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, October 17, 2014

Mead


Dear Mead Room families,
Welcome back to those who have been fortunate enough to enjoy some holiday time with family and friends and it looks as though lots of fun and exploration was had by all who attended the ELC for the past two weeks too!  This week we have plunged headlong into ‘Celebration’ investigations.  Clementine celebrated her 4th birthday at the end of September and Christian celebrated a poolside achievement with us –

Clementine – I had a party at another place.  Not in a park, not in a house, not on a train (shades of Dr Seuss…), a gymnastics party!

Christian – I don’t use floaties and I swim with the board!

Angus celebrated a pool related achievement too;

Angus – I can swim across the pool! I couldn’t do it but now I can.

We are revisiting our ideas of celebrations, what they might be, what they might look like, who might attend.

On Thursday 16th October we had a dance incursion, brought to us by Heidi from Dancify.  The  aim is for children to have the opportunity to engage in fun and captivating dance lessons that support the development of flexibility, fitness, fundamental movement and body awareness.  I think we achieved our aim!  Over the next two weeks we will have two more dance lessons; Tuesday 21st @ 10.30am and Wednesday 29th @ 10.30am.

Lastly, could you please have a look at the ELC clothing you have at home.  We seem to have had a spate of clothing go missing; rugby jumpers, hats and polo tops, and as they all look the same we wondered if you could just check the name on the clothing corresponds with your child!  In turn we will  triple check the clothes here at the ELC.  Thankyou so much!

Have a brilliant weekend.

Melissa and Renee.