Journalist: No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space.
In June the Princes Music Theatre Company is staging an arena spectacular The War of the Worlds. Based on the original novel by H G Wells and later adapted for radio by Orson Wells, the play chronicles the invasion of earth by fighting machines from the planet Mars. In the eighties the play was adapted as a rock concept album by Jeff Wayne and his interpretation led to a string of number one hits all over the world. It is this rock interpretation that will be performed for three nights only on 17-19 June at 8.00pm.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Me and My Shadow
Dear Parents,
In term three our Unit of Inquiry, Shadowland, will be based around light, shade and dark. As fortune would have it the Patch Theatre Company are presenting a play called "Me and My Shadow" on the 22nd and 29th of May at the Forge Theatre Marryatville. This play for children from 4 to 8 years would be a wonderful thought provoker for our upcoming unit but unfortunately show are only on Saturdays. We would like to share the booking details for those that would like to attend.
Children love to play with shadows...shadows are mysterious and magical and can do amazing things... but making friends with your shadow can be a tricky business...there are things to sort out...problems to solve...adventures to be had...laughter t be shared!
What: Me and My Shadow
Where: The Forge Theatre, Marryatville
When: 22nd and 29th May at 11am and 2pm
Bookings: 83330444
Tickets: $12
In term three our Unit of Inquiry, Shadowland, will be based around light, shade and dark. As fortune would have it the Patch Theatre Company are presenting a play called "Me and My Shadow" on the 22nd and 29th of May at the Forge Theatre Marryatville. This play for children from 4 to 8 years would be a wonderful thought provoker for our upcoming unit but unfortunately show are only on Saturdays. We would like to share the booking details for those that would like to attend.
Children love to play with shadows...shadows are mysterious and magical and can do amazing things... but making friends with your shadow can be a tricky business...there are things to sort out...problems to solve...adventures to be had...laughter t be shared!
What: Me and My Shadow
Where: The Forge Theatre, Marryatville
When: 22nd and 29th May at 11am and 2pm
Bookings: 83330444
Tickets: $12
Dental Check
On Thursday 27th May we will have a visit from the Linden Pk Dental Clinic. The nurses will be doing a quick check of all the children's teeth. This is a very basic check just looking at the front top teeth and you will be advised if your child needs further checking.
Please sign and return the permission form as soon as possible if you are happy to have your child checked. If your child does not attend on a Thursday and you would like them checked you are welcome to bring them in at 10.00am
Jeanine
Please sign and return the permission form as soon as possible if you are happy to have your child checked. If your child does not attend on a Thursday and you would like them checked you are welcome to bring them in at 10.00am
Jeanine
Friday, May 7, 2010
In the Classrooms
Langley
What a busy week we have had in the Langley room! We were very excited on Monday morning to discover that one of our sunflowers had opened. “This ones grown, the other one hasn’t” observed Alex. “It’s going to grow really big” he added. We were also lucky enough to taste some of the apples that Miss Kerry had brought in from her tree at home. We discovered that when you eat sour foods, they make you pull a funny face! A big thankyou to all the Mums who were able to come to our Princesses Tea Party on Thursday. The children have worked very hard the last couple of weeks practicing their songs for the concert, arranging flowers and preparing their special gifts. If you were not able to take these on Thursday you can find them in your child’s pigeon hole.
Kind regards,
Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer
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Cooper
The Cooper boys have been investigating wool production this week. We shared a non-fiction book about sheep, shearing and wool and then looked at, touched and smelled a fleece. "I think it's wool, I think it's a sheep" said Louie. "It's sheep wool" said Hugo. "Smelly" Jack said, "It smells disgusting!" Aadi exclaimed. "They sheared the wool off" Louie explained to the group. We looked at pictures of working dogs rounding up sheep and shearers shearing and had a long talk about dyeing, spinning and knitting wool. Many of the boys said that they had grandmas who could knit. We hope to look for examples of woollen products (perhaps for show and tell?!) and watch some spinning and knitting as our inquiry continues.
