Book Week Dressups

Dear Parents,
Next week is book week and we will be crossing the story bridge! We will be joining in the Prep School book week parade in the gymnasium at 9.00am on Friday morning. Children are invited to dress up as a favourite book character (don’t forget to bring the book to show) but please do not allow your child to dress up as a superhero. Some costumes are not made to be worn all day so don’t forget to send a comfy change of clothes in your child’s bag just in case.
Children who do not normally attend on a Friday are welcome to join us. Please meet us at the gym at 9.00am and remember, they must be supervised by their parent at all times.
Looking forward to seeing you at the parade
Kind Regards
Mel Bishop

In the Classrooms

Langley
As part of our unit of inquiry the Langley children went on a big walk up to the school chapel this week to have a look at the stained glass windows. We were investigating how the light reflected when it shone through the coloured glass. The children discussed what they could see as they sat and observed.
“Purple” said Sebastian M
Jack O looked closely “purple and pink” he added
“I see red” said Oliver W
Sebastian A looked around the chapel and then pointed to the back of the room, “there’s ones over there” he said excitedly
“And some over that side and some up here” Jack O added as he looked around the chapel
“That side” agreed Cooper as he followed Jack’s gaze
“Colours” observed Aryan
“That’s why the suns up” suggested Jack O as we looked at the light shining through the windows.
Since returning to the classroom we have begun to create our own stained glass windows using our beautiful photographs as provocation. We hope the light will shine through our windows too!
Kind regards Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer
Mead
Dear Mead Parents,
The children have really followed an interest in night time this week - perfect timing for our ELC 'Princes at Night Experience'! A number of them have been fascinated in nocturnal animals and the concept of these animals staying up all night and sleeping all day. Let's hope they don't want to try this out themselves! Our craft table has been a hive of activity with many children creating nocturnal animals and we have been encouraging these children to do little informal presentations of the animals they make and the facts they know about them.
Exploration of shadows has continued and further discoveries have been made using light and shadows. Children have used letters to make their names on the light table and create a shadow of their name on the wall. They have also made shadows of their self portraits on the wall, and painted over their shadows.
Best wishes,
Emma and Susan
Cooper
The Cooper children were delighted to investigate and explore in the art room dark room this week. The lava lamps fascinated them as they watched them bubble up and down and wondered what they were.
"I can see eggs floating in them" said Marco
"This is not eggs, they're uppers" Chester exclaimed.
The children played with the big silver tubes,
"Ooh, snake" said an excited Joshua N.
They picked up the mirror ball and floated it over the large mirror on the floor discovering their upside down reflections. Ajeet held it up to the light of the overhead projector and noticed lots of little light spots dancing round the room, "These stars are glowing..." he explained, "there's one, two, three."
We are looking forward to extending our noticing of reflection into our group art projects next week. (Please don't forget to send in your silver sparkly bits and pieces.)
Kind regards,
Ali and Susan
Chapple
Chapple Room has been cooking up a storm this week! If you haven’t yet visited the Chapple Pizzeria, it’s time to drop in. You can dine in, take away or have your meal delivered! We’ve been so busy making sure the kitchen is spotless, that our food is the freshest, our pizza bases crisp and our service is the best in town. We know just how to behave in a restaurant and how to use appropriate manners. Many Chapple students have written and created their own menus – there’s so much to choose from. Not only that, but we have made Indian Lassi drinks. What healthy chefs, we’re sure we can remember the recipe and the method so we can make them at home. Have you ever wondered just why the moon is sometimes a crescent, sometimes a half moon, sometimes and full moon and sometimes not even there at all? We can show you just why using 2 light bulbs and a globe of the world. We’ve also been busy remembering our night time dreams and painting them – some are scary, so beware, but many are nice! Come in and have a look!
Kind regards,
Kate and Juliana
Edgerley
Edgerley boys were busy this week mixing colours at the light table using ink and pipettes, creating all sorts of combinations. We enjoyed recording our ideas about the night sky with silver textas and discovered that when we shared our ideas together we found out a lot more than we knew to begin with. We discussed Mars and Uranus, black holes and why the milky way is called the milky way. We are all going to check out the night sky this weekend and see if we can spot the milky way and it’s millions of stars.
Regards
Mel and Rosalie

Chinese Curriculum Night

Dear Parents,
Thanks to those of you who joined us for an evening with Kath House to learn about our Chinese program. We hope you found it enjoyable and informative. We would also like to thank Kath for all she does and shares with us as part of our languages program.
Kind Regards
Mel Bishop

Princes at Night

Wow, what a blustery night we endured together at school on Thursday night. Thankyou to those who joined us on our adventure to find out what happens to our school at night. We had lots of fun shining our torches in the gym, talking with Mr Tutt and Mr Andary and enjoying a yummy hot chocolate with marshmallows.
What a cool adventure!

