A Visit to the New Space
The students have been discussing the move to the new space. We were excited to finally go on a field trip to see the space, currently under construction at the school. The students were amazed to see how the gym is transforming. Mr. Arek talked to us about safety. He showed us the safety signs and explained what they meant. The students wore hard hats. Abby said “We have to protect our heads if bricks fall!”
- Abby “Mr. Arek said that we must not be silly.”
- Reggie “We must not go in there by ourselves.”
- Kai “Don’t go in there when there is an emergency because it is dangerous.”
- Ryan “But we have safety helmets.”
- Kai “Because it is for safety.”
- Amber “No hat…take it off” [Don’t take the hat off]
- Abby “Don’t wiggle it.”
- Ryan “Don’t’ hit on it.”
- Kai “And don’t play with it wibble wobble.”
- Vincent “It was really fun but we didn’t have any toys.”
The students noticed that the floor was not blue. Mr. Arek explained that they have not put the flooring in yet.
- Abby “There is no paint. Because it does not have a colour.”
- Vincent “And because it is not finished yet. They are going to paint the colour when they are finished.”
- Reggie “We went to our new classrooms. There were no toys there because they were still working on it. The classroom had no toys in. And also there was a stage there, the stage had no light. There was stuff on the stage they need to move it off.”
- Abby “Why the stage was too tiny? It does not have have any room for more kids. The stage does not have any paint. They will paint it.”
- Kai “You wont have fun there, because it is not done.”
- Abby “The classroom looked like a old classroom because there was too much ugly paint on it.”
The students began to decide what they wanted to take to the new space.
- Big lego – Vincent
- Small Lego – Ryan
- Train track – Franz
- The drawing table and puzzles – Abby
- The colouring things – Ruby
- The blocks – Reggie
- Play dough – Nicolas
- Our baskets so we can put what we have made. – Abby
- The buildings and the blocks. – Tyler
- The trolley – Mia (With the ‘Writers Workshop’ materials)
- Sand – Alejandra (colourful sand in tubs)
The students also decided that they needed to take the home corner. They suggested that it could look different.
We are SO excited about our new space! @NISChina @arekowczarek @shemogani @marinagijzen @AdamADodge @JunlahMad pic.twitter.com/0b1W4qo89L
— NISPreKK1 (@NISPreKK1) June 8, 2018
The students watched the video and reflected on their visit to the new space. They wonder…
- Ryan “We don’t know where the toilets are yet.”