Reddam Early Learning School Newsletter Vol 23 Issue 1

Principal’s Message

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to Term One, 2023 I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday break. Over the past three weeks the teachers have been busy transitioning the children to their new classes and we are delighted to report that we have enjoyed a very positive start to the new year. The children have embraced the vacation programme and are already establishing lovely connections with their teachers and new friends. A warm welcome to all our new families who have joined our Reddam community this year. I am extremely happy to advise that we commence the new year with our wonderful team of experienced and dedicated teachers, the majority of whom have been with us for many years, which provides us with much stability and ensures that their experience and understanding of our Reddam philosophy continues through our Reggio Emilia approach to learning, laying firm foundations for their future learning journey.

For families new to our school you will hear our teachers speaking regularly about “Provocations”. A provocation is Reggio Emilia inspired and is designed to provoke and invite interest, creativity and discussion. It encourages children to think critically, respond creatively and expand learning, interests and skill development. Provocations are designed to be open ended and allow for children to be active participants in their learning, It enables children to have some control over the direction of what they learn about and therefore encourages them to be more engaged.

The children themselves help to guide our provocations by brainstorming together a “Mind Map of Possibility” which allows them to share with us questions they want to answer it can be as diverse as Where does the sun go at night? To How is a rainbow formed? Where do people come from? Or What lives in the Ocean? Once the teacher has established an understanding of the individual interests of the children in their class, they will thoughtfully and creatively sets up intentional learning experiences based upon an area of interest that the children wish to explore. As the children are still young it will always contain a ‘hands on’ approach as young children need to learn through concrete experimentation.

By Mrs Simone Cooke

3rd February 2023

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Principal’s Message Continued…

Here at Reddam, we are strong believers in collaboration. Provocations provide us with wonderful opportunities to have our children work together on projects, which encourages

them to explore, observe, hypothesise, question and discuss. We want our children to be able to “think outside the square‟ and recognise that there are lots of questions to ask, but no one single answer. We aim to develop in each child processing skills that empowers them to make choices, decode problems and unlock talents that allows them to reach their full potential as a learner.

Over the vacation programme the teachers have been busy observing the children’s need and interests and the children’s voices have guided the provocations that the children will embark upon this term. Our little ones in Stage 1 are commencing with Nursery Rhymes, designed to build language acquisition through repetition, movement and literature. In Stage 1E the children are exploring Animal Habitats , exploring under the sea, mini beasts, farm animals and Jungle safari. Whilst in Stage 2R & 2E the children have commenced a provocation on learning their A,B,C’s and are focusing on building their independence and self-regulation .

1st April 2022

In Stage 3R our preschool children are exploring cultural diversity whilst in Stage 3E the children are looking at building a sense of being, belonging and becoming and in Stage 3/4 have commenced an interesting provocation on ‘Marvellous Me’. In Stage 4 our focus is upon School Readiness and each of the classes have chosen provocations based on their interests In 4R the children are looking at oceans, whilst in 4E the children are exploring the Human Body and 4D are exploring “Paddock to Plate” and investigating where our food comes from. We will shortly be inviting all our parents from Stage 3 / 4 upwards to attend a Parent Information session so we can explain all the elements of our School Readiness programme for the year ahead.

Now that Term One has commenced could we please ask that all our Preschooler’s wear their multi-forms as this is an important element of our programme. It builds a sense of belonging and community, whilst ensuring that children learn how to put away belongings, recognise their names of their hats and follow safety rules such as “no hat no play”.

Our Specialist classes resumed this week. Please find attached the timetable for Term One below.

Should you have any questions in relation to your child’s programme please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s teacher at drop off or feel free to send them an email. I can also be contacted via email at simone.cooke@reddamels.com.au or by calling reception on 9439 8434.

We look forward to a wonderful year of learning together.

Stage 4R

Welcome to Stage 4R for 2023!

By Ms Riina Andrews

We have had a fantastic time becoming reacquainted with old friends and make new friends as well! The children have all been very excited to return to school, where they will attend Stage 4. This year the children will have the opportunity to participate in News Time experiences. I will email you each week with a topic/subject that will relate to the current Provocation.

