The children have continued to document their learning. On Thursday they did black line sketches of animals which hibernate and next week they will continue with migration and adaptation. I have found a easy puppet pattern and they will be invited to make animal puppets as an extension of their learning. Their heart maps are almost finished. The children have completed their interviews and a few remain to be painted with watercolours on Tuesday morning. This was a really engaging activity and we loved getting to know the children. In math the children have done really well with complex patterns in the math play and I have begun to add photos to FreshGrade and send home an OSCL to families. We will continue to include pattern play in our loose parts play as well as circle games to keep the learning fresh. Their understanding of decomposition and composition of numbers is going well. This week we will use some of our leftover hearts to integrate art and math to create a mobile. Love mons......

Good morning and Happy Long Weekend, Tomorrow I'm learning all about coding in Kindergarten so am looking forward to introducing this new activity to your children. On Tuesday I am continuing with my professional learning around Social Emotional Well Being and enjoying a nature walk with some colleagues on our lunch break. The children have been successful with our Mix & Fix Game which focus' on matching consonant vowel consonant words like dog with a picture. Next week I will use the same picture and word cards to introduce a different word game, memory. While we are continuing with our morning Heggerty Kindergarten Program, I have also begun to introduce the children to Jolly phonics. It has free youtube videos, movement and jingles to help children remember letter sounds. The Rhyming Show and Tell has gone very well. Just a reminder that if your child misses their day please return the bag as it must go home to the next week's family. I will assign a new day this mon......