Charlette's Fantastic Writing

Charlette has been working really hard at challenging herself and writing more detail in her stories.

 

 

OOOO - Octopus Kites

Letter of the week was "O".  The children made octopus kites.

Making kites - lots of colouring, cutting and sticking

Paige's Octopus Kite

Chevelle's Octopus Kite

They fly!!  Awesome

Charlette enjoying flying her kite.

Fun Afternoon

Room 12 had earnt themselves the opportunity to have some free time.  In this time the children were able to select the resources they wanted to use and who they teamed up with.  It was interesting to observe and listen to the children.  There was lots of language, negotiation and sharing of ideas. 


Ryan and Almiji using the cars.

 

Summer and Chevelle organised their farm and animals.
The girls shared the same interest and they worked together really well.

Kalala enjoyed building with blocks.

 

                                          Alexis, Ellie and Charlette enjoyed colouring in fairies
                                          and princesses.
      

 

Miss Paige - role played teachers and was joined by Ryan.

You were a wonderful teacher Paige.

                                         Kalani and Max built with blocks and cars.  There was
                                         lots of sharing of ideas and negotiating.  I liked they way you
                                         listened to each other.

 

                                          Daejzon enjoyed using the stickers and scissors.

Chalk Time

A small group of children took the bucket of chalk outside.  The children had been drawing and writing when they discovered the water.  The children discovered that when you wet the chalk and then draw it was darker.  The children were very engrossed in their activity and were having great conversations.  When I joined the children they all showed and told me about their discovery.

Charlette and Daejzon wetting their chalk.

Paige showing me how the chalk writes darker once it is wet.

Ellie, Charlette, Paige and Daejzon writing with wet chalk.

Marble Painting

Room 12 have been exploring different ways of painting.  The children have used string, cotton buds, sponges and brushes.  Today, the children used "marbles".

We used the lid of photocopy paper box, purple, green, yellow and orange paint, white paper and marbles.

Almiji enjoyed moving the box backwards and forwards.

 Sam tipped the box.

 Charlette enjoyed watching the marbles make patterns.

 

 

The children covered the marbles in paint and using a spoon dropped the marbles in the box.  The children then rolled the marbles around the boxes making tracks.

String Painting

Charlette and Atupuha having a go at string painting.

Paige and Daejzon are enjoying creating their marks.

Ellie and Kalala creating their paintings.

The children are painting using string.

Ice Cream

Charlette making her ice cream.

Paige busy working on her ice cream.


The letter of the week is "Ii".  The children made ice creams.  This activity included cutting, gluing, identifying colours, shapes and counting. 

Puzzles

Atupuha was so proud to complete this puzzle, he showed great perseverance.



I did it 48 pieces!  Charlette putting in the last piece.

Ellie is developing her mathematical concepts.

The children have been exploring and enjoying the many puzzles for offer in Room 12.  The benefits of puzzles for children is that it develops their fine motor skills especially fingers, hands and wrists.  It develops accuracy, precision, perception, patience, confidence and self esteem.  It is an opportunity for children to explore mathematical concepts of shapes, sizes, counting, matching, sides and corners.