Hello everyone,
It’s been a fantastic first term, everyone has settled into the swing of all things Currambena, coming together as a community of learners. There are some exhausted preschool people at the moment, so it’s great to be able to stop for a couple of weeks, recharge, and get ready for an action-packed term 2!
On Thursday we all headed down to the craft room for the first time for our craft session with Chris. After a tour of the craft room all the children settled into working with clay. We look forward to children seeing the process of their piece of clay being transformed into something they have created.
Cubby house making, performing, weddings, dinosaurs, cooking, solving problems in play, group time agreements and behaviours, exploring the wider Currambena community, mastering the art of crossing the monkey bars are just a few of the many interests the children have been interested in this term.
Our astronomy unit is in full swing. This week we’ve begun learning about nuclear fusion. It’s been fantastic to relate some of what we are learning in astronomy into our preschool program. Just like stars we need hydrogen in the form of water to sustain us throughout the day. Many of the children relish the idea of drinking their water bottle and getting a refill after a “water alert” is announced to the whole group to let everyone know that, just like stars, they are filled with hydrogen, to keep them hydrated throughout the day. Next term we’ll review what we’ve learnt in first term and continue with this unit of work.
Pillow fighting has continued to be of interest to many of the children this week. It’s a great way to engage in rough and tumble play in a controlled way, as well as being lots of fun.
Cooking has been a highlight of the term. We’ve all now mastered the art of baking vegan cupcakes and learnt a lot along the way. The children are so involved in cooking that we’re embedding it into our program, with a focus on healthy eating next term. We’re planning on introducing a cooking roster to the sign-up sheets on the main wall, to provide all children with the opportunity to get really involved with cooking. With the cooler weather approaching, we hope that next term we can begin making some special meals that we can enjoy eating together as a group.
Lastly, thank you to Benji’s family for the donation of a Down syndrome doll and to Stevie’s family for the donation of some sea creatures. Both have been popular and well used addition to our program.
Wishing everyone a great school holidays. We look forward to the children returning next term for an action-packed term 2, it’s a huge one!
Love
Lisa, Abi and Katrina