Today at morning meeting we had a really interesting conversation that became an important catalyst for explorations up on the mountain today. We wanted to share it with you. Not all the girls joined in the conversation, but they were all really interested in what was being discussed.
"I wonder what we will find up on the mountain today? Do you think the fire will be still there?" asked Mrs Lambert (the fire that someone made has been a wonderful inspiration
for play and stories for many weeks now).
"The fire might be gone down 'cause sticks are stronger than the wind you know. The fire has been standing there for more than 2 days!" Féline
"Wind is stronger than trees. The leaves can fall down. When the leaves falls down that's when the trees are stronger than the wind". Tess
"Trees are stronger than the wind but sticks are not as strong as wind". Zoe
"When all the leaves fall down the people brush the leaves away 'cause they don't want them". Féline
"They are supposed to fall down - the colour turns brown - then they change from green". Zoe
"Why do you think the leaves fall down?" Mrs Lambert asked
"They are just supposed to. That's just what happens." Zoe
"Maybe when the leaves are falling down they cover the doors and you can't come out to play.
That wouldn't be good would it?" Féline
"They fall off the trees 'cause they are cheeky! They climb into my bedroom.
They are just so cheeky!" Olivia
"I think the leaves are stronger than the wind. The flowers and leaves fall down.
That's because they are strong. Houses are stronger and trees are stronger too.
Yes flowers and leaves are stronger you know". Tess
"I think whichever is the heaviest is the strongest. Trees are very heavy so they are strong. Sticks are not so heavy so they are not so strong". Zoe
"The wind is stronger than the houses. It can blow the houses down". Féline
"The ground is strong but not the flowers, they are not strong enough... they just fall down". Tess
On our walk up to Mt St John the girls continued discussing their theories about the strength of the wind. When they came across a hedge of beautiful white Camelia flowers they noticed that it's leaves were all over the path. After some conversation Tess looked at me with a little smile and said "the wind is stronger than the flowers I think". Then the girls came across leaves
on the ground and Tess said
"I think the green leaves are stronger than the brown leaves because the
wind has blown the brown leaves down".
The girls were so excited when they went through the gate and saw that the sticks of the fire had all fallen down. They were all talking at once about the wind being stronger than the sticks and they
took off at speed running down to the fire.
When we were walking around the crater, the wind was very strong and the girls were testing out whether their bodies were stronger than the wind.
What a wonderful morning we had and we can see the possibilities of where these
rich conversations may go.
We were astonished at how well the girls managed the steep slopes today. We
ventured to a new part of the mountain and they led the way.
Although there were a few comments about it being too hard, they all soldiered
on showing great persistence.
Kairavi and Olivia were the most hesitant to start with but their faces
just shone with pride when they got to the bottom or top of a slope they were climbing on.
The girls aren't the only ones who will sleep well tonight!
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