{"id":304834,"date":"2026-02-20T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/?post_type=nagano-campus&p=304834"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:02:36","slug":"nagano-shooting-stars","status":"publish","type":"nagano-campus","link":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/en\/nagano-campus\/nagano-shooting-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagano Shooting Stars:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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It has been a slightly unusual week, as I was home with a fever for much of it. However, it sounds like the children had a wonderful time while I was away! They used paper, pipe cleaners, scissors, tape, and glue to design and create colourful trains. The students were incredibly crafty and creative. Recently, they have also been using cardboard to make toys such as puppets, puppet theatres, and even skateboards. It has been lovely to see how resourceful and imaginative they are becoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the beginning of the week, we enjoyed a storytelling event. The children listened to the classic story Farmer Duck<\/strong> and then created beautiful duck collages using coloured paper. We also completed a short writing activity based on the story. Farmer Duck<\/em> teaches us an important lesson about teamwork and pitching in to help, rather than leaving all the hard work to one person. We talked about how this connects to our own classroom, especially during tidy-up time \u2014 when we all help, the job gets done much more quickly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In mathematics, we have been working hard on learning how to \u201cbridge 10\u201d when adding. This is a challenging concept, but with practice and perseverance, we will continue to grow in confidence and accuracy. To keep variety in our learning, we also explored shapes and their properties (attributes). We described a circle as having one curved side, and a square as having four straight sides. We discussed the difference between a square and a rectangle \u2014 I wonder who can explain it clearly to Mum and Dad at home? We also began exploring simple repeating patterns and will continue looking at how patterns can be created in different ways \u2014 with shape, size, colour, numbers, on paper, and using physical objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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