The first Provocation that we will be exploring is ‘Under Water World’. As the majority of the children expressed their interest in the ocean and swimming with fish, this was a great place to start. ‘I live near the beach’ exclaimed Franco when he was sharing details of his Christmas holidays. Some other children joined in on the conversation and were able to share their own experiences and knowledge of the ocean and what lies beneath. The first discussion group brainstormed some wonderful ideas of what we would like to learn about and came up with the question, ‘Why is the ocean blue?’. Some children thought about why this is so and others were quick and eager to share their thoughts, such as:

Hazel – ‘So we can swim’ Franco – ‘The sun reflects on it’

Risa – ‘So we can swim’ Ella – ‘Because people can swim’

Sophie – ‘The sky reflects on it’ Kyson – ‘I’ll just thinking (sic)’

Owen – ‘From the sky’

Aneilia – ‘Blue rocks’

Finn – ‘The sky reflects onto it’

Oliver – ‘It needs to be blue’

Valyn – ‘Because it’s all blue’

Joseph – ‘Cause of the clouds’

Ethan – ‘It’s just from the water’

Amelia – ‘Because the whale swims in it’

Karthik – ‘Because the animals need it to be blue’

As you can see, there were some great answers and some children already knew the answer! To foster this knowledge a great discussion was had and the children discussed other questions of the ocean. We have also added two class pets to our classroom. The children have named them Nemo (gold fish) and Scales (spotted fish). Please feel free to look at them when you next drop off your child!

We also practised our writing skills participating in fine motor activities, for example, copying letters/words from ocean themed cards onto white boards. Some children were excited to try on their own while others needed a little more encouragement to participate in this activity. As Stage 4 is the final year of Reddam Early Learning, we are preparing your children for Kindergarten in 2024 and writing practise will be offered every day. If you wish to practise this skill with your child at home, please remember to teach your child to write words in lower case letters instead of capital letters. Of course, the first letter of your child’s name (and other people’s names) should be in capital letters but the rest of the word should be in lower case.

At the art and craft table, we created our own Under Water World themed item. Using blue paint, sand, glue, coloured paper and scissors, the children worked studiously during this time to create their own individualised creation. This experience fostered conversation and thought provoking questions to the teachers and other children alike!

I also wish to remind you that your children requires a sun hat each day, as the weather is still warm we want to stay sun safe! Have a great weekend!

Stage 4R: Under Water World

Stage 4R: Ocean Art

Stage 4E

By Ms Emily Brazel

What a wonderful start to the year we have had. All the children have come together and welcomed each other. New friendships have been created and old friendships have been rekindled. It is such a lovely sight to watch the class interact with each other and share holiday stories.

This week we welcomed Stage 4 back to our school term with an exploration of The Human Body. The children were eager to participate in a range of exciting activities that promoted literacy, numeracy and creative arts skills.

In my brain I wonder....

Over the past few weeks teachers and children have been having a number or discussions of what they are interested in and would like to learn about this year. Children seemed to show a clear interest; learning about their body. This week we set to work!

We thought we would start off the terms provocation by asking each child what they wanted to learn about. It was super exciting listening to each of their questions with curiosity. This individual experience not only allowed teachers to understand each child's writing and literacy ability but it also encouraged them to practise their tripod grip, handeye co-ordination and fine-motor skills. Teachers encouraged each child to put on their thinking caps and think of an in-depth question before putting pen to paper. This activity gave teachers an insight into what each child wanted to learn this term, giving them a sense of agency in their own classroom. Allowing the children o have a voice foster the development and understanding of social development, independence, self-esteem and confidence in the classroom. Come and have a look at your child's brain on the wall!

• “I wonder how does my body work?” Alaya

• “I wonder how does my bones work?” Zac

• “I wonder how my lungs make me breath?” Wesley

• “I wonder how I move my body?” Elijah

• “I wonder how do I grow taller and bigger?” Keith

• “I wonder how I breathe?” Tristan

• “I wonder how my brain makes me talk?” Jay

• “I wonder how does my heart and lungs work?”

What makes me, me?

This week Stage 4E started their provocation with 'Genetics, DNA and what makes me, me?'. We dived into this topic head first, discussing;”what is genetics” as a group and where their unique characteristics come from. Together we came up with the idea that you get half from your mummy and half from your daddy. On one of the tables the children were given a variety of loose parts in order to create their own face, using the mirror as a reference. The children had a great time using these loose parts alongside their creativity and imagination to make their face.

