Parent Bulletin Board

ECE 4380

McKenna Clarke

June 29, 2023

Rationale:

Summer has officially started, meaning that the weather outside has begun to warm up.

Less day are raining, and the sun is shining more. Time to learn more about the season of

summer! To begin, I included a definition of what a season is. This can help with parents trying

to explain between the four different seasons here in Canada. Along with the definition of

‘season’ in English, other ways of saying ‘season’ in other languages is available too. I

specifically included Romanian because a child in the classroom speaks Romanian at home. This

allowing to bridge between home/school life and to teach the other children more information

about their peers’ personal lives as well. This is exhibiting 3.2 Expressive Language –

Vocabulary, as children will be able to expand their current vocabulary by adding new words. A

visual representation of each of the seasons was also provided, with an arrow pointing to which

season we are in.

Artwork:

Painting with Ice cubes

We have been trying to beat the heat in the classroom! We used ice cubes to cool down

and create some beautiful art pieces. Mixing water and paint into ice cube trays then placing into

the freezer. Once frozen the children are able to glide the ice cubes across their paper, leaving a

trail of watery paint. Children are engaging their 5.3 Sensory Exploration, using their senses in

the exploration of properties and 5.3 Sensory Discrimination, using their senses to identify and

differentiate between properties. A resource of how to make your own-coloured ice cubes for

painting is also provided for families to try to make their own at home. Allowing the children to

take what they have experienced at school and to do the same in their home setting, which can

further build upon their relationships with their family.

Resources:

Within the display, an area is reserved for different ways for the children to enjoy the

summer air. This week’s focus resource to the parents is for a soccer team. Little Kickers (n.d.) is

a local soccer club designed for young children to teach children quality soccer skills while

incorporating pre-school learning opportunities. By joining a local soccer time children will be

able to show 1.1 Social interest, as they begin to observe and imitate their peers. While also

improving their 5.1 Gross Motor in running as they will be stopping and going during the games.

The printed advertisement for the Little Kickers (n.d.) is a great visual for diversity and

inclusion, as it is showing families the possibility of their child engaging in a sport like such.

Showing that all families can participate regardless of culture and ability.

Another resource provided is our classroom, is our special July Activity Calendar. The

calendar was added to the parent board to ensure they stay in the loop with the current special

events planned for the children. The activities scheduled are to keep the children excited about

coming to school during the hotter days. Finding different ways to stay cool, have fun with other

children, to try new things, and to bring some of their home life to school (i.e., character shirt,

special sunglasses, favourite pajamas, etc.

Images:

The image of the children at the water table illustrates the children in the frame socializing with

one another. Playing alongside of each other and playing together to achieve their goals.

Illustrating 1.1 Social interest, while also engaging 4.4 Spatial exploration of filling and dumping

their buckets of water. Also showing their interest of water play, especially useful during the

hotter months here in Canada. The image of the child running through a mist of water is from the

first water day. Rowan sprinted through the sprinkler with a big smile on his face. Rowan was
exhibiting 5.3 Sensory Motor Integration, as he is coordinating his senses while engaging his

gross motor (i.e., touch of water on skin/gross motor running). The final picture is of the children

creating their ice cube paintings. The children sat at the table together and creating art pieces.

The image used here shares inclusion, as regardless of your physical ability, the activity planned

is able to be experienced by all children.

Overall, this board is to help get the children excited about the change of season. By

doing so parents are able to learn more about their child’s learning experiences while at school.

They are also able to continue those learning experiences in the home environment as well. The

parent board also helps to keep parents informed about what is activity going on in the classroom

and what is upcoming in the future. Moreover, this board is to help keep parents connected and

involved in their child’s experience at school and at home.

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