Dear Mattingley Room families and
friends,
We have continued our exploration of the
concepts of safe and unsafe.
As we have balance bikes in the Workshop
we asked what the helmets are for?
Makara – The helmet is for the bikes
Bea – You put it on your head
But….
why do we put it on our head?
Isla – So you don’t fall off
James – It will protect you. Your head, you
might get a crack in your head
Oh,
it protects your head. So how is that helping you to be safe?
Isla – Bones
Bea – It's your skull
And
inside your skull?
Charlotte – Brains!
James – The helmet is hard
When we were in the outdoor environment
this week Rupert heard an engine noise, and thumping. Some children thought it
was the machines that are building the new Boarding House across the road, but
we weren’t sure. So we climbed up the highest vantage point at our disposal,
the climbing equipment, but we still couldn’t see. So we took it in turns to peek through the
(triple locked) gate.
And what did we see?
Rupert – Road works!
We watched the different machines
working together and we noticed that the people that were working were wearing
hard helmets too, but they weren’t riding bikes! Stay tuned.
We also noticed that the leaves on some
of the trees in the Preparatory School are starting to change colour with the change
of season, took care of our chooks, created expressions with natural materials
and used our gross motor skills to negotiate the obstacle course!
Have a wonderful weekend,
From Melissa and Georgia
