THE CHILDREN LEARNED THAT DINOSAURS HAVE BEEN EXTINCT FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS BUT PAELONTOLOGISTS DIG UP THEIR BONES AND FOSSILS AND THEY CAN BE SEEN IN A MUSEUM. THEY LEARNED THAT THE DINOSAURS WHO ATE MEAT WERE CALLED CARNIVORES AND THOSE WHO ATE PLANTS WERE HERBIVORES. THEY DID COLOURING PICTURES AND WORKSHEETS AND LEARNED A POEM CALLED ‘I HAVE A STEGASAURUS’. ALL THE INFORMATION AND PICTURES WERE PLACED ON A DISPLAY BOARD IN THE PLAYSCHOOL AND IT IS OUR MUSEUM. THE CHILDREN LIKE TO SHOW IT ALL TO THE THEIR PARENTS.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PAST FORTNIGHT FOR ALL THE CHILDREN  HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTING OUR VERY OWN DINOSAUR FROM JUNK ART  –   HE IS CALLED ROSIE OR ROBBIE THE ‘RAINBOWSAURUS’.  (by Ann Marie Healy)