Kind regards,
Ali, Susan and Sue
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Mead
Dear Mead Room Parents,
We have had a very exciting and special week preparing for the Princesses Tea Party. It is obvious that mothers are so special in the Mead Children's lives. The comments that have been made by the Mead Children and the care that they have taken in the various activities have revealed just how important they think their Mums are!
We have decorated tiaras with paint and jewels, drawn our mothers, made special handbag cards and decorated them, practiced songs to sing, and arranged flowers in vases to put as table decorations at the event itself! Well done to all the children for singing so beautifully and trying so hard in all the activities. I think it was a happy and memorable event! To all the Mead mothers, enjoy Mothers Day - you deserve to be spoilt and deserve to be celebrated!
Best Wishes,
Emma, Susan and Emma
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Chapple
We have seen some fantastic Show and Tell presentations this term. Thank you to everyone who is trying to link their child's talk with our unit. This week, Hamish brought in a sheep skull to show the class. The children were very intrigued and impressed! We have also enjoyed learning about honeycomb, tractors and farm life through many farm books. Samuel even sang Old MacDonald to us! It has been valuable for all the children and a great way to share our learning. Keep up the good work! We are very excited about Make and Bake day on Thursday morning! Thank you to everyone who has sent in construction materials. Don't forget to print off a recipe to go in our class book!
Thanks,
Chapple Team
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Edgerley
Edgerley children were busy creating a market outside their classroom this week. They particularly enjoyed making up and recording the costs of their produce. They were fascinated by the shapes of the numbers on the electronic screen of the cash register and attempted to create the square numbers with pens and paper. The market was a busy place for writing with children creating labels, name tags, recipes and shopping lists, carefully listening for the sounds in the words. When we moved to the art room to prepare the flower pots for the Princesses Tea Party we decided to record a message in the form of a banner using our writing skills. Together we decided on the messages “Happy Mothers Day” and “Kisses and Hugs”….you might have seen them at our party… “haqqy muthrs day” and “kis and hags”!
Have a wonderful weekend
Kind Regards
Mel and Rosalie.JPG)
What a busy week we have had in the Langley room! We were very excited on Monday morning to discover that one of our sunflowers had opened. “This ones grown, the other one hasn’t” observed Alex. “It’s going to grow really big” he added. We were also lucky enough to taste some of the apples that Miss Kerry had brought in from her tree at home. We discovered that when you eat sour foods, they make you pull a funny face! A big thankyou to all the Mums who were able to come to our Princesses Tea Party on Thursday. The children have worked very hard the last couple of weeks practicing their songs for the concert, arranging flowers and preparing their special gifts. If you were not able to take these on Thursday you can find them in your child’s pigeon hole.
Kind regards,
Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer
Cooper
The Cooper boys have been investigating wool production this week. We shared a non-fiction book about sheep, shearing and wool and then looked at, touched and smelled a fleece. "I think it's wool, I think it's a sheep" said Louie. "It's sheep wool" said Hugo. "Smelly" Jack said, "It smells disgusting!" Aadi exclaimed. "They sheared the wool off" Louie explained to the group. We looked at pictures of working dogs rounding up sheep and shearers shearing and had a long talk about dyeing, spinning and knitting wool. Many of the boys said that they had grandmas who could knit. We hope to look for examples of woollen products (perhaps for show and tell?!) and watch some spinning and knitting as our inquiry continues.
Kind regards,
Ali, Susan and Sue
Mead
Dear Mead Room Parents,
We have had a very exciting and special week preparing for the Princesses Tea Party. It is obvious that mothers are so special in the Mead Children's lives. The comments that have been made by the Mead Children and the care that they have taken in the various activities have revealed just how important they think their Mums are!
