We were lucky enough to be a part of the food nutritional session held by the ECU university where they educated us about nutritional values and healthy food choices. They also demonstrated and cooked us 3 meals you could have at any time of the day. We were very grateful for this opportunity and got lots of new knowledge out of it to share to families and the community. …
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Creativity is messy and I’m very creative! We are working on getting comfortable with weird textures on our feet and understanding that being messy is okay. Some of us loved this experience and it might have been a little out of their comfort zone, but they all gave it a good go and loved it! …
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Big things often have small beginnings. The children have been interested in the plant life cycle. For the last week we have been planting different herbs and vegetables at different times of their life cycle so the children could watch them develop and grow at different stages. Learning about plants and our gardens have sparked conversations like, saving our water from mealtimes or …
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Recent discussion with families about their struggles they were having to get their children to wear a helmet before riding a bike led to the centre purchasing some helmets and introducing these to the children of Sonas. We spoke to the children about the helmet and its purpose. We need to wear a helmet to protect our head, to keep us safe when riding our bikes, scooters, and skateboards …
Continuing with our emotions project, we experimented with listening to music while painting. It wasn’t long and soon our bodies were swaying to the beat of the music, we were smiling, talking and laughing. We were dancing and our brushes were trying to keep up with us and the beat of the music. Painting to music allows children to interpret and process sensory information, allowing …
