A huge well done to all the children for completing their homework task for last night. The children were to look for circle and square shaped objects within their home. We got some fantastic answers like; clocks, cushions, mirrors, buttons on the remote control.
The homework task for tonight is to find rectangle and triangle shapes in and around the house.
If you could show your child a picture of or an object of either a rectangle or triangle first and then send them off around the home to find objects that are these shapes. If you walk down to the ECC or even drive, try to encourage your child to look out for these shapes as well as circles and squares.
What can you find???
We will be asking the children tomorrow (Friday 13th)
Maria
REMEMBER IT IS PYJAMA DAY TOMORROW!! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN YOUR PYJAMAS.
This week the children have been learning all about 2D shapes, being able to name them and how 2D shapes are all around us!
We are looking for the children to complete a shape hunt at home?
The 2 shapes we would ask to cover are;
Can you get the children to look for circles in the house, count how many they can see and name the objects? The same for squares. We will ask the children tomorrow how they got on and what circles or squares they could see in their house. It would be good if the children could see the shape to begin with for example; drawing a circle or using a plate.
Have fun and we cant wait to hear all the objects they find.
This Friday – 13th November – we would like to invite all the children in the ECC to come dressed in their pyjamas!! (This is optional)
We will be learning all about the Children in Need charity and the wonderful work they do, and take part in various activities throughout the day!
JOIN US ON FRIDAY IN YOUR PYJAMAS!!!
Normally for this charity we would ask for donations to be made through us to send to Children in Need.
Due to the current restrictions we would ask any of our families looking to make a donation to this directly to the BBC Children in Need. Follow this link to the website;
Here are the children in the ECC exploring, investigating, learning and of course having fun!!!
“There is a growing body of research that shows that young children’s access to nature and outdoor play is positively associated with improved self-esteem, physical health, development of language skills and disposition to learning.” – My World Outdoors
Normally on a Monday we would collect the £3 snack money from each family. Due to restrictions in place we are no longer able to collect any cash from our families.
East Ayrshire Council will provide snack funding for the children in the ECC.
In light of these new developments I would like to ask if possible for any of our families to donate any of the following:
Tissues, Baby wipes or kitchen roll
There will be a box available in the ECC Playground in the Blue hut, that we ask if you bring any donation can you please place in the box (not in a carrier bag) as these items will be left for 72 hours before any staff can handle or be used!
We would like to thank you all for your continued support!
On Friday 30th October the ECC will be hosting Halloween parties for the children. The children can come in dressed up if they wish too.
There will be games, party snacks, dancing and some spooky fun!!!!
As always we ask that the costumes are suitable for children aged 3-5 years old. No scary masks or characters that are not appropriate for younger children.
If you have any queries please speak with myself or a member of staff.
Due to the current restrictions we are unfortunately unable to welcome parents into the ECC to follow what your child has been up to. We have been having fun learning about various things that have taken the children’s interest. Here is a little look at how busy your children have been over the past couple of weeks.
Keeping active at Gym and Outdoor play
After finding some creatures in our garden, the children questioned what else we might find if we went on a bug hunt and had an interest in other minibeasts.
We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar which inspired some artwork and snack
We learned that Bee’s have 5 eyes which Callan remembered when making his own and how they make honey…… which we even got to taste
Josh has told the RED & BLUE groups about finding chestnuts that fell off a tree at his grandmas house, we then looked at some conkers which led to an interesting discussion about Autumn. We will be taking this learning forward.
Due to the current restrictions we are unfortunately unable to welcome parents into the ECC to follow what your child has been up to. We have been having fun learning about various things that have taken the children’s interest. Here is a little look at how busy your children have been over the past couple of weeks.
Keeping active at Gym and Outdoor play
Whilst outside, the children started talking about how the weather had changed. This led to an interest in learning about different weathers, assessing and recording the weather each day.
This inspired some art, we made rainy and stormy pictures
We experimented to see the effect the sun had on ice, how much rain fell and what the wind did to bubbles
Harrison brought in some leaves that he found to show the YELLOW, PURPLE & GREEN groups. This led to a great discussion about Autumn. We will be taking this learning forward.
