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Kindergarten/Boronia Room
As part of our Science Week activities, we have been learning the Dharug names for some of our most familiar Australian animals, such as Buru (Kangaroo), Marriyang (Emu), Gugundi (Kookaburra) and Dyirrabidy (Snake). With the help and support of Kelly Bonello (our student teacher) we have changed some of our traditional ring games to incorporate the use of the Dharug names for the animals.
We say farewell to Kelly at the end of this week and thank her for bringing a range of stimulating and interesting experiences to the children during her time with us in the Kindergarten. Kelly was with us for 3 weeks and during this time she brought finger plays, a beautiful morning circle, lyre playing at rest time and this week she told one of Ebba Bodame’s puppet stories called “The Eskimo House”. Kelly also supported me in bringing more “Dharug Dhalang” (Dharug Language) to the children in creative and active ways. I wish Kelly every success as she now ventures to Coffs Harbour Steiner School for another chapter in her life’s journey.
Thank you to Jess McCann for bringing the wonderful opportunity for the children to make tasty, authentic pizzas at school this week. Cooking is such a great way to encounter the magic and mystery of science. They were delicious! Thank you to the parent helpers who came to assist with the children.
Next week is Book Week, Tuesday 20 August is the Book Parade starting at 9.10am. Please keep the costumes non-commercial and, if possible, home-created, and bring in the book from which the character is connected. Parents are welcome.
Enjoy your weekend.
Francine
Class 1/2
To celebrate National Science Week in Class 1/2, we have been doing some fun, messy, weird, and wonderful science experiments. Those who completed the Home Science Project presented beautifully in front of the class, which can be a daunting task!
Class 1 started a new Main Lesson on The Four Helpers – a maths focus on the four operations. Class 2 created the most incredible marble runs as part of their Practice Lesson.
Reminder! Book Week Parade is on Tuesday, 20 August at 9:10am – parents and carers are welcome to attend.
Warm wishes,
Amy, Isabelle, and Soumya
Class 3/4
Our new Main Lesson is ‘Spring on the Farm.’ Our two-night excursion to the Yurt Farm is part of this unit of work, bringing to life some of the aspects of farm life. I acknowledge that the farming we are looking at is largely from a European perspective. I will be bringing in the facts of the history of farming in the Australian context. We have already touched on the difficulties that arise when people introduce new species of plants and animals into another environment. We have a new word in our vocabulary: Endemic!
Italian Cooking Day with Jess was a great success. The pizzas were great!
Book Parade – with special guest author Naomi Crew – is next week. Please check the details in this newsletter.
Have a lovely weekend,
Julie and Meredith
Class 5/6
This week Class 5/6 has been learning about Ancient Rome and the art of making mosaics. Their favourite part just may have been smashing the tiles! We are privileged to have the help of professional Mosaicist and Steiner father Dominic Peters. What a talented community we have! Students have also been writing their own creative narratives using elements from Rome’s origin story.
Thanks to the multi-talented Jess McCann, our students got to do Italian cooking and make some delicious pizzas, which we all enjoyed.
Matilda has sewn a beautiful, creative beanbag cover for our class bean bag. This was part of our sustainability innovation project in which we are turning objects from the recycled shed into things we can use in the classroom or playground.
Elizabeth
Italian Cooking Day Report
Buongiorno,
We had a fantastic Italian Cooking Day this week due to the enthusiasm of the children and our wonderful helpers. The children found the experience of oiling up their hands and shaping the cold, wet pizza dough very different to the normal feeling of weekly bread-making.
This dough takes forty minutes to knead, until a particular bubble is formed, then left to rise all night before it was brought into school in a large bucket, filling the room with a yeasty smell. It is quite a sensory experience with lots of children referring to touching slime! Luckily, the taste was very different!
The children worked very well as small groups during cooking, organising and cleaning. It is amazing to see that Classes 3 to 6, can almost do these recipes completely without adult help now. Well done!
A big thanks to Steph, Karuna, Cristie, Tweety, Sharmila, Julia, Emily, Laura, and Kelly, Isabella, Meredith, and Lee, who made the whole day go so smoothly!
We hope that some of you get to try the authentic Mamma’s Pizza back home! Che deliziosa!
Jess