Our baby birds are growing and changing

This week the children made some new observations about our baby birds. The birds were flapping their wings and now have soft feathers covering their bodies. Each child had the opportunity to stand on the viewing platform and watch the birds before sharing their observations with their friends and teachers.

We have also had lots of fun playing with our friends both inside and outside. There was time for some gardening as well. This week we have harvested three big carrots from the garden.

Buddy Lunch Today

Today the Year 5 buddies came to have an Easter picnic with us. There was lots of laughter and chatter as the children talked and then played together in the playground. Have a happy and safe  Easter and we will see everyone next week.

Year 6 Big Breakfast

Kind and Caring Cottage Students

We have been talking about the meaning of the word compassion. One of the ways the children have shown compassion and kindness has been the way they have been caring for the nesting birds in our playground. They have placed water down in a bowl each week so that the mummy bird has not had far to go to have a drink. Today we watched as the birds flew down to swim in the water while we were eating lunch, trusting that the children were kind and caring. We also had some Lorikeets come and steal a grape from one of our lunch boxes. The children then had fun dressing up as birds and playing with the toy birds at the small world table.

The Jelly Wobbles

Cottage enjoyed going to the weekly chapel service today where they saw a Jelly Wobbles Concert. The Jelly Wobbles taught us some great songs about how much Jesus loves us. They also talked about the meaning of Easter. This was the first time that Cottage has been to chapel and they were amazing!

The Importance of Outdoor Play

Research tells us that the experiences children have through quality outdoor play has a great influence and effect on the growth of their brain and creates strong foundations for future development in all areas.

Playing freely outdoors helps children with the development of social skills, spatial awareness, cooperation, communication and sensory awareness. Outdoor play can also assist children to learn about decision making, develop their ability to share, develop conceptual ability, the ability to imagine an idea without seeing it in practice, learn about their body and their ability as well as become more independent.