Category: Pre-Primary Blue

Pre-Primary Hospital Incursion

August 18, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue

Term 3 – 18th August 2019

Our Hospital Incursion

On Wednesday 14th August, we had the pleasure of welcoming Marianne from The Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital (Awchwa) to our class. She visited our classes to teach the Pre-Primary children all about hospitals and what to expect if they ever need to be treated in a children’s hospital.

The children also met Pete and Amy, the hospital dolls. We role played with Pete and Amy, learnt all about some of the special equipment needed to treat patients, the types of protective clothing that medical staff wear and how needles, drips and oxygen masks are administered safely to help patients. We also discussed when, how and who is allowed to administer medication to children and we watched as Marianne gave medicine to Amy and Pete.

The children enjoyed having a turn in the wheelchair and learning how to use crutches. Marianne took the children’s blood pressure and they all had a turn at using a stethoscope to listen to their own heart beat. We made hospital bands, learnt about bones in our body and put together a skeletal puzzle of ‘Mr Funny Bones.’ The children dressed up in medical attire, used tools and equipment to role play doctors, nurses, surgeons and ambulance officers.

We watched a video about a little boy who broke his arm and we followed the whole process with him as he was consulted, treated, operated on, all the way through to his recovery in hospital. There were beds in the children’s hospital for his parents to stay close by and even a school and other children to play with. We learnt that being treated in hospital is not so scary after all.

It was a fun and informative day!

Thank you Marianne.

We have a number of future doctors, nurses, surgeons and paramedics in our class! Our shared outdoor play space is now in transformation…soon to be the Pre-Primary Hospital!

All patients welcome!

100 Days of FUN in PPB!

August 7, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue

Term 3- Week 3

6th August 2019

100 Days of FUN!

What fun we had celebrating the 100th day of school! We eagerly counted from day one until we reached our target and the excitement in our class grew as the days became closer. Our knowledge of numbers to 100 has grown and we enjoyed participating in a range of mathematical activities based on the number 100. Thank you to all families for the effort that went into the children’s costumes for our celebration day…it was wonderful! We are still counting all the collections brought in by all the children of 100 items!

: Our crowns have 100 dots!

: Making a 100 piece necklace.

: Counting 100 fruit loops is hard work!

: Dot painting in groups of 10 to make 100.

: What does 100 look like?

: How many is 100?

: Counting in tens.

: Ordering numbers by tens to 100.

: Party Time!

These fine gentlemen pictured below put their creative brains to work on the 100th day of school and developed an idea to build 100 cubes, which they then decided amongst themselves that they would use to build a tower. Each cube required 4 pieces to make…if they were putting together 100 cubes, how many pieces in total were needed to complete this project? Have you worked it out? These gentlemen did, through our discussions together, about their amazing work! Learning through PLAY is so POWERFUL!

What a fantastic idea to build 100 cubes!

Counting and checking to make sure we have 100 cubes!

Excellent team work boys!

In the days that followed our celebration, we practiced reading together during guided reading about the 100 days of school. We learnt about what a tally is and drew 100 tally marks. To do this, we needed to count in groups of five and then circle two groups to make 10. Then we counted in tens until we reached 100 tally marks. We are pretty amazing at counting in tens now! We wrote about: the things we would like to achieve before we turn 100 years old, what we would do if we had $100 and what 100 things we would like to have, if we could. We also created some beautiful artwork of how we think we may look like when we do reach 100 years old…

…look out for this special work at OPEN NIGHT!

It was truly a memorable day that we will all treasure!

Term Three in Pre-Primary!

July 22, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue · Pre-Primary Gold

21st July 2019

Welcome Back to Term Three!

We are looking forward to a fun filled term!

Please read through our Programme Information and note important dates in your calendar.

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Worms, Worms, Worms!

June 27, 2019
reed.jane
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue · Pre-Primary Gold

This term we have been learning about Sustainability and Recycling. Last Friday the Pre Primary classes enjoyed an informative and highly interactive incursion with farmers from ‘The Worm Shed’.

Vermiculture expert Kevin Smith

It tickles!

We learnt about – Worms (of course) – The environment – Worms role in waste management – Recycling – Worm biology – Sustainability – Mini beasts – and Gardening.

That’s interesting!

Making our own Worm Farm

The farmers brought masses of wriggling worms for the children (and teachers!) to get ‘hands on’ with. Each child was able to make their own mini worm farm to keep and take home to show their families.

A great day!

Wonderful Worms and Robust Robots in PPB!

June 16, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue

Term 2 – Week 7 – 15th June 2019

This week was all about worms and robots!

The children observed, explored and enjoyed being up close and personal with some of God’s tiniest, but most important creatures…wonderful, wriggly WORMS! Worms play a vital part in sustainability.

Do you have a compost bin or worm farm at home? If not, these Pre-Primary children can advise you on how to set one up and live more sustainably by making simple and easy changes to your everyday practices at home!

We viewed some interesting clips about worms. Here is one of them…take a look:

We are looking forward to our Worm Farm Incursion next week and the children will bring home their very own mini worm farm to share and teach their families about!

During our guided reading groups, we read a book called, “I am a Robot.” Through the text we learned what a blueprint is and viewed various different blueprints of robots. We learned that a blueprint requires labels to show the parts included in the design. We then began to plan and design our very own robots! Drawing and labelling our designs was a lot of fun! The next step was to write a list of all the materials required to create and build our robots. We are now collecting materials and next week we are going to make a prototype of our designs!

PPB Class News! Term Two-Week 5

May 26, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue

What’s Been Happening in Our Class?

