We have been having lots of fun exploring our new home corner that is set up like a life boat station.

We have a life guard look out tower, a rescue boat, a rescue swim ring and first aid equipment in case of an emergency or accident.
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The term is off to a flying start and we are busy exploring the theme of oceans and pirates. We have explored coral reefs and been diving with beautiful tropical fish. Did you know that coral are made up of tiny animals called polyps? They feed on drifting zoo plankton and some corals having stinging tentacles.

We looked at diving equipment and what each part was used for. We then placed them where they belong on a diver.

We made our very own divers and wrote a sentence about "If I were a diver I would..." We then added  four colour patterns to our wet suits. You can see our dazzling divers swimming about our classroom. 

We read the story 'The Rainbow Fish' by Marcus Pfister and discussed some of the characters. We then created some artwork using edicol and various textured materials for coral. We then added the character of Rainbow fish and the wise Octopus. We wrote a sentence using speech bubbles and explored phrases the characters might say.

We practiced our listening skills and followed Mrs Beale's instructions of 'how to build a sand castle.' We then placed pictures of each step in the correct sequence and retold the instructions.
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We also discovered a message in a bottle from some Pirates that lead us on a treasure hunt around the school. We had to decipher the clues to find the buried treausre. The treasure was burried in our sand pit and the chest was filled with  gold pirate coins. We each got to keep a coin!