Little Ducks Childcare Wilston

July/August 2017

Last month we hosted our first wine and cheese night here at Little Ducks. The night was a big success and gave the families that attended the opportunity to network with other families and have some wonderful conversations with the educators about their children’s progress so far this year. Everyone who attended was invited to take home their portfolio to read and reflect on with their child. All families also received a letter outlining their child’s learning journey so far this year and a request for families to help us set some goals for their child for the rest of the year. These documents along with the portfolios form a valuable part of the educators assessment pro-cess for each child. In early childhood education we individually document, assess and plan for each individual child’s strengths, interests and learning needs. By reflecting on their journey so far and writing each child this letter as a form of summative as-sessment we can see what goals the children have celebrated and work to plan ahead for future learning. If you missed out on attending please see your room educator for a special letter about their learning journey to take home and read. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated educators for com-ing in during their free time to ensure the night was a big suc-cess. Family feedback from the night has been that it was ex-tremely informative and a great opportunity for networking. We plan to have more nights like this in the future and welcome any feedback our families have about the experience so we can plan an even better night next time. If you would like to make a time to sit down and speak with your educator about what your child has been learning and the goals you would like to see them working towards please talk with your educa-tors to arrange a suitable time.

169 Newmarket Road Wilston QLD 4051 Phone (07) 3356 8100 Fax (07) 3356 8400

wilston@littleducks.com.au

A note from your Centre Manager

Rebecca

Upcoming Events! ...March and April...

July

Saturday 1st - Canada Day

Leading up to this day we will lean where Canada is in our world and the importance

of ‘Canada Day.

Tuesday 4th – America’s Independence Day

America’s big celebration today, let’s celebrate alongside them!

Sunday 2nd – 9th - NAIDOC Week

This week we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander peoples.

Friday 14th - Bastille Day

The French National Day!

Wednesday 19th – PJ Day!

No need to get dressed today, come along in your PJ’s for a cosy, chilled out day.

Thursday 20th – Toress Strait Islander Presentation

Come and join us as we learn more about the Toress Strait Islander people and their

culture @ 10.30am.

Friday 28th – Crazy Hair Day

Help support the Leukaemia Foundation and the World’s Greatest Shave by coming

along with your craziest hair-do and a gold coin donation.

August

Monday 1st – 8th – Dental Health Week

Learning all about how to take care of our amazing mouths and teeth.

Monday 1st - Tooth Fairy’s On Tour

Learn about our important teeth with a visit from the tooth fairy. Join us at 10:30am.

Monday 19th – 26th - Book Week

Bring along your favourite story to share and dress up as your favourite book charac-

ter on Wednesday 23rd!

BOOK WEEK THEME: Escape to Everywhere.

29th, 30th and 31st - Centre photos!

Don’t forget to bring your smile and photo envelope with you.

Thursday 31st - Daffodil Day

Wear your brightest yellow today and donate a gold coin for the Cancer Council.

Reminders...

Centre Birthdays!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

We value your input and

feedback so please refer to

the Policy Review Folder in

the foyer for more information

or to provide any comments

or suggestions.

The policies/procedures in

review during July and August

are:

Anti-bias and Cultural

Diversity policy

Authorised person who

arrive in an unfit state

to collect children poli-

cy

Communication policy

–educators and fami-

lies

Educators course of

study policy

Policy Reviews

T –shirts and hats available for sale Don’t forget we have little

ducks hats and t-shirts available in yellow, blue and purple at the

front desk.

Egg Allergies Please remember that we have children at the ser-

vice allergic to egg. No quiche, frittata, omelette or egg promi-

nent items to be placed in lunchboxes please.

Grapes Please remember to cut grapes in half length wise to

avoid choking. We ask that all grapes coming into the centre are

cut this way to ensure the children’s safety.

Carter Thomas Liam Charlotte Edward Hugo Morgan

Gabrielle Grace

Phoebe Kingsly

Sam Duke Isabella Joshua James Oliver Grace

Henry Ivy Vincent Tyrone

Winter Warmer Cottage Pie

Method: Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan and fry the mince until browned –

you may need to do this in batches. Set aside as it browns. Put the rest

of the oil into the pan, add the vegetables and cook on a gentle heat

until soft, about 20 mins. Add the garlic, flour and tomato purée, in-

crease the heat and cook for a few mins, then return the beef to the

pan. Pour over the wine, if using, and boil to reduce it slightly before

adding the stock, Worcestershire sauce and herbs. Bring to a simmer

and cook, uncovered, for 45 mins. By this time the gravy should be

thick and coating the meat. Check after about 30 mins – if a lot of liq-

uid remains, increase the heat slightly to reduce the gravy a little. Sea-

son well, then discard the bay leaves and thyme stalks.

