Early Learning Centre

There are still vacancies available at our ELC for children 3 years and over.

$95 per day -Less your Child Care Subsidy eligibility.

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

Phone: 9704 6313 - Option ELC

Email: elc@hillsmeade.vic.edu.au

What is happening in the ELC

Our Learning

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

Reading	Exploring storytelling through small world play; retelling familiar stories and making up their own Creating stories with the use of felt boards, rearranging the pieces on the board to support the developing story line
Writing	Exploring the stories that can be told through our own and others illustrations Writing names and becoming familiar with the names of the letters contained within this Identifying written letters of the alphabet and naming things that start with that letter
STEM	Developing an understanding of positional concepts, including above, below, on top, under, next to, over and under Developing an understanding of sorting according a common characteristic, such as shape, colour or size
Inquiry	We have continued to support the children in exploring the ways in which they can express their thoughts and ideas through different mediums, including art, construction, music, and storytelling. The children have had the opportunity to revisit the mediums introduced over the course of the term as they have determined their medium or ‘language’ of choice and use this to create a detailed piece of work that has been accompanied by a verbal narrative. Extending on the work the children have been engaged in with wire and clay to explore working on 3 dimensional models
Social & emotional learning	Practicing mindfulness as the children have listened to relaxing music and engaged in guided meditations Practicing mindful breathing techniques, such as tracing your index finger around the fingers of the other hand while breathing slowly in and out Supporting the children in their interactions with one another to help them develop strategies to resolve conflict with their peers

News and Reminders

13th June – 26th June; Week 8 & 9 Parent Teacher Interviews

Celebration of Learning

Retelling the story of “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen

Building with the wood off cuts and then making up a story to go with it

Working with oil pastels and water colours to create her own interpretation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, featuring her family on the banks of the river