In the Classrooms

Langley
What a busy last week of term we have had in the Langley room! We have been wrapping up our investigations into light and dark, shadows, reflections and day and night. We have also continued observing our feathered visitors at the ELC and have documented what we have seen using paint and collage materials. The children eagerly participated in Sports Day on Wednesday as we joined the rest of the Preparatory School in the gym for health hustle before returning to the ELC for a morning full of fun and fitness; we played ball games, had running races, practised our balancing and climbing and a whole lot more.
“We do some axisise (exercise)” Oliver L told us
“We’re in Taylor, dragon. I hitting the ball” Henry reflected
“I did help pussel (health hustle)” Tommi said
Thank you to the parents and grandparents who joined us during the morning, it was wonderful to have you involved.
Kind regards
Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer

Mead
Dear Mead Parents,
We started with a huge health hustle...............to warm up for the day's events ahead! There was great enthusiasm and excitement as we then moved outside to our circle games. The Mead children played Duck, Duck, Goose and Fruit Salad - with many parents joining is. Some of us were so keen to run we headed half way to Melbourne before being brought back to our friends!
After our running races we relaxed over a break, eating some fruit prepared by Mr Rob. It was just what was needed before heading back out to the oval for the parent races. Some parents were so enthusiastic we saw children on shoulders and in all sorts of positions while they ran together! Henry told his mum to "Let go (of his hand) 'cos you're slowing me down"!
To give the mums and dads a break after their races, we moved to the tabloid events before we were all presented with ribbons at the conclusion of the Sports Day. The Year 5 boys did a fantastic job running these activities and helping out. What a great day!
Best wishes,
Emma, Susan and Emma

Cooper
The Cooper children have been interested in colour and light this term. We wondered about coloured things that you could see light through and on Tuesday we decided to make jelly!
“I can’t see anything in the water” said Chester looking for the dissolved crystals.
“The powder gone into the jelly” noticed Henry.
“Maybe they sinked” suggested Joshua S.
“We put cold water in to make it warm” said Samuel.
“It’s bery bery hot” said Lucy.
“It smells like grapes” said Apollon sniffing the mixture.
The jelly was poured into glass moulds and left in Mr Rob’s fridge to set. Later we got the set jelly out and put it on top of our light box. We could see green red and yellow shining through the wobbly jelly and we could see each other's colour faces when we peeped through! Finally everyone had some yummy jelly to eat. We wonder if it changed the colour of our tummies?!
Kind regards,
Ali and Susan

Chapple
This week has been a super busy week in the Chapple Room! After being inspired by the Grade 6 Exhibition, Chapple Room hosted our very own Exhibition based on our inquiry into the Solar System. We were able to present to each class in the Early Learning Centre our Space Facts Book, sing our fabulous Space Song and share our Spacey Classroom with our ELC friends. Each Chapple student stood up in front of each class to share their facts. For some of our students this was a big step!
Sports Day was a huge success. We all had a wonderful day cheering each other on and being so happy that we all tried our best!
We wish Ms Giorgio all the very best as she moves to Ireland. We will miss her so much. She has been an enormous asset to the Chapple Room and the ELC and given so much to each child. She will be truly missed by all of us. Here are a few special words from her…
“I’d like to say thank you so much for having me as part of your children’s lives for the past terms. I have learnt a lot from them and I hope that I have left them with something meaningful. A phrase that has been banned in my home is ‘Did I tell you? Today…’ as I tell stories about the amazing things your children have done during the day. I wish for them all success and enjoyment for the next part of their learning journey as they go on to ‘Big School’. I know that they will shine in all their endeavours.”
See you after the holidays,
Kate and Juliana