!!]]> 2019-05-24 11:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363233582 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363234015 Teamwork makes the dream work! We planned our Science week poster and everyone had a part to create. The final product is magnificent! ]]> 2019-05-24 11:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363234015 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363242821 Today we learnt about the wind. We learnt how tornadoes are formed and then made our very own ‘tornadoes in a jar’!!! ]]> 2019-05-24 11:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363242821 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363923955 The Years 1s enjoyed teaching each other about interesting animals in our first ever Jigsaw! Each child had to learn about an animal, then come back and teach their group members about it. Jigsaws make us realise how much we can learn from each other if we work together! They also teach us the importance of speaking clearly and listening carefully.]]> 2019-05-28 07:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/363923955 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364152488 We had a lot of fun during our ‘CVC Olympic Relay’ in the playground today! We took turns to choose a CVC picture card, sound it out, and write it on the chalkboard! It was great to have our team mates cheering us on! ]]> 2019-05-28 20:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364152488 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364858550 We created the most creative (&delicious) habitats for a polar bear.   If you were looking for a home which one would you like to live in? Well done environmentalists on helping an endangered animal.]]> 2019-05-31 10:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364858550 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364917555 What a wonderful Victorian Day! We loved celebrating Queen Victoria’s (belated) birthday with high tea and games. ]]> 2019-05-31 15:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364917555 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364918553 Look at these beautiful Victorian children! We’ll be using these pictures to paint portraits in art - can’t wait to see how the children interpret the task! ]]> 2019-05-31 15:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364918553 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364919111 Pinkies up!
Thank you to the parents who helped put together our Victorian high tea! It was a really special occasion ]]> 2019-05-31 15:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/364919111 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/365090087 The Nursery children learnt about sharks and just love the “Baby Shark” song!]]> 2019-06-02 06:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/365090087 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/365276489 Our reading corner is always bright and sunny but our dragonfly art has made it even better! We took our time with these beautiful creations. First we cut out the delicate outline, then we moved on to filling the wings with tiny squares of cellophane. The end result is stunning!]]> 2019-06-03 12:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/365276489 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/365485564 It’s a thumbs up for place value from our class! We had fun making place value dice and then using them to form 2 digit numbers. They are a bunch of geniuses I tell you!!!!]]> 2019-06-04 05:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/365485564 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366068578 It’s wonderful to see when our classroom learning extends to the playground. Our boys have been so busy at break times! They’re building the most wonderful structures using the wood rounds - I’m loving the creative problem solving!]]> 2019-06-06 10:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366068578 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366075721 Sight words can be so much fun!  Breyten enjoyed a scientific approach this week with the use of a magnifying glass to find the words he needed.  Keep up the great job Breyten.]]> 2019-06-06 11:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366075721 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366310843 We had some more exciting Show and Tell  brought in this week! Calvin showed us an experiment to make rain in a jar, and Ruhi made an informative poster of all the ways she uses water at home! Thank you for all your effort!! ]]> 2019-06-07 09:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366310843 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366346941 What a lot of wonderful wet fun we had this week learning about water. Here are some of the Nursery F children exploring water through painting ice! ]]> 2019-06-07 12:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366346941 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366462348 The Nursery children learnt about the Water Cycle this week and when they went outside to play and it started to rain, they were running about excitedly saying, “It’s the water cycle, it’s the water cycle!” Very sweet!]]> 2019-06-08 05:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366462348 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366656247 We had fun measuring various objects around the class using cubes!]]> 2019-06-10 08:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366656247 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366902994 We loved our visit to the toy museum today! Here we are in our groups ready to explore the Victorian era toys. Thank you to the amazing team at the Stellenbosch Toy Museum for sharing in our learning. ]]> 2019-06-11 10:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366902994 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366903119 2019-06-11 10:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366903119 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366903371 2019-06-11 10:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366903371 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366903563 2019-06-11 10:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366903563 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366906089 Exhausted from an awesome day of learning...]]> 2019-06-11 10:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/366906089 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367016675 Today we learnt about following instructions, or more specifically following a recipe. If you follow it carefully then the end results can be pretty tasty. We would agree that the cupcake recipe definitely created yummy results.]]> 2019-06-11 18:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367016675 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367384449 Pizza 🍕 Party 🎉 
Thank you PTA for spoiling us! And a big thank you to the parents for your contributions to the Big Walk ❤️]]> 2019-06-13 11:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367384449 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367396491 The children have worked extremely hard to add beans to our community jar and all the hard work paid off as they reached their first reward. We had a blast icing and decorating cookies. Well done everyone 😊]]> 2019-06-13 12:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367396491 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367602103 It’s been a cuddly, cosy day in our pyjamas!! What a way to end an incredible term!! 