Meanwhile, make the mash. In a large saucepan, cover the potatoes

in salted cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender. Drain

well, then allow to steam-dry for a few mins. Mash well with the milk,

butter, and three-quarters of the cheese, then season with the nutmeg

and some salt and pepper.

Spoon meat into 2 ovenproof dishes. Pipe or spoon on the mash to

cover. Sprinkle on the remaining cheese. If eating straight away, heat

oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and cook for 25-30 mins, or until the top-

ping is golden. Or follow the steps (below) to freeze.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil

1¼kg beef mince

2 onions, finely chopped

3 carrots, chopped

3 celery sticks, chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

3 tbsp plain flour

1 tbsp tomato purée

large glass red wine (optional)

850ml beef stock

4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

few thyme sprigs

2 bay leaves

For the mash

1.8kg potatoes, chopped

225ml milk

25g butter

200g strong cheddar, grated

freshly grated nutmeg

Educator Spotlight

Recently Miss Denise has joined our team as Lead Educator in the Kindy room. Miss Denise has her Bachelor of Education (Primary) and Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood majoring in Special Education. Miss Denise is a busy bee spending her free time being active and social. She enjoys attending Boot Camp, Fun Runs and pastel art classes. She likes to relax by participating in a monthly book club, watching movies with friends and taking her Bishon Frise puppy (Griffin) to the beach. Miss Denise brings 25 years experience in the classroom to her role at Little Ducks and is excited to share her love of life long learning and play based education with the children.

Miss Jas has been welcomed to the team as Nursery Educator after

working casually at Little Ducks for the past 4 months.. She is very excited to move into a

permanent role at our childcare and join Miss Debbie in the Nursery. Miss Jas is particularly excited to

share many firsts with the children and help them build some of their early bonds and early relationships.

Miss Jas has her Diploma of Early Childhood Education and is studying her

Bachelor of Education (Primary). She brings 3 years of childcare experi-ence to the team and is excited to learn more whilst she is here.

Miss Jas enjoys reading and running in her spare time. She loves to travel

and has so far visited Bali and America .When she isn’t travelling she spends time with her Shetland Sheep Dogs Kai and Sam.

Nursery Natter! We welcomed lots of new friends into the Nursery Room during the

last couple of months. We hope that Tyson, Tobias, Madeline, Harlow, Ivy, Charlie, Jensen, Charlotte and their families all have lots of fun and learning during their time with us. We have enjoyed getting to know all of the children and their families and are working on forming strong bonds with everyone. A big congratulation to all the Nursery children who recently graduated up into the Toddler Room. A lot has happened during the past two months. We celebrated Moth-ers Day with a pampering session and invited all the Mums to come to the centre to have their little ones rub scented hand cream into their hands. This was a terrific sensory experience for both Mums and chil-dren. This was followed by a State of Origin day where most of the

staff and children all wore maroon to support our Queensland State of Origin team. The chil-dren had lots of fun playing with some footballs, two smaller ones and a full sized footy. Eve-ryone was fascinated by the bumpy texture of the balls but not so thrilled with the rubber scent !

We had a student visit us for 3 weeks from QUT. Miss Sirena brought us lots of new ideas and experiences to try including cloud dough, edible chalk, sensory windows, hot and cold sensory bottles, finding items hidden inside boxes, tasting a variety of new foods including lemons, cottage cheese, basil and jelly, finger paint, bubble wrap, balloons and bubbles. We all learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed most of these experiences.

Lastly we were lucky enough to receive some new toys including a waalker and two push along bikes to ride on. These are much appre-ciated by our emerging walkers and a big help to develop our walking skills. Thank you all so much for entrusting us with the care of your beautiful children. It brings us so much joy to see them happy, grow-ing and learning.

Kerri-anne Hogan

Educator

Debbie Mynn

Lead Educator

Toddler Tales! 大家好！(Da jia hao)

That means “Hello, everyone” in Mandarin, Over the last few months we have wit-nessed the children grow full of confi-dence, curiosity and disposition for learning as they discover the world around them. It has been an enjoyable journey and a privilege to see each child growing with confidence and a c h i e v i n g t h e i r m i l e s t o n e s .

