Dear Langley parents and
friends,
This week in the Langley room the children have continued to be
involved in Christmas related activities each of which involves the use of
different skills. Whether it be using their fine motor skills to place the
decorations on our small Christmas trees, exploring items at our sensory table
or using a variety of resources to create bauble art works, they have enjoyed
the various opportunities to be a part of the celebrations. Perhaps the biggest
celebrations were a special visit from Santa on Monday and a lovely Christmas
lunch prepared by our wonderful cooks on Friday.
We’ve also been enjoying
focusing on using role play in the various parts of our classroom. The ability
for the children to use an object and apply new meaning to it is an important
part of developing their ability to think abstractly. We frequently see spoons
used as microphones, wooden blocks used as tools etc.
Another important aspect
of dramatic play is the child’s ability to take on roles and apply rules to
their play. This week we’ve seen children being train travellers, construction
workers, chefs and a vast array of other roles and a wonderful emergence of
action and language to support their dramatizations.
If you have not already done
so, please mark off the dates you wish your child to attend the ELC both before
and after Christmas as places are fast filling up.
Please also be aware that as
the 2017 school year winds up and we begin to tidy the classroom there will be
several items that need to be cleared from your child’s locker. Please check the lost property box.
Miss Olly will not be in the
Langley room from this Friday but can be contacted on ojones@pac.edu.au. The rest of the team will be on hand until December
22nd.
We hope you have a lovely weekend.
Miss Nicole, Miss Tayla, Miss
Georgia and Miss Olly.
