Kindaimanna Community Kindergarten

Well it certainly rained today! We had a great time filling up various containers and guessing which one would fill up first! We then used the water in the sandpit to stir and mix. Everyone got pretty wet and sandy today. We watched Bluey “Rain” and then looked at the book and retold the story.

We have been learning about bush tucker this week, we know that it is tasty and good for you! We made our own Coolamon and then collected some bush tucker herbs that we can share with our families!

During Reconciliation week, we have been exploring some Dreamtime stories. Today it was “How the Birds Got their Colours”. We explored the colours and sounds of Western Australian Birds and made our own. We played games pretending to be the yonga, wetj and kwenda (kangaroo, emu and bandicoot). We learned some Aboriginal Symbols and threaded some beads with the colours of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flag. The fun and learning continues tomorrow…….

It’s International Tea Party Day, so we had to have our own Fancy Nancy Tea Party! What a wonderful shared experience it was, preparing the food, setting the table and decorating together. Many children brought in their own special cup and saucer and tried some Peppermint Tea.

We have been learning all about yummy, healthy foods and the children have enjoyed making their own brews in the sandpit. Wombat Stew is a great extension of that learning and children’s interests, giving them the opportunity to recreate the recipe and retell the story!

A busy morning for FUN Friday! Showing our skills, reinforcing the concepts of Healthy Eating that we have learned and being good friends!

On Fridays we try to leave the program open so that we can follow the children’s interests and really let them lead the program.
Today while hunting for sticks to make nature wands with, we decided that all the small sticks would make a good fire.
The children helped Miss Mel build the “fire” and we roasted marshmallows (cotton balls) over the fire. Inside we used some log pillows and scarves to make a fire so we could go camping.
We used paint sticks and our collected sticks to make a fire collage.
It was a wonderful day packed with learning and agency.

Come along to our Open Day and chat to our teachers!

A busy morning at kindy full of playful learning!