2014 spring summer bumper salisbury snippets

spring/summer issue | 2014 produced for our families

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Summer SNIPPETS salisbury child care BUMPER EDITION

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inside this issue centre happenings

snapshot of the year Australia Day

staffing news

Red nose day

our favourite recipe

Fathers day Bunnings visit Crazy Hair Day Pyjama day

general news

Gingerbreak man puppet show Easter

christmas closure thank you

room news bumblebees dragonflies lady bugs

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Welcome

Welcome to our BUMPER edition of our Salisbury Snippets for 2014.

Another year is nearly over and it has been a very successful one at that. All the Educators have worked at such a high standard following the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) to ensure your Children get the highest quality of care and education. Your input and suggestions are highly important to us so please spare a few minutes to look at all the hard work the girls have put in to the curriculum and write down any comments or suggestions you may have.

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Your feedback will help us to ensure your Children’s interests are included in our daily routine. There is also a suggestions and comments journal in the foyer for you to write in. Thank you for all the positive feedback we have already received,

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it has been a wonderful year so far and we look forward to our Christmas Celebrations ahead.

Sadly we will be saying a few goodbyes to some wonderful families this year. You have been a huge part of Salisbury and it has been so nice watching your Children grow and learn starting in the Bumblebees room through to the Dragonflies room. Watching them go through these different stages of learning has been so rewarding. We will miss you all so please remember to come and visit us. To all the families who are staying on in 2015, we look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

THANK YOU

Silvana and Ewa

“We wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy and safe NEW YEAR” from All the staff at Salisbury

STAFFING NEWS

You may have noticed a few new faces around the centre. We would like to welcome Sara and Ashley to our centre. They are both Qualified Educators and have worked with Children for many years. Sara is in the Bumblebees room taking over from Loretta to which we sadly said goodbye to her in August. Loretta has been a huge part of our centre for aproxiamently four years. We will sadly miss her contagious laugh at Salisbury, she was loved by everyone and it’s always nice when she pops in for a visit to say “hello” Sadly we also have to say goodbye to Diana that has been at Salisbury for over 22 years. She has watched this centre grow in to what it is today and has seen and adjusted to the different changes over the years.

She completed her diploma a few years ago and always put her heart and soul while at the centre.

Diana guaranteed to give us all a laugh a day. The stories she told always put a smile on our face and a good laugh too! It is so, so hard to say goodbye to such a wonderful role model, we will miss you Diana.

Diana has written us a letter to say thank you and goodbye.

CHRISTMAS

CLOSURE

The centre will be closing at 6pm on Tuesday the

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re-open

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Tuesday the 07th January 2015. You will not be charged during the time we are closed.

THANK YOU

Just want to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful families that have helped us throughout the year, especially our PAC members. Thank you John to doing such a fantastic job with our Bunnings Sausage Sizzle earlier this year, we look forward to doing it again next year. I would also like to thank Mike Matusik for his

generous donation AGAIN for the AGM raffle. Last year, Mike kindly donated a watch and this year three beautiful Bracelets and earrings to put towards the raffle. I would also like to thank Jennifer Turner for the perfume, Pinna Tanno for the Arbonne products and Nicole Marshall for the Peter Rabbit books, your generous donations were greatly appreciated and we had very happy winners too!

Lastly I would like to thank Baden and Frank for cooking the sausages, Rachel Masters for holding the

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OUR FAVOURITE RECIPE

Monica has been very busy in the kitchen cooking all our yummy food for the day. Our favourite recipe this month is Mexican Oven Baked Fish. We have included the recipe for this popular dish. If you would like any more of Monica’s delicious recipes that is on our menu please don’t hesitate to ask.

LUNCH MENU Mexican oven baked fish

Serves children •

1 1/2 pounds cod fillets (can use bassa fillets)

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1 cup salsa

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1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

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1/2 coarsely crushed corn chips

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1 avacado - peeled, pitted and sliced

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1/4 cup sour cream

Method: Preheat over to 250c.

Lightly grease one 8x12 inch baking dish Rinse fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Lay fillets side by side in the prepared baking dish.

Pour the salsa over the top and sprinkle evenly with the shredded cheese. Top with crushed corn chips.

Bake uncovered int he preheated over for 15 minutes or until fish is opaque, ad flakes with a fork.

Serve with sliced avacado and sour cream. ENJOY!

Pictures of our Little miracles

AUSTRALIA DAY - FATHERS DAY - RED NOSE DAY - PYJAMA DAY - CRAZY HAIR DAY EASTER - INCURSIONS - GINGERBREAD MAN PUPPET SHOW

moments captured, create a lifetime of memories

we love our dragonglies carers

dragonflies The dragonflies’ room have had a wonderful year with the

required skills for social interaction. Each session uses

children all busily involved in a range of exciting projects

puppets, songs, story- telling and role playing and the

and learning experiences. The beginning of the year start-

children loved being involved in the sessions and learnt

ed with a focus on recycling, sustainability and water con-

a lot as well.

servation. This has continued throughout the year with the

More recently we had our AGM and the children had a

children carrying out their weekly jobs of taking out the

special dance to perform. We first began to practice the

recycling and feeding the worms as well their daily job of

dance a few months ago with the children helping to

watering the vegetable patch and garden.

choose the song. The decision of joining two songs to-

We then started a project on healthy eating which the

gether was made as these were the songs which were

children really enjoyed. The project started with a puppet

the most popular among the children. The children all

show incursion about healthy eating, the children abso-

worked really hard on practising and perfecting the

lutely loved this and talked about the show afterwards.

dance in the weeks leading up to the AGM and they

We then started to learn about foods that are good for

were so excited about performing it for their families.

our body and the children wanted to make one of their fa-

When the night arrived the children did a fantastic job

vourite healthy recipes. We decided to plan an excursion

and most importantly they had, the staff were so proud

to Coles so that the children could experience buying the

to see this after all the children’s hard work.

ingredients needed to make corn and zucchini muffins.

