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, September 13, 2013

Mead Room





Dear Parents and Friends,
What a busy week we have had! Lots of ongoing excitement around our zoo trip next Thursday. Our class are true animal lovers!! Today we discussed what sounds we might hear at the zoo. The expressive and descriptive language was fabulous! Here are some of the children’s ideas…
Alex D: Gorillas scratching!
Alec H: Monkeys ooooaaaah!
Charlie A: Tigers roaring!
Alec H: Giraffes chew chewing!
Angus: People crunching watermelon!
James W: Crocodiles snap snapping!
Joshua: Ducks quack quacking!
 Please do come and see the children’s amazing art works of tigers, lions and macaws… they are brilliant! So exciting to see the development in their symbolism and use of amazing colours.
We have been creating drums, brass instruments and intent to have some band playing in the last weeks of term. Today we visited Mrs Bell’s music room up in the Prep School. The children were drawn to the instruments and what incredible sounds they made… drums banging, cymbals crashing, xylophones donging! What fun we had!
We loved meeting our Year 1 Reading buddies to share stories in the courtyard café.
On the way back to the Early Learning Centre we had a sneak look into the building site and listened to the noises machines were making!
Lots of authentic and meaningful learning in our room this week!
Looking forward to catching up with families at interviews next week…
Kind Regards,

Emma, Pip, Amelia and Sarah
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