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 7, 2013

Mead Room





Dear Parents and Friends,
The highlight of our week exploring apples was making apple pie! We read our recipe and discovered the first thing we needed to do was to peel and core 8 green apples. Charlie was the first person to begin with the special machine that peels and cores apples at the same time.
I can see apple – Charlie A
That just opens it – Dougal
That’s the core – Jacob
Mine’s a long worm – David (describing the curled skin as it was peeled)
Peel, peel, it’s a peeler – Harry M
It’s a slinky – Josh
It looks like a spring – David
Jock began his turn. He turned the handle one way and the skin began to peel off. Then he turned it the opposite direction and the skin went back on!!
There goes the cement mixer – said Toby as the machine began again
I want to eat the noodles – Jock (describing the curled apple peel)
It’s like a snake – Harry M
We then began to cook the apple in an electric fry pan with lemon juice, butter, sugar and cinnamon………….
Mrs McKenzie explained that the lemon juice stops the apple from going brown.
It looks like soup – said Olympia as the butter melted into the sugar
It’s very bubbly and kind of water – Dougal
What happened to the sugar? – asked Mrs McKenzie
It gets all mixed up to bubbly – Tom
It smells like yummy – Olympia
What will happen to the apples when you cook them? Asked Mrs McKenzie
Dey will go soft – Tom
It so yummy – Harry B
Look at all the steam because its berry hot – Dougal
Next week we are looking forward to making both orange juice and vegetable soup.
Kind Regards,
Emma, Pip and Amelia