Good Afternoon,

As you have been unable to come inside the ECC for some time now I thought I would share one of our newest resources with you all.   We have invested a lot into developing our block play area, with the support of our Parent Council, which we are extremely grateful for.

The children have embraced block play and have engaged in lots of lovely learning within this area, which I am sure they have told you lots about.  After discussions about their learning on Friday, many of the children were able to tell us that while building with the various blocks, they are engineering.   Block play also provides your children with lots of new language, they are developing their math skills, risk assessing, working in partnership with their peers, developing their imaginations and they are also developing both their fine and gross motor skills.

Some of the models that have been engineered and constructed include: a fire station, a castle with a hot tub, a slide, a see saw and a huge building.

Block Play is definitely one of the most popular areas to play, within our ECC.

If you have any photographs of your children building with blocks or taking part in any other engineering experiences, we would love to see them.  You can email them to myself or the ECC email account, both address are below.

Have a lovely day,

Mrs Marshall 

eapauline.marshall@glow.sch.uk

eadunlop.ecc@eastayrshire.org.uk