Hi Cooper families,
We have been eagerly collecting a whole variety of different autumn leaves over the past 2 weeks. Children have been bringing in leaves to our classroom each day and our collection is huge! First we sorted the leaves according to their shape and colour and then used them in a fine motor threading experience. In this experience the children threaded a number of leaves onto a thin piece of wire, which we have hung on our Cooper room tree.
We have also used the leaves that
we have collected to create Autumn artwork in our classroom. We used our
emerging knowledge of trees and plants to paint the trunk of our tree. We then
painted leaves onto our picture and added a range of beautifully coloured
autumn leaves.
We have finally each had a chance
to plant our very own magic bean in the classroom. We talked about what plants
need to grow.
Ned – We need dirt.
Aaron – Water.
Stirling – It will have leaves on
the side. When you pull the roots out my daddy gets dirty hands.
We also made predictions about
what might happen to our beans.
Isaac S – Maybe it might
grow into a tomato.
Xavier D – It will turn into
a bean stalk.
Lotti – I think the bean stalk
will grow and grow and grow and grow. My butterfly garden is still growing.
Olivia – It will grow and grow
and grow into a leaf. It will be like a beanstalk.
We have been patiently waiting
for our plants to grow above the soil. We have had no luck yet… but we are
hoping to see some changes next week.
Many of the children in the class
have loved collecting sticks and long pieces of bark which they have been
incorporating in their play. Sometimes they are used in prosocial ways, and
sometimes they are not. We brainstormed how we could use the sticks in a way
that would not hurt anyone else. Some of the children suggested that we could
make people out of the sticks that we have collected! From this conversation,
the children have created amazing replicas of people using sticks, twigs,
gumnuts, stones and bark that they have been collecting.
Happy Birthday to Isaac S, Emilia, Grace and Xavier D who all turned 4 during the week! We hope that
you all had wonderful birthdays celebrating with your family and friends.
We hope that you have a lovely weekend.
We hope that you have a lovely weekend.
Love
Miss Gilbert and Miss Sharon
