Abc-Academy Kilworth Preshool & Montessori

This week we made the most of the fantastic weather and spent most of our days outside! We used water and tent play to cool down and had our lunches each day in the shade. Montessori 2 conducted an ‘animal rescue’ mission when they found a rabbit teddy who had been lost in the bushes for some time. They worked together to wash him and care for him until he was back to full health and named him John - fostering qualities like kindness and empathy and learning about caring for animals properly. The children have requested they take turns to bring him home for the month of June!

We had great fun this week in M2 learning all about caterpillars and butterflies. We painted butterfly pasta for our tuff tray and had lots of fun scooping and pouring it during the week. We drew caterpillars and coloured them in. We read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and played a game feeding the caterpillar all his favourite foods. We learned all about the lifecycle of the butterfly and a new butterfly song. We also enjoyed painting and making beautiful butterflies.

What a fantastic time we had today on our school tour to Tír na Sí. We had a lovely time exploring the farm and saw cats, donkeys, ponies, deer, pigs, goats, llamas, chickens and more! The children also found some cute little fairy doors! Everyone had so much fun and we made so many magical memories today. Thank you to all the parents, teachers, and especially to all the children for making the day so special. Thank you also to the bus driver who enjoyed listening to "The Wheels on the Bus" all the way home! 😁

This week one of the children in Montessori 2 brought in a ladybird to show to all of their friends🐞. Everyone was so fascinated by our cute little visitor and wanted to learn more about them. We learned lots of interesting and fun facts about ladybirds (did you know that they eat 5,000 aphids a day and smell with their antenna feet?!) We read "What the ladybird heard" and enjoyed a sensory activity based on the story. The children used their painting, stamping, gluing and cutting skills to make their own ladybirds and practiced their writing skills by drawing circles on ladybirds and writing their own names.

We have had lots of fun this week in Montessori 2 revising numbers and letters by playing letter bingo and creating numbers with play dough. Outside, we had a great time picking flowers, making potions, digging in the mud and playing games. On Friday, we had an amazing outdoor disco, karaoke and an obstacle course!

The children in Montessori 2 made the absolute most of the sunny weather this week. They enjoyed lots of sensory activities including playing with bubbles, sand, water and porridge oats. They particularly enjoyed splashing barefoot in the water. Happy days!

The last few weeks in M1 have been very busy. We have been learning all about different types of transport. We made our own pictures of tractors. The children have been practising their cutting and glueing skills. We have been enjoying the fine weather outside too ☀️

We've had so much fun in Montessori 2 learning about Transport this week. We talked about different types of transport, sang songs and played with lots of different types of vehicles. We had lots of fun making our own cars and a garage. We also enjoyed painting with cars and had the best time washing them afterwards at the "car wash".

This week the children in Montessori 2 decided that they wanted to be the teachers, so we made a list of all the activities that they would like to do. Some children did the roll call to check that everyone was present, and others asked the class questions, read stories to the class and sang songs. We made playdough and used it to make different letters of the alphabet and also practiced writing our names. We also enjoyed a lovely sensory activity using our fingers to trace letters in porridge oats. Well done teachers! ❤️