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January 2016 25th ­ 29th Another exciting week here at B.I.C Palma! We are very grateful to Alex for guiding us around Palma on Thursday. The children learnt a great deal which they were able to share when they returned to school. Scary Spiders For our topic animals we have been learning all about mini beasts, one of the mini beasts we learnt about is spiders. Aren't the spiders that Starfish class made scary!!! Baleares International College ­ San Agustin ­ (+34) 971 40 31 61 ­ [email protected] Chinese Zodiac, Multiples, Treasure boxes and a visit to Palma This week the Seals have learnt about the story of the Chinese Zodiac Calender in Literacy. They explored sequencing the story, recalling and writing about their favourite part/favourite animal. They made animal masks to support them in retelling the story aloud. In Art they used their Chinese warrior designs to help them print patterns into clay ­ using all sort of tools and materials. They then recorded which patterns they found easy/hard to make and adapted their original warrior designs. In Math they have been exploring multiples of 10, counting on in 10´s or adding 10´s and near multiples. In PSHE they have been creating ´treasure boxes´considering things that are important to us. They went on a school trip into Palma and had a visit to the Cathedral where they learnt lots of interesting facts about the city and its historic buildings. Baleares International College ­ San Agustin ­ (+34) 971 40 31 61 ­ [email protected] Enjoying the good weather The Starfish class had an amazing time outside enjoying the fantastic spring­like weather. The children built themselves a train made out of blocks and we had a special visit from a butterfly. Baleares International College ­ San Agustin ­ (+34) 971 40 31 61 ­ [email protected] All about food and a trip to Palma This week in Whales class we have been researching where food comes from all around the world. We have looked at the meaning of air miles and the origin of our favourite foods. We explored how cheese is made and completed a challenge to name as many foods as possible that came from a plant or animal. We had a great time on the trip around Palma. We found out lots of interesting facts and especially enjoyed seeing Sant Sebastian´s bone that we learnt about in topic! Baleares International College ­ San Agustin ­ (+34) 971 40 31 61 ­ [email protected] Busy Seahorses "The Seahorse class have been very busy these weeks with a fantastic project: Polar Regions.They have been learning all and about North Pole, such as locating it on the map, looking at the weather and finding out about the animals that live there. What an exciting topic! In Numeracy we have been looking at shapes. We've had lots of fun playing different games, including "find, name and count", which children loved to play! Linked with this topic we are starting a new art project. We are all very excited about it! We'll share the result and photos of the process very soon. Can anyone guess which artist was very much into shapes? The answer, very soon! " Baleares International College ­ San Agustin ­ (+34) 971 40 31 61 ­ [email protected]