In Kindergarten we have started the year with many wonderful adventures and memorable moments. On the first Wednesday of term we welcomed in the Chinese New Year of the Snake with a delicious morning tea of Chinese dumplings that had been made by a generous and willing group of Kindy parents. The Year of the Snake has continued to be celebrated in the Kindergarten in a variety of ways as snake themes have permeated our stories and morning circle content. In the Big Kindergarten the children have enjoyed hearing a lively story about how the snake got his hiss. In the mixed-age Kindy, the children have heard a story about two children who set out to seek some adventures and sailed to many different islands. On one of the islands, a snake came to visit and surprised the children by reminding them that it was the Chinese New Year of the Snake! In our morning circle, the children have delighted in slithering and sliding in the deep blue sea along with Mama Sea Snake and her little babies three!

Our celebrations culminated this week in a surprising visit from a real snake! Slither the Green Snake unexpectedly found his way into the Waratah classroom. Perhaps he had been seeking shelter after the very dramatic storm we had all witnessed the day before, or perhaps he just came to continue celebrating the Year of the Snake. Well, we didn’t stop to ask him why he was there. Instead, we gave a brief hello before quickly evacuating into the Wattle classroom where we all shared lunch and rest together while Stanley the Snake Catcher (Dr Stanley Tang who teaches Science and Maths in the High School) came to catch and relocate the snake. Thanks to Stanley we had a wonderful opportunity to have a close up look at the beautiful green snake who had come to visit our Kindergarten. What an adventurous start to the New Year.