Journals: Week 1, Term 3—11 July—15 July 2016

Holiday Reflections

Chloe: I swam in the kids’ pool but it was a bit shallow. There was one deep pool and I could touch the bottom. It was raining but it was warm at the same time. Dad got me this shell. But I don’t know where from - maybe a shell shop? And it sounds like the sea is in it.

Gigi: I went to a show on Sunday called Matilda. I went with Mummy, Daddy, Jon and my sister Maddy. And I went to see ‘The Snail and the Whale’ with Billie.

Felix: Me and my family went to somewhere. It was like an airport. There was a jet plane there. We went for my big brother’s birthday. The plane fake moved. I got to sit in the back.

Harper: When in Bali it was my Dad’s dad’s birthday. And there was all different kinds of cake. There was green and black. In our villa when we were having cakes, Lily and me were swimming in the pool. Mummy bought me this turtle. It is very special. I keep it near me in my bedroom.

Thomas: Is it fragile?

Alexandra: Is it delicate?

Alexandra: In the school holidays I went to the movies. I saw a scary one – ‘the jungle book.’ We ate lots of candy and fairy floss and popcorn. And Daddy bought me some homework. It’s French. It’s really special because it’s homework.

Arabella: I went to Bali with Ruby and Lexi. We bought some toys – a bucket and spades. When we were at the beach we built castles.

Henry: I helped Daddy clean the windows. We had to use a bucket and lots of water. You need to be careful that you don’t fall into the pool.

Angus: I went to Sorrento. I went to the Hot Springs. It’s really hot pools and you swim in the pools. I went and saw ‘Finding Dory’. I went with Daddy. I stayed at home and watched TV.

Thomas: My Mummy went to the movies with me and I watched ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’. We went to the cinema to watch it.

Sean: I went to the cinema with Thomas to watch ‘Finding Dory’. We ate popcorn.

Kyler: My Mum’s aunt and uncle come on a big aeroplane to visit. Then some more people came – a little boy. I stayed at home with my Mum and Dad. I scootered to the park.

Clara: At my holiday I saw castles from the olden days where princes lived. I saw a real queen in the castle in Denmark one day when I was with Daddy. I saw my Grandparents in Denmark and they came with me.

Blake: I went on an aeroplane with my Mum and Dad. And I went to a house and in the night time I saw geckos. It was just in Australia, a different part of Australia. It was very sunny. I saw toads and there were jelly fish.

Olivia: I went camping. I stayed in a tent. I saw koalas – they live in trees. My Daddy packed a balloon bed. You have to pump it up with the air pump. You put batteries in it and then it works. There was a beach at the camping and it was in Corryong.

Journals: Week 1, Term 3—11 July—15 July 2016

Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework COMMUNICATION – Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.

The children were confident to share their holiday adventures in front of the group and listen to others.

Lexi: I went to Kids Space with Ruby, Bella, Darcy, Bridget and Ava. They are our friends from child care. Me and Bridget and Bella went down a fast slide. First the blue part was really slow then it went really fast. We went down a bumpy slide.

Milan: I stayed at home. We played games.

Taj: I went to Cairns. There were little baby frogs. I went in a beach pool. We went scuba diving. It was on an island far away. We had to jump off the boat. We saw clam and sharks. And we saw Nemos’ and Dorys’. The clam had a big pearl in it!

William: On the school holidays I went to the cinema. I saw Ninja turtles with Mum and James. I got Maltesers. Mum and James ate popcorn. I like the red turtle the best – Raphael.

Aiden: I went to Kyral Castle. I saw knights fighting. The red one beat the blue one. Knights are people with helmets and they protect the kings and queens. Lots of people wanted to look for gold. The river was super long. I got some gold leaf from the shop. We stayed in a hotel for two nights. It was so cold in Ballarat. We had to wear our beanies, jacket, gloves, pants and even our jumper. We couldn’t wear a t-shirt because it was so cold.

