Dear Parent and Guardians,
We have been observing the children and noticed that they have been talking about food lately, most especially during their free play. Thus, we have conducted three different provocations as to make sure that the children are interested in such a theme and they were surely worth every second!
Due to having such interest today we started with the mind map of the children. As you can see the children mentioned some unhealthy foods which means that we will be focusing on learning the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods. Obviously, we will be talking about a lot of delicious foods and so it is a must to cook at least a healthy meal once a week. The choice of meals will be discussed with the children and you will be informed on all of the ingredients these meals will include due to any allergies.
Some children also mentioned some close family members and this will help us understand that cooking and eating together is a very social event. As you already know, we encourage social interaction during lunch since this helps the children in various ways including building relationships amongst themselves and help us educators getting to know them better.
Last but not least, we will be doing various physical activities as to encourage the children adopt a healthier lifestyle. Apart from going out during break times and physical education we will be exploring the outdoors of the school through different physical activities.
We would like to ask you if you have any ideas on such a topic and maybe give us a more clear vision regarding your child when it comes to food and healthy lifestyle. If you think that you can come and conduct an interesting activity for the children during the upcoming weeks, we would gladly welcome you. Some of the activities that you can conduct with the children could be: doing a cooking activity, do physical activities with them and also talking to them about food amongst others.
Thank you for your constant cooperation!
Ms Semira.
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