The Eucalyptus Group’s Journals of the Week 28.4.14 - 2.5.14

“I LOVE MUMMY. HER LOVE AIDEN.” - AIDEN What do mummies do?

Leni: Mummy picks you up from school.

Tim G: Someone who packs the (school) bag.

Orson: She picks me up from school.

Cooper: She takes me in the car.

Henry: She has showers. My mum tries to stay at home from work. She

makes breakfast.

Cooper: And presents at night time.

Henry: We have dinner and pudding and a bath and brush our teeth and

say goodnight.

What do your mummies do when you are at school?

Cleo: Mummy drops me off and goes home. She works. Uni work.

Isabella: My mum is at home. She works.

Chloe: Mummy goes home.

What are mummies for?

Tim G: She helps me do some Lego. Mummies can surf.

Madeline: We play at home.

What do you like to do with your mummies?

Cooper: I like to cuddle, to kiss and cuddle my mummy.

Sebastian: I love her but she can’t surf. She does Wiggles music with me.

Tim L: I play with my mum.

Alice: I play teddies with her.

Thomas: I play with Mummy with Lego.

Isabella: I go to the park with her and go on the slide.

Orson: She stays at home with me. Mummy and me play with the Lego. At night

time I cuddle monkey and teddy. Mummy helps me in the bath and reads me

stories.

Why do you think we are we having a special Mother’s Day Breakfast?

Cleo: To sing Mama Mia.

Henry: To do our special drama with Ms Zachest and because they need to have

breakfast.

Thomas: And milk.

Tim G: And sultana bread.

Henry: Because they like songs.

Gia: Because they sometimes come (to school).

Do you love your mum? Are your mums special?

All: Yes.

We are having a breakfast to celebrate how special our mummies are and to show them how much we love them.

What makes your mummy special?

Madeline: Mummy gives me cornflakes and we make a mess on the floor.

Isabella: My mummy makes me dinner.

Orson: She makes me dinner.

Tania: My mummy cooks breakfast and cornflakes.

Tim G: She says goodnight to me.

Gia: They say goodbye and give you a kiss and a cuddle.

Bertie: My mummy plays with me at Lochie and Logan’s. She helps me pack up.

Chloe: Because we have picnics.

Thomas: She does dancing with me with Grandma Jo.

“My mummy.” - Thomas

“Mummy.” - Bertie

VEYLDF Learning Outcomes:

5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes.

- Contribute their ideas and experiences in play and small and large group discussions.

“I HEARD THE RAIN WHEN IT WAS NIGHT TIME.” - TIM G

Where does the rain come from?

Gia: The clouds.

Cooper: The sky.

Alice: The clouds.

Bertie: The sky.

James: Storm clouds. Storm clouds are where the rain comes from.

Cleo: Storm clouds come at night.

Tania: First it becomes dark and the clouds cover it and it gets dark and then it rains.

Leni: When the rain comes from the clouds the sun comes out.

How does the rain come out of the clouds?

Henry: By itself.

Bertie: You press a button at the clouds. You press it and then it comes down. The clouds press it.

Madeline: When it’s sunny, the rain comes down and goes up again. It goes slowly back up.

Alice: The clouds have holes.

Gia: It gets a storms.

Tania: When the sun comes out there is a rainbow.

Where does all the rain go when it comes out of the clouds? Can you see where it goes?

Henry: Into the small sandpit. It gets wet sand.

Gia: It disappears.

Henry: There is puddles. They come from rain.

Alice: You have to have gumboots.

Tim L: I have monster gumboots.

Isabella: I have Dora gumboots.

Yesterday we talked about how it has been raining a lot. Did anyone hear the rain last night?

Tim G: I heard the rain when it was night time. I woke up.

Madeline: I heard the rain and I wake up and go into Mummy’s room.

Cooper: I was in bed and taking my pyjamas off and my sun didn’t come on my clock and I have to go to bed.

What did the rain sound like?

Leni: Drip drop.

Isabella: Drip drop.

Henry: Pitter patter.

Tim G: When it rains on the leaves (it makes a sound).

Orson: Drippy droppy.

Tim G: It’s rainy.

Thomas: The sun didn’t go on.

Tim G: I’ve seen the sun in the rain.

I wonder why it has been raining lots?

Cooper: It’s cold.

Leni: Tomorrow it’s going to be winter. My daddy told me.

What happens in winter?

Henry: Snow comes down.

Leni: It’s snowy and cold.

Thomas: It’s cold outside.

Tim G: You have to wear boots.

Tania: And gloves.

Tim G: When ice comes you can skate and you fall down.

Tania: When it’s ice you fall down. When it’s winter it’s really cold and the leaves fall down.

I wonder why the leaves fall down?

Leni: When the leaves fall down the wind blows the leaves.

James: The snow comes and it’s white.

Cooper: The leaves fall down off the trees then you can step in them. VEYLDF Learning Outcomes:

2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment.

- Explore how and why natural factors (for example, changes in the weather) affect their lives.

“It’s a raindrop! It’s coming from the storm. You push a button

for the rain to go back up and down.” - Sebastian

“This is my rain painting. I painted rain going down and rain

going up. The rain comes down from the storm.” - Henry

“This is a rainbow. This is the sky. This is the dark black clouds

that make the storm of rain. There are drops coming down.” - Gia

“It’s a storm, its about a storm. This is waves, I put some things

in there to make it grow into grass.” - Tania

“YOU CAN SHARE.” - JAMES

To encourage the children to think about how they can share in their play with each other, we introduced the concept through the

language of puppetry, role playing a sharing conflict between two animals, Mr Dolphin and Mr Frog. The children discussed and

problem solved how the animals could share with each other next time, by asking for a turn and then enjoyed each having a turn to

re-enact this.

VEYLDF Learning Outcomes: 1.4 Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect. - Engage in and contribute to shared plat experiences. 2.3 Children become aware of fairness. - Begin to think critically about fair and unfair behavior. - Are empowered to make choices and problem solve to meet their needs in particular contexts.