Dear Cooper families,
Our caterpillar has been growing bigger and bigger all
week. Hopefully it waits until after the weekend to wrap itself up in a cocoon
so that we can see the process happen. The children have been checking on the
caterpillar each day and observing any changes that they notice.
We have started to talk about Harmony Day in the Cooper
room. We have started these discussions by reading the story '10 little fingers
and 10 little toes 'by Mem fox. This story explains that we are all different
and come from different places and different families but we all have 10 little
fingers and 10 little toes. This book prompted a discussion about our families
and how much we love them. This is the dialogue taken from this conversation:
Miss Gilbert – How do you show someone that you love them?
Larissa – when they say goodnight they say goodnight love
you don’t let the bed bugs bite
Ned – my mum loves me. Me and mum play outside.
Linda – my dad loves me and I love my mum.
Grace – my mum and daddy
Larissa – my family loves me. When my family loves me they
play with me and love me.
Isaac S – Love is something you make for a person that you
really really really like.
Ed - With our heart in our bodies. You can feel it.
Brian – my mum and dad just cuddle me.
Karl – I give them a hug and paint a flower for mum or for
dad or for Frtiz.
Olivia – With a kiss and a cuddle. I am kind to them.
Miss Gilbert – loving someone is about being kind to them
Brian – and not hurting. But I cuddle my mum and my dad.
Isaac S – you could give them some of my toys and then they
give it back to me. It’s called sharing.
James – When we have fire trucks we don’t have to share. I
be nice to Cody.
Miss Gilbert – how are you nice to Cody?
James – I play with him and I am nice to him and I share my
toys with him.
Samuel – I be nice to them and not push him. I play with
Brian, I play with him Miss Gilbert.
Next week the children will be engaging in a whole class
art experience to express our individual views on what Harmony means to us.
We hope that you have a lovely and safe long weekend.
Love
Miss Gilbert and Mr Richards
