Today, Team CH have thought about the word ‘celebration’. What is a celebration? We decided on a few times that are special to us, times like; Christmas, Weddings, New Year, Christenings and Birthdays. We then introduced Eid as a very special celebration for Muslims.  We watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OF4HEGNBRQ and talked about Eid being a celebration that occurs at the end of Ramadan. It is a joyful festival. It is a day of thanksgiving to Allah and also celebrates the fact that Muslims have completed the fourth pillar of Islam (sawm). Finally we made some cards to celebrate Eid! 

Today Team CH have been exploring what a balanced diet is. 

Team CH have been working hard to develop their writing skills. Team CH have been using the suffix 'ed' s's' and 'ing' in their time word posters. They have also been writing the days of the week.  

Team CH have been thinking about how they have special places. Places like, school, the park, the swimming pool,  pizza hut and home. We understand that everyone has a special place and we can name a Mosque as a special place to Muslims, followers of Islam. 
We thought hard and long about the rules we have in our special places and then explored some rules of a Mosque. Rules like, removing shoes when entering to help keep the Musallah clean and performing the wudhu to clean all the badness from you and how men and women go to different parts of the Mosque, but when Muslims pray they all face the Ka'ba. In all Mosques there is a Mirhab and this let's Muslims know which way to face when praying.  ​

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Today Team CH have been investigating triangles. What is a triangle? Well, Team CH know that a triangle is a shape with three vertices and three straight lines. We started by grouping triangles and non-triangles. Next, we looked a shapes that are non-triangles or near triangles. Finally we drew a triangle and a non-triangle. 

​Team CH begin our learning by re-telling the story of the legend of Chinese New Year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9k996f/articles/z2byvwx. After this, we talked about things we might expect to see. Things like loud noises, bright red colours and flames, all things that keep the Monster Nian away during the New Year celebrations in China. Next, we listened to a video about a 12-year-old girl, named Angela who is from China. Angela explained why The Chinese New Year is so important, when and how it is celebrated. We were able to make lots of connections to the story and to what Angela was showing us. We also noticed some things we do the same during our new year celebrations, like spending time with family and watching the fireworks. Finally, we Re told a familiar story about the 12 animals that raced for the honor to have a year named after them and we attempted to write the Chinese word for Rabbit. 

​Today Team CH have been exploring 2D shapes within 3D shapes. First, we described our shapes and thought about the vertices, types of lines and how many faces our 3D shapes has. Next, we shined a light at our 3D shapes to reveal a shadow, from this shadow we were able to identify the 2D shapes. 

Team CH have been talking about the PANTS rule;
Privates are private.
Always remember your body belongs to you.
No means no.
Talk about secrets that upset you.
Speak up, someone can help. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SzbMEVYiyg&t=116s