Hello Everyone
This week we have been talking about bodies and blood. We have looked at books and diagrams, talked about what we know about blood and the body, felt for pulses and done experiments using pretend blood (red food colour potion), funnels, plastic tubes and a bucket to imagine how our blood travels round our bodies. If you child has come home with red hands, feet or clothing this is why! There has been lots of pouring, connecting, negotiating, thinking, talking and hypothesising. We have also been drawing round children’s bodies and then they have been painting them. Each one is unique.
The children have also been learning the names of some body parts in Spanish through songs and games. Here are the words and their pronounciations so you can be involved at home-
- cabeza (kabeza) – head
- hombros (ombro) – shoulders
- rodillas (rodiya) – knees
- pies (pies) – feet
In Spanish vowels are always said with the same sound as follows-
- a as in apple
- e as in elephant
- i as in igloo
- o as in octopus
- u as “oo” as in book
There is a display of Chris’ time in Nepal during the holidays. Come and have a look at the school she worked in, the children and photos of her time in Kathmandu. Chris will be taking it home next week.
There are headlice about again, so please check your child’s hair and treat if necessary. Here’s the link for the conditioner treatment -
http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/hlice/hlinfo1.htm
There is lots of lost property in the basket. Please come and see if any of it belongs to your child.
Thanks to Carmen (Xanthe’s aunt), for the paper.
Lastly, we love it that you all feel this is like your home, but in Currambena style we are all responsible for our ourselves so, if you use things in the kitchen, please wash, dry and put them away. Thanks!
Love from
Sue, Chris and Gabriela.
