What another beautiful day today! The sky couldn't get any bluer. I hope everyone gets out and plays while the weather is so amazing!
We have had a very busy and wonderful week. The children worked excellently this week. They came into class each morning quietly, respectfully and immediately began to do their calendars and the work on their desk. They have quickly remembered their morning routine. Thank you for making sure your child arrives on time as this is definitely a great time for them to do their jobs and complete any unfinished work. Thank you also for remembering to send them with indoor shoes, especially if they have come to school in their boots. Our carpet has been much cleaner!
This last week our volunteer Sarah, began our drama unit. Sarah is a university student who is volunteering at Bayview to gain some working experience and to practice teaching a group of children prior to getting her own practicum. Sarah has a lot of experience with the theatre, it is one of her passions. So we are very lucky to have her practice her skills with us. Sarah began her drama workshop with some listening games, some echoing games and some moving games. The children were very excited and behaved very well. She also helped the children make their own little bat finger puppets to use in their drama activities. Sarah will be coming in on Monday to do another lesson. We will be participating in these drama activities into December. Lucky us!
On Wednesday we also had guests from the UBC Nurses department. Two student nurses and their teacher came in to do a Handwashing workshop. The children learned that is is very important to use soap and warm water to wash their hands and to lather up for about 20 seconds. They also learned that handwashing should happen before eating and after going to the washroom. The children practiced their handwashing skills with the nurses. They also talked about how important it was not to continue putting your fingers in your mouth and nose.
We are hoping that with this workshop that the children will stay healthy as the cold and flu season approaches.
This last week in our study of bats we learned about the variety of animals that were nocturnal and those that were diurnal. Ask your child what nocturnal means???? What special adaptations does an animal have to make to help it be a nighttime animal??? We wrote, we drew and we sorted animals into their correct groups. In fact during our art we made some nocturnal wind socks. They will be fluttering in our classroom on Monday!
Looking ahead:
1) In December we will making our Gingerbread Houses. We will be needing mini milk cartons...the 250ml size. Please start collecting them. If you can rinse them out and making sure they are dry before you send them in that would be great. I haven't firmed up a date yet but will let you know as we approach that time, as we will also need a few volunteers for that fun time!
2) Remember that this coming up Friday is a professional day.
With that,
enjoy the pictures and have a great day!!
teri
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| Sarah shows them some hand actions. |
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| This is Sarah and she is like the conductor. When she says go louder, you go louder! |
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| Maggie working on her bat puppet. |
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| Sadie and Joana working on their bat puppets. |
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| Oliver's finished bat puppet. |
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| You can see the children all listening to Sarah for instructions ready to fly with their bat puppets. |
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| The nursing students talk about germs on your hands. |
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| Our Echolocation art. |
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| Can you see the little bugs in the center of the waves??? |
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