Happy holidays from Reception H!  ]]> 2019-06-14 13:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367602103 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367711296 We said goodbye to our amazing Minibeast theme by decorating the friendship bench with our painted bug rocks. We had such fun painting the rocks in different designs. We hope that the other Key Stage 1 children will enjoy them as much as we do! ]]> 2019-06-15 16:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/367711296 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371297699 We are loving learning about measuring things! We’ve measured Ms L’s car, doorways, ladders, and fire hoses. Check us out working together to estimate and measure. ]]> 2019-07-16 10:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371297699 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371424448 We practised ordering numbers in 2s, 5s and 10s. There were a few tricky curve balls but they were too clever and excelled with ease! ]]> 2019-07-17 08:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371424448 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371467765 Wow, Kahoot is such a quick thinking fun game. The children paired up and enjoyed playing a Kahoot game identifying collective nouns. Well done and congratulations to “team tiger” for winning. ]]> 2019-07-17 16:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371467765 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371689376 The Year 1s have been learning about what it means to be unique. We read the story of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and discussed why being different is fun! We've created our own Elmer Elephants and made sure that each of them are one of a kind. We think that they are stunning!]]> 2019-07-19 12:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371689376 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371689982 I am so proud of our children - look at their magnificent Victorian style portraits. ]]> 2019-07-19 12:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/371689982 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372140812 We have lift off into Term 3! We began our term learning about Air Transport and the children have had so much fun making, drawing and playing with different things that fly!]]> 2019-07-24 08:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372140812 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372150595 After a lovely long holiday the children were excited to be back to write all about their news. This term we are learning how dictionaries can help us with our sentence writing. Good job Receptions! ]]> 2019-07-24 10:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372150595 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372157590 We've made the most of the rainy weather this week by keeping ourselves busy inside with awesome Lego creations and fun fantasy play! The sun poked out just at the right time yesterday and the Year 1s worked together to build a bridge through a very big puddle in the playground. Teamwork rocks!]]> 2019-07-24 12:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372157590 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372157591 We have been having so much fun learning new number concepts during some Numeracy games. Take a look at some of our activities we got up to today in RM.]]> 2019-07-24 12:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372157591 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372166613 We have been learning about 3D shapes this week. We went on a shape hunt around the school and then we made our own shapes out of paper. This lead to an interesting discussion on our shapes and their properties!]]> 2019-07-24 14:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372166613 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372263500 We had a blast exploring measure and using paper clips to predict and measure various items. ]]> 2019-07-25 09:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372263500 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372272751 After learning about the importance of lighthouses for water vehicles, the Nursery F friends made their own using long toilet rolls for the towers and gold tissue paper and glitter for the lamps. They even added grass, rocks or waves crashing at the bottom of each lighthouse. ]]> 2019-07-25 11:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372272751 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372274795 We had great fun at the Peter Clark Art Centre today! We created some abstract art using items found in nature for inspiration. Check out our stunning creations!]]> 2019-07-25 12:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372274795 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372588113 We really enjoy station rotations on Reception H! We had some time to play some games and work on our adding skills at our different tables. A fun way to end our busy week!]]> 2019-07-29 16:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372588113 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372842369 Today we explored animals and their habitats. These smart children knew exactly which animal belong in which habitat. ]]> 2019-07-31 17:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372842369 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372930607 We love art and we had the best time decorating our hot air balloons today. We made our own choices about how we wanted to decorate and there were so many different materials to choose from. Look at our Nursery F busy bees at work! ]]> 2019-08-01 09:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372930607 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372966896 The sun was (finally) shining and we were LOVING our time in the playground! At every turn someone was laughing, running, scoring goals, jumping sky high and having the best time! Come on, Spring 🤞🌞 ]]> 2019-08-01 16:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/372966896 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373045398 Reception M visited the Wynberg Fire station for the most exciting day ever!  We rode on a fire engine, had a tour of the station and learnt many cool new facts.  Importantly we also know that we would phone 107 in an emergency.  It was a lovely day out.]]> 2019-08-02 08:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373045398 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373050289 My girls enjoying some time in the sun ☀️ They used teamwork to bury their legs to become beautiful mermaids 🧜‍♀️ ]]> 2019-08-02 10:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373050289 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373400759 Loving our listening skill development and times table practise! 
