Year 1/2–Celebrating Writing

Over the past two weeks, our 1/2 classes have been learning about persuasive writing. We have written letters to our parents trying to persuade them to buy us Apple watches, new Lego sets, stay up an extra hour, and go on a trip to Tasmania. Louise tricked us into believing that lunchtime would be cut short by 25 minutes! We wrote some very passionate letters about needing to exercise, make new friends, and not miss out on lunchtime clubs! 

“Dear Mum and Dad,

Can I please, please, please have a giant Lego set? Firstly, I would build it without any help from you, which means I won’t be disturbing you! Secondly, I would persevere through all the tricky bits which is a good lesson for me. Thirdly, I would use my own pocket money to help buy it. If you buy me the Lego set, I will clean our blue shelf when it’s dusty.”  - A very convincing Luke 1/2D   

Class 1S

Class 1 have been immersed in learning about the role of the honey bee and other pollinators in our local area surroundings. Children were told the story of The Queen Bee and other nature stories by Brother’s Grimm, helping their developing a reverence for these busy creatures who are so important in our lives. The topic has provided a rich format for exploring various text types, and writing some of our own informational texts and poetry. We have been able to explore shapes in our natural environment, recite verses, role play these rich stories, and continue with form drawing inspired by nature.

Down below upon the ground

You can hear a busy sound

Bees dancing from flower to hive

Making sweet honey from nine until five.

Class 2S

Upcoming play, “Bride of the Isles”

In Steiner education drama and performance are secondary to Speech work at this age. After class 4 performances can begin to become more elaborate in terms of sets and costumes. The children recently performed for the early years classes and will again avail themselves of the familiarity and sanctity of their classroom to perform for friends and family on December the third at six o’clock.  

In Steiner education all language work starts with spoken language” developing a sensibility, “an ear” for language and the artistic element in language and they develop this by being enveloped in good artistic “high” speech, and this necessitates the teacher developing their own speech. No place for the profane, that stays outside the door, the “fish and chip” talk (Audrey McAllen) … as in “what did you do at the week-end?” that belongs outside the Temenos, the sacred precinct of the classroom. -Bernadette White