Princes ELC

PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

An environment designed to foster creativity, provoke questions, provide challenges and celebrate the achievements of young children. We foster the development of integrity, curiosity, confidence, compassion and Christian principles.We encourage relationships of shared responsibility and mutual respect. We believe in fun and the joy and importance of childhood. We ensure an environment filled with a sense of humour, love of play and exploration, and a sense of community.

Friday, August 28, 2009

In the Classrooms

Langley
This week in Langley the children have been learning about building and looking after our garden as an extension experience to learning about the environment and all things green. We planted some petunias into pots and through this experience discussed what gardens need and how we can look after them by watering them. We are also developing listening skills whilst working in small groups to prepare and maintain our garden. We are hoping we will soon get some caterpillars to enjoy our garden too!

Thankyou to all families for your lovely family photos it is very special to the children and teachers to be able to share them with each other.
Andrea, Adele, Penny and Chloe

Mead
Dear Mead Parents,
Children have continued to enjoy our show and tell times and it has been a wonderful opportunity for children to practice speaking in front of others with confidence. Children have also been learning about being a good audience member. They have been learning their five L’s – legs crossed, hands in lap, eyes looking, ears listening and lips sealed! Please assist us to make show and tell as successful as possible by only sending show and tell with your child on their designated day.
Best wishes,
Emma, Susan and Amanda

Edgerley

Dear Edgerley Parents,
We have had a topsy turvy week this week with both Mrs Cooper and Mr Kerber away from school. We have been so grateful to have the assistance of Mrs Nacca and Miss Betteridge over the last two days. We have enjoyed creating bridges with the building blocks and experimenting with all sorts of colourful embellishments from the making trolley. After some very messy clean ups we visited the resource room to find some decorations that are more suitable for our creations. This was very inspiring and encouraged us to work together to create some beautiful works of art. Who knew that bridges could be so beautiful!
Kind Regards
Mel, Todd and Pip

Chapple
We made wonderful clay crests this week. After this, the class was very intrigued about the elements that make up our school crest. We have emailed Mr Tutt to invite him down for scones and tea in the hope that he can explain our crest.