Nativity!

After many weeks of eventful preparation and intense practising, the Early Learning Centre children performed their very own Nativity play. 

The morning began with excitement as the children poured into their classrooms, knowing that the day for their extravagant performance had finally arrived. 

You could sense the thrill as everyone crossed the oval to the Anzac Hall where the children performed in front of their families and friends.

The children confidently took the stage, glowing as professional performers under the shining lights. What a brilliant job they did as it is not always easy to stand and sing in front of a large group of people.

We certainly now know that Christmas time is near!

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Cooper

Dear Cooper room families,

Well done to the children who attended and performed at our annual Nativity Performance on Thursday. We have spent weeks practicing our songs and actions in the ELC leading up to this big day. It does get a little daunting up on stage, but I am very proud of the Cooper room for their efforts on Thursday. Thank you to all of the families who came to watch us perform.

We have been slowly decorating our Cooper Christmas tree this week with the baubles that we have been working on. They look great hanging on our tree!

Wow! What a transformation the silkworms have experienced in the past week. A large percentage of our silkworms have wrapped themselves up in a silk cocoon and are now moths! Here are some of the children’s interpretations on the life cycle of a silkworm:

Lucy – They started as silkworm and when we come back in the classroom they changed into a moth. They eat like the Mulberry leaves in the back ground. They lay in the cocoon first. Then they turned into moths and they lay eggs.

Eddie – They are moths. Cocoon. They make out of moth. They worm. They eat leaves from the trees.

Charlotte – Silkworms, they eat leaves from outside. They turn into a house. They sleep in there. Then a caterpillar butterfly comes out.

Beau – Silkworms. They eat leaves and they finish. Then when they finish they go into a white box. Cocoon. Cocoons, then they have wings. A moth comes out!

Edward Nyugen – They are caterpillars. We got lots. They eat leaves and get bigger. They built the cocoon and then be the butterfly… a moth.

Ollie Chong – Silkworms eat plants… leaves. All the leaves. Then ‘carton’ (cocoon). Then they moth.

We hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Love Miss Gilbert and Miss C

Mattingley

Dear Mattingley Families and Friends,

What a busy week we’ve had! With the Nativity performance on Thursday the children have spent a lot of time practicing their songs for the big event. We trekked up to ANZAC hall throughout the week and had a couple of practices on the big stage. Everyone was very excited on Thursday morning and before we made our way up to perform we warmed up our voices by practicing the songs for the last time. The children put on a spectacular performance and we were so proud of them. Thank you to everyone who came to watch. It was lovely to hear your applause and words of praise.

In addition to Nativity the children have also been making some Christmas presents, painting Christmas trees and writing/drawing letters to Santa. Our visit to the Library was also related to Christmas as we were read Pig the Elf.

Last week some of the children hypothesised how long they thought it would take the moths to emerge from their cocoons. To our delight we did not have to wait as long for the first one as some had thought.  On Monday morning, we discovered our first little moth. More moths continue to appear each day and this has given us the opportunity to revisit the concepts of lifecycles that the children have discussed throughout the year.

Have a lovely weekend,

Cass and Liana

Angwin

Dear Parents and Friends,

What a big week it has been! We have had such focus and determination to make our Nativity such a special and memorable experience for us all! The children have managed the heat and practices amazingly! We have enjoyed a lot of time inside, trying to escape the heat.

Our classroom has been a hive of activity, adding the finishing touches to our Christmas presents and enjoying some special Christmas crafts.

The children have loved exploring the Marble run, trying to work together to create interesting and challenging tracks for the marbles to follow. There has been some great team work as the children have worked on this together.

We have been sharing Christmas stories and listening to Christmas music as we have enjoyed being together.

Wishing you a cooler weekend!

Kind regards,

Pip and Coney

Chapple

Nativity, Nativity and more Nativity was the order of this week. But wasn’t it great. The children really stepped up on the day and showcased all their many talents.

The elves have been busy in the class, making and wrapping presents. 

The children have also been great role models as they have helped the Mead- soon to be Chapple 2018, children in their transition visit.

Don’t forget next week’s graduation on Tuesday 5th December at 9.30am in the Preparatory School Chapel. It is a lovely way to send off the children. Please join us in the class after for a piece of celebration cake.

The final show and tell sound is Yh as in yellow.

Langley

Dear parents and friends,

The Christmas and end of year celebrations continue in the Langley class. The children are enjoying opportunities to explore Christmas and develop a sense of occasion by being involved in various Christmas activities. Listening, singing and creating visual pieces allow the children to explore and express themselves via different art forms in response to this event that connects us all.

Thank you to all of those friends and family who provided an appreciative audience for our Nativity performance. We hope you enjoyed seeing the children up on the big stage.

We ask that children do not come to the ELC wearing thongs, flip flops or crocs as they are more prone to having tripping accidents in these.

Due to the cooler weather at the end of this week we have re-scheduled Splash into Summer activities for later in January. We will keep you posted.

  

Have a wonderful weekend, 

Miss Olly, Miss Kathy, Miss Georgia, Miss Tayla and Miss Nicole

Mead

Dear Mead Room families and friends,

What an exciting week!

We have spent the past few weeks practicing our Nativity songs and finally the day arrived! We met in the class room and walked up together to Anzac Hall, we were so excited that we sang our Nativity songs on the way! Once we arrived in Anzac Hall we could hear the Langley and Wilkins friends singing beautifully and we could hardly contain our excitement. We waited for what seemed like an eternity for it to be our turn, and suddenly, it was!

We filed onto the huge stage, some of us looked for our Mum, Dad and close family but the lights were very bright in our eyes.  We waved and found our loved ones eventually, and then the performance began.

We sang and sang…. and sang some more. We did it! But it was over too soon. There was very loud clapping from the audience!

Some children wanted to perform again on the stage the following day. We will have to book another performance!

We asked the children what they most enjoyed about our morning;

Hamish – I liked all the parents watching me on the stage.

Houyi – I like singing to my Mum.

Ronnie – The singing was the best.

Max – I liked seeing my Mummy.

Christian V – Seeing my Mummy, my Daddy and my Grandpa.

Owen – I like to be on stage.

Elsie – Singing for Daddy.

Zara – Seeing my Mummy and Daddy.

Lucius – Singing for Mum and Dad.

Anwen – I liked to sing.

Rupert – Singing.

Jack – I liked to sing.

Tom – Singing to my Mum and my Dad and my sister and my brother.

Harry – Seeing my Mum, my Granny and Grandpa.

Cody – Seeing my Granny and my Mummy.

Isla D-G – I liked singing ‘Born in a Stable.’

Poppy – I liked singing.

Zahli – I like to sing ‘Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow.’

Vivienne – I liked singing a song for my Mummy and Daddy.

Teddy – I liked singing ‘Father Christmas got stuck up the Chimney.’

We had a few transition visits to Mr Charlwood’s class and investigated the Chapple Room thoroughly!

Take care of each other,

Melissa and Georgia