25th May 2019

We kicked off Term Two by welcoming and enjoying the company of our very special mothers and grandmothers in our Pre-Primary setting. The children worked hard to create cards, unique handmade gifts and prepare their song to present to mums on the day. It turned out to be a lovely, fun filled morning and we hope all families will have some treasured memories to keep forever!

We have been reading a variety of stories as a class and the children have really enjoyed joining in reading together. In our guided reading groups, the children are learning many important early reading skills. Each week we focus on a new letter and sound. The children have been excited about going on a letter hunt at home, to find and bring in items that begin with our letter focus. As they present their items to the class they are developing oral language skills and confidence in speaking. With support, the children are learning to write a sentence…or two!

The children are becoming so good at counting on our hundred chart. We know how to count by tens! Each day we are getting closer to the hundredth day of school! In our maths groups we have been learning about shapes, how to count on from 10, simple addition, writing numbers, counting backwards from 20 and forwards from 20. We have been having fun finding and measuring different things in our classroom too. We have been singing number songs and have learnt the TRIANGLE dance! The children love the triangle dance!

May is the month of Mary and in our class we have been learning all about the Rosary and how to pray Mary’s Prayer, the HAIL MARY. Each morning throughout May, we offer our prayers to Mary and together we say three Hail Mary’s and the Glory Be. We have been learning about the Church Community as well as other communities that we belong to, including our family, school and neighbourhood. We know that Jesus belonged to many different communities too and we are called to love and serve others within our communities. We visited our church to discuss what we see, hear and feel in God’s house. The children have also been busy creating their own maps of their neighbourhood. Their maps are amazing!

In our inquiry unit “Sustainability” we are learning about different ways that we can all do our part to look after our earth. We are reading a series of books about our earth: “Why do I have to recycle?” “Why do I have to save water?” “Why do I have to protect nature?” “Why do I have to save energy?” We have set up a mini recycling centre in our classroom and are challenging ourselves to REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE! We have now collected and counted over 100 lids! Well done PPB! We have learnt about the triangle visual on all recyclable materials and where to find it, so we know what to put into our recycling bins at home! We are also thinking of unique ways to reuse plastic or cardboard by creating artwork or planting seeds! We now know where our fruit and veggie scraps go at school, when we collect them in our scrap bucket everyday. Two friends empty the scrap bucket into our school compost bin, so nothing gets wasted or thrown away in the bin! We are having fun learning about how to keep our earth happy!

We sure have had a productive few weeks of learning, thinking, growing, belonging, being, becoming, creating, doing, listening, speaking, sharing, cooperating and working together! Although we have been busy, we have not forgotten, the most important learning of all…love, friendship and PLAY!

There’s always time for PLAY!

Welcome to Term Two in Pre-Primary!

April 30, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue · Pre-Primary Gold

29th April 2019

Dear Families,

Welcome back to Term Two! We hope you have enjoyed the break! We are looking forward to more fun and learning this term!

Please read through our Programme Information for Term Two and note down important dates in your calendar.

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PMP in Pre-Primary!

March 19, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue · Pre-Primary Gold

Term One – Week 7 – 18th March 2019

Everyone is talking about PMP!

What is PMP you may ask? The Perceptual Motor Program comprises of movement, gross motor and body awareness skills that are essential for healthy growth and development. It involves emotional, cognitive and physical skill development. The PMP allows children opportunities for physical education and interactions with the environment.

There are three main stages to follow in order to acquire these skills. The first is cognitive; to be able to understand what is required to carry out the task. The second is practice and the third is about mastering the activity with speed and accuracy, once the first two stages are achieved.

Stations that we set up for our perceptual motor program target skills that include, hand-eye coordination, body-eye coordination, auditory language and visual skills.

PMP is FUN! It gets children engaged and moving! It promotes fitness, wellbeing and children with strong perceptual motor skills have more self confidence, greater body awareness and improved coordination. Much research has proven that physical activity creates neural pathways in the brain, and the more neural pathways, the better we are able to learn!

PMP enables the development of bilateral coordination – which is the ability to coordinate and move both sides of the body at the same time. This is an important skill for school success – to be able to hold a pencil, write and control the paper, to be able to cut with scissors and move the paper at the same time, to be able to hold a ruler and draw a straight line at the same time are all skills involving bilateral coordination.

Our Pre-Primary children LOVE Fridays and our PMP!

Pre Primary Outdoor Play Space

February 26, 2019
reed.jane
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue · Pre-Primary Gold

Our Pre Primary children have made a great start to Term One. The children are settling into classroom routines and establishing new friendships with their peers.

In early childhood we value frequent and regular opportunities to explore and learn in our outdoor environments and natural play spaces. We recognise that young children learn best through physical and sensory experiences – active play.

At Saint Emilie’s we have wonderful outdoor play spaces to enhance our learning. The children have space to explore, discover, experiment and develop their gross and fine motor skills.

Our bushland provides a play space to give children contact with the natural world and unique opportunities to engage with nature, the weather and the seasons. The children learn to understand and respect nature and the interdependence of humans, animals, plants and lifecycles.

The outdoor environment offers children opportunities for freedom and movement through physical activity and promotes a sense of well being. Outdoor environments are a platform for creative play and the development of the imagination and problem solving skills.

When you take children outside regularly you see the JOY, WONDER and EXCITEMENT that they experience when they engage in learning in their outdoor environment.

Pre-Primary Program Information

February 16, 2019
Tracey Poinen
· Pre-Primary · Pre-Primary Blue · Pre-Primary Gold

Pre-Primary Program Information – Term One 2019

16th February 2019

It was great to see and chat with many of you at the family picnic last night! We hope that everyone had a great time! Please read through our programme information booklet and note down important dates in your calendar. Thank you!

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