Preschool News 4.10.24

This week has been full of exciting sensory explorations, animal adventures, and creative learning! We have enjoyed lots of fun times in the sunshine and the rain!
Here's a recap of all the fun and learning that took place:

Sense of the Week: Smell
We've been exploring our sense of smell through a variety of activities:
The children loved playing with our orange-scented playdough--a big hit in the classroom!
We spent time in the garden, smelling different herbs and learning about nature's wonderful scents.
During carpet time, we discovered even more new scents, sparking curiosity and excitement.

Story of the Week: Dear Zoo
This week's story was "Dear Zoo." The children had fun as the zoo animals "escaped" into the preschool room! We used our positional language skills to describe where we found them, whether they were hiding under the table, on top of the easel, or behind the chair.

We also created a story map of one of our favourite stories, "Rosie's Walk," practicing retelling the story and working on our sequencing skills.

Colour Mixing & Creativity

The children explored colour mixing in our tough tray and through creative play with drain pipes in the out door area. It was fascinating to watch as they discovered how new colours can be made by blending the different paints.

We also continued working with Boris the Robot! This week, the children noticed that Boris is made up of different 2D shapes. They created their own Boris pictures, learning about shapes and realizing that just like Boris, everyone is unique and a little bit different!

Rhyme of the Week: Our New Senses Rhyme
Our new rhyme this week focused on the five senses. The children loved singing along and using actions to represent each sense--especially when we talked about smelling, just like we did in our activities!

Looking Ahead
Next week, we'll continue our exploration looking at our sense of hearing, spending time listening to the world around us.

This week's adventures in scent and colour mixing were so much fun, and we can't wait to explore more shapes, sounds, and tastes next week! Be sure to ask your little one about their favourite zoo animal or which scent they liked best.