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Fearfully and wonderfully made – Exploring our amazing bodies

In Class Three Yellow, we have opened a new inquiry into the bones in our body, following our learners growing curiosity for the way they were designed and created by God. A foundational part of our school philosophy has been nurturing children’s growing faith in Christ and encouraging them to know they are uniquely and purposely created, loved and known by God. 

The Bible remind us of this in Psalm 139:14 which reads: 

“…I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well.”  

Our learners have had an exciting time discovering the incredible way God has designed our bodies! Through high-quality texts, we embarked on a learning journey through the human skeleton and the amazing structures that make up our bodies.

Throughout our investigations, the children extended their growing vocabulary by discovering the names of different bones, including:

• Skull – The bone to protect our brain
• Phalanges – Our Finger bones
• Ribs – The bone to protect our heart and lungs
• The Spine – Our backbone

During our teaching time, we traced around one of our learners and worked collaboratively to create a life-sized diagram of the human skeleton! The children used their newfound knowledge to identify and label the different bones. 

To extend this learning, the children 'put their thinking caps on' to carefully cut, arrange and paste their own skeleton designs, which are proudly displayed in our classroom. This learning encouraged the children to marvel at God’s wonderful creation, nurturing an appreciation for the unique and purposeful ways He designed each of us. 

Connecting our discoveries to our Indigenous Studies curriculum, the children were introduced to the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” in the Kaurna language. Through music, movement and repetition, our learners explored language in a joyful way, celebrating the beautiful reminder that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made by God. 

As a Class Three Yellow community, we thank you for partnering with us as we continue to nurture each child to feel known, valued and deeply connected, as we grow together in faith, love and belonging in God’s family. 

Blessings,

Hannah Rimmer, Rita Ling, Geordie Flynn, Maddy Bell and Lydia Wong

Class Three Yellow Team

Links to Learning:

Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity- Children feel safe, secure and supported- Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and agency- Children develop knowledgeable, confident self-identities and a positive sense of self-worth- Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect

Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners- Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity - Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating - Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another - Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators - Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes- Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts- Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media- Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work

Early Explorers

We have lots of fun playing with the activities, using our imagination, and making new friends last Term.

If you or someone you know is interested in joining one of our next sessions this term, we'd love to have you. 

Upcoming Session

Wednesday 2nd December

8:45am-10:15am 

Brooklyn Park Library - Level 2

Early Explorers is a wonderful opportunity for children and their families to connect with our Emmaus community through play, stories, songs, and shared experiences. 

For more information, please contact Kim Sabine at ksabine@emmauscc.sa.edu.au.

Emmaus Early Explorers Picnic in the Park

Wednesday 2 December, 9am 

APEX Park Reserve 

Upcoming Events Term 4