Preschool News Term 2 Week 8
Hello everyone,
A huge thank you to Chris Price (ex-Currambena preschool teacher) who has come into preschool every Tuesday this term to offer all children the opportunity to sew with her. Many had never seen a sewing machine before or had the opportunity to design and then turn their designs into something tangible. The joy and delight that children have experienced during these sewing sessions have been priceless. We really appreciate the time and effort Chris has put into providing this unique opportunity to the children.
On Monday morning the majority of preschool voted not to walk to Kimberly Playground to spend the morning playing there. We offered this again on Wednesday with most voting that we venture off to the playground for many of the children this was the first time they had been to the park with preschool. It’s always enjoyable to get out and about in the wider Lane Cove community and spend time as a community of learners on interesting and fun adventures.
As we approached the halfway mark of the year it’s been a great time to stop and reflect on how far everyone has come. There have been and continue to be lots of friendships being formed and everyone feels connected to preschool and to each other. We’re noticing lots of group games relating to sport and dramatic play. This week the children requested that the gym mats be brought out and we revisit pillow fighting that was introduced earlier in the year. There’s also been child-initiated and directed games of soccer on the basketball court and musical dance and song performances.
We’ve now completed our unit of work on astronomy. This week we reviewed what we had learnt, revisiting some of the hands-on experiences the group enjoyed the most. We brought out the satin sheet and star gas and stardust and made nebulae, returned rocks to dirt, and created astronomical pictures both on paper and in the children’s journals. There’s been a great interest in dinosaurs, something we’ll spend time learning about next week.
On Thursday the children enjoyed Craft with Chris creating plaster reliefs. We also all loved having Michael return to preschool bringing his musical expertise and providing us with the opportunity to sing some of the preschool’s favourite songs as he played along on the guitar.
A friendly reminder that preschool is licensed from 9 am to 3 pm. Please make sure you sign your child both in and out of preschool on arrival and departure. Our sign-in and out sheets are an important legal document and a record of who has arrived in the morning and collected in the afternoon.
Love
Katrina, Lisa, Abi and Anna