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Preschool, blogging with under five year olds, family engagement, children's learning and development, numeracy, literacy, transition to school, community
Our baby rabbits are growing quickly. They are now 5 weeks old, and are eating lots!! They need to stay with their mother until they are 8 weeks old, because they are still not weaned. The children are really enjoying having then at kindergarten and give them lots of cuddles so they are well handled bunnies.
What a surprise i received last Thursday night when Honey Bunny started having babies and we didn't even realise she was pregnant! She had 7 in total over Thursday night and Friday. Unfortunately 3 have died but the remaining 4 are thriving now that mum has worked out how to breast feed. She is a very good Mother rabbit. The vet has told me she is doing everything she is suppose to be doing. The babies are similar to her in color with one darker bunny. We are still not sure what dad looks like tho. Haha.
These photos below are from this morning at 6 days old. The above photos were taken moments after their birth.Abby.
About 6 weeks ago our quails had their second lot of babies. They had 6 but unfortunately only 3 have survived. They are very cute and are growing quickly. The children have enjoyed watching and learning about the life cycle of these birds as they have laid eggs, hatched, died and survived. The Children have gained a great deal of knowledge from this experience.
Before Jodie left she planted some tomatoes around the back. We have been collecting the ripe ones for a few days now and decided to make pasta sauce with them. Yummy! Thanks Jodie!
Today Abby brought in her book. The Fire Truck. This is a favorite of the children's. They engage in enthusiastic singing as you can hear!
I thought it a good idea to post up for everyone to learn, previously we have only accessed this through the internet (initially shared by a reliever) Enjoy Ally.
We decided to set up this blog so we could share with you the amazing learning journeys your children are exploring within the kindergarten environment. It also gives you the opportunity to look at this information in your own time and feedback to us and your children your thoughts....ideas....and comments. We are really excited that we can offer this aspect of communication for your child, you and us. We look forward to your comments and any questions you may have.
To our wider community and worldwide viewer's welcome. We would love you to make comments to share with our children your thoughts, ideas or just a hi how are you would be fantastic. We look forward to hearing from you.
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If you have any concerns about your child's speech, learning or development that you think your child may need extra assistance with you can call Group Special Education (GSE) for an assessment of your child.
It is best to get an assessment done prior to school as once your child is in the school system a waiting list exists which pre-schoolers don't have.
Detecting any challenges for your child early is important so that support can be put in place before they start school.
Please speak to teachers about your concerns so we can help you with your approach to GSE.