Curiosity ELC

A Remarkable Start to Semester Two for the Green Team!

What a remarkable fortnight it has been - Play has been our teacher, and through it we’ve strengthened friendships and formed new connections rooted in care and trust. Jessica helped a friend with a fallen gumboot, Harlie read stories aloud to captivated listeners, Harper and Blair exchanged a warm embrace, and the children gathered to reflect on safety together. 

In the sandpit they collaborated to build a volcano, negotiating, planning, and experimenting side by side. All the while, everyday routines and rituals - our shared songs/stories, safety discussions, and caring gestures - have nurtured a sense of belonging, respect, and community. 

The Green Team truly shines as a space where children express themselves through many “languages” and where learning unfolds through relationships, shared experiences, and thoughtful reflection. 

Learning Through Play - Mathematics!

The Green Team children have shown impressive mathematical thinking by engaging in play-based invitations that deepen spatial reasoning, number sense, and problem-solving skills: they built foam structures testing balance and volume, rearranged 2D shapes into new configurations, experimented with Tetris-style blocks on a board to explore tessellation and fit, and innovatively piled magnetic 2Dshapes on tins - each activity inviting counting, comparison, symmetry, composition, and transformation. These provocations invite investigation, iteration, and AMAZING dialogue!!

Notices

Monday 11 August - SAPOL are visiting the Curiosity children.

Wednesday 13 August - Come along to the Learning Enrichment Expo in the church from 2:30pm

Monday 18 August – Book Week dress up day. We will leave Curiosity as close to 8:35am as we can, so please arrive promptly at 8:30am, or arrive just beforehand and sign your child in on your way out the door. When taking photos, please only take photos of your child, unless you have asked permission from another child’s parents.

Advance notice

ELC Closure Day 5 September for Staff training. Please organise alternate care for your child that day.