Science Week!
National Science Week is Australia's celebration of Science and Technology! This years theme is Deep Blue Innovation. Over the week the Children will continue to explore the deep blue ocean and are excited to have many opportunities to conduct and observe many different science experiments.
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Research shows that relationships with animals can support the development of empathy and engaging with animals can be therapeutic, ease tension, anxiety and stress, and bring sense of comfort.
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Today is United Nations International Day of Friendship.
Friendship is all about learning that there are more like me!
Friendship is all about learning to take turns, work together and negotiate.
Friendship is learning to be kind 💟
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Today is United Nations International Day of Friendship.
Friendship is learning to do things together and having fun!
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United Nations International Day of Friendship -
Our Educators use their knowledge of individual children’s
personalities and friendship preferences to support
children to manage their own behaviour and develop an
understanding of others’ feelings. Children are supported to engage with their peers and build emotional bonds.
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Whether you’re dealing with backtalk, or what feels like a never-ending meltdown, knowing how to stay calm (parental regulation) is the most important (and often most difficult) part of handling the situation.
An escalated adult CANNOT de-escalate an escalated child. Period.
Here are some tips for parental regulation: https://hes-extraordinary.com/how-to-stay-calm-when-your-child-isnt
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Bees have a very important job!
Through exploring the journey of the honey bee, the children are learning to use information and communication technologies to investigate ideas and gained an interest and appreciation in learning about science.
This allows Children make sense of the world around them, fosters enthusiasm in learning about science and promotes an increased respect for the living environment. BZZZZ.... ... See more

We need to empower our children to be able to make decisions around consent.
Sometimes they dont have a choice (to not run across the road, eat the dogs food, hold your hand in a car park, etc) but we can phrase our words in way that helps them learn and understand. ... See more

Children wont learn a new skill until they are developmentally ready to learn, and then they need to practice the to build connections in their brain. Learning new skills doesn't just 'happen'.

Parenting, its a tough gig, but there are always opportunities to learn new ways