This week in the Curious Crew class, assessments are still in full swing! All assessment work will be sent home in the Crews portfolio when their reports go out on break up day for Mid-Term break. 

This week in ring time, we discussed the difference between fruits and vegetables. We discussed that a fruit comes from a flower that dies and a fruit will start to grow when the flower died. Fruit also have pips whereas vegetables don’t. So here are some interesting facts, a lot of the foods we call vegetables are actually fruits…All ‘vegetables’ with seeds are actually fruits! And these vegetables have been classified as vegetables by the culinary world, your chefs, because these fruits are not sweet like all the fruits we know.  

We did two lovely activities this week! The first we a little garden made from egg cartons. The Crew coloured in their little barns and planted kidney beans in some cotton to grow. They made their own little farms.  

The second activity was a guided drawing of a farm. This activity worked on a few different skills. Following instructions is such an important aspect of our Curious Crew year! Spatial awareness also plays a role in this activity and last but not least the importance of fine motor skills and drawing. They came out beautifully! I was super proud of the work the Crew did in this guided drawing.  

In Fun Fit Sports this week we did assessment work, setting up different exercises for the Crew to complete.  

For cooking this week, we got some small ice-cream cones and they were put together with yoghurt and fruit! This was a delicious light and sweet snack the Curious Crew enjoyed so much. Yum Yum! 

Concert practice is in full swing where we sing songs wherever we find a gap. It was so rewarding when the Crew started singing one of our songs randomly while we were in ring time and the way they had the tune right and the words. It made out teacher hearts very happy in that special moment. Let’s keep up that great spirit! 

Just a reminder parents to please buy concert clothes, the due date in drawing nearer. 

Next week’s theme: Farming: Animals 

Spreading Hap-pea-ness!