Estonia is a rich of big rocks called boulders. Estonian boulders have been formed and moved into Estonia by glacial action during previous ice ages. Boulder are protected by the law. In Aruküla near to the Kindergarten stays Estonian sixth stone on the ground. Circumference 35,2 m and height 6,2 m.

We visited our famous stone with children. We said hello to the stone and felt its texture and temperature with cheeks and hands. We drew its pattern to the paper. We visited that place in the morning and we did some physical exercises there. Also we made some music by knocking smaller stones to the boulder and sang some songs.

We also noticed some moss and lichens growing on the stone. We explored them and the texture of stone with loupes. We discussed differences between moss and lichen and noticed that moss are growing only on the north side of the stone. Also we noticed that there were different small minerals on the boulder.

A sunny autumn day gave us the perfect light and temperature to walk around and discover the flora of our land. We learnt the names of the bushes, the trees and the flowers, we touched them, we smelt them and of course we brought some of them to decorate our classroom. We couldn’t resist painting using few of them as brushes!

What a pleasure to have creative parents at school! Once again they were willing to decorate a piece of our school .We were all surprised at the wonderful result of their team work. They created a beautiful apple tree, an expansion of our garden on the walls of the building of our school! Congratulations dear volunteers!

Friday, on 18 October  we visited the County Museum of Natural Sciences, and Botanical Garden.

The trip took place on the Ploiesti and Bucov Park, with a group of 18 students 4 years old, accompanied by 18 parents, 4 teachers and a nurse. We learned many  things about the flora and fauna from our region.

 First of all, at the Museum of Natural Sciences, we had a lesson with a specialized professor, museum designer “Animals Protected by Our County” and we learned about animal and birds as the otter, fox, squirrel, deer, the owl and the bat. It was a very interesting experience and our host teacher answered to all the children’s questions.

Secondly, we went to the Botanical Garden from Bucov Park. There, we admired and explored different species of trees. Trees that lose their autumn leaves like, shallow, lime, chestnut, poplar, oak and also coniferous as spruce, pine, fir, with green leaves all year round.

At Botanical Garden we created through colour leaves a lot of objects as butterflies, sun and flowers and after this all of us together teachers, children and parents realized an exhibition on the green grass down.

The weather was very beautiful and at the end we enjoyed a healthy picnic with our parents and children.

Looking at the school yard we were surprised by the insects strolling around. Kids had high interest in their way of moving-eating-leaving. A baby turtle was a fabulous opportunity to reach animals’ world! We created turtles by egg cups and we offered her …company. We took them outside ,we prepared a house  and we organised a “Turtle-lending service”. Each pupil who took care of the turtle at home was pride to accept a “Turtle medal of animal friendly attitude”. Kids liked also to paint their preferable animal and create 3 dimensional frames. Our animal interest also inspired us to establish an animal museum in the class where parents made a visit!

Don Minzoni primary school and Besurica preprimary school on Friday 12th of October opened their doors to the families of their students and the local community. The students prepared beautiful artworks that were organized in a unique exhibition! We all celebrated!

On Friday the 12th of October we opened the doors of our school to our dear families of our students. They came to help us preparing the soil of our vegetable garden together with the students. Then we presented a theatrical play based on the famous Aesop’s myth ” The wind and the sun” with the significant message that the goodness wins the violence…

On 12th of October, 30 children aged 5 years old expressed they happiness and pride to be involved in an Erasmus + programme.
With their teacher Caroline, they drawn their portrait with black pen on painted paper. The paper was painted with the color of autumn. Finally they went outside at the garden in front of their class to have a photo souvenir of the day.
Early in the afternoon few of some of them prepared the cover of the CD’s box. They had drawn flags and children working and learning outside.
Their smiling faces, the beautiful colors and the warm sun of early October made the afternoon very successful!!!

At the end of September, 30 pupils aged 5 spent a full day in a forest near Rambouillet (Yvelynes). They explore the deep forest and the flora, huge trees (oak, chestnut …) and they even could see quite closely deer, eagle and owl flights, flying above their head.
They even try climbing.
They were very happy to spent a day outside ; It was a good learning outside experience and the best way to feel the nature and to experiment the faune and the flora.

First we had maths lesson with one potato cut in two pieces, two halves that make one potato and three different dimensions of small, medium, large… Then we created stamps and we made artworks with them outdoors near the trees of our garden, that have beautiful autumn colors!