The children have been learning about different cultures through different activities like dancing, storytelling and art-works. An example was our Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations where we set a series of activities for the children to learn about Irish heritage and culture. The children made shamrocks using

their hand prints and stamping, learning the colour green and its connection to St. Patrick’s Day. The children also participated in making green glittered playdough, partici-pating by touching the ingredients and mixing. We dis-cussed the significance of the clover in Irish tradition. This amazing experience was extended to a session of Irish music and dance. We believe that teaching about other countries cultures to the children help them to devel-op sense of identity and respect toward different cultures. During our Easter celebrations, the children learned about Easter Bilby and how children around the world celebrate Easter. Then, after the long Easter weekend, we were pleased to have Henny Penny visiting our centre, which

gave the children the amazing opportunity to watch real chicken eggs hatch and grow into fluffy baby chickens. This experience allowed the children to learn about the importance of respect-ing our environment and develop wonder and curiosity. To help the children to develop and explore their sensory skills, we have engaged them in range of activities including manipulating different textures found in the nature like sand, soil, water and leaves. An example was the day the children arrived in the centre and discovered that the sand pit was wet due to the rain. This situation turned out to be a fun and exciting learning journey where the children explored the sand by touching it with their hands and feet, and learned the words sandy, grainy and wet to describe the sand. To extend this experience a bit further, the chil-dren also learned to make sand castles and incorporate their own ide-as by bringing trucks, cars and diggers into the area. We also engaged in sand painting, and learned the words bumpy, soft, smooth and grainy. The children also enjoyed playing with the water filled balloon as well as explore the sensory tray that contains pom-

Tiago Oliveria

Lead Educator

Nabia Songco

Lead Educator

Toddler Tales! poms, feathers, pipe cleaners and sticks. We also explored the texture of the rice, which the children really love. During the activity, the children learned the colours yellow, blue and green as well as strengthen their muscles and joints by shaking the bottle to mix the colour into the rice. We also used the spoon and cup to transfer the rice, revisiting the children’s prior knowledge of manipulating the spoon. The children also explored our sensory wall and learning wall, which contain their sand art and puffy painting, and learned the words bumpy, soft, smooth and grainy. The children also en-joyed playing with the water filled balloon as well as explore the sensory tray that contains pom-poms, feathers, pipe cleaners and sticks. Over the last few months we have observed how the children begin to become more aware of their physical wellbeing through the day. The children have demonstrated awareness of the importance of washing their hands before having their

meal and after going to the bathroom, and they always remember to swish and swallow after having their meal to keep their teeth and mouths clean. Through reading, music and having sus-tained conversations the children we have observed the children making a huge im-provement in their language skills. During our interactions with the children we have been talking about feelings and different emotions. As a result, we have seen the children demonstrating empathy toward oth-er children’s feelings by offering them com-fort when they feel frustrated or upset. Mov-

ing forwards, we will support the children’s developing sense of belonging, community and re-spect for the environment through recreating our garden. We will also continue to strengthen the children’s mind and body through engaging them in confidence course that will challenge their problem-solving skills, spatial awareness and proprioception. We will also work on de-veloping independence, sense of ownership and ability to respect other people’s rights. We will also continue to support the children’s lan-guage development through music, books and sustained conversation providing them with everything they need to achieve their milestones and we value and appreciate your suggestions and feedbacks.

Georgia Dunning

Educator

Junior Kindy Jumble!

What an eventful couple of months we have had in the junior

kindy Room. Throughout the month of May and June we have

had a major focus in our social and emotional development, our

wellbeing and sensory awareness. Through these developmen-

tal milestones we have offered the children many engaging ac-

tivities that help them develop these skills further. May and

June have been all about gardening, Dinosaurs, creative senso-

ry play experiences and science. Throughout the month of May

we have been connecting to our environment by becoming in-

volved in gardening experiences and recycling activities. The

children have put up a green thumb towards the environment and enjoy being sus-

tainable. Not only have we been taking care of our environment, but we have been

taking extra care for our wellbeing by

providing the care we need during the day

like doing simple task. The children are

learning to wipe their noses, wipe their fac-

es after meal periods and using self-help

skills during bathroom transitions. This has

been a wonderful outcome for the children

as they are valuing new wellbeing skills

every day.

