A 2014 study discovered that 6-year-old students who engaged in plenty of free play showed stronger levels of executive functioning, or the ability to manage oneself and achieve goals. That's priceless!
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#Playmatters
When children play in natural spaces, they’re far more likely to invent their own games than in more structured settings – a key factor in becoming self-directed and inventive adults later in life. ~ Richard Louv
Thank you to Annapolis Royal Fire Dept and Firefighter Zach for the BEST visit to the fire Hall ever. We even timed him, 21 seconds to get his gear on..we are gonna try and beat his time next week.
@champlain_elem#nspreprimary
The 1st day of school is September 6, have you checked your bus info? It's important to check before school starts!
It's especially important for West Hants families this year; some routes have changed b/c of conditions caused by this summer's flooding.
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We did some estimation and hypothesized today about who could make the biggest splash, and was it the height of the jump or the size of the shoes that makes the splash bigger. Science is soooo fun.
#nspreprimary#outdoorlearning#discoveryandinvention
The grade 2 reading buddies and prep's were making great use of the sand and water outside today. There was some amazing cooperation and engineering going on with the pipes, and amazing culinary creations happening.
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Loving reading buddies at CES in the great outdoors. The pre primaries share their great play skills with their grade 2 reading buddies, and then they share their amazing reading skills with us.
#outdoorplay@champlain_elem
Today we took a trip to the French Basin Trail for a wonderful adventure. We all had our own Adventure
Bags, we had a Scavanger Hunt. We found Lichins, turtles, snakes, ducks, and muskrats. It was a great day to be a Pre Primary Adventurer.
#takemeoutside#NSPreprimary
We got our seeds we started into the garden today and the greenhouse up. Super excited to see what we can grow before summer. We even found a surprise Carrot from last year, so shared it for lunch..soo sweet!!
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