Ecological Identity - Life Cycles:
Winton Flower Show
Ka pai to mahi!!! Fabulous effort by all our talented artists and sculptures who exhibited their masterpieces at this year's Flower Show! Our creations were based around our inquiry-based research into the life cycle of the butterfly. On Thursday we walked along to the Memorial Hall with nga tamariki - the sights and smells that filled the beautifully renovated Hall were something quiet special. The floral blooms and creative locals inspired all. We value all opportunities to participate and showcase our children's creativity and learning in our community - "I am part of the community: The community is part of me".
Metamorphosis
We continue to observe the metamorphosis (changes) taking place on the Lightbox - we now have two chrysalis on our swan plants! The YouTube Clip "The Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly" shows in time-lapse, metamorphosis in action over 4 minutes - a real wonder for the children as we wait patiently in "real time" for the changes to take place here at Kindy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk
Sunflowers
The sun has been shining over The Arts table this week after Elle brought along two ginormous Sunflowers to provoke the children's thoughts and creations. Subtle and intentional provocations and resources incorporating all aspects of the Natural World will inspire children to slow down and notice, to question, to form ideas, and to build an appreciation for nature.
Grow your own - Tomato Harvesting!
Yummy - there's nothing quite like putting the effort into your own verge patch, and now we are repping the rewards! Delicious tomatoes are beginning to show signs of being ready to pick - much to the children's delight! Fostering skills, hands-on experience, nurturing and caring for the plants.
Albatross Cam
On Tuesday the group discovered a huge nest under the veranda - what or who would need a nest that big??!! Ideas and suggests filled the air as the children's imaginations ran wild.
And then on Thursday, April arrived at Kindy, and thought she might just know the answer....
April shared with us what she and her brother like to do at their Pop's house - checking in on the Albatross at the Colony at Otago Peninsula. This got us very intrigued, and together we jumped onto the "Albatross Cam" on the Department of Conservation website to check out this live feed. The day began with a mother sitting on her nest. Later in the morning we heard a loud squeaking sound coming from the laptop and rushed over to see what all the noise was about. Ah, the mother had called the father home to the nest - and he had brought lunch! Then, as the mother moved, out of the nest came a tiny baby albatross who was also very pleased to see lunch! We noticed how large the birds were, and wondered if perhaps April's hypotheses was correct - an albatross would need a very big nest...
http://www.doc.govt.nz/royalcam
Nurtured By Nature Programme at Ivy Russell Reserve
Next Tuesday we start back at Forest Kindy with 10 of our oldest children. We look forward to being back at the Reserve, to discovery and exploration, to changes in the seasons, and to reconnect with some of our special spaces and places that have become a part of our Programme - such as the Wobbly Bridge, the Dragons Den, the Wishing Rock, and the Three Little Pigs House!
Ka Kite ...
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What a busy week you have had at Kindy this week! Sam and I are really enjoying checking the progress of the caterpillars every day.
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