Nina Marni to all our lovely Families and their beautiful children, Welcome to our Blog for term 3 /week 4
Welcome to anther exciting week of play based learning. This week we enter into an amazing maze of science experiments as we commemorate science week. Children were invited to experience our first experiment which was the lava fountain with a mixture of sand, coloured water and a bit of baking soda. Which has been one of our favourite investigations into colour and its particles.
Our next experiment for this week was what happens to each of the colours particles when mixed with oil, and how the colours get blend together.
Our third science experiment for this week was with the milk , dish wash and colours. Our children were able to master their patience waiting quite eagerly for the experiment to happen, This was such a wonderful opportunity for the children to put to practice what they have been mastering this term through the writers workshop the book ‘waiting is really hard’ by Mo Williams.
Children and teachers were able to build on collaborative verbal Communication pathways through lots of questions and answers.
Teacher : What is in the container?
Olivia : Water
Rita : I don’t Know
Willow : Milk
Ziv : Food
Ayla : Water.
Ariana : Water
Jasmeen: I don’t know , (All of the children were able to identify the colours on the table). Once the experiment took effect and they were able to place their colours in the mil and watch the colours move and expand, the Teacher received more feedback from these little enthusiastic learners.
Olivia : I see a rainbow , Rita ; look at my colour its pink Ayla : I got pink and green lines Ziv : its my turn to mix Jasmine : stirring and mixing
Our science week continues as we reach day four in our wonderfull week of experiments. Children were so excited awaiting another experience where we added some colour to a bit of paper towel and spoke about how the colours spread out run through the paper to create its own movement. The children were able to name each of the colours and pick out their own choice of colour. Children even shared their colours and mixed colours to see what what colours they could make.
Ariana : I want pink , Olivia : I want green colour Rita : I want red
Our fifth day and last day in experimenting with our science inquiry in commemoration of science week was to venture into our nature sustainability of planting seedlings and watch how they grow. This experience will be extended throughout this term where children will be able to take responsibility of their own natural environments.
Learning Intention 1:
To support children’s expression of ideas and identity through mark-making and collaborative art experiences.
Why
- Mark making simply refers to the creation of different patterns, lines, textures and shapes.
- Mark-making is not just about early writing; it is a sensory and physical experience which can be enjoyed by all ages and abilities.
- As well as early writing, mark-making can develop into mathematical representation and creative expression.
- Making marks enables children to develop their hand eye co-ordination and fine motor skills through practicing to hold a tool, deciding what grip suits them best, which hand feels most natural and through making small, controlled movements using the tool.
- By giving children, the opportunity to explore different mediums of mark making, it engages them in sensory play and allows them to discover new exciting materials.
- This helps to enhance a child’s critical thinking, brain development and language development, which gives them the ability to build towards more complex learning tasks in the future.
Learning Intention 2:
Book making
Weekly focus
Starting from scratch – what is a book? What is the purpose? Who reads books? Who writes books? What do they look like? Teachers will use information gained about prior knowledge to decide next steps.
Mentor texts
Exploring a range of Matt Cosgrove books during morning/ Afternoon group times (Term 3)– discussions and questioning to follow.
Continue to support educators to find moments to read to small groups of children and using these moments as an opportunity for self-regulation and grounding
Our community walks in the Holy Family school have been wonderful and exciting this week as the children have had lots of opportunities to explore and expand on their curiosity as well as develop their physical skills. The children were also able to visit the MUDLA , the fish farm and our veggie and fruit patch and sample smells of a variety of herbs.
Some specs of gold for this week, Our children discovered a live moth in our classroom, It was such a blessing to watch the children show lots of empathy and care towards this little living being watching how it tried to spread its wings to fly.,and was released into its own habitat of mother nature.
Hope you all have a relaxing and beautiful weekend.