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La Casa del Giardino We had a great start to this term with our excursion to Farmyard Experience! The children had a wonderful time feeding the wide variety of animals, and holding the rabbits, guinea pigs and chicks. It is a wonderful opportunity for children to experience farm animals in such a safe and pleasant environment, and has prompted a great deal of discussion, stories and songs about farm animals. For the remainder of the term we have learned about specific farm animals in more detail, with each child making a project book about them. Another highlight of this term was making vegetable soup for lunch, even though very little of it was actually eaten!! The children enjoyed cutting the vegetables and herbs, and setting the tables with vases of flowers. As well as these special occasions, the children have been working very industriously all term. The ‘explosion’ into writing that Maria Montessori writes about has happened for several children at the same time- so the moveable alphabet and letter boxes are in constant demand! It is such an exciting time for children (and the teacher!) when this happens, and the pleasure on their faces when they create a sentence is a delight to behold. The golden beads have also been in high demand this term, with many children working at different levels- from the three year olds bringing the correct quantity of just one hierarchy at a time, to the nearly six year olds managing the operations of addition, multiplication, subtraction or division with exchanging! With all of this and more, the children are ready for a well deserved break! Thank you to the Beeliners; to all who contributed the many bits and pieces we ask for; and for the help with cooking, cleaning, repairs and washing. Happy holidays! Debbie &
Suzanne
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