We have been very busy investigating all sorts of sounds and noises this week. We have been discussing what our favourite songs are;
“Ring of Fire one” said Sebastian M
“Ring of Fire!” agreed Chloe
“I Love Wock and Woll!” said Izabella excitedly.
Felix’s Mum told us he was a fan of Dolly Parton. When we played it on the computer, Felix’s face lit up as he begun to dance;
“Jolene” he said happily.
Cooper’s Mummy told us his favourite song is Punching in a Dream. We have been playing the children’s songs for them as they have been having a boogie. We also played some classical music for Bruno who loves to find a chopstick and use it to conduct his orchestra. Don’t forget to add your child’s favourite song to our board next to the sign in sheets so we can play it for them.
Kind regards,
Jess, Kerry, Jennifer and Hayley
Mead
There was great excitement this week as the Mead Children went on a Noise Walk! We ventured up to the Prep School to see what sounds we could discover and listen to, and what a show we witnessed!! It started with loud noises - from children playing at recess time, diggers working on the oval and lawnmowers mowing the grass...........to the softer noises of the water fountain. We had a fantastic journey!
"I liked the two diggers 'cos they were most noisy and they had tracks to move and they made tracks on the grass." - Jack O
"I liked the lawn mower. It was a loud noise." - Tommi
"I like the aeroplane in the sky. It went in the sky all the way high. It was a quiet noise." - Grace
"I like the lellow digger. It's front felled off. He got it back on again." - Henry
"I love the orange estavator (excavator). It was really noisy!" - Charlie
"It was coming out the top. It went drip, drip." - Jack O (describing the water fountain)
"It was pitter, patter, pitter, patter." - Hannah
Have a listen around your homes to see what noises you can hear!
Best wishes,
Emma M, Susan and Emma G
Cooper
In Cooper this week the children encountered the headphone set for the first time. Watching the children's faces as they listened for the first time has been delightful! Some were puzzled, others astonished and some just had to sing along! The children listened to music, stories and picture matching sound games with animal noises, vehicles and a flushing toilet sound - this of course got a huge laugh! Many of the children liked the music so much that they got up and danced to the music and we had a silent disco!
Kind regards,
Ali and Susan
Chapple
"I like that one" said Charlie H, pointing to the clarinet, "because it makes soft music". We were very lucky to have some of the Preparatory School boys play their instruments for us while we ate morning tea. We loved listening and grooving along to the saxophone, clarinet, french horn and trumpet! We explored musical notes and tried writing our own music...walk, walk, running, running, rest, rest, shhhhh are some of the symbols we learnt to recognise and copy. The children have continued to make various instruments to add to our music library and we had fun making telephones with string and cups. If you hear the children talking about washing their faces with orange juice......or brushing their teeth with bubble gum....it's because we have really enjoyed singing Peter Combe's Mr Clickety Cane song! We have had our dancing shoes on and have bopped along to all sorts of beats from Hi-5 to Bollywood music! We hope to see you at the Curriculum Evening on Thursday!
Warm wishes,
Suria, Sinead, Ciara and Sue
