Hi everyone, and welcome back to this week’s Playful Pups blog! 

Our theme this week was Transportation – Land, Air and Sea, and what a fun, busy week it has been exploring all things that move. We chatted about all sorts of transport, from cars and trucks to boats, planes, and even hot air balloons. The Pups were full of ideas and excitement as we zoomed, floated, and sailed our way through the week! 

A big highlight has been our creative art projects. The Pups have been working hard on making their very own hot air balloons. They used bright finger paints to create colourful dots on the balloon canopy and carefully painted the baskets before everything gets glued together onto their display cards. We also made our own cars using half paper plates, which the children painted in a variety of colours before adding wheels and windows. They were so proud of their finished vehicles! 

Of course, there’s always plenty of time for free play, and this week our classroom was buzzing with cars, trucks, and all kinds of transport toys. The boys especially enjoyed the big trucks and graders – lots of imaginative construction work happening all around! 

We were also back into our routine activities. Teacher Nicole returned for our Monday morning yoga session, and the Pups are now becoming real pros at following the different yoga positions. It’s such a joy to watch them confidently copying Teacher Nicole and moving through each pose with growing control and focus. 

Coach Trevor kept everyone active with a fun obstacle-style session. The Pups were jumping over small cones, balancing while carrying a ball, and then aiming carefully as they threw it into a container “goal”. They absolutely love this activity, and it’s always a challenge to get them to pass the balls on after their turn! 

One of the most memorable moments this week came during ring time when we switched things up a little. One of our Pups, who is very confident with his colours, naturally stepped into the role of “teacher”. He held up each colour one by one, asking his classmates, “What colour is this?” and patiently waited for their answers. When someone got it right, he proudly shouted, “Well done!” and even called them by name. We captured the moment on video and had a good laugh afterwards – our little teacher took his leadership role very seriously! It was a wonderful reminder of just how far the Pups have come since the beginning of the year, with confidence growing every day. 

Next week’s theme is a special one: Caring for Our World. We’ll be focusing on recycling and the importance of the 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We already know this is going to spark lots of creativity as the Pups explore fun and clever ways to reuse recyclable materials. 

We can’t wait to share it with you! 

Our Pups!