Our Silver Birch garden continues to be a favourite place to be.  This term we have had some rainy days which have filled our new frog pond.  The rain water flows from Karri Kindergarten, under the fence and along the ‘creek’ bed to our little pond.  Water plants, logs and river stones make a lovely frog habitat. 

We were so excited when Neal and the Class 2 gardening group brought us a jar of Pobblebonk tadpoles!  We watched as the tadpoles wriggled out into their new home and every day we are able to sit quietly by the pond and watch them at play.  Some children like to make the Pobblebonk frog sounds to help them feel welcome.  Many thanks Neal and Class 2.

Last week Silver Birch kindergarten enjoyed a visit from a student of Melbourne Rudolf Steiner College who had come all the way to Denmark to complete an observation practicum.  Olive helped us make bread and enjoyed helping with craft activities and painting.  The children quickly warmed to her presence and were confident to show her the way we do things in kindergarten!

Here is one of the verses from our morning circle that we are enjoying at the moment.  Parents participated in the words and movements for this verse at our parent meeting last week.  It is about  going on a nature walk and reflects many of the things we find around us in the season of Kambarang.

I went for a walk on a sunny day, I saw a little wallaby quickly hop away

A shining river winding in and out, with lots of little fishes swimming all about

A bridge going over to the other side, and then I stopped to rest

I spied amongst the bushes a little birds nest

Bees amongst the flowers, flowers that the sunshine brings

And I said to myself… I had best go home, I have seen so many things