It is amazing to think that in a little over five months all the Red Group children will be at Kindy, in Blue or Yellow group with their amazing teacher Anna to guide them. As I reflect on the last six months, I am amazed at the changes in the children since starting pre-kindy. Their ability to share with and socialize with each other has improved greatly, with some already making strong friendships. The complexity of their play, especially imaginative play has increased also.
It has been a remarkably busy Term with some old friends leaving and new friends joining our community. Our new friends have settled in, and it feels like they have been with us all year.
Most children have adjusted to the routines and structure of the pre-kindy afternoon, which will help them prepare for big kindy next year. There are a multitude of benefits for the children who attend pre-kindy at Chapel Hill and I know the timing can be tricky for some families, but the positive outcomes make it all worthwhile.
So far this Term the Red Group children have been: cooking up feasts and feeding the babies in home corner, painting- a lot, climbing the ladder tree, throwing balls, swinging, riding the “horse”, building with blocks, enjoying story time and singing, having a go at tricky puzzles … and I could go on for pages. Please feel free to have a look through all the amazing photos on the Ipad or flip through the pages of our Red Group Big Book to see what we do each week.
Mat time at Red Group gives us the opportunity to come together at the end of our session and share music and stories together. We have recently introduced dancing to music when we first come to the mat, which is so much fun for the children and teachers alike. The time spent on the mat fluctuates each day, depending on how long the tidy up takes. Most of the children come running to the mat as soon as we ring the bells, eager to join in with their friends.
With the imminent arrival of Father’s Day and Art Show, the children will be making surprise gifts for their daddies and creating beautiful works of art for the Art Show in September. Just a note for parents, in case you were wondering why so few paintings have been coming home, we have been putting aside some art for the Art Show, so we can showcase Red Groups finest creations. We are currently working out how Art Show will be presented this year, due to Covid restrictions, but however it is done your children’s artistic creations will be celebrated.
