REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL WOOLLAHRA NEWSLETTER
Dee’s Message
6TH MAY 2022
Dear Parents and Caregivers, Welcome back to another exciting term in the ELS! The staff and I were thrilled to have all the children back in their classes this week and it was very special to see them reestablishing their friendships and excitedly connecting with their teachers. There were so many experiences to share that it will probably take a few weeks for all of the funfilled events which the children enjoyed during their holidays to come tumbling out! Of course, there were also those for whom the fun at school never ended, who were part of the Holiday Care Programme. It was clear they all had a thoroughly good time, with a varied and creative range of activities on offer each day. My thanks to all those wonderful teachers who participated and in particular, Jane Pledger who made such an effort to ensure that the children had such a
stimulating and interesting experience. One cannot underestimate how important a physical space is when it comes to helping a child feel secure and affirmed. We are so conscious of this in the ELS, and we try to ensure that our classrooms and play areas are exactly that – spaces which invite exploration and creativity, while at the same time providing a sense of support. Learning inevitably means stepping over the threshold of uncertainty at times – it is how we all learn that we are capable of so much more than we could ever have imagined. This is what we hope for in the ELS. That the physical spaces and the encouragement shown by the teachers will prompt the children to step beyond the known, to explore the unknown. To discover that they
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