We have decorated tiaras with paint and jewels, drawn our mothers, made special handbag cards and decorated them, practiced songs to sing, and arranged flowers in vases to put as table decorations at the event itself! Well done to all the children for singing so beautifully and trying so hard in all the activities. I think it was a happy and memorable event! To all the Mead mothers, enjoy Mothers Day - you deserve to be spoilt and deserve to be celebrated!
Best Wishes,
Emma, Susan and Emma
Chapple
We have seen some fantastic Show and Tell presentations this term. Thank you to everyone who is trying to link their child's talk with our unit. This week, Hamish brought in a sheep skull to show the class. The children were very intrigued and impressed! We have also enjoyed learning about honeycomb, tractors and farm life through many farm books. Samuel even sang Old MacDonald to us! It has been valuable for all the children and a great way to share our learning. Keep up the good work! We are very excited about Make and Bake day on Thursday morning! Thank you to everyone who has sent in construction materials. Don't forget to print off a recipe to go in our class book!
Thanks,
Chapple Team
Edgerley
Edgerley children were busy creating a market outside their classroom this week. They particularly enjoyed making up and recording the costs of their produce. They were fascinated by the shapes of the numbers on the electronic screen of the cash register and attempted to create the square numbers with pens and paper. The market was a busy place for writing with children creating labels, name tags, recipes and shopping lists, carefully listening for the sounds in the words. When we moved to the art room to prepare the flower pots for the Princesses Tea Party we decided to record a message in the form of a banner using our writing skills. Together we decided on the messages “Happy Mothers Day” and “Kisses and Hugs”….you might have seen them at our party… “haqqy muthrs day” and “kis and hags”!
Have a wonderful weekend
Kind Regards
Mel and Rosalie
Bunning Excursion for Langley
Dear Langley Parents,
On Monday 17th May the children who attend on a Monday from Langley room will be visiting Bunnings. They will be going to purchase some fruit trees that we will use as a class project based around our “From Farm Gate to Kitchen Plate”. We will walk from the ELC down the Parade West and into Bunnings, purchase our trees and pots and walk back. We will leave at 10.00am and this will allow us to have our snack before leaving. Children will be required to wear their school uniform, hats and closed in shoes. We anticipate that we will be back at the centre at 10.45am at the latest.
We require parents to walk there and back with us (including 3 parent helpers with wheelbarrows and muscles!) As we will be walking beside the road, parent helpers will not be allowed to bring other siblings on the trip. We also require three parents to join us with their wheelbarrows so that we can transport our fruit trees back to the centre. Please let us know if you are able to join us by speaking directly with Mrs Dry and adding your name to our parent helper list.
Please complete the permission slip you received in your child’s pigeon hole and pass it directly to Mrs Julie Porter.
Thankyou
Langley Staff
On Monday 17th May the children who attend on a Monday from Langley room will be visiting Bunnings. They will be going to purchase some fruit trees that we will use as a class project based around our “From Farm Gate to Kitchen Plate”. We will walk from the ELC down the Parade West and into Bunnings, purchase our trees and pots and walk back. We will leave at 10.00am and this will allow us to have our snack before leaving. Children will be required to wear their school uniform, hats and closed in shoes. We anticipate that we will be back at the centre at 10.45am at the latest.
We require parents to walk there and back with us (including 3 parent helpers with wheelbarrows and muscles!) As we will be walking beside the road, parent helpers will not be allowed to bring other siblings on the trip. We also require three parents to join us with their wheelbarrows so that we can transport our fruit trees back to the centre. Please let us know if you are able to join us by speaking directly with Mrs Dry and adding your name to our parent helper list.
Please complete the permission slip you received in your child’s pigeon hole and pass it directly to Mrs Julie Porter.
Thankyou
Langley Staff
Wine and Conversation
We would like to invite all parents to join us for an enjoyable evening of wine and cheese and a little bit of learning at our Early Learning Centre Curriculum Evening
Date: Thursday 20th of May
Time: 7.00pm
Place: Prince Alfred College Early Learning Centre
BYO: The ELC will provide some yummy nibbles and would love it if parents could bring along a favourite bottle of wine to share.
