Early Learning Centre

Enrolments are now open for free 3 and 4 year old sessional kindergarten.

Enroll 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

What is happening in the ELC

During this fortnight, the children have been undertaking learning in the following areas:

Reading	Listening for a common letter sound in a story and understanding how to position their mouth to make the sound; discovering other words that start with the same sound Introduction of sound bags; focusing on the sound’s a letter makes and using cued articulation to focus on the pronunciation of the sound Turning in and analysing personality traits of a character through a story
Writing	Children’s sign in sheets Alphabet, number charts and first dictionaries on offer at the drawing table Writing and addressing letters in the Post Office dramatic play area Using a visual aid to learn about the positioning and directionality of writing lower case letters
STEM	Exploring motion through building ramps and finding objects that roll, testing how fast they roll. Building 3D shapes
Inquiry	Each group of children have continued to further explore their chosen topic (Bees, wombats, insects and plants) and have began to make connections between the interconnectedness of living things and how we can care for the environment Exploring nature and the natural environment by examining a range of items from the natural world (seed pods, shells, feathers, nests, drift wood) Representing their developing understandings about mini beasts/wombats through their use of clay
Social & emotional learning	Exploring and practicing different ways to calm our body; quiet reading, resting and listening to calming music, finding a quiet place to sit etc.

Wildlife Xposure Creepy Crawlies Incursion
Koala and Wombat Groups – Thursday 8 December

Last Sessions:

Joey Group – Friday 9th December

Bilby Group – Wednesday 14th December

Koala Group – Tuesday 13th December

Wombat Group – Friday 16th December

Bluebell Group – Monday 19th December

End of Year Celebrations:

Joey Group – Wednesday 15th December 12.30pm-1.30pm

Bilby Group – Thursday 15th of December 9:30am – 11.00am

Wombat Group – Thursday 15th December 11.30am-1.00pm

Koala Group – Thursday 15th December 1.30pm-3.00pm

Bluebell Group – Thursday 15th of December 5:00pm – 6:00pm