Stage 4E's DNA extraction lab

Welcome to our lab! Before we began this table top activity teachers informed the children about the scientists role in discovering genetics in a special lab. The children were able to use their sensory skills for this experience, alongside their fine-motor and muscle strength to use the pipettes and syringes to place in the petri dish. Sensory play encourages learning through exploration, curiosity, problem solving and creativity. It helps to build nerve connections in the brain and encourages the development of language motor skills.

Stage 4E: Extracting DNA

Stage 4E: What Makes Me, Me?

Stage 4D

A Picture of Me

Belonging, Being, Becoming

By Ms Sarah Ross

During the first weeks of Stage Four the children engaged in a provocation that aimed to support and represent their own individual identities, this began with an art project where they created a portrait of themselves. The act of drawing self-portraits has allowed Stage Four to spend time studying different aspects of their face such as eyes, chin, ears, nose, mouth and hair and encouraged them to work out how all of these features fit together. As an early learning setting, it is important that the children in our care are comfortable and feel truly accepted for who they are. Portraits are a personal and bold declaration of identity as they decide how they want to present themselves and what is important to them. This can aid children in building positive relationships with themselves and those around them.

“When children have positive experiences, they develop an understanding of themselves as significant and respected, and feel a sense of belonging”

My Family

Everyone has a family; however, all families are different for every child. Family is a child’s first experience of love, their first experience of friendship and their first opportunity to make memories. These memories and experiences shape a child’s understanding of what family means and provides them with a unique opportunity to display who their family is to them. Following on from our self-portraits this provocation focused on belonging. We explored belonging to our families, belonging to Reddam and belonging to the wider community.

It has been beautiful to see the children’s representations of their families. When making observations of the whole class’s artworks Stage Four has noticed each child’s drawings being different and each artwork having various family members included. This demonstrates how aware children are of the meaning of family. Whilst each child was creating their artwork, we encouraged conversation regarding who they were drawing and why. The most beautiful thing about family is that they are unique to us and our children are fortunate enough to grow up in such loving and healthy families and that is all represented in the children’s artwork.

Paddock to Plate

Throughout our first weeks of Stage Four the children have shown great interest in cooking, creating delicious pretend foods, and investigating our beautiful blossoming gardens upstairs. This strong interest prompted a discussion about learning where our food comes from and how our favourite healthy meals are created.

Our Term 1 provocation will follow the journey our food takes from when the first seeds are planted, onto its journey to the supermarkets and how we prepare and create delicious meals. We will use this provocation to explore range of science, maths, literacy concepts. In addition to this, we will be focusing on continuing to develop the children’s social emotional skills and physical wellbeing. The Stage Four children are very excited to embark on our learning journey and have shared various ideas and interests that will contribute to our educational program.

Stage 4D: Self Portraits

Stage 4D: Paddock to Plate

Stage 3/4

Welcome to Term 1 of 2023!

Marvellous Me

By Ms Emily Chacon

The children have had a wonderful beginning to the year. Each child has settled in well and enjoyed engaging with their various experiences and group lessons.

Throughout vacation care we began creating mind maps of the topics the children want to learn about this year. The children had so many wonderful ideas!

Group discussions not only helps enhance children’s learning and interactive abilities, but also aids in developing strong conversation and language skills. During group times the children express their opinions and ideas, giving them opportunity to talk, interact and gain knowledge from their peers and teachers.

Throughout Term 1 we will be exploring the children’s world through ‘Marvellous Me’. We will be engaging in the following areas:

- I am ME – children focusing on themselves and what they want to learn for the year.

- I am CREATIVE – children engage in creative and imaginative experiences including art (free and progressive), music, sport & hobbies.

- I am SAFE – children are engaged in emergency scenarios and educated on the right ways to avoid and to help. What is an emergency? Who to contact?

- I am CONNECTED – children are connected to their new classroom, new friends & family.

- I am STRONG – children will be engaged in experiences that strengthen them mentally and physically.

- I am BRAVE – children will be challenged to engage in different experiences that will require strength and confidence. On the other side, it also engages children in team building experiences and opportunities for communicating encouragement and motivation.

- I am HEALTHY – children will learn about the food pyramid; how often we should be eating healthy/sometimes food. Children will engage in various cooking and food experiments.

We are looking forward to an amazing start to the year!

