Dear
Mead Room families and friends,
Week
5… hmm, where to begin?!?
It has
been jam packed, bursting with possibilities, full of investigation, and
brimming with exploration.
Our
Recycling inquiry took an unexpected turn – we are making our own paper with
our recycled paper collection.
Jonas – “We cut it into
tiny, tiny pieces.”
Danica – “The paper is
getting mushy, mushy like a banana.”
Jaden – “The water is
opaque.”
Haris – “It looks like a
colourful beach.”
One of
our daffodil bulbs finally burst open – the children are thrilled that the
final stage in the life cycle of the daffodil has occurred at long last.
Patrick – “A trumpet of gold!”
Book
Week experiences occurred on most days this week!
Mr
Coleman, from the Prep School library, came to the Mead Room on Tuesday and
read us a new book. ‘Piranhas Don’t’ Eat
Bananas’, is written and illustrated by Aaron Blabey, it was one of the books
shortlisted in the Early Childhood category for The Children’s Book Council of
Australia. We thoroughly enjoyed his dramatic rendition!
The
‘ELC Players’, a not for profit teaching cohort of questionable acting ability,
performed their rendition of ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff” on Wednesday.
Thursday
saw us take a leisurely stroll in the sunshine up to the Front Oval. Here the Prep School and the ELC came
together for a Reading Flash Mob –
such a wonderful experience for the children to see so many children either
reading or being read to. We love
reading in all sorts of places but we had not yet read on the oval…. I think it
may be the start of something…
And on Friday we had our very own ELC Book Week Parade. There were so many wonderful costumes. We even got to boogie with our mums and dads!
Enjoy
your weekend!
From
Melissa, Elodie and Rosalie
