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News from Room 10 - Foundation Q (Rachel Quarrier)

Literacy

We have been working very hard over the past few weeks to add detail to our weekend recount writing. Our class has begun to reading fairy tales, last week we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We came up with our own stories about Goldilocks but changed some of the characters. Here are some samples of our writing.

Numeracy

We have been learning about sharing and are developing an understanding that things can be divided so that everyone gets an equal share. Last week we read the book The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins. This is a story about Sam and Victoria, who were just about to sit down and enjoy fresh cookies when two friends arrive and the four children divide up the cookies four ways. Soon, the doorbell rings again, and then again, and each time the number of cookies per person dwindles. We chose to share 6, 9 or 12 cookies between people. Here are some samples of our work.

Wilson Corner

This term we will be looking at the virtues and actions which lead to empathy. Empathy has been identified as an essential character trait for a socially and emotionally intelligent member of society. The first two virtues are friendliness and resilience.

VIRTUE – FRIENDLINESS

ACTIONS

The habit of being interested in others.
The habit of sharing your time, ideas, feelings, belongings and yourself with others.
The habit of saying and doing things to lessen the labour of others. (helpfulness)

We will:

Not deliberately hurt other people’s bodies or feelings;
Take care of property and the environment;
Be friendly even to those who aren’t our friends;
Remember that what we do can sometimes hurt others, so we must act safely;
Listen beyond what is said to how it is said.

VIRTUE – persistence/resilience

ACTIONS

The habit of trying again and again without complaint or the need for reward.
The habit of accepting failure as the stepping stone to success and bouncing back.
The habit of seeing problems and difficulties as things you can do something about to make better.

We will:

keep trying even when we make mistakes or fail;
trust our teachers and give things a go even if we don’t like those things or find them hard;
have really good reasons for not giving something a go;
look inside ourselves for the bravery we need.