Dear Wilkins families,
Phew, what a hot week we have had - we hope you have all
survived! To beat the heat, we have been venturing outside early in the morning
and have engaged in water play to cool down. We have been exploring and
stomping in muddy puddles in the sandpit, running under the hose and using
different animals and pouring cups in the water trough.
Inspired by the children’s ideas, we have continued our
exploration of cause and effect and motion using marble painting. The children
have been examining how the marble moves around the box depending on which way
they tilt it. This is a bit tricky when you are trying to watch the marble too!
On Tuesday we marked the beginning of Lent by making
pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. We read the recipe, chose our ingredients and all got
to have a turn to mixing the batter. Miss Georgia cooked our pancakes on the
barbecue and then we got to enjoy eating them with our fruit for morning tea.
We have also been exploring music and movement with Miss
Erin on Tuesdays though our Dancify program and extended this to other days by
listening to different types of music and engaging in group games and songs. A
big hit has been the Sleeping Bunnies song - look it up on YouTube and play it
for your child, I’m sure they would love to show you their groovy moves!
We look forward to seeing you all next week and than you
for your patience with the crazy traffic around school this week.
Best wishes,
Courtenay, Melissa, Ellen, Lucy and Jess
