Another busy, creative and slightly chilly week in the world of the Playful Pups! This week our theme was all about The Farm, Fruit and Vegetables, with a very important extra celebration added into the mix — World Bee Day. Safe to say, our classroom was buzzing with excitement from start to finish. 

We kicked off the week with our usual Monday morning yoga session, which is always a wonderful way to stretch, wiggle and ease ourselves into the week ahead. There is nothing quite like watching a group of determined little Pups attempting yoga poses while also trying to spot what their friends are doing at the same time! 

Our creative side was hard at work this week. We finally completed our fabulous paper plate lion heads, which are looking wonderfully wild and fierce. The Pups also enjoyed sponge painting broccoli — proving that even vegetables can become works of art in the right little hands. We spent time practicing our cutting skills using child-friendly scissors as part of our report assessments. Cutting is certainly no easy task at this age and requires plenty of concentration, patience and coordination. We were incredibly proud of our Pups and their determination and perseverance as they tackled this important milestone so bravely. 

Our Bark Tree project is also coming along beautifully and is slowly turning into quite the masterpiece. We cannot wait to show off the finished creation once all the final touches have been added. 

Wednesday brought much excitement as we celebrated World Bee Day. The Pups created the most adorable little bees, and several children arrived dressed in wonderfully creative bee costumes. A huge round of applause must go to our parents for all the effort put into the black and yellow outfits — our school was absolutely buzzing with colour and excitement. 

One of the highlights of the week was a visit from our special Bee Man, who visits us every year to teach the children about the importance of bees and the incredible work they do for our environment. The Pups listened with great interest and, of course, the best part for many was getting to taste some delicious, creamed honey afterwards. Sticky fingers but very happy faces all around! 

In between all the fun and creativity, Coach Trevor joined us once again for sports. This week the Pups practiced throwing “soccer” balls into a basket. Besides being lots of fun, these activities help teach important skills such as listening carefully to instructions, waiting patiently in line for a turn and counting the number of goals scored. There was plenty of cheering, excitement and celebration with every successful throw. 

With the colder winter mornings making themselves known, there has also been plenty of running around to keep warm and burn off all that Puppy energy. 

All in all, it has been a wonderfully productive and fun-filled week at school. We are already looking forward to next week as we continue learning all about The Farm and meet some of the animals that call it home! 

Our Pups!