During the last week of Term 3, Class 1 children were very excited to watch the Spring chicks hatch out of the incubator.  It was a magical experience.  Thirteen chicks hatched in total, with our "eggspert" Via assisting one weak little one to hatch, who has pushed through her wobbly start and is now thriving.  Lots of families helped to care for the chicks during the holidays and the children were surprised to see how quickly they had grown last week when we all came back to school for the start of Term 4.

Our first main lesson block this term is exploring the maths processes - addition, subtraction, divide and multiply.  The Number Gnomes have helped to set up a cafe in Class 1 and we have been using stories and concepts about the cafe to use and reinforce mathematical concepts and language.  The children have named it Blossom Cafe and are enjoying time to play in this space.  The children have also been engaging in some concrete experiences for the cafe - such as making lemonade.

I've just returned from the Bush School camp at Nowanup.  It was wonderful to connect with Uncle Eugene, Aunty Eliza and Aunty Annette and all of the Karri Kindy, Class 1 and Class 2 families.  We enjoyed lots of stories and singing around the fire, woodcraft, digging for bush potatoes and lots of playing around the camp.