Dear Cooper Room Families and Friends,
This has been another week full of fun,
exploration and messy play. We commenced the week over in the Red Centre
playing a variety of ball games to enhance our physical development. During our
walk as we explored the school grounds the children were fascinated by the
different machinery used by the maintenance workers which lead into further
related discussions. We visited the library and from there the children were up
for a play at the rainbow playground. I brought a digging sandpit inside the
classroom and the children have been in their element building bridges for the
diggers and trucks. As a team we decided to continue making banana and
strawberry smoothies, this has been a hit for the entire two weeks.
Science learning experiments have been a focus
these holidays, the children were able to manipulate teat pipettes as they
dropped food colouring into flour, milk and shaving foam. This was a great way
to foster concentration, cause and effect and hand-eye co-ordination. We
experimented using our fingers to mix blue and red paint to see the colour
change and we mixed solid colours with white paint to see the colour lighten.
The children have engaged in these messy play experiences, it fosters
opportunities and is a great learning process.
The Cooper Room teamed up with the Mattingley
Room to have two cooking stations. These stations consisted of kneading damper
and decorating cookies. We were working in small groups enhancing
communication, talking through the recipe, measuring, pouring and creating
decorations, these were all opportunities to connect with the children. It was
a glorious day so we walked over to the school oval to eat the food the
children prepared, they were super excited to try something different.
It’s been an entertaining, busy, exciting and
stimulating two weeks, we’ve enjoyed these holidays immensely. Have a safe
weekend and see you all next week.
Love Miss C
