The Making Of The Band

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.

~Victor Hugo~

A Perfect Time to Chime In

We are always so fortunate in the wonderful world of kindergarten

to enjoy the community connections we make.

 

Ms. Laura has been with us since the beginning of the year. She helps the children as they snack and lunch and play.

On this day, she brought a special surprise for all of them!

Ms. Laura opened a mysterious box and it contained the most interesting objects.

They all had letters on them.

The letters were the same as the letters that are on the musical scale.

She called these musical instruments chimes.



The chimes had to be held just the right way. When the children flicked their wrist, a small hammer tapped the bar it was attached to and a musical note sounded. 

Different lengths of chimes gave different musical notes.

It was amazing to hear the musical note the chime made

when you held it right by your ear.

Ms. Laura had a book filled with pages of musical lines and letters and notes.

When she pointed to the each child that held a chime with a letter following the notes in her book and

musical songs played!

A rousing rendition of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star sang from the chimes.

And Mrs. Brent was very touched with a beautiful birthday serenade.

 

A special Thank You to Ms. Laura for sharing her musical talents with all of us!

Chicken Soup Is So Nice!

In November's gusty gale

I will flop my flippy tail

And spout hot soup

 I'll be a whale

Spouting once, spouting twice

Spouting chicken soup with rice.

~ Maurice Sendak ~ 

 

November's gusty gale blew a community friend into the 

wonderful world of kindergarten.

Dr. Lenna Morgan, who had helped Mrs. Brent tend the roof top garden in the summer time, came by for a visit. She is a paediatrician.

 That means she is a doctor that takes care of children.

Together with the junior chefs, marvelous garden vegetables were used to make chicken soup. All we can say is....

"More please!"

 

The first thing we did was debone the chicken that Mrs. Brent had prepared the evening before.

 

 The children were very interested in the bones. 

 

 Some bones were big and some were small. We touched the hard areas of our bodies to feel our bones beneath our skin. We guessed which chicken bones were for legs or wings.

 

 We rounded our backs and felt the bumps of our spine when we discovered the spine bone of the chicken.

 

 We started to sing about BONES!
Click the link and sing along too.

Now it was time to prepare the vegetables. We peeled the carrots away from ourselves.

The carrots were cut into bite size pieces.

All the vegetables, including celery and onion, were put into a pot to cook and soften up.

While they were cooking, it was time to spice things up!

Thyme and oregano did the trick. The spices were added to the chicken and chicken broth.

At just the right time, the carrots and onion and celery were also added to the chicken and chicken broth.

Whoever made the saying `too many cooks spoil the broth` doesn`t know about teamwork!

Some of our friends know Dr. Morgan from her doctor's office. What fun to make a pot of soup with her!


After all the vegetables and spices were added to the chicken and broth, enough water was added to fill the pot up. 

A secret ingredient was also added.

It rhymes with gemon gest. Can you guess what this yellow ingredient is?The chicken soup simmered and filled the air with a delicious aroma!
Many people visited our room to find out what the delicious smell was!

Our final two ingredients were alphabet noodles and spinach.
The spinach leaves were chopped up. They got added just before the soup was served. 
 
So did the noodles.
The children made sure to add the letters of their names.

There really is nothing like a healthy homemade bowl of chicken soup! It got a great stamp of approval from Dr. Morgan and an even bigger stamp of approval from the children...and the teachers. YUM!

The children loved Dr. Morgan's special touches and helping hand.

She makes soup, "better than even Tim Horton's!"

Click below for a rousing rendition of Maurice Sendak's Chicken Soup With Rice.

Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

Just before Dr. Morgan left, Nathan was exploring the play stethoscope. That gave us a great idea!

Can you guess what Dr. Morgan thought?

 What does your heart sound like when you listen with a stethoscope?

 

Dr. Morgan can't wait to come back and visit again. Next time she is going to bring many of her doctor tools...

...and a new favourite recipe!

A big thank you to Dr. Morgan for a very special visit!

Let Music Be A Part Of Your World

~I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.~

Plato

Music motivates us.

Music is easy to share.

Music helps us count.

Music makes us remember.

Music gets us moving.

Music brings language.

Music invigorates us.

Music gives meaning to our learning.

Music shared is a world opened to those who hear it.

Thinkers, movers, talkers, builders, listeners, counters, players...

music is for learners.