Term 3 : Week 4 - Nests

I am writing this blog from my bed with a very sore set of lungs and ribs from this incessant coughing and I can only hope that I will completely mend this time around - As I look around my bed, I see it as my nest - my place of safety and security until I am able to spread my wings again and fly......!



So....the week started well with our discussion about nests, how many different types there are, hanging nests, cup nests (most common), platform nests, scrape nests, but the main objective of all the nests is that they are a place for a bird to lay eggs, and raise their young until they are strong enough to leave. We discussed what nests are made up of (twigs, leaves, grass, mud), and how incredible these structures are. The children had loads of fun in life skills in creating their own nests using salt dough and their imagination, they all made beautiful nests each with their own eggs, which they then painted accordingly.

A fun maths sheet 'counting eggs', was also part of this weeks activities.

Our letter focus was the letter 'c', the children finger painted their own 'curly c' onto the page and enjoyed making caterpillar markings and came up with some interesting words like cake, clown, cow, can, etc.....

And of course even without me being there, the week automatically fell perfectly into place thanks to the amazing teamwork from all at Sinai Academy.

The highlight for the children was getting a chance to see the skeleton of an ostrich together with ostrich eggs, thank you to Naor from Morah Tanyas' class.

And with lots of birds pictures, some coloured in, some traced and labelled, the children are certainly getting their fill about the beautiful bird life around us.

One last personal thought I would like to share with you - our lives are all so hectic that we tend to take so much for granted - but once you are grounded (as I have been) you see that there is so much to be grateful for - even a sheer breath of air - because when it is not so freely available, you sure do miss it!! I am most grateful to you all for your compassion, understanding, tolerance and thank you!!!

We will be branching into the life-cycle of eggs next week, so please keep all the wonderful books and items coming for our theme table.

Until we chat again, with love Morah Mandy