Dear Mead Room families,
In the
Mead Room we share many stories. We not
only read books, we frequently use puppets and figures in our story telling and
often ourselves! We had a small group of
story tellers give an impromptu adaptation of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
The children used their creativity and agency to explore choices in
story telling and performed in front of an enthralled audience. The beauty of
retelling stories is that the children make it their own and can change it in
any way they choose. They negotiated the
roles of the characters in the story and took turns being the Troll. We also
had five Billy Goats and an apprentice Troll at one point!
Abi –
I’m the little guy
Charlie
B – Trip trap, trip, trap
Zoe –
who’s that crossing my bridge?
Leonardo
– Can I be the Troll?
Charlie
L – we can too (both) be Trolls
Lola –
TRIP, TRAAAAAAP!
Scarlet
– the billy goats tripped, trapped over the bridge, is that their feet?
Zoe –
I want to be the Troll again
Leonardo
– GET OFF MY BRIDGE!
Benji
– I’m going to eat you up!
The
colours project has been a wonderful journey of discovery. The children have
demonstrated independence and curiosity, keen to review their images and choose
the ones for display. They have also shared some of the guidelines for caring
for the camera and using it effectively.
Wilbur
(explaining to Charlie B how to use the camera) – put your hand in here
(through the wrist strap) – that’s so it don’t drop and press this silver
circle.
Finally,
on Friday we were invited to join the Prep School to a performance lead by
Ngarrindjeri Elder Major Sumner, alternatively known as Uncle Moogy. The dancers shared Creation stories from the
Ngarrindjeri people and we learned of Kondilli the whale, the creation of emus
and kangaroos aswell as a welcome to Ngarrindjeri ancestors and our ancestors
too.
Banjo
– I liked the kangaroos. They jumped and
moved their ears.
Have a
wonderful weekend.
Melissa
and Maddie