Moving forward the children have been in-

spired to create environments for their dino-

saurs to live inside and outside as we have been reading stories and looking at post-

ers of Dinosaurs. Through these environments we have explored sensory as we use

our sense of touch to feel the different textures of natural materials. Our favourite nat-

ural material to investigate with the dinosaurs was rocks. The children used the rocks

in the sun to make their dinosaurs nice and warm, whilst we then put the rocks into

the shade to create a cool climate for the dinosaurs. This was interesting as we could

change the temperature of the rock by using the energy from the sun. We then con-

tinued to explore this further over the week

and learnt that the observable colour from

these natural re-

sources should do with

the light wavelengths

that are reflected from

that object.

We also learnt that

rocks can be formed

from hot lava that

comes out of a volca-

Mandy Hall

Lead Educator

Jasmine Reed

Educator

Junior Kindy Jumble! no. We then created our very own volcanic eruption which the kids then became in-

troduced to science as we made a chemical reaction.

We continued to explore science throughout the month of June by experimenting with

different ingredients to create explosions or investigations. We investigated colours

and how they are formed by creating chemical reactions and we used balloons to es-

timate time and distance. We can’t wait to continue learning science and creating

mathematically knowledge.

Without a doubt, the children are always intrigued and engaged during sensory expe-

riences. Creating environments that involved sensory invites the children to become

involved in learning activities like colours, shapes, names of objects, and counting.

Sensory experiences have enabled the children to become messy and learn the val-

ues of hands on play whilst learning. It is rewarding to see the children sharing laugh-

ter and building on relationships throughout these experiences and taking these ex-

periences home to share with families.

Leading up towards July and August we will continue to learn new experiences with

science that will help us develop on our social and emotional skills, physical skills,

language and cognitive skills. The children can learn so much through science as it is

practical and relevant which the children and educators become enthusiastic, be-

cause they know that simple science equipment can liven up a topic and make it easi-

er for children to engage with. We can’t wait to see what we can experiment and ex-

plore with.

Kindy Catch Up Welcome to another exciting newsletter from the Kindy Room.

The children have been very interested in learning about an ‘Under

the Sea’ and ‘Dinosaur’ theme for the past few months. They have

been very enthusiastic and involved in listening and responding to

different stories relating to these themes on a daily basis. For the

‘Under the Sea’ unit the children have learnt about the physical char-

acteristics and names of Ocean animals, distinctive marine animal

colour schemes, learning about the specific names of body parts and

sounds that these marine animals make when communicating with

each other. Children have practised recalling the names of body parts

for fish, a crab, whale and an octopus. Each week there were inten-

tional teaching moments to discover information reports about these ocean animals. This in-

formation included how they move, where they live, what they eat and special body features

that allow them to adapt to their environment and protect themselves against predators. The

children also enjoyed stating their knowledge and understanding of these Ocean animals.

This was an exciting theme for the children. The Kindy children loved naming the different

types of Dinosaurs and classifying them into herbivores, carnivores and omnivore categories.

Also classifying Dinosaurs into categories such as land, sea and sky area according to how

these Dinosaurs move in their environment. Each week there were intentional teaching mo-

ments to learn about how different Dinosaurs move, what they eat, where they live and special

physical characteristics Dinosaurs use to protect them against their enemies. There was lots

of fun and excitement as the children eagerly sang songs, learnt the words to recall in each

song verse, learnt word meanings and new vocabulary and performed the actions to songs

related to Ocean animals and Dinosaurs.

For Literacy the children learnt to recognise the sound and shape formation of the first letter in

their name. The children are currently learning to identify their name on their belongings and

to trace their name on laminated cardboard. Children have also been using alphabet stamps

from letters a-z and learning to recognise these letters and make letter sound. Next we

played the alphabet game where children located items inside the room that started with par-

ticular letters, with a little bit of assistance from the Educators.

