InTerm3wereceivedanewresource,magnetictiles.AllthroughouttheTermthesewereaVERYpopularactivitythatwasexploredondifferentsurfaces,withdifferentsizedgroupsofchildrenand

hadmanydifferentresourcesincorporatedintoconstructionofthetiles.Wesawhouses,skyscrapers,rockets,planesandcastlesarisingwithmanyelaborateandbeautifuldesigns.Thetilescreatedopportunitiesforchildrentousetheirimaginations,toproblemsolve,tonegotiateandtodeveloptheirEinemotorskillsandtheymanipulatedthedifferentshapes.Theinterestinmagnetsandhowthetilescouldsticktogetherleadtofurtherinvestigationofhowmagnetswork.Wereadstoriesandenjoyedayoutubeclip,beforeexploringwithatableofdifferentmagnets.Wemadeourownmagnetswithsewingneedlesandwatchedastheyspuninthewatertowardsnorth.ThisleadontowonderingwhatNorthwas,aconceptwewillexplorefurtherinTerm4andwetakesome

compassesoutonwalkaboutwithus!

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Sunrise Reflection Baba Nam Kevalam - Love is All There Is

ANANDA MARGA SUNRISE KINDER AND LONG DAY CARE 15 NOVEMBER 2017

TherewasmuchpaintingandcolourmixinghappeningintheKinderRoom,aninterestwehaveseendevelopthroughouttheyear.ThisTermweexploredthroughpaintmarbling,paintblowingandusingsyringesanddropperstomixcoloursandpaint.Openactivitiessuchasthesehaveprovidedchildrenwithopportunitiestowonder,hypothesiseandobservecauseandeffect.

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ANANDA MARGA SUNRISE KINDER AND LONG DAY CARE 15 NOVEMBER 2017

Anotherscienceac-vitywehadrunningthroughouttheTermwasourmouldybread,youmayhaveno-ceditgrowingintheno-ceboardcabinet!Wehadsomechildrenwashtheirhandsandsomechildrennot,theneveryonetouchedthebread.Althoughthemouldtoldawhiletogrow,weno-cedthatthechildrenwhohadacoldanddidn’twashtheirhandsbreadgrewmuchmouldier!Thisleadontodiscussionandac-vi-esaroundwhyweneedtowashourhandstopreventthespreadofgerms.

Ouroutdoorplayspacewascompletedandhasbeenlovelytoinvestigatein!Wehaveplantedsomeseedswhichwearewatchinggrowandcaringfor.Themudkitchenhasbeenverypopularaslotsofbrewsarewhippedup,andhasleadtothestory‘WombatStew’andimaginativeplayaroundthisidea.

Therehavebeenmanyvotesonwhichparktogoto(andonmoremiserabledayswhethertogoornot!)aschildrenlearntohavetheirsayinmatterswhichaffectthem,observeothersthoughtsandopinions,aswellasdeveloptheirmathematicalskills.SpiderParkisveryoftenthemostpopular!Wehaveenjoyedmanymorningsatthepark,andithasbeenwonderfultoobservethechildrendeveloptheirconEidenceingrossmotoractivitiesaroundtheparkaswellastheirsocialskills.Attheparkbarriersarebrokendownandchildrenmovemorefreelybetweensocialgroups,sharinginterestsanddramaticplay.

InTerm2wewerelearningaboutwhichbintoputourrubbishinto,andinTerm3thislearningextendedtolearnaboutwhathappenstotherubbishweputintothecompostbins.Weuseddancetotellthestoryofthelifeofabanana,andhowawormturnsitintosoilinthecompostbin.AtourCERESexcursionwelearntmoreaboutwormsandminibeasts,aswellasbees.

InTerm4onFridayOctober27thwewillhaveanexcursiontotheMelbourneMuseum.ThroughouttheyeartherehasbeenacontinuousinterestinDinosaurs,sowewillbedoingaDinosaurexperiencebeforehavingtimetoexploretherestoftheMuseum.WewillalsobevisitingMerriCreekPrimaryonTuesdayOctober17th,aswestartleaningmoreaboutwhathappenstoschoolandstartpreparingchildrenforthisexcitingtransition.Anotherexcursionwillbeplannedforlaterintheyear,Iwillkeepyouallposted!

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InpreparationforschoolnextyearwewillbegivingourfouryearoldsmoreresponsibilityatSunrise.EachchildwillhaveaturnatleadingMorningCircle,pickingsongs,activitiesandyogaposes.Inpairsthechildrenwillalsohavetheopportunityofleadingourwalkabouttrips.Iwillbeemailingouttherosterforwheneachchildwillhavethisopportunitysoyoucanstartplanninganddiscussingthisopportunitywiththem.Love,Fleur.

RufushasbeenreallyenjoyingtalkingaboutspaceandhehascreatedplanetposestosharewiththechildrenatSunrise.

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Max,Rufus,LeniandHannahweredrawingintheyardwhentheydiscoveredtheycouldcrushupthechalkandmakepaint.Theycollectedsomerockstohelpbreakthechalkandmixedinsomewater.ThenusedtheirEingerandpaintbrushestopainttheground.Somechildrenthoughtthechalkpaintmakesgoodfacepaint.

