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, May 31, 2013

Langley Room













Dear Langley family and friends,

What an exciting week we have had furthering our investigations into our unit of inquiry, Paddock to Plate. We have been exploring where milk, eggs and a range of different vegetables come from and how they reach our plates. We have been watching videos about cows and milking and sharing a range of fiction and nonfiction books about farming. Miss Kerry even helped us make potato pancakes with fresh herbs from our vegetable patch.

Friday was a highlight for the week with our visit from Old Macdonald’s Farm. Even in the rain, farmer Paul and his new puppy Charlie brought in a range of animals for us to have a closer look at. We prepared for the wet weather with our rain jackets and gumboots and set off on our adventure. We were excited to discover geese, chickens, guinea pigs, goats and lambs! We were able to look at them and pat them and even feed them some special food that Paul had brought from the farm. A big thank you goes to the Noble family for letting us use their backyard for our farm visit.

Best wishes,


Jess, Kerry, Nicole and Emily