Maths topics were related to obtaining knowledge about shape names and identifying parts of

a shape such as the side, corners and face of the shape such as circles, triangles, rectangles,

diamonds and squares. The children used plastic sticky shapes to build different types of

houses. Children formed pictures on laminated cards using a variety of shapes. All children

were learning about how to use their eye and hand co-ordination to

manipulate shapes using their spatial thinking skills and problem solv-

ing skills. Kindy children were excited to use shape stamps to create

patterns and pictures of animals. The children were also learning to

name and identify different colours located in stories, activities and in

the environment. There was the investigation of colour, shape patterns

with three repeating colours by making necklaces, bangles and thread-

ing buttons onto shoe laces and then naming the repeated pattern ele-

ments. During outside sand pit play the children were having fun com-

paring the sizes and lengths of different cups and plates as they were

cooking and making cupcakes. For the past few weeks the children

have also been counting the number of children in attendance with

Denise Barnes

Lead Educator

Melissa Simpson

Lead Educator

Miss Sawson during morning group time. Miss Sawsan has been

using one to one correspondence to count to the number twenty-two

with the children. When the children are designated a number they

call it out and jump up like a frog. The children are learning to recog-

nise these numbers when using the magnetic numbers, to verbalise

numbers orally and in the correct counting sequence.

Science topics were related to using a magnifying glass to look and

discuss the physical characteristics of different Dinosaurs and Ocean

animals. Also magnifying glasses were used outside in the play-

ground to investigate the process of reflection and refraction where

the sun reflects lights and shadows through mirrors. Once the light

from the magnifying glass is reflected onto different items at different

angles this effect produces different colours, prism effects, light patterns and shapes onto ob-

jects. This was a fun activity for the children.

Outside in the playground the children were learning ball skills such as how to use hand ges-

tures to catch and throw a ball. Also children were learning how to kick a ball to different dis-

tances. Children enjoyed the obstacle course fun of swinging along the monkey bars, fort

climbing, rolling on a mat, jumping inside tyres, balancing and walking along planks of different

heights and sliding down a slide and into the sandpit. The focus of these gross motor activi-

ties is to assist children with their confidence, agility, balance skills, eye and hand co-

ordination, consolidating gross motor skills, strengthening muscles in their hands, arms, shoul-

ders and legs.

The children enjoyed making sushi, learning about Asian cooking, making fruit salad and eat-

ing this delicious food. We asked the children questions such as what is your favourite fruit?

Which was your favourite food that you made today? We discussed the names of different

food, the importance of eating healthy food and the components of the healthy food pyramid.

This activity promotes healthy life style choices and engages children in the enjoyment of the

cooking process.

The children have loved being involved in the Art and Craft activities for the ‘Under the Sea’

theme. The giant ‘Rainbow Fish’ collage was a group effort. The children were naming the

colours of the fish scales, discussing friendship values and social interaction skills to be a

good friend. Seahorse pictures were painted and decorated with glitter and acrylic gems. Cre-

ative flare was displayed when the children neatly painted a Clown Fish with watercolour paint

and crayons were used to colour an Angel Fish. Problem solving skills

were displayed to draw, cut out and construct a Swirley Fish mobile

out of cardboard. Next month there will be a focus on animals and

practising independence skills to make their beds, pack up their beds

after sleep time and put on their shoes.

Kindy Catch Up!

Sawsan Al-Takarly

Educator

Yaama Welcome to another edition of preschool pride bi-monthly newsletter. As you are aware this May we had a big move swapping our preschool classroom with the Kin-dy room. This plan was implemented to make way for our new free moving indoor/outdoor learning environment. Research has taught us that children should have equal access to indoor and outdoor learning environments during their early years education. This gives children the ability to explore their natural world using their

whole body. We loved the input from the children and their parents on the different learning area’s they wanted in their new classroom. This allowed the preschooler to take responsibility for caring and respecting their environment. The children are becoming great helpers of the new classroom, learning where to put resources when they are finished working with them and even helping set up and cleaning up the classroom. This involves setting out the tables for our meal times, wiping ta-bles and sweeping the floors throughout the day and the most loved cleaning activity is vacu-

uming the mat at the end of the day. The children are responsi-ble for packing their bags, putting sheets away, making their beds and even wiping down their own rest/sleep mats. The children enjoy these tasks in which they are learning to be inde-pendent and to follow simple instructions. This is a great skill for the children to take with them next year to school. The new indoor/outdoor flow encouraged us to implement a learning program on exploring and providing meaningful docu-mentation on all the learning that occurs outside. This included all the literacy that is involved through drawing and writing with

