Langley

 

What a week of colour and celebrations we have had. We began our week celebrating the Holi festival - a true carnival of colours! Holi is an ancient Hindu religious festival which signifies the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring.

 

To help celebrate, the children had a fantastic time turning an old white sheet (and themselves!) into a beautiful rainbow of colours. In their white t-shirts, the children used spray bottles and powder paints to create an amazing array of colours. It was such a fantastic experience and we are looking forward to hanging the sheet up on display for the children to be able to see and talk about.

We also celebrated colour, through 'Rainbow Dancing'. The Langley children listened and danced to a variety of music, and used their rainbow streamer sticks to twirl, spin and jump. It looked beautiful when we had a range of coloured rainbow sticks waving around all together to the music.

Celebrations is a unit of inquiry we will be exploring throughout the year. Please take the time to fill out the Celebrations survey which you'll find in your child's locker. We look forward to being able to celebrate may different cultural celebrations throughout the year

The new 'Sound Wall' outside has provided the children with many opportunities to investigate different sound making. There are a range of objects made of plastic, metal and wood which children can tap, bang, scrape and explore an array of different sounds. It's like the Langley Room band on some days! The children have been getting great enjoyment out of it and it is a lovely addition to our outdoor play area.

Don't forget Grandies Day on Wednesday. Please make sure you have sent IN your RSVP so we can get an idea of numbers for the day. It should be a lovely morning with singing, tea and coffee, a book stall. Some time spent in the classrooms will also be made for the visiting grandparents and their grandchild. See you on the day!

Enjoy your weekend,

Miss Stacey, Miss Emily, Miss Nickarla and Miss Kerry