Edgerley Room

Dear Edgerley Parents ,

There will be an information session for all Edgerley Parents on Wednesday 1st February. This will commence in the Prep School Gym at 6.30pm and will move down to the ELC by 7pm. Mrs Bishop will outline the plan for the last semester for the students Literacy and Numeracy programs and the transition to school. The evening should conclude by 8pm.


Jeanine

Centre Closure

Just a reminder that we are closed this Friday- 27th January 2012, you will not be charged for this day.

Teachers return and formal classes commence on Tuesday 31st January. Please welcome the many new families that you will see around the centre from next week !

Jeanine

New Door Code

From next Tuesday- 31st January - we will have a new code for our door . We change this regularly for the safety of all the children in the ELC. There is a slip of paper with the new code in your child's pigeon hole and Mrs Porter has copies at the front desk . If you forget it please ring the doorbell ! Please do not pass this code on to your older children or allow them to use the code pad as it defeats the purpose of having a security system . You are welcome to give it to other carers who regularly collect your children.


Jeanine

Staffing for 2012

Due to some last minute changes in circumstances we have had to make some changes to the staffing allocations for this year .
Miss Amy Jones has replaced Miss Haley in Langley room.
As Mrs Nacca has decided to reduce her days here this year Ms Sinead Diotallevi will now be in Edgerley Room and Miss Cristina Caratozollo will be in Mead room.
Miss Gray is on holidays for the next 2 weeks and will be replaced by Miss Lucy Smith during that time.

Jeanine

Holiday Fun

We have had lots of summer fun at the ELC this week. Many of the children have been busy constructing amazing box creations turning them into trains, planes and skyscrapers.

At storytime the children requested a well known fable ,The Gingerbread Man. They have been busy creating their own version of the story through craft.

On Thursday, a bright and sunny day the children enjoyed visiting the ELC beach. Here they discovered sea creatures, beach tents, pools, ice and a favourite - the slip and slide (even Miss Gray had a turn !) The children came dressed appropriately in beach attire to fully appreciate the wet and wild fun that was enjoyed by all , finishing our day at the beach with a big cold icy pole on the hill!!

ELC Team

Langley Room

Another busy holiday week in the Langley Room. The children have been showing an interest in brushing their hair leading to the set up of a hairdressing salon in front of the large mirror. At the salon were brushes, combs, clips, shampoo bottles and conditioner. The children have been taking turns being the customer and hairdresser. This experience prompted role play from which the children were able to draw on their own experiences visiting the hairdresser.

We also took advantage of the lovely weather by joining in beach day with the other children. Lots of splashing, slipping and sliding fun was had. We set tubs of water up in the Langley yard for a splash during the afternoon which kept as lovely and cool.

Jess, Kerry,Pippa and Hayley________________________________________

Centre Closure

Next week the ELC will only be open on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We will be closed for the Public Holiday on Thursday 26th January and remain closed on Friday 27th January.
We will be open again as per usual on Monday 30th January and our Teachers will return and formal classes begin on Tuesday 31st January.

Jeanine

Uniforms

If any families need to get new uniforms the shop will be open next week on Monday and Tuesday.
Uniform requirements are in the Parent handbook but could we please remind everyone that pants (or skirts ) MUST be either moroon or a neutral colour like navy,black, denim or beige.
Shoes need to be of a supportive style to enable your child to run, jump , climb etc . Thongs or crocs are not suitable . Hats need to be worn until 30th April.

Jeanine

Welcome Back

Welcome back! It's now 2012 so let's get ready for a fun and exciting new year.

The first week back was very quiet which gave us the opportunity to vist the big school playground and the boy's and girl's have enjoyed spending time across the different rooms.

The children enjoyed juicing some oranges so that we could make ice blocks to share together in the afternoon on Wednesday. This was a real healthy treat!
We had wheels day on Friday and the children brought in their bikes, scooters and prams. They were very excited to ride their own wheels around the ELC.

Remember Beach day (at the ELC)is on this Thursday. Come dressed in your beach wear, don't forget your towel! Get ready for some wet and wild fun!!!!

ELC Team

Langley Room

Welcome back for 2012 everybody. The children were very excited to discover that our tadpole had finally grown legs over the Christmas break and by Tuesday he had lost most of his tail! We quietly peered into the tank to see him perched on top of the rock.
“He’s a frog!” said Marcus excitedly, “he bent his tail” he added.
“He’s a frog, he eats creatures. What colour is he?” questioned Oscar,
“He’s back (black)” answered Max.
“Rana” said Leonardo naming him in Italian.
“He broke his tail” commented Jack S,
“Ribbit, ribbit” said Advaith as the children starting jumping up and down like frogs.
“No tail, it’s a frog” said Erin.

Please don’t forget to keep packing your child’s named hat in their bags for this term.

Kind regards,

Jess, Kerry, Hayley and Pippa



Sadley Miss Hayley will be leaving us at the end of this week as she has been offered a Teaching position at Murray Bridge Child Parent Centre. We will certainly miss her and have appreciated all she has done in her time here . We would like to congratulate her on winning this new position to futher her career !


Jeanine

Merry Christmas

Thankyou to all the wonderful families who have spoilt the staff with presents and treats over the last couple of weeks. We all appreciate your generosity and thoughtfulness.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and are able to enjoy some time off with your children !

We will be closed from tomorrow December 23rd and will return on January 9th 2012. We will also be closed for one further day on Friday January 27th due to the public holiday falling on Thursday 26th Jan .

Jeanine

Account payments

If your Direct Debit payment is normally due between now and January 9th it will be deducted from your account late (9.1.12)due to the centre closure . The normal payment cycles will begin again from 9.1.12.


Jeanine

Langley Room

Dear Langley Families,

We have had a very merry week listening to Christmas carols, playing with sparkly Christmas play dough and having a relax leading up to Christmas. Thank you to Jack T who brought in the Six White Boomers story and CD to share with us; it was a big hit with the children!

We wish all our families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you back in 2012.

Best wishes,

Jess, Kerry, Hayley and Pippa

The Week before Christmas

We have been busy having lots of fun in the ELC, and enjoying each other’s company before we have an enjoyable break over Christmas. This week some of the children delighted in preparing some green jelly for afternoon tea for the whole centre which was well received at the end of the day…yum! They also enjoyed some face painting consisting of angels, a few Christmas trees, snowmen and Rudolph with his nose so bright was a real favourite amongst the children.
We wish Miss Mackay all the best with her new job and she will be sadly missed!
Wishing you all a very happy and safe Christmas!

See you in the new year..
Friday the 13th January is ‘Wheels Day’ ,bring a bike, scooter, pram or anything with wheels.

ELC Team

Christmas Activities

Next Tuesday the 3's and 4's will be having some Christmas themed activities and they are invited to add something "Christmassy" to their outfit for the day,

ELC Team