chalk, water paints, having clipboards outside for children to write, scribble or draw as well as creating a reading corner for children to connect with nature. Children are constantly develop-ing mathematic concepts through exploring how our bodies move (spatial awareness) through creating and completing obstacle courses. This had to include the jumping mat as the chil-dren have loved exploring ways to jump high and long and gaining confidence to climb, turn their bodies (hand eye coordination) and developing strong leg muscles (gross motor skills). We created a course that included balancing, crawling, hopping, jumping, climbing using lan-guage such as under, over, around, on top, underneath, which all link into learning early mathematical concepts. Science investigations are prominent in our outdoor area such as, searching natural environment for resources to use in our craft area, exploring dinosaurs in the sandpit like a paleontologist would and using salt and water to melt dinosaur ice eggs, which required lots of persistence and fine motors skills using the eye droppers. We love exploring our natural outdoor environment as it has positive disposi-tions for all children regardless of age. We had a special day planned on the 15th of May, we invited our mums to

Preschool Pride!

Cherie Samson

Early Childhood

Teacher

Vicki Anderson

Early Childhood

Teacher

come in and share an afternoon of pampering by the preschoolers. The preschoolers did their mum’s hairs, painted their nails, threaded necklaces, ate the slice the children prepared that morning and drew pictures of their mothers. This was a great opportunity for the children to share their learning portfolios with their mum’s and for you as mothers to spend some time in the preschool environment. As preschool teachers we thank you for your continued support for the Kindergarten program and we love working closely with you to ensure your child’s needs are met. We recognize parents are the first teachers for early years children and we are there to teach and support your child to become better prepared for school and life. During the month of June we have dived deep into our culture and diversity planning. We have introduced the children to a beautiful ‘Acknowledgement of Country” to pay respect for Aboriginal people of past, present and future. Each morning during group time a preschooler is invited to lead the acknowledgement. “Here is the land, here is the sky, here are my friends and here am I. We are on Turrbal country.” Including this into our everyday routine is great for the children to show interest and respect for learning Aboriginal culture. We have begun to break down the words and actions to the ‘Taba Naba’ song, which is challenging our speech and coordination. The children have shown great inter-est and respect for learning this song sitting in a circle on the mat and watching the teachers as well as each other perform the actions. We put some music to these actions and everyone got fully involved. We are plan-ning on continuing practicing this then sharing with the Kindy, Junior Kindy, Toddler and Nursery room. This will give the preschoolers the opportunity to use their leadership skills to teach the younger children the words and actions. We have introduced a yarning circle in the preschool room. A yarning circle is derived from the Aboriginal culture, this creates a place for the children to have their true voice heard and it is a place where stories and knowledge can be shared in a caring relaxing environment. Dur-ing this yarning circle the children passed around a yarning stick and shared stories of their homes and houses. This is giving them the opportunity to practice speaking confidently in front of their peers.

We will continue to explore culture and di-versity especially with the up coming NAI-DOC Week. This when we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Abo-riginal and Torres Strait Islander people. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but also by Australi-ans from all walks of life.

Preschool Pride!

Revathi Mehandran

Educator

Language Immersion with Mr Tiago

Physical Education with Miss Cherie In terms 3 and 4 we will begin our education enrichment programs.

Miss Cherie will be taking physical education classes every Tuesday

and will be providing all rooms with experiences they can follow

through with through out the week. Cherie holds a Bachelor of Physical

Education and was a PlayBall instructor in New Zealand before moving

to Australia. All children will be offered the opportunity to engage in

physical education with Miss Cherie on Tuesdays.

In term 3 Miss Cherie will be focusing on Core Skills with the children.

We will be working from our core to build our inner core strength, an

essential skill for supporting us to hold our bodies in the right way. Keep

you eyes on the notice board for weekly updates on the activities the

children have been engaged in.

In terms 3 and 4 we will begin our education enrichment programs.

Mr Tiago will be taking language immersion classes every Thursday for

children in the kindy and preschool rooms. Tiago holds a Degree in ear-

ly Learning and Arts from his home country of Brazil. He also has a cer-

tificate in Japanese Proficiency and speaks 6 languages (Russian, Jap-

anese, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese and English). Tiago refined his pro-

ficiency in languages by teaching others how to speak other language

online.

In term 3 Mr Tiago will be focusing on Portuguese with the children. The

children will learn Portuguese greetings, songs and will learn about the

culture. Keep you eyes on the notice board for weekly updates on the

activities the children have been engaged in.

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