RSVP: to jporter@pac.edu.au before the 14th of May
Join us for some enjoyable socialising and investigation into how children inquire. Please note this function is not for children.
Date: Thursday 20th of May
Time: 7.00pm
Place: Prince Alfred College Early Learning Centre
BYO: The ELC will provide some yummy nibbles and would love it if parents could bring along a favourite bottle of wine to share.
RSVP: to jporter@pac.edu.au before the 14th of May
Join us for some enjoyable socialising and investigation into how children inquire. Please note this function is not for children.
Princesses Tea Party
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Thankyou to all the mothers and grandmothers who joined us for our annual Princesses Tea Party, you all looked so wonderful in your tiaras!! The children enjoyed the morning immensely and were pleased by your reactions and enthusiasm. We hope you all have a wonderful day on Sunday.The staff would like to thank the Prince Alfred College Housekeeping staff, Patricia, Ken and Steve for all their hard work in setting up tables and chairs and squeezing us in! We couldn’t have done it without them. We would also like to thank Rob Wagenfeller for getting up so early to have all our scones cooked perfectly!
Thanks again
ELC Staff
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Breast Cancer Donations
Thank you to all mothers who donated so generously towards the 'Biggest Morning Tea' Breast Cancer collection at the Princesses Tea Party. We are very excited to announce that so far we have raised $512.90 to donate to a very worthy cause. For those of you who asked us to leave the pink pig out in the Kindergarten because you had forgotten your purse, or those who would like to make a donation who were not at the morning tea, we will leave it at Julie Porter's desk at reception for another week. .JPG)
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Once again, thank you for your support.
Emma McKenzie
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Birthday Cakes
Dear Parents,
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of our centre policy regarding birthday cakes from home. Our policy has been created so that it falls in line with national food safety standards and can be found in our parent handbook.
A list of all ingredients must accompany any cakes from home (if you have used a packet mix it is easiest to rip the ingredients list from the side of the pack. If you have used a lolly on top please also include the ingredients list from the side of the lolly packet)
Do not include cream (If you are purchasing a cake from a shop please inform the store that the cake must not contain cream to avoid disappointment)
Please keep lollies to a minimum.
For children’s safety please do not send any products with nuts in them or lollypops. Cupcakes are a wonderful option for ease of distribution (and they have the wonderful added benefit that the birthday person only blows on their own cake!)
Please help your child by adhering to these guidelines so that they will not be disappointed on the day.
Thankyou
ELC Staff
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of our centre policy regarding birthday cakes from home. Our policy has been created so that it falls in line with national food safety standards and can be found in our parent handbook.
A list of all ingredients must accompany any cakes from home (if you have used a packet mix it is easiest to rip the ingredients list from the side of the pack. If you have used a lolly on top please also include the ingredients list from the side of the lolly packet)
Do not include cream (If you are purchasing a cake from a shop please inform the store that the cake must not contain cream to avoid disappointment)
Please keep lollies to a minimum.
For children’s safety please do not send any products with nuts in them or lollypops. Cupcakes are a wonderful option for ease of distribution (and they have the wonderful added benefit that the birthday person only blows on their own cake!)
Please help your child by adhering to these guidelines so that they will not be disappointed on the day.
Thankyou
ELC Staff
Make and Bake Day in Chapple and Edgerley
As part of our unit of inquiry, ‘From Farm Gate to Kitchen Plate’, Edgerley and Chapple children have decided to make a farm animal for the classroom. We are asking that each child asks a special friend or family member to accompany them on Thursday morning to help construct a farm animal. We are stocking up on our construction materials, and children can bring any extra materials in from home.
We would also like each child to bring in their favourite recipe that is made using their animal, to be compiled into a class recipe book. (eg. Miss Marcus’s father is going to come and help her make a cow, and her recipe for the book will be beef ragu…Yum!).
