Tuesday 30 September 2014

Bakery

The children in room 1 have been showing an interest in the recipe books that we have in the dramatic play centre.  They have been cooking and baking during their free play time. After a class discussion, we decided to change our drama centre into a bakery! We began this process by creating a web of things that we think we need for our bakery. We can't wait to start baking!!!

Friday 26 September 2014

Emily Carr


In Room 1 we have been noticing changes in the trees. Leaves are changing colour and falling to the ground.  We decided to study an artist who often painted trees. Her name is Emily Carr. We viewed some of her paintings, talked about the colours and lines we noticed and then painted our own trees. We also learned there are different kinds of trees. Here are some of the things the kinders know about trees:
Haley - "The needle ones and the big bushy tree."
Ava - "The leaves are changing colours."
Phoenix - "The leaves turn brown."
Miguel - "The leaves turn red and green and yellow."
Kara - "The pokey trees have green needles all year".
Kaycie - "Leaves fall off the trees and they change to purple sometimes."
Eunice - "The leaves are turning pink and orange.

Monday 15 September 2014

International Dot Day

We celebrated International Dot Day today. Dot Day is inspired by the story "The Dot" by Peter H Reynolds. People all around the world are encouraged to embrace their creativity just like Vashti did in the book. In Kindergarten I often hear "I can't", but we are working toward "I'll try" instead!


Friday 5 September 2014

The First Day of Kindergarten

This is what we loved about our first day of Kindergarten:
Liya - "I liked making The Kissing Hand."
Haley - "I loved everything!!!"
Kaden - "I liked playing with the small Lego."
Dylan - "My favourite part was going to the gym".
Phoenix - "My favourite part was playing with the trucks and making a construction site."
Trystan - "My favourite part was setting up the signs at the construction site."
Eunice - "I liked the gym."
Kara - "I like the part when I was reading stories and playing with the babies."
Ava - "I liked playing with the babies."
Miguel - "I liked to play with the babies, with the construction and with the cars."
Kaycie - "My favourite part was going to the gym, playing with the babies and playing with the Play Doh."
Jude - "I liked playing with the cars and the blocks."
Mason - "I liked everything."
Alex - "I liked playing with the blocks."
Isabella - "I liked the gym."