Ruby: I went to Disney on Ice. There was Elsa and Anna and Rapunzel, and Belle. I went with Bella. My favourite part was when Belle didn’t see the teapot was talking.

Billie: I went to Jump Central and a climbing place with Harriet, Evie and Freddie. I went on the highest one ever. I went and saw ‘the Whale and the Snail’ with Gigi. The funniest thing was when they squirted out water at us.

Isobel: I only played with Claudia. I went to ‘Disney on Ice.’ I liked when Elsa did her magic and she made some fireworks.

After sharing their stories the children choose to recreate their holidays using a variety of different languages to express their ideas.

I played at home wit Mummy and Nina. Daddy and

Justine went out. - Kyler

The Queen’s castle in

Denmark.

- Clara

The roller-coaster at Luna Park.

- Taj

Sorrento holiday house.

- Angus

Journals: Week 1, Term 3—11 July—15 July 2016

Liberté Egalité Fraternité On Thursday, Fabian came to share with the children about Bastille Day.

Fabian: Today is a very special day for the people of France. Does anyone know what day it is?

Ruby: Thursday.

Gigi: July.

Fabian: It’s called Bastille Day.

Fabian: Where does the story take place? What city is the Eiffel Tower in?

Felix: It’s the Eiffel Tower, it sends signals.

Fabian: This is the story of the 14 of July. Over 200 years ago in Paris there was a King and a Queen. The King and Queen lived in a castle. Versailles was the name of the castle. It had huge, beautiful gardens – the gardens were so gigantic it takes you hours to walk through them. BUT there was a problem! The King and the Queen had all the money, candles to keep them warm, lots of vegetables and beautiful things. All the other people in Paris had nothing. They were cold in their houses.

Is that fair?

Alexandra: They could get jobs to buy things.

Thomas: They could go to their houses and say it’s not fair.

Fabian: All the people in France wrote a letter to the King asking if the King and Queen would share their things. BUT the problem was the King and Queen did not want to share.

What do you think the people did?

Felix: Take over the castle.

Alexandra: Give the money to the people.

Fabian: They got together in the streets and they walked all the way to the castle. From Paris to Versailles is 30 kilometres.

What do you think happened when they arrived?

Gigi: They fighted the King.

Fabian: Who won?

Gigi: The people.

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Fabian: The King and Queen escaped outside France BUT someone recognised them and they were caught.

What do you think might have happened to the King and Queen?

They went to jail. This is called the French Revolution. The most important thing for all the French, even us in Australia, are these three things.

Liberté Egalité Fraternité

On all the schools in France these words are above the entrance. It means, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

When the King and Queen went to jail new rules were made in France. There would be no more Kings and Queens because it’s not fair that someone has everything and everyone has to share, which is called the French Republic.

The French Revolution said we will write those 3 words everywhere – on school, libraries, town halls and even on the money.

Liberty means everyone is free.

Equality means no one is bigger and better that others – we are all equals.

Fraternity means brotherhood. We all care for each other.

To celebrate every year there are big fireworks the day of the French Revolution. Which marks when we changed the rules. We wrote a letter called the declaration of the citizen. Everyone can be happy, free and feel equal.

During our Creative Movement session with Mrs. Zachest, we used the story that Fabian told us about the history of Bastille Day and recreated the story through drama. The children role played being the greedy King and Queen and then used movement and mime to create the castle walls. They then transformed into the people from Paris and showed the contrast between the characters. The children in Moreton Bay were able to bring stories to life through drama and present their work confidently in front of their peers.

The story also had a strong influence of the children’s play in the outdoor environment. The children wanted to recreate the Versailles castle using the blocks and the sand, as well as role playing kings and queens.

Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework

LEARNING – Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.

The children showed curiosity in the history of Bastille Day. They were enthusiastic participants in their learning and were able to transfer and share the knowledge they had learnt.