Dear Parents,
Welcome to week
one of 2018. We hope you all had a wonderfully happy Christmas and holiday
break over the summer. We are so excited to be back and ready
and enthusiastic to begin new investigations and experiences
together.
We welcome a
number of new students into the Edgerley Room this year and these boys deserve
a huge congratulations on how well they have settled in to their new
environment - it's as if they have always been there! Welcome to
Sidney B, Isaac, Thomas B, Alex, Lewis , Iker , Thomas H, Billy W and Lucas Z. We are
delighted to have you join us.
This week the
children have really enjoyed the outdoors with lots of sandpit play and large
block construction. They have baked delicious cakes and muffins in the sandpit,
and created a variety of interesting fabrications using the waffle and wooden
blocks. Our vegetables and strawberries are continuing to require regular
watering and maintenance in the hot weather, and are being well looked
after by the children.
Our stories and
songs have had an 'emotions' focus as we have begun to explore our
feelings. Some of the children have shown how various emotions look on faces at
our light table using a variety of mixed objects such as keys, shells and
pasta. We read 'Andrew's Angry Words' by Dorothea Lachner and realised
that when we are angry we can make others angry, as bad moods can have a ripple
effect on the people around us. This was an important lesson about how
our words can affect others. Following this, some of the
children shared what makes them angry:
When my friends
take my toys - Isaac S
When someone
messes my game up - Lucas
When my sister's
annoy me - Isaac C
When Maeve
scratches me - Ed
When bad guys
kill people - Brian
When Mum tells me
off - Ned
We will continue
exploring further emotions throughout the term.
With best wishes,
Emma, Mel and
Chris
