Preschool have been developing their fine motor skills by threading multigrain hoops onto strands of spaghetti. They worked together to stack the hoops and were able to negotiate turn taking for themselves....
Preschool observed some bees flying around the garden this week. We decided to make a rest stop for the bees so they have somewhere to rest and drink some water before they fly off to pollinate some more flowers! ...
This week, we finished reading Anna Hibiscus’ Song. Inspired by Anna’s happiness song, we talked about what makes us happy and created our very own Nursery Happiness Poem! We also reviewed the story, sharing our favourite parts and drawing pictures to match. We learned new words like hibiscus, and even...
This Thursday, during choosing time, we made and decorated a shop. It was Levi's idea at first, then we all wanted to join in! Many of the children had roles such as builders, managers and a baker; some children even changed their names and invented their jobs!...
The children in the2 year old room have been having lots of fun in the new construction zone in the garden. It has been a great opportunity for them to build in different ways and explore. They made a lovely walking path with the large...
This week we kicked off our exciting new topic: Country Comparison, starting with our core text Anna Hibiscus’ Song. Through the story, we began exploring life in Africa and noticed some big differences from our own! We had lots of fun learning about African wildlife—drawing lions, and even...
This week in Reception class, we’ve immersed ourselves into a new topic, ‘Summer time’. We reflected on our prior learning of the season Spring and harvested our potatoes from our potato plant. In R.E. we’ve began focusing on Bible stories. This week, we learned and...
Baby Room have been exploring the outdoors with our minibeast friends. We're taking a closer look at the different types of invertebrates, including beetles, grasshoppers and bees. We're also taking turns to pet them and try to feed them leaves, which was quite exciting....
This week, we wrapped up our story Lola Plants a Garden with a real-life planting experience! The children got their hands dirty potting seeds and began a science experiment on Monday, planting beans in cotton balls. By Thursday, we were thrilled to discover that some beans had...
This week, the babies explored colours and paint through the use of threads. We started off by dipping strips of thread onto our choice of paint, next we swirled the thread around on a sheet of paper to create different patterns. Finally we were left...