Our New P&F Reps

We would like to thank Chloe Kempe and Olivia McDonald in Cooper, Lucy O’Brien and Christine McCauley in Langley and Belinda Knight who will step in with Adriana and Amalia in Edgerley for volunteering to be Parents and Friends Representatives.
Mel Bishop

Bountiful Beets

Dear Parents,
We had such a wonderful response to our beetroot dip last week that Sam from Chapple room has prepared a recipe for you all to make beetroot dip at home (just like ours)
Ingredients
Yoghurt (about a cup)
Spice and it has a special name (coriander and cumin powder)
Lemon (juice)
Beetroot
Method
First you put in beetroot and then all the other things. Mix it up with a big “shhhhhhh” and that’s a grinder and it’s electric. Taste it and it’s done!

Apology to Cooper Mead Parents

Dear the Dads of Cooper and Mead girls,
Last week we sent home a father's questionnaire for fathers to fill out for the Big Boys Breakfast. We apologise that families with daughters received the one for sons filled with “he” “his” “boy” and “son”. We hope that you will still complete them and pass them back anyway.
Apologies
Mel Bishop

Congratulations

To Theodore and his family on the arrival of Loukas, born 4.8.10 to Marina and Nick, brother for Theodore and Marios. Best wishes from the community at the ELC. (and Happy Birthday Theodore for today!!)

Edgerley Family Fun and Afternoon Tea

Please join in with all the Edgerley families for a time of games and afternoon tea.
When: Malvern Uniting Church Hall, corner of Marlborough St and Cambridge Terrace, Malvern
Date and Time: Saturday 5th September, 2.00 - 5.00pm
Cost and Bring: $10 per family for hall hire and bring a plate of afternoon tea to share, tea/coffee will be available
Activities: get set for 'What's the Time Mr Wolf, Piggy back races on parents, egg and spoon races and some general fun together
RSVP: By 31st August please: Belinda (8332 4498), Amalia (0408 465 535) or Adriana (0416 138 304)- all family members welcome, a time for us to get to know each other more - and wear the kids out before bedtime!

Looking for Luna Park

We are trying to locate a show and tell that has gone missing from Cooper. Rylan Watt brought in a family photo taken at Luna Park about three weeks ago and it has not been seen since. If you have inadvertently taken it home could you please return to Mrs Blake or Miss Sandow a.s.a.p.

Muesli Slice from Mr Wagenfeller

2 cups natural untoasted muesli
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup mixed dried fruit of choice
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup coconut
2 eggs beaten
¼ cup honey
180 grams butter
Heat oven to 180º and grease an oven tray. Combine all dry ingredients together in a bowl with the beaten eggs. Melt and combine together the butter and the honey and then add to the dry ingredients and combine thoroughly. Spread evenly on the greased oven try and bake until golden brown, approximately 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool and then cut into squares and enjoy!! Mr Wagenfeller

Shoeboxes of Love

Dear Parents,
We thank you for your generous donations for our “Shoeboxes of Love” appeal during the past two terms. It has been wonderful watching all the donations fill up our containers each month. Below we have outlined the time schedule for the last two months of our appeal.
AUGUST
During August we have been collecting items for – Personal Hygiene. Tooth brushes in holders, hair brush or comb, face washers, soap and soap holders or hand towels. Unfortunately we are unable to send any type of liquids so no toothpaste, bubble bath or shampoo.
SEPTEMBER
We will finish off our appeal asking for additional items of things we would like to place in every box! Please send along additional
*Pencil cases
*Lead pencils
*Sharpeners
*Small exercise books
*Small children’s books
*Tennis balls
*Marbles
*Hair brushes or combs
*Tennis balls
*Small soft toys
*Small toys cars
*Hats
During September we will also be asking for all children to cover a shoebox in brightly coloured paper at home and attach the shoe box label (from flyer). The attached flyer also needs to be filled out for each box. Please complete the donation section of the flyer and place in the box ready to return to the ELC.
The children are also asked to include a family photograph and a small message to the recipient of their Shoebox of Love! If possible it would be great to have these laminated back to back (approx. size 9x13cms This way the children can send a little bit of themselves in the parcel.
OCTOBER
The children will be selecting the items they wish to pack in their box early in October. We will be looking for some Parent helpers to assist with the packing days. Details will be posted on the blog closer to the date.

We thank you all for your help and generous donations and hope your children have enjoyed selecting the items each month to donate. A little of LOVE goes a long way!
Kind regards
ELC staff

A Few Health Reminders

Dear Parents,
We have a few reminders that we wanted to share with you about health related matters, and how you can keep us all healthy and safe. Please read through our information below.
Illness
It is the time of year when cough and colds are prevalent in our community. During the start of the term we have experienced a lot of absentees through illness, both students and staff. Thankyou to the parents that have kept their unwell children at home to help prevent the spread of coughs and colds to others. We would ask that everybody continue to be vigilant and keep children at home when they are unwell (even if the child insists on coming to Kindergarten!). Please note that if your child has any discharge from their ears or thick green mucus from their nose, they must stay at home to prevent infection…Spring is on it’s way!
Hats
As recommended by the Cancer Council children will need to begin wearing their hats again from 1st September. Please make sure you pack it each day and that it is clearly named. Hopefully this means that some sunshine is on its way !
Medication
Please check our Parent Handbook for information regarding medication for your child whilst at the ELC. All medication must be in its original container and have your child's name and prescribed dosage on the label. If it has not been prescribed by a doctor (eg cough medicine)it needs the manufactures label with the dose for the appropriate age clearly shown. We cannot administer any medication that does not comply with this. Asthma inhalers also need a label to ensure they belong to the correct child as many children have these.
Finger Nails
This may seem like an odd request but we would love it you could help us by keeping your child’s nails short. We have had a few incidents of accidental scratches that have occurred from overly long nails.
Free Asthma Seminar
Are you the parent or carer of a child with asthma. Would you like to know more about asthma and how to manage it? Free seminars are being held at the Marion Cultural Centre on Friday August 27th and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital on September the 8th. For more information or to make a booking call 81617777 or e-mail michelle.gordon@health.sa.gov.au

