Travelling Tuataras
On Monday the group were captivated by the Travelling Tuatara performance...Storytelling through performance and child participation got everyone involved in the narratives and songs by Jill and Brian of Rotorua...check out the fun we had!!
Forest Kindy
Our first Forest Kindy of the Term got off to a fabulous start with SEVEN new faces joining the group. Welcome to Isaac Ellis, Oliver Keith, Matthew Cairns, Porter Wright, Max Laughton, Freddie Reed and Sophie Eade! A big thank you to Megs Mitchell and Mike Crowe our Parent Helpers this week. Our current Programme Planning on Narratives extends to our Forest Kindy Programme also, with our three "experienced" Forest Kindy Kids (Libby, Sarah and Kourtney) leading the group to the Dragons Den and our hut (now known as "The Kindy Castle"). Here the group were immersed in the magic of imagination, with prior knowledge and learning being brought to life as they searched for dragon eggs - and finding them!! It was not long before the boys were in detailed discussions about knights, dragons, and kings and queens once more - wow, this all started back with Elena Gwynn in Term 1 who found the dragons nest at Forest Kindy. We soon had six boys/knights protecting the hut/castle, as the labourers - Megs and Mike, made some running repairs. Wow, we were so excited that out hut had lasted five weeks since our last Forest Kindy day, and all that wind. After morning tea, calls for "HELP!" could be faintly heard coming from the heart of the forest! Uh oh!! Libby and myself had "somehow" got ourselves lost...Luckily we had already established with the group what we do in such a scenario! Libby reminded me of our rules - stay where we are, call for HELP until help arrives! Everyone came to look for us, and Mike reminded the rescue party about the importance of staying together. Being in the heart of the forest was something new for everyone, and we began to notice all its beauty and magic...MORE dragons eggs; some were even hatched! We found "The world's biggest tree" that had fallen over recently, and looked for huhu grubbs and insects inside its rotting bark. Matthew was deep in thought, and had a question for us, "How do we know where to go?" ...We looked around ... Trees everywhere ... Was it this way? ... Or that? LOTS of ideas were thrown around, with Sophie telling us we need to look for the sunlight. We talked about direction and about finding clues...What did we notice on the way in that could help us figure out our location? Mike showed us the Compass App in his phone and along with Sarah, lead us out of the bush following the needle pointing "N" - North.
Some special visitors...
Yesterday we have had some fluffy friends join us, thanks to the Thorburns. Four ducklings on Thursday - affectionately named by the children: Blacky, Whitey, Orangey, and Baby!
Upcoming events - notices went out this week for these:
Wednesday 29th October: Lochiel School "Little Red Rocking Hood" Production
Friday 31st October: Winton School Pet Show Day
Monday 3rd November: Limehills School "Wild West" Pet Show Day
Thank you to those who have committed to being Parent Helps for these events, we are still needing more helpers for all 3 days for these special trips to go ahead. Please check your calendars and send us an email if you are able to help out - a big thanks!
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After his first day at Forest Kindy, Matthew said he'd had the "best day of his life" and has been counting down the sleeps until next Tuesday! Our kids are incredibly fortunate to be able to participate in this fantastic programme - thank you Teaching Team!
After his first day at Forest Kindy, Matthew said he'd had the "best day of his life" and has been counting down the sleeps until next Tuesday! Our kids are incredibly fortunate to be able to participate in this fantastic programme - thank you Teaching Team!
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