In the Classrooms

Langley
Welcome to all our new friends who have started in the Langley room. We have been settling into classroom routines, exploring our environment and getting to know each other this week. We have also begun our investigation into our new unit of inquiry Shadowlands. We have been exploring concepts of light and dark, night and day and shadows. The overhead projector has been a big hit. Some children have already discovered that when you stand in front of the projector you can see your own shadow on the wall. We have also had coloured shapes at the projector and the children have been investigating how you get the coloured shapes to appear on the wall. Some have been trying to stick the shapes to the wall by pushing them on while others have discovered that if you put them on top of the projector then they appear on the wall. We look forward to continuing our joint exploration in the coming weeks.
Kind regards,
Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer


Mead
Dear Mead Parents,
It is wonderful to see the children back and keen to begin another busy term. This first week of term has revealed a great interest and enthusiasm in our new unit 'Shadowlands'. The children have been creating and exploring shadows and fascinated by the various forms and shapes they can make. The torches have had a real work out and an interest in nocturnal animals has emerged.
Best wishes,
Emma, Susan and Emma

Cooper
We have had a lovely first week getting to know each other in Cooper! We have been delighted to see the children rising to the challenge of being in the bigger three year old kindergarten room, taking risks and embracing new experiences - saying goodbye to Mum and Dad, finding their new lockers, playing in the big playground, P.E. in the gym, show and tell, putting on their own shoes and eating at Mr Rob's kitchen (and many other exciting things). The children have enjoyed exploring their new room and all the shiny and shadowy things we have in it for our unit of inquiry, 'Shadowlands'. They have been particularly fascinated by the overhead projector in the corner of our room and the many interesting shadows they can make with it. It has been a very big first week!
Kind regards,
Ali and Susan

Chapple
What a wonderful week we’ve had in Chapple! All Chapple Room students have made a big effort to welcome our new students Harry, Samuel and Alexzandr and also our new teacher, Mrs Baird! During the week we’ve explored the letter S and we were particularly interested in scary snakes and spine-chilling spiders. We also made snowballs on Thursday; we’ve sure we can remember the recipe and the method so we can make them at home – scrumptious! The Chapple Room also began inquiring into shadows as part of our new unit Shadowlands. Here is a glimpse into the conversations we’ve had discovering just what a shadow is…
“I see some shadows of me!” exclaimed Luke.
“Look! Because of the sun we’re blocking it so we make the shadows!” pointed out Olin.
“Yes, you have to have something to block the sun so you can make shadows,” confirmed Regan.
“When my shadow appears, it’s bigger than me,” states Olin.
Luke tells, “Because your back looks just like your front”
“Why is the shadow gone now?” questions Sam G.
“It’s the dark clouds. The clouds are blocking our shadows,” says George confidently.
“What’s making the big shadow now?” asks Mrs Baird.
“It’s clouds. There are 251 clouds,” declares Lloyd looking curiously up at the sky.
“We need the sun! Bring the sun back for the shadows!” exclaimed Samuel W.
Katie states, “The Sun is the torch in the sky.”
“So what do we need to make a shadow?” queries Mrs Baird.
Harry professes, “We need to look at our shadows to see moving. We also need the floor and the bright sun. When the moon comes up we can’t see our shadow.”
“We need the sun! Bring the sun back for the shadows!” exclaimed Sam G.
Kind regards,
Kate and Juliana

Edgerley
Wow, what a week! The new Edgerley room boys settled in fantastically this week, ready for the new challenges that are part of the four year old room…. but we were still very pleased to see Mrs Blake as we passed our old Cooper Room on the way to the playground. We had to stop for some enthusiastic waving! We welcomed Luca and Henry who have already found some great friends and enjoyed lots of different activities in the room. As part of our unit Shadowlands we created our own shadows using the overhead projector and talked about how the shadow was moving from the projector to the wall.
“The light is going up to the mirror and the mirror is making it go to the wall” explained Jamison
We enjoyed our first visit to the dark room and excitedly observed the lava lamps and lit dinosaurs. We look forward to continuing our investigations next week.
Regards
Mel and Rosalie