Princes E-News

Dear Parents,
Please find below the link to the College wide e-news. Please click on the link if you would like to see what the rest of the College is up to!
With compliments from the eNews team.

http://www.vision6.com.au/em/message/email/view.php?id=711887&u=28919

In the Classrooms

Langley
We have done so much investigating and talking about shadows over the last couple of weeks and now the children are spontaneously spotting them in the yard as they play. We had some jumbo chalk outside during the week when some of the children decided to trace around their shadows that they found on the ground. We discovered it was a bit tricky because you had to try and keep really still otherwise your shadow moved as well.
“They’re black” Gabe told us as we spoke about the shadows
“They go big” added Hannah
We have furthered our interest into objects getting bigger when you put them on the overhead by tracing around our giant hands and painting and collaging them black just like they are on the wall.
Kind regards
Jess, Adele, Kerry and Jennifer

Mead
Dear Mead Room Parents,
The real interest of the week was in shadows. This began with the overhead projector and performers on the stage creating various shadows. We read some books and had some discussions about light, what makes light and shadows. On Wednesday we decided to grab the opportunity (with good weather) and head out for a shadow walk around the school.

'Look at the shadow of the pole' Ryan shouted excitedly as we headed out the ELC doors.
'I'm making my shadow dance' Charlie H told everyone.
'Excuse me Sam, you're stepping on my shadow' Jade told Sam.
'Here's the sun, it came up. Now I can see my shadow' Zac proudly told us.
'My shadow is looking at me' Daniel noticed.
'I can see my hair in my shadow' Clementine commented as she looked at her shadow.

As we returned to the ELC after our shadow walk a group of children were holding hands.
'Look how long our shadow is' Sam commented on the group shadow.
'Do you think it will fit through the door?' Jesse asked.
Best wishes,
Emma, Susan and Emma

Cooper
Tuesday afternoon was lovely and sunny so the Cooper children got out into the ELC vegie patch with the Langley children, Miss Jess and Mrs Blake. We turned the soil, which is lovely and wet after the winter rain, and had lots of fun digging big holes. We planted some strawberries from Mr Rob's own garden, covered them with soil and watered them in. The children discussed how much they like to eat strawberries and Oliver said "I like them in jam". Maybe Mr Rob will turn our strawberries into something delicious for us to eat!
Kind regards,
Ali and Susan

Chapple
As part of the Chapple reading program, the students were exposed to the letter ‘p’ this week. We have been able to recognise it in many places around our school and we can all list numerous things that start with ‘p’. We’ve integrated our maths this week by making our own pizzas using various 2D shapes and describing the properties of those shapes. Not only this, but we decided that we would give reading a go and read a book together as a class.
‘Monster Party’ is a big book that all the Chapple students have loved reading. We love to incorporate the actions as the little monsters fly, sing, dance and jump like a kangaroo into jelly! The exciting part was when we all joined in reading the book together. We were all able to ‘read’ the words. At the end of the book, Mrs Baird said in a voice showing how impressed she was, “You actually read that book! You were all reading! Well done!”
To which Luke cleverly replied, “But we were only reading the words because you’re reading them with us.”
“Hmmmm…” said Mrs Baird, “All right then, how about you all read it again and I won’t say anything?”
“Yes!” shrieked all the Chapple students. “Let’s do it! We can do it!”
And so they did. The Chapple Room read the book ‘The Monster Party’ from beginning to end with no teacher help.
Chapple Parents, please come in and share this book with your child, along with ‘Tough Boris’. We can read ‘Tough Boris’ to you using our sequencing story cards and also our story prop box! Also, see our fabulous shadow paintings!
Kind regards,
Kate and Juliana

Edgerley
Edgerley children continued their interest in all things alight this week by creating cellophane fires on the overhead projector and a rushy red fire engine to get them to the fire. There were lots of negotiations around how many firemen could fit in the engine at one time.
We harvested broccoli and beetroot with the children from Chapple from our vegetable garden. Mr Wagenfeller was thrilled to see our great heads of green broccoli and put them safely in the fridge for lunch next week. We carefully cut and peeled our beetroot for beetroot dip and watched our hands turn purple… “no, it’s maroon like our uniform!” clarified Louie. We are looking forward to enjoying our Princes ELC dip on biscuits!
Regards
Mel and Rosalie