Dear Mattingley Families and
Friends,
We love to see the children
practicing their cutting skills at the making table however we had noticed that
LOTS of our paper ends up in the recycling bin after just a few snips or a
lovely little drawing. We also acquire quite a few pieces of unnamed artwork
that are also eventually placed into the recycling bin. We decided to ask the
children if they knew where paper came from, what recycling was and what
happened to the paper after we put in the recycling bin.
Miss Ruggiero - What
does recycling mean?
It means it goes to the dump
- Phoenix
It goes in the bin - Riani
It goes in the garbage truck
- Kaeshav
Miss Ruggiero - Where does
paper come from?
Trees - Zak
A shop – Didier
After a quick discussion, we
watched a video that showed us exactly where paper comes from, the process of
making it as well as a video that explained what recycling is. The children
also discovered that they can use the old paper in our recycling bin to make
new paper. As a class, we have begun to rip up the paper that is placed in our
recycling bin to start the process of recycling our old paper to make new
paper. This is giving us the opportunity to discuss our responsibilities for
caring for the planet and look at sustainable practices.
On Wednesday Mrs. Cooper gave
us some silk worms to have in the classroom so that we can observe and talk
about cycles. A couple of the children commented on what they had observed and
thought would happen to the silk worms.
Silk worms eat leaves –
Claudia
Silk worms with turn into a
nut and then into a butterfly – Mack
When it’s older and older it
turns into a butterfly – Nathan
Over the coming weeks we are
looking forward to seeing what happens to the silk worms.
The children are also really
enjoying still having the tortoise in our classroom. Their observations are
leading us onto further inquiry about what tortoises’ eat as well as their
habitat and how we can respect their natural environment. We will have the tortoise
in our classroom until next Thursday.
Have a lovely weekend,
Have a lovely weekend,
Cass and Liana
