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, April 6, 2018

Cooper


Hi Cooper families

Thank you to all of the Grandparents who made it to Grandies Day on Wednesday. The children had a fabulous time showing you their favourite things at ELC and introducing you to their peers in the Cooper room.

The children have shown a keen interest in the bubbles that spill from the pipe in the bathroom floor when we wash our hands. This is mainly because of the amount of soap used during their hand washing process!  Obviously it isn’t very safe to have a soapy wet floor, so we have had to discourage this from happening too much. Instead of playing with the bubbles in the bathroom, we have been using bubble mix in our art experience this week. We have had so much fun blowing bubbles, mixing colours and creating abstract pictures. Coincidentally, the bubble play has stopped in the bathroom…

A big topic this week in the classroom has been on counting, identifying numbers and using one to one correspondence to support the children to count. We have set up a numeracy table in which the children can practice these skills, which is then reinforced in our group time experiences using the number line. We have selected a range of books that include numbers and counting to further scaffold this process.

What fantastic box construction masterpieces the children made for show and tell this week. They have been very excited to share their creations with the class. We are looking forward to seeing what other children have made from recycled materials.

We hope that you have a fantastic weekend.

Love Miss C and Miss Gilbert