Dear Edgerley Families,
What a wonderful start to the term with the boys jumping
feet first into projects based around dinosaurs. You may have already noticed
that the classroom has been taken over by rough skinned giants! Initial
discussions about what the boys already know about dinosaurs has revealed
interests in what they ate, where they lived and how they died out. The boys
were particularly interested to discover what dinosaurs lived around Adelaide.
Through the lens of our units “Our Natural World” and “Being Together” we plan
to further explore some of these concepts and relate them to habitats and
sustainability in our own lives.
We have two visitors in our classroom at the moment thanks
to Stefan’s fishing skills. Just inside our door we have two yabbies. Stefan
has been telling us all the things he knows about them and, with Mr Ty’s help
we have begun to find other information from various sources. We have added a
chart to the cupboard to collect suggestions for names. Please take a moment to
get creative with your child and add some suggestions to the chart.
This week we started illustrating special ideas in our
drawing books. We will visit these books weekly to record things that are
special to us, reflect on our experiences and chart our growth in the area of
fine motor control.
Next week you will find information about our phonics
program in your child’s locker as we begin our phonics program.
A big welcome to Kartik, Felix, Sebastian and Mrs Bishop who
will join us for the next six months.
Kind regards
Mel, Emma and Ty
