CGELC Newsletter
October / November 2017
Dear Parents & Guardians
Welcome to our newsletter!
Sorry we're a bit late this month, but we've been extremely busy learning, playing and having fun as usual.
Spring is well and truly here, and we're so happy to have the weather warming up - of course as things are heating up , it means that the Sun's UV levels are higher and more dangerous and we have to take a measure of precautions to protect our skin against sun burn. So a reminder to please ensure that appropriately protective 'sun hats' are packed into school bags so children can safely enjoy outdoor play!
We have lots to look forward too leading up to Christmas! Here's a brief overview of what's in store and some important dates.
What to Look Forward to in October & November
Learning Experiences
Munch & Move learning about ways to keep fit, and healthy! and also practicing and developing fundamental movement skills!
Places to Live each creature has their natural habitat and living conditions, we're going to explore the differences and similarities and why they live the way they do!
Deepavali Festival of Lights is also taking place on 19.10.17 so we'll have a brief discussion and incursion about this Hindu festival!
Polynesian Islands. We're going to learn a little bit about the history, culture, music, dancing and traditions of the Polynesian Islands inspired by our interest in recent Disney movie, Moana.
Natural Disasters. As they are something so common around the world today, we thought comparing and learning about types of disasters and how best to prepare for them and react to them to stay safe and sound!
Diarise these Dates
4-10 October 2017 is WORLD SPACE WEEK!
15 October 2017 is Global Handwashing Day
12 November 2017 - Remembrance Day
13 November 2017 - World Kindness Day
13-19 November 2017 - RECYCLING WEEK
Important Date: CGELC END OF YEAR CONCERT is coming up and will be taking place on Saturday, 9 December 2017 from 1pm - 4pm at Wrights Road Community Centre (Wrights Road, Kellyville) - across from Aldi. We'd really love all our families to join in this special celebration of our year's work!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Happy Birthday to MILA who is celebrating her birthday on
November 2nd
INCASE YOU MISSED IT : Highlights from August / September
Learning about the WORLD
EGYPT , JAPAN, MEXICO, TAIWAN and ITALY!
We explored some buildings, structures and delicious international cuisine over these two weeks!
Learning about MYSELF.
Karate Senseis , Musicians and Doctors are just some of the interesting career paths we'd like to follow!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
A DAD is
a Son's first HERO and
a daugther's first LOVE! <3
We loved sharing this special week to celebrate our fathers. Photo's of our celebrations were shared in the Facebook group - so have a browse with the link below.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.241253569730815&type=3
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Landscapes
We discussed various landscapes including mountains, pyramids , cities and the savannah grasslands of Africa (pictured below) ...
Spring is HERE!
We did some gardening, weeding, watering , planting and juicing in welcoming SPRING!
CHECK OUT SOME MORE PHOTOS OF OUR LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP!
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