Dear Mattingley friends and families,
It's been another busy and fun filled day for our little people in
the Mattingley room. The children have been exploring various concepts about
the human body as they revisited this interest from their learning journey in
the Langley room. They have been asking a lot of questions and many have been
very kind to offer answers and lots of new ideas especially after a quick watch
of the magic school bus exploring inside the human body.
"Food go in the mouth" says Lochlann
"I call it belly flop" adds Chloe talking about stomach
juices
"Yum yum. Food!" quips Joshua S
" Food for Freddy" says Fred.
Some of our families visited the Pre Historic Museum in
Adelaide lately and many children have been sharing their experiences
sparking new interest in the classroom.
"Yeah, I saw the dinosaurs. Their teeth were big and they are
so tall", shares Lochlann.
"I know about dinosaurs too", adds Leo.
" I know about diplodocus!" says Samuel.
"Here! these dinosaurs are very scary" shouts Marcel.
"This is that dinosaur" says Thomas spotting a dinosaur
that matches a character in a book we were reading.
We engaged the children in discussion as we planned a dinoland to
explore.
"Leaves. we need leaves for flying dinosaurs", suggests
Chloe.
"Yup. for Pterodactyls" says Ashton.
"Trees. For home" adds Jed.
"Maybe crabs?" wonders Felix.
"Yeah. They are for big dinosaurs", agrees Lochlann
"Food for big dinosaurs" says Lachlan.
The new supermarket set up is gaining momentum as children
bring in their acquired knowledge into their play and interactions. This
is evident in the language they use and roles they choose to take. If you
have some old food shopping catalogues, please bring us some to add to our shop
display.
The digger bringing new sand for our sandpits has also been a
great curious sight for the children as they observed a new garden taking shape
outdoors. We can't wait what the children come up with as they explore this new
area in the weeks to come. Watch out! Some say it might just turn into a
jungle. You'll just never know.
Enjoy the long weekend and see you on Tuesday. Stay safe and cool.
Coney and Kimberley
