Tomorrow is 'Early Childhood' Educator's Day'!
Our Educator's deserve an enormous heartfelt thanks for their continued support of children and families during this ever changing pandemic.
Please give a shout out to your child's Educator for their continued efforts to create a brighter, kinder, stronger and smarter world.
Early Childhood Educators are ESSENTIAL
Early Childhood Educators Day
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It is important to discuss challenging topics that are relevant to everyday life, with your children. This includes COVID-19, changes to family dynamics and Cultural Diversity.
It is paramount that children develop knowledgeable and confident self identities, while learning to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect.
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Did you know that Blubber is a thick layer of fat under the skin and is how whales stay warm?
The Juniors have been discussing the cold weather and how some of our ocean animals survive in such conditions without jumpers!
Juniors decided to experiment on making their own blubber. First we used iced water, a zip lock bag, with nothing inside this. This represented our skin with no blubber. The Children could feel the freezing cold water.
Next, we filled the ziplock bag with vegetable shortening then wrapped the bag around our hand acting as blubber! Sticking our blubber covered hand in the water the children could feel the difference.

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*Saltwater Density*
The Juniors have been exploring saltwater density and the concept of objects floating in the ocean’s salt water versus fresh water. To test the theory the Juniors experimented with eggs in water with different levels of salt.
The Children recorded their findings through drawing what they observed.

What you need
- 1 x cup of fresh water
- 1 x cup of water with 1 tsp of salt
- 1 x cup of water with 2 tablespoons of salt
- Whole egg to test

The Findings
- No salt = Egg sank
- 1 x teaspoon of salt = Egg sank
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Today in the Toddler room the Children experimented using straws and bubbly water as a method of painting!
First the Children worked together with their Educator to mix the ingredients together to make water paint and dish washing liquid, deciding on colours that looked like the ocean!
Next it was exploring the use of a straw to create the bubbles. This method of painting involved a cause and effect experiment using straws, liquid, and their own breaths. This required a lot of practice on the children’s behalf, becoming aware of how their lungs work – breathing in through their nose and pushing air out through the straw. Once the Children mastered this technique it was time to put it to the test! ... See more

Did someone say 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. ... See more

As part of the upcoming Science Week, the Preschool Educators procured a blue swimmer crab to examine! The Children were absolutely fascinated by it and some very bravely touched it!
The Children used their observations to create their drawings and summarise their findings.

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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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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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United Nations International Day of Friendship -
Children learn about friendships by observing the adults around them, collaborating together and modelling positive behaviours. We create a caring and respectful environment so everyone feels part of the group and together share the responsibility for the wellbeing of others
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