Afterreading‘TheHungryCaterpillar’wemadeourowncaterpillarsusingpaperstripsandmadeapaperchain.Itisalittletrickymakingacircleandholdingitinplacewhiletryingtocutandstickthestickytapeonwithonehand.Butthechildrenperseveredandmadesomebeautifulcaterpillars.Thestoryof‘TheHungryCaterpillar’alsoleadtosomediscussionabouttheHowacaterpillarturnsintoabutterElyandwelearntaboutthelifecycleofabutterEly.

Harperbroughtherbook“TheGruffalo”tokinderandAnoukwasabletoretellthewholestorytoeveryoneatgrouptime.ThefollowingweekLilyreadthestoryof“TheGruffalo”toasmallgroupofchildren.WehavebeenreadingtheDrSeussseriesatresttime.Wehaveread“TheCatinaHat”,“TheCatintheHatComesBack”.Thechildrenhavebeenenjoyingtheseriesandwewillcontinuereadinghisstoriestotheendoftheyear.Love,Krishna

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Likealways,itwasaverybusytermatSunrise,fullofactivitiesandlearningopportunities.

Oneofourbigprojectswas,tocreatelotsoftableclothforthefund-raisingdinner.ThechildrenwereveryenthusiasticparticipantstocreatethemwithdifferentpaintingtechniquesandIcouldfeeltheirexcitementabouttheeventaswellasbeingpartofitthatveryspecialevening.Therewasagreatcommunityfeelingamongstthechildren!

AnotherprojectwascreatingsomesnowElakesduringwintertime.ItwasamoredifEicultkindthanIusuallydowiththechildrenandIwasnotsure,iftheyareabletocreateit.ItwasatrialandIcantellyou,Iwasveryimpressed,howmuchEinemotorskills,resilienceandpatiencethechildrenshowed!IwasveryproudofthemandIamsurethatallofyouhaveseenthesebeautifulsnowElakesintheclassroom.

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Onourwalkaboutswewerecollectinggumleavestothreadthemtogetherwithsomebeads,whichKim,Max'smum,providedforus.Thechildrenworkedwithaneedleverycarefully.Thebeautifulcreationsarestillhangingatthewindow.

CollectinglotsofgumleavesaswellasthevisitoftwoindigenouselderledustosomegumleavedotpaintingaswellaslookingcloselytoourAustraliananimals.Thebook“AnimalsAroundTheBillabong”showsimagesoftheminIndigenousart.ThechildrendrewEmusandEchidnasintheirveryownwaybyusingcrayonsandfooddye,justbyrememberingthedistinguishfeaturesofeachone.Theemusandechidnaslookamazing,eachofthemseemtohavetheirownindividuality.

Onthewalkstotheparkduringthistermweaswellwentonaspecialdiscoverywalk.Eachtime,Iprovidedthechildrenwithaphotoofsomething,whichwewouldpasslikeatreetrunk,abench,partofawalletc.Withlotsofexcitementandthephotoinoneofthechildren's`hand,theystartedtowalk.Itwasgreattolistentotheirconversationswhentheyproved,ifthespottheyidentiEiedastheone,isright.Therewastrialanderror,comparison,includingthesurroundingareatoEindtheimageonthewalk.SlowlytheimagesgotmoredifEiculttoidentify.Thiswasnotanobstacle!Childrenshowedawarenessintheirsurroundingsandgreatteamwork!

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YogaispartofmyTuesday&Thursdayprogram.Childrenareenthusiasticparticipantsherearethenewposessomechildrencreatedrecentlyandwhichweincludedinouryogasessions.

WiththestartofmyannualtreeplantingweekendsinBenallathisspring,Isharedsomephotoswiththechildren,raisingthequestionabouttheimportanceoftreesforourplanet.Therearesomeofthechildrens`answers:

wewouldhavenoairtobreathetreesmakeoxygencarsmakepollutionandtreesmakegoodairwewouldhavenofruitstoeatbirdscouldnotbuiltanestinthetreeitwouldbedangerousforthemontheground

AllIcansayis,thatthereisnotmuchtoadd.Thesedayswerestintheshadeofatreewhenwalkingtotheparkandback.Love,FromSigrid

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Monster Pose Cloud Pose

Rainbow PoseLove Heart Pose

WeeklyUpdate-NovemberWowwhataweekithasbeenfullofexcitementforthechildrengoingthroughtransitionandwithDidiimminentdeparture.

• Calloutfornewspapersfortheguineapigs,ifyoucanbringthemin.

• CathywillbeonashortbreakvisitinghersisterfromWednesday22ndreturnbackWednesday29thNovember.

• Sigrid'specialbirthdaygetaway'from5thDecember-returning19thDecember,Roseannewillcovertheshifts.

DatestoputinyourDiary:

• Friday17thNovember-6pmSpiderPark-HoldenStFarewellpicnic • Thursday23rdNovember-Didi’slastday:(LeavingSunriseat3pm • Saturday2ndDecember-10am-middayish,EndofyearCelebrationatCommunityRoomat

EdinburghGardens-BYOaveggieplattertoshare • Thursday22ndDecember-LastKinderday • Monday22ndJanuary-Re-openfor2018.

BabaNamKevalamLoveIsAllThereIs

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