Early Learning Centre

Our Learning

During this fortnight in the 3-and 4-year-old kindergarten, the children have been undertaking learning in the following areas:

Pre-Reading :

Children listen to and make the sounds of the first letter in their name

Reenacting familiar stories through the use of a small world (Little Red Riding hood, Where the wild things are and Yurrie Birthday)

Borrowing books from the ELC Library to read at home 

Retelling story books using pictures

Pre-Writing:

Signing themselves in on arrival each day

Discussing the difference between lower case and upper case letters

Exploring letter shapes – circle shape, short line, tall line, slanted line

Making letters and words with the clay/play dough

STEM :

Introducing children to the basics of coding through Bee Bot, developing problem-solving skills.

To develop subitising skills using dice and loose parts

Inquiry :

Exploring the Unit of Inquiry: Light has an impact on the world around us

Group discussions and wonderings are explored

Exploring light, colour and shadows with the use of the overhead projector, light table, fairy lights and torches

Social & emotional learning :

Cosmic kids yoga

Listening to different types of music and focusing on how these make us feel

Drawing emotions and ways in which music makes us feel.

Enrol through Casey Council for Hillsmeade Kindergarten.

Long Day Care enrolments with kindergarten is through the ELC office.

You can contact the ELC or pop in for a visit for enrolment inquires.

Phone: 9704 6313 - Option ELC