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, August 1, 2014

Edgerley



Dear Families and Friends,

The Edgerley class has been bursting with activity this week. We have been camping, baking a luscious lemon cake, star gazing, observing tadpoles (many thanks to Hugo’s family) and smelling lemony zesty playdough. The children have been so expressive about the stormy weather we have been experiencing this week too.

We even explored the boarders’ vegetable garden. We sat around on the logs and had a look in the fire pit. Then we had a look at the different vegetables the boarders were growing such as zucchini, cabbages and even strawberries! As we were looking amongst the zucchini vines Mrs Cooper saw a very fat caterpillar and lots of holes it had already munched in the leaves. We had a look for some more and found another. They were the woolly bear caterpillars that turn into moths! Mrs Cooper held it in her hand and we took them back to Kindy for a closer look!

Here are some of our reflections…

Jasper: It looks like one is brown and white and one is brown and black.

Knox: They look like they are sleeping… I saw one move!

Campbell: They’ve been eating leaves… there are holes.

Sze-Yong: He has red lips. It is moving!

Louis: It has hair… It came from where Toby lives!

Campbell: They are woolly bears!

Mrs C.: They tickled my hand.

Knox: They eat ‘cos they are hungry!

Over the next few weeks we shall observe these caterpillars and see if they grow and change…

Have a lovely weekend! We are looking forward to “The Cranky Bear” performance next Friday.

Kind Regards,

Pip, Emma, Ty and Rosalie