It has been a busy term in the ELC so far. We have been involved in a lot of learning through some special events.
Science Week 31 July to 4 August.
It was great to see the children participate in a range of activities based on science. Some of the activities were making special aerodynamic circle airplanes, colour mixing through playdough, walking rainbow, magic milk, floating, and sinking, and rainbow clouds. Everyone was very excited to give each activity a go and made some interesting discoveries. We all loved how the children embraced predicting what would happen before the experiments were conducted.
“It’s going to explode!”
“I think you will make a volcano.”
“I think the cream will float and the colours will mix to make a rainbow.”
“The red and blue will mix, and it will make purple!”
On the Thursday, we welcomed the Science Captains from the Senior College. They came down to the ELC to demonstrate some of experiments that they have been learning in their class. Our favourite experiment was turning the spaghetti different colours. The Science captains made it super fun and exciting. Everyone in the ELC wants to say a HUGE thank you to our Science Captains for coming to the ELC and putting on a science show our children will never forget! Read the report – Student Voice Science Captains
The Recycle man Monday 7 August
He was a big hit with our children. Through stories, fun games, props and songs he taught the children about recycling. He showed us how to look after our planet by recycling glass, hard plastic, paper, cardboard, and metal cans. We learnt that we must look for the special recycling symbol to know what can go into the recycling bin! We got to dress up as Recycle Heroes and learn about the importance of recycling and sustainability, and environmental awareness.
This was our first Recycle man incursion and we think the children will agree with us in saying it was a big hit!
Ambulance Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 August
We had a special visit from Claire and Michael who are Paramedics! They brought in special equipment they use to help people in an emergency, including their ambulance! They demonstrated a range of first aid skills, how to measure our heartbeat and oxygen levels. The children were able to dress up as paramedics, ride on the stretcher, sit in the driver’s seat and push and pull every button available in the ambulance. Having the ambulance visit was a great experience to become familiar with what might happen in a real emergency. Thank you, Claire and Michael.
Prior to our incursion one of our classes watched a video that briefly explained the role of a Paramedic. To see what the children had taken away from the video the staff used a thinking routine called, “I used to think… Now I think…” Through this routine the children discussed how they used to view Paramedics and before the video and then reveal a new discovery about them.
“I used to think Paramedics walked to emergencies, now I think Paramedics drive the ambulance.”
“I used to think the sirens and lights came on at the same time, now I think they can come on separately.”
“I used to think Paramedics just wore suits, now I think they wear hats and gloves too.”
Book week 21 August to 25 August
We had such a great time celebrating Book Week this year! A big thank you to all our families for the time and effort put into creating/sourcing your child’s costume, they all looked fabulous!
Everyone did a great job parading around the ELC during our two parading mornings and both went off without a hitch, leaving us with a strong sense of community.
After the parade we completed book week activities. The children got to choose between four craft activities which related to the books they have been reading in Library this term. They could make a frog (Snap), a giraffe (Bev and Kev), and a lyrebird (Where the Lyrebird Lives). They could also colour a bookmark too.
Reflections written and posted in our Story Park App, by Claire Trappitt, Brooke Mitchell, and Gen Brown.
