Class 1 and I would like to thank Class 6 and the greater school community for our Rose Ceremony.  It was a wonderful celebration to mark such a significant milestone and might I add, our very first adventure, together – under an arch of linked hands and smiles – a joyous thrill for us all.

Since then, we have explored and created different forms, challenged our sense of balance and the gift keeps giving with the work of our hands: through modeling pure forms in clay, planting Blackbutt seeds and a variety of seedlings for the local bees and extending our handcraft skills.  But the greatest pleasures thus far have been found in woodwork!

Exploring and recreating different forms

We’ve even devised stamping and clapping rhythms (complex morse code messages) when counting to transmit through the floorboards to Class 2.  For now, that’s our little secret as we have a feeling that they are yet to catch on.  In Week Two, we have dived into the world of letters and have almost mastered the game of Grandma’s Slipper.  With the passing of each day comes more will, more confidence, more life.

Sarah

The letter “M” from the story of how the Moon was rescued by the Hare.