We rode a bus to the Tiffin Centre and created outdoor art using many things we found in the woods (pine cones, sticks, leaves, stones, etc.). Some of our ideas were a firepit, the word “love”, a pool, nests, etc. We also got to dip nets in a pond and found many frog and toad tadpoles as well as other pond life. Thank you to our many parent volunteers for helping make this outdoor adventure such great fun!

We have been working at making our outdoor garden ready. We have planted some annuals that were donated and have been watering our new plants. We tried to plant some marigolds inside the classroom but these did not grow. We had some sunflower seeds from our large sunflower we had in our garden in the fall and tried planting these in some soil. We used some of our worm casings and we now see some sprouts. We can’t wait to see these grow and to add them to our kindergarten garden.

We have been exploring the outside with our New Wonder Wagon created by Mrs. Switzer. This is a ready to go outdoor classroom vehicle for the promotion of active exploration of the outdoors. It is a vehicle to carry our materials to explore the world around us. We have used the magnifying glasses to look more closely at trees, leaves, grass, rocks and our new plants in our garden. We used the binoculars to look at things far away. Thank you Mrs. Switzer for helping us to take the outside in and the inside out!

We had our Jump Rope Kick-Off Assembly with Laura Malone from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. We learned how we can keep our hearts healthy: drinking lots of water, getting a good nights sleep, eat healthy, exercise, no smoking and a positive attitude. Our Falcons collected money from family and friends to help raise funds to support this great cause. We had our Jump Rope For Heart event where we skipped and jumped outside circulating through 10 stations run by our older students. Did we reach our school goal of $4000? If we do, we get to “mummy wrap” Mrs. Walke, Ms. Booth and Mr. Dunkley on the last day of school and we will have a “junk in the trunk teacher vs. student contest. Go Falcons Go!