What: Make and Bake Day!
When: Thurs, 13th May
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Where: Chapple and Edgerley Rooms
What to bring: Your child’s favourite recipe (recipe only, no food necessary!), any special materials to construct their animal, and some patience.
We are looking forward to spending this time together. Please let your child’s teacher know if you will not be attending.
Thank you,
Chapple and Edgerley Teams
We would also like each child to bring in their favourite recipe that is made using their animal, to be compiled into a class recipe book. (eg. Miss Marcus’s father is going to come and help her make a cow, and her recipe for the book will be beef ragu…Yum!).
What: Make and Bake Day!
When: Thurs, 13th May
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Where: Chapple and Edgerley Rooms
What to bring: Your child’s favourite recipe (recipe only, no food necessary!), any special materials to construct their animal, and some patience.
We are looking forward to spending this time together. Please let your child’s teacher know if you will not be attending.
Thank you,
Chapple and Edgerley Teams
Shoeboxes of LOVE
Dear Parents,
Thankyou for the growing response to our Shoeboxes of Love collection.
The collection for this month will be something to play with. There are some ideas below BUT please remember that the items must be able to fit into a shoebox!
Something to play with...
Balls - tennis and high bounce balls
Small travel games
Small dolls and doll clothes
Cars
Skipping ropes
Frisbees
Yo yos
Small musical instruments
Kaleidoscopes
Magnifying glasses
Slinkys
Marbles
Finger puppets
Thankyou for the growing response to our Shoeboxes of Love collection.
The collection for this month will be something to play with. There are some ideas below BUT please remember that the items must be able to fit into a shoebox!
Something to play with...
Balls - tennis and high bounce balls
Small travel games
Small dolls and doll clothes
Cars
Skipping ropes
Frisbees
Yo yos
Small musical instruments
Kaleidoscopes
Magnifying glasses
Slinkys
Marbles
Finger puppets
Class Photos May 13th
Just a reminder that class photos will be done next Thursday. Please make sure you arrive on time as we have a very tight schedule. All children are welcome and must be in full uniform. All pants and skirts must be neutral colours according to our policy (in the parent handbook). Each class will take about 30 minutes and parents of children who do not normally attend on a Thursday will need to remain at the centre while the photos are done. Festival Photos will provide us with order forms for the pack that they will produce for each child. The packs cost $35 and will need to be prepaid. They will include a class photo and several individual photos of your child.
Thankyou
Jeanine
Thankyou
Jeanine
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Chapple Room Staffing
Dear Parents,
In terms 3 and 4 this year Miss Marcus will be taking a Leave of Absence. She is planning to do some travelling and we will look forward to her return next year with lots of exciting stories to share !
Ms Katherine Baird will be taking her place and Miss Giorgio will continue as the assistant in the room. Ms Baird is currently teaching in an International school in Hanoi and also taught at St Andrews previously. She comes to us very highly recommended and with lots of experience.
regards
Jeanine
In terms 3 and 4 this year Miss Marcus will be taking a Leave of Absence. She is planning to do some travelling and we will look forward to her return next year with lots of exciting stories to share !
Ms Katherine Baird will be taking her place and Miss Giorgio will continue as the assistant in the room. Ms Baird is currently teaching in an International school in Hanoi and also taught at St Andrews previously. She comes to us very highly recommended and with lots of experience.
regards
Jeanine
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Princess' Tea Party
Dear Mums,
If you have not replied and are planning to attend this event could you please let us know this afternoon,
Thankyou
If you have not replied and are planning to attend this event could you please let us know this afternoon,
Thankyou
Monday, May 3, 2010
Mother's Day events
There are two Mother's Day events at the school this week. Thursday May 6th is just ELC mothers and children and the event on Friday May 7th is a whole of Prep School (this includes ELC) and is mother's only . You will need to book separately for the Friday event through the prep office,
regards
The ELC team
regards
The ELC team
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