Open-mindedness can create new opportunities


 Dear Turtle Class Families,

The Turtles have continued to be excellent communicators, who have expressed themselves in a variety of ways! They have been performers and dancers, using many different types of body movements and facial expressions. This has all been fantastic practice for our upcoming Celebration of Learning performance on June 20th. 







The Turtle Class demonstrated so much kindness and love toward Tilly the Turtle when it was her birthday on May 23rd (World Turtle Day). Many children made homemade birthday cards and brought her presents! We had a lovely day celebrating our beloved class Turtle, with party games and yummy birthday cake jelly! 






After receiving a party invitation to Tilly's birthday party, the class was inspired to create invitations for their grown-ups to come to see our Celebration of Learning performance. 
The Turtle Class chose a variety of materials to create their invitations and communicate what to expect at our Celebration of Learning performance! 




Last week, Tilly the Turtle needed help with learning how to wipe her bottom in preparation for going to big school! The Turtle Class were very kind in trying to explain effective ways of wiping our bottoms after having a poop. Some of our friends were brave enough to demonstrate by using balloons as a pretend bottom! Take a look at the video example below:



Here is another fun song to sing whilst learning how to wipe bottoms independently! 




In order to try new and unfamiliar things, the Turtle Class has learned the importance of being 'Open-minded' and being 'Risk Takers'! We will continue to explore these important skills over the next few weeks in class. 





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