In Class 2 we have begun our Animal Fables Main Lesson.  Sly fox, timid mouse, mighty lion, steady tortoise and vain crow are some of the characters we will be meeting throughout the main lesson.

We are enjoying the opportunity to re-enact some of the tales and demonstrate the traits and feelings that these animals imbue.  Our morning circle has lots of songs and verses about characters from the tales.  Here is one of our favourites;

I lift my leg, I stretch my leg,  I plant it firm and light

I lift again I stretch again,  My pace exactly right

With care I go, so proud and slow, A Heron this way strides

My head upright, my eye is bright,  I walk with royal pride

It has been a lot of fun learning the Noongar names for animals in our local environment as we practised our song for the Autumn Festival. 

Thank you for the bright native autumn flowers  that some families have shared with us in our classroom.

In craft we finished creating our characters from The Kings of Ireland’s Son.  It has been wonderful to see the children making stories and puppet plays using their characters.  Now we have moved on to making little knitted animals using stocking stitch.  We have begun with a knitted hare.

Last week on March 17 it was Saint Patricks Day.   This day has become a celebration of all things Irish. 

We have just completed 2 main lessons with an Irish theme – an English Main lesson on ‘The King of Irelands Son’ and a Math times tables Main lesson embedded within the stories of Finn McCool and the Celtic Dragon Myth.  Therefore we acknowledged the day with lucky 4 leaf clover cards to take home with our Irish parting verse.  

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rains fall soft upon your fields

And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand