The children were excited to be back to school after the year end holidays. The Class topic continued with 'Australia', but this time we talked about the animals in the Great Barrier Reefs. They finger painted a whale, a starfish, and a turtle. The children specially enjoyed the free finger painting. What joy to explore with the different colors and spread it all over the paper, no boundaries to worry about!
It was science exploration at the water table.' Look! the plate can float like a boat but see what happens when the stones are put on it...one, two, three stones...the plate's sinkiiiing!..' and the exploration continued with the children putting other objects on the plate.
We added some flannel shapes for the children to work with..Ata specially loved it and created a rocket, then 'papa'. The homemade play dough is an all time favorite. We did not provide any tools to encourage the children to do some free sculpting with their hands.
The children have been practicing the "Ant Dance' last semester. So, when we got invited to a dance and costume competition, we participated. Take a look at our dazzling beautiful ants! Al and Queen stole the show with their amazing traditional costume and was awarded third place! Congratulations Children! The children also participated in a coloring competition conducted by IGTK Jakarta Barat.
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| Notice the display board?.. The children's finger painting of the animals in the barrier reef |
It has been raining heavily and many of the children stayed home last week due to the floods. But, we are looking forward to a nice sunny week ahead! Next, for our unit topic, we will be moving from 'Australia' to the Indonesian island of Papua..
Parents, please don't forget to have the children bring in images of Papua on Monday...welcoming any volunteers to share a Papuan folk tale with the children..
