Dear Edgerley Parents,
In our room this week the children have been fascinated in
how quickly and tall our plants are growing. They have
discovered that the plants drink water through the roots and
stem and need sunlight and water to grow. They are the best
cared for plants with many keen gardeners attending to their needs on a
daily basis.
Our discussions have had a large focus on our families, who
is in them and how special they are to us. Please come and have a look at the
wonderful family portraits the children have drawn.
Our yoga sessions with Miss C have taken on a whole new level this
week as we have our very own new set of yoga mats for the Edgerley Room. The
children begin their yoga sessions with stretches before moving to their yoga
poses. Everyone has their favourite pose and we are learning new poses on a
regular basis!
I love 'Downward Dog' - William P
I like the 'Garland Pose' - Lexie
I love doing 'bridge' - Elyssa
I like 'cat pose' - Sebastian
I like doing 'plank - Henry
After our yoga poses we do breathing exercises, followed by relaxation.
Our yoga sessions are such a valuable means for developing body awareness,
learning how to manage stress and building concentration.
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In Chinese this week the focus has been on body parts, colours and
the parts of our faces. Lao Shi has been mixing up the familiar songs the
children have learnt by heart to try and check for real understanding, and
the Edgerley children have been excelling!
The children have been fascinated with our new baby stick
insect that has joined our room and have decided to call him "Mr
Climby", as he climbs the leaves all day! The
children shared their knowledge on stick insects and we had some
interesting discussions around camouflage. We were amazed to find a skin that
had been shed by Mr Climby at the bottom of it's home and noticed that Mr
Climby was missing a leg and wondered if he would grow a new one.
They hang onto leaves - Lexie
They change like a stick so nothing can eat them - Charlie O
They have 6 legs. But this one only has 5 - Rory
People grow skin - Charlie O
Star fish grow back arms - Sebastien
A lizard grows back a leg - Rory
The skin has got it's (Mr Climby's) old leg - Lexie
They eat gum leaves - Archie
Snakes eat stick insects because theyhave special googly eyes -
Sebastien
It's invisible - Rory
It's kind of like being invisible - it's called camouflage - Mrs
McKenzie
It means you can't see them - Zali
Like army men! - Archie
And koalas. Koalas are grey and climb on trees. They are
camouflaged - Rory
Come and check Mr Climby out on our room!
Best wishes,
Emma, Mel, Cristina and Satin
