Kindergarten
Birdworld
As our year in Kindergarten drew to an end and the long hazy days of
the Summer holidays lay ahead, we all came together for a wonderful
day out to Birdworld. Prior to our visit, the children in Kindergarten
warmly welcomed a new member to their class - Percy the toy
Penguin! Percy had come all the way from Birdworld and took turns to
come to stay with each of the children for a few days. During his stay
the children wrote a short account of Percy’s visit. This helped to
develop their observation skills and independent and creative writing
skills. As Kew College has been such a loyal supporter of Birdworld over
the years, we have been given the opportunity to adopt a real penguin
at the park!
During our day we visited the Heron Theatre and were introduced to
Noddy the infamous Macaw and to many of his friends who we were
able to handle, such as George the bunny. However, some of his other
friends needed a lot more courage to touch, like Monty the python!
Then it was off to explore the Jenny Wren Farm which is filled with
adorable, newly-born Spring animals. After watching the penguins being
fed, our thoughts turned to food for our own rumbling tummies. As we
made our way to the picturesque picnic area we passed cages of beautiful birds, many with exotic plumage and
wonderfully strange and unusual sounding names.
Fun with Maths
Young children are natural problem solvers. In
Kindergarten, the children explore maths through fun
practical experiences that encourage and develop their
mathematical skills. Stories, such as ‘The Enormous
Turnip’, are helpful links to ‘real life’ maths by
comparing the weight of fresh vegetables. Role Play
situations also support children with
mathematical concepts such as
money. The children enjoy using
Numicon, a multi-sensory resource,
which helps to develop their
understanding of abstract arithmetic
ideas throughout maths
investigations.
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