Early Learning Centre

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

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

Email: elc@hillsmeade.vic.edu.au

What is happening in the ELC

Our Learning

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 Tuning in to the story by doing a ‘walk through’ of the book and thinking about the story the pictures are telling
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	Making towers with buttons and plasticine and using rulers to measure the height of these Following the sprouting and growth of the seeds planted in different conditions and documenting this growth through their drawings
Inquiry	Each group of children have researched further into their chosen topic (Bees, wombats, insects) and discovered more about the physical characteristics of these; their habitats and their needs Exploring nature and the natural environment by examining a range of items from the natural world (seed pods, shells, feathers, nests, drift wood) Creating ephemeral art using natural items Representing their developing understandings about mini beasts/wombats through their use of clay
Social & emotional learning	Mindfulness drawings – listening to music and drawing a picture in response to this. The children were encouraged to think about the colours they chose to represent the sounds as well as the lines and marks they made.