Preschool- 2015/2016: Butterflies All Around!

So far, April has definitely lived up to its reputation, we've had plenty of sunshine, but also stormy and rainy weather. Throughout it all, Preschool kept their cool and continued working and playing hard!

A new month also means a new poem.

Perfectly in line with the warmer weather and change in season, Preschool began to inquire about life-cycles and where better a place to start than their own life-cycles. During Show&Tell, students had the chance to see how much they have grown since they were babies! A lot of good thoughts and points were made:

When you're born, you can only move a little. You also can't eat much so mummy has to feed you.
Babies cannot go to the toilet, mummy and daddy have to change their diapers.
When you grow, teeth get stronger.
We have to look after our brothers and sisters.
You grow and grow as a baby, drink milk from your mum and then go to school.
Kids grow until they become adults but then they become smaller when they're old, and then go to heaven.

From humans, Preschool moved on to learning all about the butterfly life-cycle. They read informative books about the life-cycle, practised their writing by writing about the different steps, played games to reinforce their knowledge and got creative in art. Learning all about the life-cycle of the butterfly was a lot of fun for sure!

Preschool wrapped up learning about symmetry by investigating symmetry in nature and then using mirrors to explore the various pictures.

Reminders for the week:

We will be going to Oji Zoo on Monday, April 11th. Please remember to apply sunscreen before school, send in a hat, plenty of water and food for the day. We leave at snack time and will be back for dismissal.

Show&Tell will take place on Tuesday, April 12th, please send in something related to life-cycles/living things (can be a stuffed animal, book etc).