Stage 3/4: Marvellous Me!

Stage 3/4: Making Me

Stage 3E

By Ms Sophie Schwarz and Ms Lauren Doughton

Welcome to Stage 3E

Firstly, I would like to welcome you all back for another year, I hope you all have had a lovely Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.

We are all very excited to have you all back ready for a fun, engaging and hands on Term 1.

Over the week we have watched the children settle into their new classes and start the term’s Provocation. Stage three has decided to do a provocation on “how I see” this provocation is looking at the holistic child and how they see the world. We will be incorporating families, culture, the world, the child and much more.

It is important for the children to be immersed in play through this provocation as it provides opportunities for children to learn as they discover, create, improvise, and imagine. When children play with other children they create social groups, test out ideas, challenge each other’s thinking and build new understandings. Play provides a supportive environment where children can ask questions, solve problems, and engage in critical thinking. Play can expand children’s thinking and enhance their desire to know and to learn. In these ways play can promote positive dispositions towards learning. Children’s immersion in their play illustrates how play enables them to simply enjoy being.

This week the students started the provocation off but creating a self-portrait of themselves they were guided by the teachers to start off with a watercolour background then they were able to use a marker to draw themselves. When the children had finished their drawings, you could see that they were proud of their work.

We also participated in a one on one literacy task of writing our names. This activity is something that will be a regular activity in our class as it is important to start exposing basic literacy skills to the children. I highly encourage you to provide your child with pens, pencils, paint brushes, paint and paper. These are all great fine motor activities at help children with their fine motor development.

Feel free to come into our classroom and see all of our wonderful work.

Next week we will be looking at our families and all the things that we like to do with our families.

Stage 3E: Writing Our Names

Stage 3E: Self Portraits

Stage 2/3 and 3R

Welcome to Term One!

By Ms Gabriela Guimarães

The last three weeks the children have been exploring their surroundings, investigating the new resources and making friendships. In a very short amount of time we can already see personalities blooming and lots of learning taking place.

At Reddam we see our children as individuals who are curious about their world and have the powerful potential to learn from all that surrounds them. Based on the children’s curiosity and their desire to explore the teachers have been setting up activities that foster and encourage the need to investigate.

During term one we will be exploring lots of loose materials and using the environment as the third teacher. Great care is taken to construct an environment that allows for the easy exploration of various interests.

Observation and Documentation is a key principle of the Reggio Emilia approach. Throughout the year photos of children at work and play, along with dictations of their experiences, will help us teachers to learn more about what does and does not work for each individual child. We can then adjust the dynamics of the classroom accordingly.

During our first group discussion the children were excited to share their news with their peers. We asked them about something they were looking forward to and a very popular answer was “Australia Day”. We heard about BBQ’s and picnics, travel plans and movie dates and based on this interest we set up invitations where the children could explore AUSTRALIA.

We started by learning about Australian animals. We read books and looked at pictures. We asked the children which animal they would like to make using play dough and the answer was unanimous, the Echidna. The spiky like creature caught our children’s attention and some very funny creations were made.

In another learning station we had the chance to pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land on which we live in. We explored the Uluru and looked at aboriginal paintings. We also painted with natural paintbrushes and made poppies made out loose materials.

It’s amazing to see how quickly the children settled into their new learning environment and I cant wait to see where this provocation will take us next.

Stage 3R: Explore Australia

Stage 3R: Exploring Cultural Diversity

Stage 2/3: Exploring Australia

Stage 2/3: Exploring Cultural Diversity

Stage 2E

Welcome to Stage 2E

By Ms Madeleine Grant

Welcome back to another great year at Reddam! The children of Stage 2E have done so well at settling in to their new class, and it has been wonderful to see the old friendships rekindled and the new bonds forming. While the first few weeks were all about getting to know the children, we also had time to get some activities and art projects underway.

One of the first things we did once each child was settled was take their portrait against the white wall. We printed these in black and white, and used them to create a kind of self portrait! The children used watercolours to paint over and around their faces, and were delighted to watch the grey photos explode with colour as the dyes spread across the page!

A is for Australia

Our first provocation tied in with the Australia Day celebrations of last week. During group times we talked about the various plants and animals native to our country, such as kangaroos, emus, koalas, and wattle, eucalyptus, and banksia. The children loved the sensory discovery station, where they were given tubs of green rice to represent leaves, and hiding within were pictures of all their favourite Australian animals! We tested their knowledge and memory by asking them to identify each creature, and finding the matching pictures.

