ELC, Term 1 Week 11
Bugs and Slugs
This week we have had a bunny, bugs and slugs visit the ELC! Inspired by the children’s recent interest in Monarch caterpillars and butterflies, the ELC children participated in The Bug Show incursion, offering them the chance to learn about invertebrates and to see them up close. The children started by looking at a rabbit and thinking about what an animal is..
“They breathe” said Mitchell.
“They grow and drink water” said Olivia K.
They heard about animals with and without spines, looked at a model spine, moved their own bodies to see what their spines could do and thought about bones…
“Bugs and slugs don’t have spines” Bobbie told us.
“They are different because slugs can grow and then they turn into snails with hard shells” said Bailey.
“We have bones inside our body” said Belinda.
“Bunnies can’t fly because they don’t have wings or muscles” suggested Ava.
“Pterodactyls can fly” said Harrison D.
The group had the chance to look at many different live invertebrates, to compare the creatures and think about grouping and classification, and were fascinated by how many kinds of invertebrates there are in the world!
ELC Holiday Care Bookings
Holiday Care begins next week on Monday 15 April and runs through to Wednesday 24 April with closure days for Anzac Day and staff professional development on Friday 26 and Monday 29 April. Children’s term time bookings will be paused for this period and term time ELC bookings will recommence on Tuesday 30 April. Parents are reminded that children are required to wear their ELC uniforms for Holiday Care.
ELC End of Term Picnic
A reminder that the ELC End of Term Picnic will be held this Saturday 13 April in Marshmallow Playground. Please see flyer for further information. Thank you to our ELC parent reps for organising this event.
Ali Blake
Head of Early Childhood Education and Care
Bush Kindy is Back!
Thank you to all those parents who attended the Bush Kindy information session. Bush Kindy sessions will begin in Week 1 of next term. More information will be shared with parents prior to the beginning of the program.
Jenny Brozel
ELC Educational Leader/Bush Kindy Teacher