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RIMON 02 JULY 2021

2nd July 2021realsmart admin

This past two weeks in Rimon class, we have been trying out a new Literacy skillset. We have been looking at Talk for Writing, which is a technique where pictures are used to retell the story.

Next, we made our own story based on the well-known We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Our stories include dinosaurs, pokemons, chocolate, mummies, all running into problems! Amazing effort Rimon class.

In Maths, we have been looking at estimation, weight and temperature.

We have still had some time for fun though! We worked so hard for our Sports Day, cheering for our friends and participating in all the races. Great work! Bring on Gesher’s Got Talent and our Macchane week.

RIMON 18 JUNE 2021

18th June 2021realsmart admin

In the last two weeks in Rimon class we have been looking at the features of comic books in literacy. We began by studying onomatopoeias and looking at the kinds of words in comic books.
In Maths we have been studying time, focusing specifically on half past and quarter past. We have also been studying money and improving our recognition of coins and their values.
In other very exciting news, we had an opportunity to go and have a look our new school last Thursday. We all loved it and are so excited for next year!

RIMON 28 MAY 2021

28th May 2021realsmart admin

The last two weeks, we have been busy practising our performance of the Minibeast Bop!
We have been learning our lines, making tickets for our performance, practising their dance moves and making minibeast masks and costumes.
We have invited D’Vash and Gefen to watch in the playground on Friday – watch this space for videos and photos!
In Maths, we have been consolidating our skills from the term and have been working on position and direction, patterns and fractions. It is amazing how much we have matured and grown over the last half term and I can’t believe we are coming up to our final term at the Hope Centre and in Rimon class. I am hoping for a sunny and fun-filled final half term.
Have a great half term!

RIMON 14 MAY 2021

14th May 2021realsmart admin

Over the last two weeks, Rimon have been busy classifying and exploring. We have all been completing Bug Books exploring and describing the features and scientific names of key minibeasts.
In Maths, we have been working on directional language to describe movements and turns. We have been instructing Beebots and the robot on A.L.E.X app to turn right, left, clockwise, anticlockwise, forwards and backwards. It’s been tricky but we have got our heads around it!
We have made some wonderful Minibeast mobiles in Art and explored the microhabitats of insects in our local area. We are definitely mad about Minibeasts!
We are also busy preparing for Shavuot and loved our enrichment day on Wednesday, where we baked, made beautiful flower crafts to decorate our homes and recalled the Story of Ruth.
In Literacy, we explored the story ‘The Littlest Mountain,’ and discussed the significance of Mount Sinai.

RIMON 30 APRIL 2021

30th April 2021realsmart admin

This week in Rimon we have been mad about Minibeasts!
We have observed them in the forest, sorted them by their characteristics and written Fact Files.
We have been reading lots of bug-themed books, preparing to write our very own bug book next week.
In Maths, we have been looking at measurement, practicing using rulers and metre sticks to measure small and larger lengths.
We have been consolidating this skills by comparing, ordering and answering addition and subtraction questions.
We are very excited to end our week with a Lag B’Omer activity!

RIMON 16 April 2021

16th April 2021realsmart admin

Welcome to the Summer Term!
It is so exciting that we are in our final term at The Hope Centre before our move to the new site in September…Rimon class are certainly ready for some more space to learn and play!
We have been busy learning all about minibeasts, which is our topic for this term. We have mapped out possible places where minibeasts might live in our local areas, and have named and identified the some of their more common microhabitats.
In Literacy, we have been exploring rhyming and different types of poetry. Some groups have worked on identifying rhyming pairs in “The Snail and the Whale”, while others have written their own acrostic poems on minibeasts. I am pleased to share that we have some very unique and creative poets in our midst.
In Maths, we are completing our modules on Fractions and Repeated Addition. Consolidation and repetition continues to be of high importance for our children in developing their academic skillsets, and it is really pleasing to see that they have all put in a lot of effort already this term.
Good work Rimon!

RIMON 12 MARCH 2021

12th March 2021realsmart admin

Rimon class have had an exciting last few weeks. Last week Thursday was World Book Day, the children dressed up as different book characters and we did lots of fun activities.
In Literacy, we are continuing our adventure about Abe and Alba and writing our adventure stories.
Rimon class have thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the ducklings and seeing them grow from eggs into ducklings. We took this opportunity to discuss the lifecycle of a duck and how they adapt to their environment.

RIMON 26 FEBRUARY 2021

26th February 2021realsmart admin

This week in Rimon class, we have started the term off with a happy start!

We have begun exploring a special Literacy adventure about an antique book about two tiny people: Abe and Alba. Those tiny people are often up to mischief and we need to help find them, by writing some fabulous adventure stories. Watch this space for some creative genius!

In Math we are looking at 2D and 3D shapes as well as telling the time,. Busy as always and working very hard!

On Tuesday, we had our Purim Enrichment day. It was jam-packed full of activities. We began the day by watching the staff Purim story, then made mask and greigers. Afterwards, we did a ‘Whodunit’ debate, where we discussed ‘Who is the Greatest leader in the Megillah?’ Finally, we finished the day by baking hamantashcen and making Mishloach Manot.

To end the week, we had a fabulous Purim parade.

Chag Sameach!

RIMON 12 FEBRUARY 2021

12th February 2021realsmart admin

These last two weeks in Rimon we have been busy bees. In Literacy, we completed shape poems based on Ancient Egypt, wrote postcards from the River Nile and sorted nouns based on Egypt into people, place and things.
In Math we have completed our multiplication and division topic and have begun looking at 3D shapes and capacity. We baked a beautiful challah tree for Shabbat UK. In Topic, we have looked at the history of Ancient Egypt and compared it to our modern life and in Geography we have learnt lots about capital cities in Egypt.
We have had such a fab term and are Ancient Egyptian pros, all ready for our Pesach learning in Spring 2.
Have a lovely half term!

RIMON 29 JANUARY 2021

28th January 2021realsmart admin

The last two weeks we have continued to focus on Ancient Egypt, where we have been learning to use our Phonics to decode words in hieroglyphs.
In Math, we are beginning to work on division and how to share things equally between our friends. This week we have also focused on Tu Bishvat for cross-curricular learning, we have been making and labelling trees, writing sentences and making birthday cards for the trees explaining what we are grateful to them for. On Thursday, we enjoyed a Tu Bishvat enrichment day
where we planted seeds, made fruit kebabs and enjoyed a Zoom seder with Rebbetzin Elisheva and Miss Aidy!