B is for Building

During the first few weeks of the year we noticed many children gravitated towards the construction activities, so we designated the letter B to be all about building! We set up a table with wooden blocks in a variety of sizes and shapes, as well as small and large pebbles. The children loved experimenting with the different materials, and used their great concentration and fine motor skills to balance each piece on top of each other!

C is for Collaboration

Throughout the week the children were invited to paint the large canvas we set up in the art corner. The children decided the first colour we should use should be blue, so we mixed up various shades of navy, sky blue, and turquoise. They worked in small groups, moving around the space to make room for each other and sharing the paintbrushes and paint pots. The aim of this activity was to get them used to sharing the play space and working together to create a beautiful artwork. This will be an ongoing project, and will be open for them to approach throughout the term, as we add more colours and watch the collaborative artwork develop!

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend with your beautiful children! Next week we will be moving on to the letters D, E and F, by exploring the world of dinosaurs, role playing as emergency services, and creating beautiful artworks with flowers.

Stage 2E: C is for Collaboration

Stage 2E: Self Portraits

Stage

2R

Welcome Stage 2R Children, Parents and Families!

By Ms Ailene Caballes

On behalf of the Stage 2R team of educators, we would like to commend all the Stage 2R children and families for having a great class transition into Stage 2R. It was amazing to see the children positively engage with their new learning environments and start forming strong bonds with their new friends and educators.

During the first few weeks of class transition it was important for the Stage 2R educators that the children first feel comfortable and safe in their new learning environment. The children enjoyed painting their self-portraits and were excited to see them displayed in our classroom. We encouraged the children to explore our indoor classroom and outdoor playground to promote a sense of belongingness during the first few weeks of class transition.

Our educational learning programme for term one revolves around the children’s current interest in learning about the alphabet. During our group time, the Stage 2R team of educators observed the children expressing an interest in learning about the alphabet as they engage with our alphabet letter display in our classroom as well as request to sing the alphabet song during our morning circle time. The planned alphabet provocations will be implemented through dramatic play learning experiences, sensory learning experiences, STEM experiences and through art and craft learning experiences for the children.

During our first week of provocations, we began with our “A is for Australia” provocation which scaffolds the children’s current level of knowledge and skills in letter recognition and emergent phonics awareness. The provocation was set up for the children to engage with using a mixture of nature based loose materials and printed learning resources. The children were able to investigate different Australian animals such as the koala, emu, wombat, dingo, kangaroo, Tasmanian devil and many more. Using tongs to catch the Australian animal in our sensory tub helped support the development of the children’s fine motor skills such as their ability to grip and pinch. This provocation also helps strengthen the children’s creativity and imaginative skills as they learn about Australian Animals.

Our second provocation for the first week of term one is our “B is for building” provocation. This provocation provides children the learning opportunity to exercise their investigative, imaginative, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills as they manoeuvre the differently sized and shaped wooden blocks to create towers or houses. It was wonderful to see the children concentrate very hard and remain determined in building their unique creations!

Next week we'll be learning about the letter C and letter D and look forward to the children engaging in our planned provocations.

Just a reminder for all Stage 2R parents and families to please bring in your family photos for our family tree room display if you haven’t yet. You can send them via my email or bring in printed family photographs. Appreciate your help and understanding. Thank you!

Stage 2R: A is for Australia

Stage 2R: B is for Blocks

Stage 1E

By Ms Justine Heydra and Ms Alessia Angilletta

“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be curious, and to fight tirelessly for something”

- Paulo Coelho

Firstly we would like to welcome you all to stage 1E. We are pleased to say that all the children have settled in nicely and have created great bonds with their educators and peers, we will continue to strengthen it during this term and also throughout their studies at Reddam.

We really value and cherish the time we spend with the children as it creates a sense of security and belonging, this allows them to feel safe when exploring and participating in activities that has been planned. This will also allow them to better adjust to transition and change.

This sense of belonging is also beneficial as it will enable them to become emotionally resilient and strong and will allow them to express their emotions better also by using their words.

As part of the vacation care program we have created our family tree, we have displayed all the photos that our families have sent to us, and if you have not sent one in yet we encourage you to do so , so we can complete the tree .

