Dear Mead families and friends,
It has been another busy week for our Mead Room children.
We welcome a new friends Angus (Gus) into our community and it has been great
to see how welcoming our little people have been.
Our cutting station has been
flocked by children who are working to master the skill, trying out different
strategies using various materials. This will be an ongoing experience for our
little fingers with further extensions ahead.
The block corner has seen many
children testing out ideas of stacking, ordering and sorting of loose parts and
constructing freely or guided by visual inspirations. We see some very keen
budding architects and engineers already.
This week we sent all our three monarch butterflies out
into the big world which excited the children. We looked into their features,
read non-fiction books and talked about what they need in the wild and wished
them the best.
Look!, It’s balancing on the flower, Dylan said.
Now, it needs food, added Billy.
And find pollen, quipped Liam.
We have continued on inspiring the children to be
nature’s treasure hunters. They are always seen walking around the garden on a
mission to gather gum nuts, sticks, leaves, feathers and other interesting
items. We even ventured into the big school after our PE session to collect autumn
leaves, much to the children’s delight. Our nature collection has grown and we
welcome you to add what you gather from your own nature adventure walks. We
will look into our growing collections, identify their colours, designs and
patterns in the weeks ahead.
Many of our children have taken on different challenges
this week. This includes jumping over obstacles, throwing hoops, working on
puzzles and developing scissors skills. Its pleasing to see our Mead children
growing to be more and more confident in their abilities and seeking ways to
build competence. Let us know some of the challenges that your child is working
on at home. We would love to hear about it and be part of that journey.
Have a great weekend
Coney and Jess
