Kindergarten
Nature Collection
As the gold and red hues of Autumn days gave
way to Winter, Kindergarten children were
treated to an extraordinary collection of natural
artefacts from The Nature Collection. This
wildlife collection enabled them to study all kinds
of objects close up such as animal bones,
feathers, antlers, skins and photographs based
on the wildlife in Richmond Park.
The pupils had the opportunity to handle antlers,
feel the softness of feathers and used magnifying
glasses to investigate other interesting items.
“The owl feathers were really spotty and silky
soft”, said Freya. “The ‘horns’ were the best
part. They were from the red deer,” exclaimed
Alessandro.
The children had a wonderful hands-on
experience, inspiring them to explore and
appreciate the world around them.
Incredible Eggs
During the Spring Term, Kindergarten learnt all about the
life cycle of a duckling. One fine day in Spring, three
incubators arrived into the classroom, each holding six
precious “Incredible Eggs”. We became experts at
detecting the first signs of eggs hatching. We learnt that
the eggs needed to reach 21 days old before they hatch.
They first start to “pip” and
then hatch. Boys and girls
gathered excitedly around
the incubators where they
were able to actually watch
the ducklings emerge out
of their shells! Over the
weeks the children helped
to feed and water the
ducklings and watch them
grow. They took turns at
holding the ducklings.
Micah commented, “I liked
the duckling because it was
the furriest thing I’ve ever
touched.”
“I liked the duckling
because it had flappy feet,”
said the delighted Maggie.
After reading the Ugly
Duckling story the children
demonstrated how the
personal, social and
emotional sides of their
nature had developed by sharing their ideas on how to
make The Ugly Duckling feel better. “ I’d tell the Ugly
Duckling I love you to the moon and back,” suggested Esa.
“I’d tell the Ugly Duckling I’m going to be your friend for
ever,” retorted Oliver.
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