New Beginnings

This is the first year of KinderCare for Ecole River Heights, and it has been an exciting start for everyone! I truly aspire to make the program "A Place For Wonder", as we explore different open-ended play areas inside, as well as head outside every day to have an adventure either in our beautiful playground, the local park across the street, or along the South Saskatchewan river and its banks. 

  


We have been to the river, playing in the sand, looking

at the geese and gulls, and wandering along the riverbank.
We are amazed at how soft the sand is!



Exploring the neighbourhood. There were

so many worms on the sidewalk here!


Throwing sand makes lots of ripples in the river!

 

 

 

We have had fun running up and
down the hills in our playground!

Flashlight Friday is a big hit!

We made plasticine representations
 of our classroom critters - fish, snails,
stick bugs and superworms.



We had fun sorting, comparing, and exploring
a variety of gourds. We noticed some spin
better than others, they all rolled, some had
spots, some had lines, and some had stems.

Sketching our gourds was really challenging!



 


Looking closely at ladybugs.
We have seen so many of them this year!


We had a lot of fun colour mixing. D wondered,
"So, I'm mixing new colours - so I can paint with them?!" 

Everyone working together with the gems and rocks.

We have had so much fun playing in the leaves!