Early Learning Centre

From the ELC

Welcome back to the 2018 school year.  A special welcome to all our new families.  We look forward to an engaging and fruitful relationship with families and children.

We have had 29 families begin with us this year, with several to join in the next few weeks.  We have had a few tears (from adults as well as children) but all is well after a short time.

Our program at the beginning of the year revolves around “relationships”.  It is a get to know you time between staff and children, children and children and staff and families.  With the extremes in temperature we have scheduled many water activities.  We even had a water rainbow for children to run beneath and cool down.  Trucks, dinosaurs, baby dolls and dolls clothes washing have all been activities offered; children’s interests being the focal point.  Creative arts (paint, playdough, collage) are always an area of much participation.

An introduction to Prayer and the Sign of the Cross has begun in each of the three rooms.  Families will receive some homework this week; an identity web.  We hope parents will complete this working with their children; return to their home room teachers to enable us to engage even more closely with children and families.

The Early Learning Centre will be joining the whole school on Wednesday 14 February for Ash Wednesday Mass.  All families are welcome to join us. Mass begins at 10.00am in the Fr John Neill OP Gymnasium.

Mrs Karen McEntee

ELC Director