After a long winter of playing in the snow, the kids at Campbell Children’s School are ready to embrace spring, with their teachers even bringing it into their learning curriculum.
In fact, April snow showers did indeed bring May flowers! The students are working on growing and caring for a variety of plants. From flowers, to vegetables and even grass, the students at Campbell’s have it all.
According to Janet Harper, the principal of Campbell Children’s School, “The gardens were part of the SCC (School Community Council) plan for last year, so we are continuing and growing the idea this year. We are also planting a medicine garden to support our Indigenous Studies.”
Walking into the classrooms over the last few weeks, students would be seen preparing their plants, learning about how they grow and watering them daily.
These gardens are another great example of the unique learning opportunities these kindergarten students receive. Around every corner, the teachers and early childhood educators at Campbell’s are coming up with new, fun and interactive ways for the kids to learn about day-to-day life.
Observing the Birds
Gardens aren’t the only way the students at Campbell’s are getting involved with nature, though.
Around the edges of the children’s accessible playground, soft wire cones full of material such as dryer lint, string and straw can be seen. What are these cones for? Building bird nests!
“Our School Community Council (SCC) created a plan at the beginning of the year to have bird nests that the students could observe,” said Janet. “The kits are incentive for the birds (to build their nests) and the bird houses will be attached to the classroom windows so the students can observe the building of the nests.”
These bird nest building kits will be a great way for the students to observe nature up-close in their school environment. We can’t wait to see what the birds build and if we’re lucky, see baby birds grow, too!
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Baada ya majira ya baridi kali ya kucheza kwenye theluji, watoto wa shule ya Campbell Children's School wako tayari kukumbatia majira ya kuchipua, na walimu wao hata wanaileta katika mtaala wao wa kujifunza. Kwa kweli, mvua za theluji za Aprili zilileta maua ya Mei! Wanafunzi wanafanya kazi ya kukuza na kutunza mimea mbalimbali. Kutoka maua, kwa mboga na hata nyasi, wanafunzi katika Campbell's kuwa na kila kitu. "Janet Harper, mkuu wa shule ya Campbell Children's School, alisema: ""Bustani hizo zilikuwa sehemu ya mpango wa SCC (School Community Council) mwaka jana, kwa hivyo tunaendelea na kukuza wazo hilo mwaka huu." "Tunapanda bustani ya dawa ili kuunga mkono masomo yetu ya asili. ""Kutembea katika madarasa katika wiki chache zilizopita, wanafunzi wangeonekana kuandaa mimea yao, kujifunza jinsi wanavyokua na kuinyunyizia maji kila siku." Bustani hizi ni mfano mwingine mzuri wa fursa za kipekee za kujifunza ambazo wanafunzi hawa wa shule ya chekechea hupokea. Katika kila kona, walimu na walimu wa mapema wa utotoni katika Campbell's wanakuja na njia mpya, za kufurahisha na za maingiliano kwa watoto kujifunza juu ya maisha ya kila siku. Kuchunguza bustani za ndege si njia pekee ambayo wanafunzi wa Campbell wanajihusisha na asili, ingawa. Karibu na kingo za uwanja wa michezo wa watoto unaopatikana, koni za waya laini zilizojaa vifaa kama vile lint ya dryer, kamba na nyasi zinaweza kuonekana. Vifuniko hivi ni kwa ajili ya nini? Kujenga viota vya ndege! "Serikali ya Jumuiya ya Shule yetu (SCC) iliunda mpango mwanzoni mwa mwaka kuwa na viota vya ndege ambavyo wanafunzi wangeweza kutazama", alisema Janet. "Kiti cha ndege cha kuunda kiota cha ndege ni kichocheo cha ndege kujenga kiota chao, na nyumba za ndege zitakuwa zimeunganishwa kwenye madirisha ya darasa ili wanafunzi waweze kuona ujenzi wa kiota cha ndege, na kitakuwa njia nzuri kwa wanafunzi kuchunguza asili karibu katika mazingira yao ya shule.""" Hatuwezi kusubiri kuona nini ndege kujenga na kama sisi ni bahati, kuona ndege watoto kukua, pia! Je, unataka kushikilia up na Campbell ya? Fuata Facebook yetu kwa ajili ya updates kila wiki, au kujiandikisha kwa jarida letu la e! Siku ya Kimataifa ya Epilepsy - Februari 12 - Kuanzisha AlayaCare, Rekodi yetu mpya ya Afya ya Elektroniki - Siku ya Magonjwa Nadra - Februari 28 - Wiki ya Uhamasishaji wa Kasoro ya Moyo ya Kuzaliwa - Februari 7-14 - Wiki ya Uhamasishaji wa Tube ya Kulisha - Februari 5-9