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, July 19, 2013

Langley Room













The Langley children really started to get in touch with creative side during this past week.
Over the past few weeks the children have shown a lot of interest in their photos – looking through their folders observing their experiences and achievements. Miss Emily thought what a better way to admire their achievements than creating a beautiful frame and placing a picture of themselves inside.
Using some cardboard as their frames and sticking cut up pieces of feathers, crepe paper, wrapping paper, rice and silver dots – they got ‘stuck’ into it!
Cameron really understood the idea, once he had finished his piece of art he ran over to the lockers and placed his frame in front of some of the children's photos. Showing a big grin he was so pleased and proud with what he had done. Ellie held her frame up like a window and said “hello, I see you!”. Most of the Langley children got involved with this experience and are really loving seeing them up on the wall framing a beautiful picture of them creating it!
Any chance we could this week we really tried to get outside and enjoy some fresh air, on Tuesday we gathered some balls, houla hoops and our big parachute and went sports crazy on the tennis courts!    
Kicking and throwing the balls and chasing them, spinning around in the houla hoops, and playing some fun games with the parachute – we placed a ball on top and shook the parachute trying not to let the ball roll off, we started with it down low and the pulled it above our heads so we could see our friends on the other side, and then we even hid under it like a cubby house ! So much fun !
We also had fun making Chocolate Crackles with Miss Kerry. We learnt how to measure out the correct amount of ingredients and all took turns placing them in the bowl and stirring them.
Harry F – Crocelet  Cwackles
Angelina – Choclat Clackles
Jaanav – Chowat Wackles
We had to put them in the fridge after scooping all the mixture into patty pans so the ingredients would stick together. Then we ate them for afternoon tea. Delicious.

On Friday we had a fancy dress up day where we came dressed in costumes. It was funny to watch everyone walk through the door looking very different than they do in their school uniforms. Some of us even swapped and shared our costumes with our friends. We had a lot of fun role playing our different characters. Its been a very  busy week.



Miss Kerry , Miss Nicole , Miss Emily and Miss Emma