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 30, 2014

Chapple


It has been great to hear the children show great compassion in their learning. They took the unexpected turn whilst discussing homes, to show great empathy and understanding that some people do not have homes. This was particularly great to see when you have to remember that they are only four years old. In response to this, they wanted to give money to help these people. They decided to sell cupcakes to the Senior boys, “who are always hungry.” Their aim is to raise $70 for the Hutt St Centre to provide them with a sleeping bag and swag. This will take place on Wednesday 4th June. If you are able to bring in cupcakes to sell, that would be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks to Drew (William’s dad) who came in to tell us all about building a house. We had great fun thinking of ideas if we were to build a house for Mrs Shakespeare.

 Angus T: I think she would need a roof and some walls and just one little wall.

Zeke: A garden and a swimming pool

Toby: A vegetable and fruit patch

Angus T: what about a little rocket for up the stairs. A roof rocket

Peter: My mums gonna put upstairs for my brother and a bathroom

James S: only sky scrapers have an elevator

Kai: Because some houses have elevators if it’s a sky scraper with about ten floors

Toby: The plan will tell us what to do. That’s the instructions

Peter: Maybe the map for the upstairs

David: You need pictures (blue prints)

Jock: We need lights

The children have also used their craft skills to work on this week’s sound T.

Thanks

Chapple Team