We also made the best use of the hot sunny days and of our lovely playground and engaged in water play, the children absolutely loved it as it kept them cool while they were having fun. This also helped them use their imagination while playing alongside their peers, and as a result their social skills greatly improved from it. They also had to take turns in using all the toys and that was a great way to teach them patience, as well as develop their fine and gross motor skills.

We strongly encourage the children to express their emotions using art and since the children had so much fun and were so interested in the water play we planned for them to do a “Let’s paint the ocean” art and a “ocean roller” art.

We used different tools, for the “Let’s paint the ocean” we used a brush and they could replicate the waves of the sea using white and blue paint, and in the “Ocean roller” art they used a roller brush. This was great in developing their fine motor skills and their love for art. Through this creative activity they also learned more about the ocean.

The water play encourage a group discussion about sea animals as well as land animals and minibeasts that we observed while we were outside, we noticed how engaged and enthusiastic the children were during the discussion so we decided to make it a focus for our term one provocation, hence we will be learning about ocean, farm, mini beast and jungle.

Stage 1E: Let’s Paint The Ocean & Water Play

Stage 1E: Ocean Roller Art & Water Play

Stage 1R

Welcome to 1R!

A New Beginning

By Ms Amanda Felton

It is the start of a wonderful year for some of our new friends who have come to join Reddam in the Nursery room. We hope that our new and existing families enjoy and can not wait to see how our little ones flourish and grow in just a few weeks and become big little people here at school.

Yes, we are young and full of action and fun! And we start the term off with intentional teaching of Nursery Rhymes. As it helps young babies to form structured language and understand of logic and memory, and the way we go with lots of fun…we go green with lots of smiles from our little friends with green sheep, who ends up with poke-a-dots.

This is displayed through their exciting artwork of paint and collage of a sheep with colourful poke-dots, which we got up in the first week of the term. Amazing!

For our sensory experience we had lots of fun with felt balls. As each of the Babies engaged in picking up the colourful balls and having a look. Along with grabbing and poking at them. This experience has been a really lovely way to start building their curiosity to learn and join in as individuals or as a group. Everyone was up for the challenge. Well done Babies, what a way to go!

Stage 1R: Settling In

By Ms Laura Hudson

It was lovely to be back teaching drama this week. My name is Miss Laura and I teach drama at the Bondi campus and will be at St Leonards for the next couple of weeks team teaching with my other teacher Taia.

As always we started every lesson with our hello song, to welcome everyone and warm up our voices and bodies. Next, we learned what drama and acting are. We discussed what types of acting people do. We spoke about people in movies and on television.

In Stage 1 we learned about drama and bears. I brought along a box, that had a handle and wound it up as they watched. The next time I went around the circle and they all got to touch the bear. They discovered how soft the bears ears are. Some of the children liked to pat the bears and others gave the bear a high five, some were a little shy and just looked at the bear. The third time round they had to pretend to be the bear. They put their hands on their head and pushed themselves down (so they were bent down), then when I counted 123 and clapped, they popped out of the box.

We then explored bears paws and roars. We used our bodies to explore big, medium, and baby bears. Making our bodies big and loud stomping for big bear and softer and smaller for baby bear. We also sang rock a bye a bear and finished with our puppet friend Terry the Turtle.

In Stages 2, 3 and 4 I asked the children, do they want to be actors today? Actors have to practice and play games to practice being good actors. Actors have to be good at pretending. We started by playing a game called ‘the floor is…!’ Pretending the floor is lava and it's too hot to walk on, or it's slippery and cold like ice. In Stage 2 ran so fast when the floor was hot so she didn't burn her feet. We also turned the floor into a giant trampoline and sprung into the air. Isabella in stage 2/3 showed us how high he could jump on the springy floor.

Next, we learnt how to be an audience and what to do if someone takes a bow. James in Stage 3/4 said Clap, so that’s what we did. Joud in Stage 3R said watch and Claudia in Stage 4 said listen. The children then learnt how to do a bow and practiced performing and taking a bow. Taking it in turns to be the audience and the performer.

Next we had a visit from Peter the Rabbit a very friendly rabbit. The children toke turns telling Peter their name.

It was a week filled with action and drama and we had lots of fun and can't wait till next week!