We made the most awesome quack quack fortune tellers and we’ve been happily practicing our 2, 5, and 10 x tables! ]]> 2019-08-06 09:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373400759 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373704493 We are learning about “Materials in Nature” this term. Inspired by this theme, Layla made this beautiful creation out of clay for Show & Tell. She told us all about clay and it’s properties. Very impressive, Layla!]]> 2019-08-08 09:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373704493 n_fuller2 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373710244 The Nursery F friends shopped up a storm this morning! They compiled a shopping list using pictures of various items and ticked them off as they found them in the "supermarket".]]> 2019-08-08 11:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373710244 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373752613 We finally finished our folktales! The children created a sketch, a rough plan and a draft before writing the final product. Well done for persevering. I am very proud of these lovely stories. ]]> 2019-08-08 16:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373752613 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373957971 We had a lot of  fun at the Wynberg Fire Station! We learned so much and even got to experience what it feels like at the station when ‘the bell rings!’ Firefighter Charles taught us so much and we even got to go for a ride in a real fire truck 🚒 What an outing!! ]]> 2019-08-10 10:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/373957971 c_eyre https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374294295 We completed double and halving block tower challenges at our tables. This took some careful thinking and strategizing.]]> 2019-08-13 11:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374294295 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374361230 Oh my goodness! Giraffe House was amazing! 🦒 ]]> 2019-08-13 17:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374361230 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374362021 Giraffe House fun! 🦒 ]]> 2019-08-13 17:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374362021 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374631239 Look at who Miss Waggie spotted in the playground today, can you see him? The children all got to say hello before placing him carefully back in a safe spot.]]> 2019-08-14 21:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374631239 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374631681 While learning about Animal Homes this week we enjoyed seeing some creative homes created especially for Show and Tell. From Lego to cardboard it was lovely listening to your homely facts. Well done. ]]> 2019-08-14 21:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374631681 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374692927 We were very excited to welcome a new friend to our class this week. Luckily all the boys and girls have been so friendly and made her feel right at home.]]> 2019-08-15 05:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374692927 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374744244 Have you ever thought about how long a snake is? 🐍 We tried using non-standard units of measurement to find the answer. It was so much fun and there was fantastic team work along the way! ]]> 2019-08-15 12:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374744244 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374806915 Josh is an animal lover. He has a head filled with interesting animal facts and a real passion to conserve the animals on our planet. He made a poster this week to highlight the potential extinction of black panthers. We’re so proud of him and his initiative! Let’s all be more like Josh and care for the animals and our planet. ]]> 2019-08-15 16:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/374806915 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375156062 When the Nursery C children got back from assembly, they were very excited to see that someone had been in their classroom hanging up Book Week invitations!]]> 2019-08-17 07:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375156062 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375156267 The Nursery C children spoke about chefs and bakers when learning about different occupations. They then baked a microwave chocolate cake together. It was delicious!]]> 2019-08-17 07:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375156267 d_crawford https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375156696 Look how good we are getting at writing our letters! ]]> 2019-08-17 08:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375156696 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375331178 We have been reading Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree to get ready for Book Week! We finished the first book right on time and can't wait to walk into the Enchanted Forest on Monday! We're all so excited to see how our classroom will transform into a magical place!]]> 2019-08-19 06:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375331178 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375619618 Look at how our children are LOVING the hooked on books show!]]> 2019-08-20 07:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375619618 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375623146 Hooked on Books made some of our year 2s the British Navy! We’re excellent actors!]]> 2019-08-20 07:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375623146 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375684056 We decorated our own Flat Stanley cookie today. They look great and taste even better! ]]> 2019-08-20 13:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375684056 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375684625 We used our iPads and researching skills to find and name various famous landmarks around the world. ]]> 2019-08-20 13:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375684625 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375706101 We are LOVING Book Week so far! We had so much fun during the Story Hunt and we loved Hooked On Books! We’ve also been having a great time in our classroom 🥕]]> 2019-08-20 14:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375706101 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375957481 The children loved listening to the Year 6 students read to them. What a fun time spent reading outdoors with friends. ]]> 2019-08-21 09:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/375957481 j_martins https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376122760 In our class we have simply gone Julia Donaldson Crazy and it’s fabulous! There are toooo many stories to simply have just one favourite but if you pop into our class you can have a look at the wide selection. It is an incredible week so far where we are all simply excited by our love of reading. 🤩 We look forward to the next two days of Book week excitement. ]]> 2019-08-21 18:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376122760 d_willis1 https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376598623 What a fabulous Book Week we have had! Non stop fun & so many incredible activities! Our favourite must be the dress up of course!]]> 2019-08-23 10:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376598623 c_liebenberg https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376601893 We’ve loved book week! Thank you for all the time and effort that went into the week and some magnificent costumes!!!]]> 2019-08-23 10:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376601893 r_vlok https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376608080 We finished our Flat Stanley suitcase. Inside you will find Flat Stanley ready to travel, his passport and a postcard with detailed instructions. Off into the world he goes!]]> 2019-08-23 11:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376608080 a_hanslo https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376624923 Peter Rabbit inspired us to try eating some carrots in different ways! Raw carrots on Tuesday, carrot and pineapple juice on Wednesday, carrot soup on Thursday and the most delicious carrot cupcakes on Friday! I am happy to report that we have some new carrot enthusiasts 🥕 What a fabulous week! ]]> 2019-08-23 12:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a_daniel/Struben_Times_2019/wish/376624923