Hi there Moms and Dads
Birds of a feather flock together and this week, like last, we stuck with our birds theme.
Who knew there was so much to learn about our feathery friends? For example some chirp, some tweet, some crow, some talk and some, well some just make funny noises. Some fly, some swim, some run, some walk and others just waddle. It really is a fascinating world as the kids discovered this week.
We learnt the names of some common baby birds as well as the collective nouns for certain species and I must say even I learnt a thing or two. I mean who would have thought a group of owls is called a "wisdom" or that a baby ostrich is called a "whelp". We learnt that humming birds are the smallest and that ostriches run the fastest, not mention that both lay eggs at opposite sides of the size scale.
The letter U also presented us with some challenges this week with only a handful of words being volunteered by the children, not a very exciting vowel, but rather important nonetheless.
Life skills saw the children making there very own set of binoculars which they then used during outside time to practice their bird watching abilities and explore the garden area and its surrounds.
Thank you again to all the children who contributed items to the theme table, it helps to keep things interesting. Next week we will be learning about the nesting habits and eggs of all the different bird species, which we touched on briefly this week, so keep the items coming.
Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom and a super weekend.
Lots of love till next time
Morah Tanya
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