REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL LINDFIELD NEWSLETTER Principal’s Message
01/07/22
By Christine Irwin
Dear Parents, As we come to the end of term 2 and wrap up the interest projects that the children have been investigating, the educators have been reflecting and discussing some of the outcomes that the children have achieved throughout the term. The team have observed new interests emerging from the children and are beginning to discuss the concepts that may be the focus for next term. Winter is certainly upon us now and the children have been enjoying time outdoors in the sunshine. Soccer games and building with natural items from the playground have been a wonderful free-play experience where the children have taken the lead and collected items in the environment to build and create with. Playing games with rules such as hide and seek, soccer and chasing games have been a daily occurrence with our older children whilst our younger explorers mastering the art of climbing and balancing whilst negotiating their interactions with others. We have added some natural climbing resources to the stage 4 playground area with a meeting circle located near our new digging patch under our tall gum trees. This meeting circle is a tradition to our first nations people as we continue to learn on the lands of the Cammeraigal clan or tribe of the Guringai people. It has been interesting to watch the children explore these natural items adding and adjusting small wood biscuits and large logs to suit their needs whilst also respecting others ideas and collaborating together to master their creations. We have also added some of the wooden logs to the back corner of the playground amongst the greenery and trees . I look forward to seeing how the children use this area in their play and how they utilise nature with creativity and imagination. We will be adding more natural climbing logs and stumps to the stage 3 playground where we already have some great benches that the children move around to inform their play.