We then took a journey around the small playground and participated in the Bush Olympics just like Koala Lou! There was a disc throw, a bean bag toss, long jump, and relay races. We all turned out to be the gold medal winner when Ms. Correia performed Bush Magic on the 6 winner's medals :). We then returned to our classroom to write BIG BOOKS to retell our favorite Mem Fox books in our own words in our Book Club groups. We illustrated and retold Mem's books with our friends until lunch. Upon our return, we prepared our class for our very first performance of Hattie and the Fox Reader's Theater for Ms. Sasso's Kindergarten Class. One of our students finished our performance by reading one of our favorite Mem Fox books for the Kindergarteners, Time for Bed. We ended our time celebrating Mem by tasting the foods from Possum Magic! We were so excited that our families brought in these Australian foods for us to try, Pavolva, Lamington, Vegemite, Anzac Biscuits, Mornay, and more :D. If you are not sure what some of these foods maybe check out our next post.. We took a trip around Austratlia to follow our tummies :D.
What an Australian Adventure! Check out the fun from our Mem Fox festivities:
oh my God, you seem to have had sooo much fun, I'm geleous, Wish I was there.... : (
ReplyDeleteWhat fun it must have been, Shelby was very excited about it and even tested our "vegemite" experiment (made with hummus) at home. I heard a lot of facts about Australia! Wonderful!
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