Another happy week of learning and discovery has left us feeling fulfilled, tired and ready for a weekend! This week has been full of roaring lions, snapping crocodiles and stomping elephants! Our children simply LOVE this theme and know so much about it! Well done, Busy Bugs! 

We spent every day having very intense and long ring times, discussing animals from all over Africa and other wild animals from around the world such as tigers and kangaroos! We learnt so many cool and fun facts about these animals and the children were hanging on to our every word! It is amazing to watch their little faces while they are engaged with a topic that really excites them! Too sweet to see!  

We listened to the sounds these animals make, thanks to the wonder of technology, and watched many little video clips of them! It has taken some effort this week to remind them that they are indeed little people and not really monkeys or lions! Haha! What a special time. 

For art this week, we made a collaborative art piece, a giant, recycled Giraffe. The Bugs used their hands to paint a big cardboard box, a small cardboard box and big roller towel tubes. We then used their palm-prints to create the spots on the Giraffe, an egg box for the ears, bottle lids for the eyes and scrap ribbon plaited together to make the tail. 

We also did a messy play sensory activity using green coloured flour and our plastic wild animals. 

The weather is really getting cold now that we are truly into winter, but most days after playing in the warm sun at playtime, the children are hot. So please opt for layers when dressing your child in the morning as opposed to overly thick jackets that hinder movement and tend to get lost. We are also noticing a lot of snotty noses. Please keep the vitamin intake and nose spray going so we can keep the winter germs at bay, and please keep any sick Bugs at home until they have been given the all clear from a doctor. 

Have a wonderful weekend and keep safe, warm and happy until Monday! 

This week’s secret question: Who knows what a group of Giraffes is called? Let us know on the class WhatsApp group! 

Next Week’s Theme: The Farm- Fruits and Vegetables 

We will be doing our first “mini” Show and Tell next week!!! Please send something theme related for your Bugs to show the class! 

Our Bugs!