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, June 14, 2013

Langley Room






Dear Langley family and friends,
We have had another busy week this week furthering our investigations into Paddock to Plate. We were lucky enough on Thursday to be able to go to Plant 13 restaurant on the bus – thanks Becki and Cole for having us!
The children were very excited to board the big bus at school. With seat belts on, we set off on our adventure. We were able to spot all sorts of things out the window – planes, trucks, buses, diggers and cranes! Upon arrival at Plant 13, Harrison’s daddy greeted us and showed us through to the community garden. There were all sorts of different fruits and vegetables growing and we even got a chance to plant some kale in one of the empty plots. We prepared the soil and divided out the seedlings before digging little holes to place them in, pressing down the soil around them and watering them carefully.
We then ventured into the restaurant where we got to taste some of the produce from the garden. We had sweet potato chips, kale, scones with jam and even some chocolate milk! We then moved to the big grown up area in the restaurant where Chef Alana showed us how to make fruit people with chopped up fruit and tooth picks. We all had a go at making our own fruit people before eating the delicious fruit. By the time we got back on the bus to go back to school, we were all very full of food and exhausted from our big adventure !
As we woke up from our sleeps we created art images of our morning and reflected on what we had done -
We tried to do our seat belt. We sit down and the bus was trying to drive. Chocolate milk and scones – Ansh
I flanted (planted) it. I flant some weeds. It’s a fruit man – Domenic
We went on the bus to the restaurant. We made men out of fruit. Dat was a bit funny – Patrick
We went around dis way, dis way and den dat way and around the round about we go to a westawant. We STOP! – Harrison R
On bu (bus) to Da-ee’s (Daddy’s) work – Harrison T
We went left, white. We met the man, the daddy. We went to the westaurant. We went for dwinks. We don’t eat the dirt, it’s yucky. We plant in the dirt. I had scones on my face – Sterling

Best wishes,

Jess, Kerry, Nicole and Emily