In the Classrooms

Langley
We have begun our investigation into our new unit of inquiry ‘From Farm Gate to Kitchen Plate’ by engaging in a range of experiences. The children have been discussing what they already know about farms and which animals they might find on a farm. We have been using animals and a range of adjuncts at the light table and the felt boards to create our own farm scenes. Have a look at the Langley farm developing in the classroom, thankyou to Harry Macdonald’s family for bringing in lots of farm items for the children to investigate and look at. The children have also been busy preparing for our Mother’s Day Princesses Tea Party; please check your child’s pigeon hole for your invitation and RSVP to Julie Porter.
Kind regards,
Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer

Mead
Dear Mead Parents and Children,
Welcome back and we hope you had a lovely Easter!
We have entered our new unit 'From Farm Gate to Kitchen Plate' with gusto. We have an excursion to the Animal Farm Barn next week and the children have been very enthusiastic gardeners planting some Sweet Peas in our ELC Garden patch.
'This is very interesting' Jenna said.
'I get water can. I water the plants. I going to get some more' Daniel told us.
'We put little plants in' Charlie told us.
'Then we put the water in' Jesse added.
'So it can grow' Charlie confirmed.
'Yes, it needs water to grow' Jesse agreed.
'They will grow bigger' Nicholas told everyone.
Regards
Emma and Susan

Cooper
We have had a busy first week back in Cooper Room this week and the children have been very enthusiastic about our new unit, From Farm Gate to Kitchen Plate. The children were surprised to discover a farm corner in our room and have been busy building farm machinery in there. They have modelled with green playdough to make paddocks for animals and also cut pictures from agricultural magazines at the collage table. On the block carpet a farm was built with a house, paddocks, pig sties and chook sheds and this idea was then extended to a "Vet hospital for farm animals and home animals". The boys were very good vets and carefully looked after the animals by wrapping them up in bandages. Julian even came up with the great idea for a "scanner x-ray" and the animals were checked for broken bones! We are very much looking forward to our trip to the Animal Farm next week so that we can find out even more about life on the farm.
Kind regards,
Ali, Susan and Sue

Chapple
Welcome to Term 2! We've had a great start to the term. The weather has been lovely and we were able to get into the garden to plant some vegies. Chapple Room planted some beetroot and we will later plant some rocket. This will add to our basil and rosemary and we will use these vegies in many cooking sessions throughout the term. We are already very excited about our unit, 'From Farm Gate To Kitchen Plate' and have had some great discussions about farms. If you have anything at home to contribute to this topic, please let me know. It would be great to see some 'farm' themed show and tell sessions also. We are looking forward to a wonderful term together.
Thanks,
Alexandra and Juliana

Edgerley
Dear Parents,
We have had a wonderful week back in the Kindergarten progam with lots of passionate discussing and investigating. We have begun to prepare for the Princesses Tea Party and planted broccoli in our garden. We also palnted some mystery seeds! We can’t wait to see what sprouts! Following on from our interest in rhymes last term we have enjoyed participating in the “Slug in a Jug” rhyming game, we are great at making our own rhymes. We will be going to the farm next week, you might like to identify foods in your meals that come from a farm over the dinner table this weekend.
Kind Regards
Mel and Rosalie