Kindergarten Parent Information Booklet 2019
Category: Kindy Blue
Icky Sticky Bugs!
Week Four
Icky Stick Bugs: Kindy Blue
We began Term Four by reading the story of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ and viewing artworks created by the author Eric Carle. Inspired by his work we began using his technique to create our own works of art. We explored mixing the primary colours red, blue and yellow to discover new colours, then used scrapers, forks and bubble wrap to add texture to our work.
We then turned these paintings into pictures inspired by the illustrations we had seen in the story. We drew shapes then cut and pasted the shapes together to create caterpillars, suns, leaves, eggs and butterflies.
After observing our class silkworms close up using magnify glasses we had many questions, but the most common question was whether or not our silkworms would make a cocoon and turn into a butterfly just like the Hungry Caterpillar. The silkworms were indeed eating A LOT of mulberry leaves, almost as many leaves as the Hungry Caterpillar in the story!
Some children decided to investigate if all insects made cocoons. They made bug catchers at the collage table and searched outside to find insects.They then put them bug catchers and observed them in class. Unfortunately the insects escaped before we could find out if they made cocoons.
Other children decided to retell the story of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ using some props found in the reading corner. We recorded the recount using the iPad.
Delighted by the discoveries made when mixing primary colours, we decided to explore what happens when we mix different amouts of yellow and blue in water. The children were delighted by the many different shades of green they created and recorded their discoveries using the iPad.
Stay tuned for our next post where we discover what happens to our silkworms when they hatch out of their cocoons!
Welcome Back to Term 4
Run! Run! As Fast as you Can!
Term 3 Week 10
We have had so much fun in Kindy this term and I am so proud of the efforts and achievements of all the kindy kids! To round off this term we read a story called ‘The Runaway Damper Man!’ Based on the traditional fairytale ‘The Gingerbread Man,’ this story tells the tale of a swagman out in the Australian bush cooking damper on a campfire. Just when the swagman is about to enjoy the damper with butter and jam, out jumps the damper man and off he runs yelling ‘Catch me, catch me if you can! I’m the Runaway Damper Man!’
After reading the story we decided to set up our own ‘Damper Cafe’. We had fun rolling out the dough to make damper men and putting them in the oven to cook. We sold the damper men to lots of customers who thought they were delicious!
In the story, the damper man must cross over a bridge to escape from a kangaroo that wants to eat him. We decided to make our own bridges for the damper man to cross. We had to make sure the bridge was high enough for the water to flow through underneath, wide enough to fit across the river and had rails to stop the damper man from falling of the sides.
Last of all we decided to cook our own damper to eat. We carefully measured all the ingredients, mixed and kneaded the dough and placed the damper in the oven (luckily the damper man didn’t escape and run away!) Then we sat outside in the sunshine and enjoyed our damper with jam and butter!
We hope you enjoyed reading about all our adventures in Term Three! Have a wonderful relaxing break and we look forward to more fun-filled days next term!
Term 3 Week 6: Possum Magic!
Term 3 Week 6
Possum Magic!
Look who came to visit us in Kindy Blue! It’s Hush, the little possum from the story ‘Possum Magic!’ Hush had a special letter for the kindy kids to read. He wanted to know all about his new kindy friends and asked that they write back straight away!
The kindy kids got busy right away! There were many letters mailed to Hush telling him how much we loved him and inviting him to have afternoon tea with us!
Hush arrived at the tea party and everyone shouted ‘Surprise!’ It was a surprise birthday party for Hush! Everyone joined in singing ‘Happy Birthday’. The chocolate cake was cut and shared among the people at the party.
We enjoyed the birthday cake so much that we decided to make more birthday cakes using shaving cream and foam blocks.
In the story of ‘Possum Magic’ Grandma Poss makes magic that turns Hush invisible! We decided to experiment with colour, vinegar and baking powder to make our own kind of magic!
We had so much fun learning about stories through play! Stay tuned for our next adventure!
Yummy! Chewy! Wombat Stew! Kindy Blue – 7th August 2018
Term 3 Week 4: 7th August 2018
Yummy! Chewy! Wombat Stew!
This term we started off our science inquiry unit by reading ‘Wombat Stew!’ The children enjoyed watching the characters come to life in our puppet show and using tapping sticks to join in with the chorus. We were very excited to gather the ingredients we needed to make our own wombat stew, so off into the bush we went!
After making our stew, we explored the bush again to identify natural and non-natural materials. We went on a scavenger hunt to look for natural items we could use in our centres back in the classroom.
We have been very busy back in the classroom using the materials we found in the bush. We have been making bush animals out of play dough and drawing detailed pictures of materials observed under a magnified glass. We even sorted and counted the number of natural items we found!
Stay tuned for more bush adventures in Kindy Blue!
Welcome Back to Kindy for Term Three!
Week 1 – Term 3 – 16th July 2018
Dear Families,
Welcome back to Kindy! We hope you have all had a wonderful break and everyone is refreshed and ready for some more fun and learning!
This term, we welcome Mrs Jennifer Morrison to our Kindy team.
Please read through our Programme Information for Term Three and note down important dates in your calendar.
We look forward to an exciting term ahead!
Kindy Pyjama Day Fun!
Term Two – Week 8
24th June 2018
The Kindergarten staff, children and parents enjoyed a fun and cosy morning at our PYJAMA day celebration on Wednesday 20th June 2018.
We all wore our pyjamas to school and shared breakfast together, with a variety of cereals, milk and warm milo. Yum!
The children were invited to bring along their favourite teddy for some cuddles and fun! We used our thinking and problem solving skills to place our teddies in height order from the TALLEST to the SHORTEST. Then we identified which teddy was the tallest, second tallest, third tallest, medium sized and the shortest. The children had to sort and move the teddies along to place theirs in the correct height order. What a fabulous job they all did!
We had a wonderful day together! Thank you to the parent helpers for assisting staff to prepare and serve the breakfast as well as washing up!
Your time and help is greatly appreciated!
Kindy Pyjama Day!
7th June 2018
Kindy Pyjama DAY Celebration!
Isn’t this just the perfect weather for wearing our pyjamas? We cannot wait to wear our PYJAMAS to school and share breakfast with our friends!
Parent Helpers….if you are on ROSTER for this day, we would LOVE to see you in your PYJAMAS too!
Please read the note for further details!
