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 25, 2017

Mead

Dear Mead Room families and friends,

What a week!

On Monday we welcomed our new Mead Room friend, Zara.  We welcome her, and her family, to the ELC.  Thankyou to all our Mead Room friends who were so kind and inclusive of Zara straight away!

Our chicks, or pullets, are transitioning to their new home outside…….. we are not quite ready to see them leave the nest yet! They have had a few short runs outside in their chicken run, which they are thoroughly enjoying.

The children have been creative in the atelier with observational paintings of spring blossom. We had noticed the ‘clues of spring’ on our walks to PE and Library and asked one of our amazing gardeners if we could ‘borrow’ some twigs.  The children have taken notice of the differences in blossom colour and requested many different hues of pink!

We are still utilising the magnetic letters to represent our names.  Many children return to this experience and are delighted and proud each time they place the letters of their name on the board.
 
Book Week has been such a whirlwind of experiences. We had an amazing Book Tent City set up in the Town Square where we read to ourselves and to others.  It was a beautiful setting to snuggle up with a book and some friends.

Mr. Andary visited the Mead Room to share a rollicking yarn of a bear and a flea, and on Thursday we paraded our costumes and revelled in all things literary.
  
Take care of each other,

Melissa and Georgia