Well the year is quickly coming to a close and the edu-

Another exciting project that the children have been in-

cators in the dragonflies room would like to say a big

volved in was learning about African animals. This project

thank you to all families for the privilege of being with

arose from the children’s interest and educators collabo-

your child this year, we have loved watching them grow

rated with the children to extend their learning through

and develop.

various experiences. We then organised an excursion to

Love Chevon, Disa, Mare and Marilyn

the Zoo so that the children could see some of the animals that we had been learning about. The Zoo was a big hit with all the children, they were all just so excited and the day was enjoyed by all. I think it is fair to say that everybody was exhausted afterwards including staff.

This year we ran the PALS program again as it was so enjoyed by the children the previous year. The PALS program is designed to help young children develop a range of social behaviours that will help them to form friendships and get along with others. The program consists of ten sessions, each focusing on a different skill that teaches children the

we love our LADYBUGS carers We have enjoyed some wonderful events lately; we

ladybugs

had an awesome time on our excursion to Noranda childcare centre and Park. For most of us it was our very first daycare excursion, and everyone had an absolute ball, loving everything from the bus ride, to meeting some new little friends. It was lovely to see all our families at our Father’s Day and AGM night. Everyone appeared to have a great time at the AGM, with the children especially loving all the face painting and seeing their faces on the big screen. We hope you all enjoyed our little presentation too.

We have all loved watching our chickens hatch from eggs, and have all shown such respect and kindness in taking such good care of them. Showing curiosity and an eagerness to investigate, and gain knowledge of a chickens lifecycle, and questioning what other animals hatch from an egg.

Some of our favourite things to do have been experimenting and exploring through a variety of activities; such as, water play with bubbles, dye and ice, and constructing using different materials. We have also had lots of fun, and shown a keen interest in the Farmyard corner, collecting the pretend eggs, and doing lots of imaginative dramatic play.

Christmas is nearly upon us, and we will be getting ready to celebrate all the festivities shortly. Most of us are very enthusiastic and excited about the prospect of Santa coming and will be beginning to write their Christmas wish lists soon. With the year flying by, we are also getting very excited about, soon graduating up to the dragonflies room.

The group are really getting cracking on their toilet training, ready for the big kindy room. Whilst some children take to it like a duck to water, some can be a bit resistant to try. We aim to make this a positive experience for the children and sometimes they need a little extra encouragement and positive reinforcement,

such as rewards charts and positive feedback with their attempts, in being successful.

It’s been another wonderful year and we look forward to seeing you all again next year, for an even better one.

We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a safe and happy new year, filled with lots of love and laughter. Merry Christmas Everyone Love the Ladybugs room Emma, Rachel, Sabine, Maria, Diana and Ashley

we love our BUMBLEBEE carers

bumblebees Hello from the Bumblebees room Well it’s crazy to think that another year is nearly over! We have had so many laughs and created some wonderful memories together that we will cherish forever. We have loved watching all of the children’s little personalities grow.

Most of the children are getting that little bit older now and becoming big toddlers, we have Audra and Ebony orientating to the Ladybugs room at the moment and they will be moving up in no time.

We are going to miss them very much but we know they are going to have a great time in their new room! To cater for the other children we will start to put them on mattresses and encourage them to drink out of cups, preparing them for the transition to Ladybugs room.

As we are getting into the nice warm weather we have been focusing on being sun smart, teaching the children to ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’. We would appreciate if you could all check that your child’s hat fits them or if they need a new hat and bring them a new one if necessary. It is also our policy that your children wear a t-shirt out in the sun so please ensure they have one stored in their bags.

We are coming into the festive season now which we are all looking forward to, so in the upcoming months we will be very busy making Christmas decorations and preparing everything ready to be taken home.

Love The Bumblebees staff

RED NOSE DAY 2014

Today we celebrated Red Nose Day to support SIDS and KIDS and everybody came to day care dressed in red. Disa was also kind enough to paint all of our noses red which was a lot of fun. We then all sat for a group photo to show off our red outfits as well as red noses.

Learning outcome 2) Children are connected with and contribute to their world Children broaden their understanding of the world in which they live by helping to support SIDS and KIDS. Principle 4) Respect for diversity Educators recognise that diversity contributes to the richness of our society and provides a valid evidence base about the ways of knowing.

Pyjama Day

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Today all the children and staff wore their Pyjamas to day care. All the children looked cute in their

pyjamas and we all had a fun day with movies and

popcorn.

Learning outcome 2) children have a strong sense of identity Children demonstrate a sense of belonging in their environment, they feel safe, secure and supported in their interests.

The Gingerbread Man Puppet Show Monday June 9th As planned we are introducing healthy eating this month in accordance with our annual intentional teaching plan. What a fantastic way to start the topic, with a puppet show. The show began with children learning about healthy food to put in their lunch boxes. The show then went on to a puppet show which was a unique take on the traditional tale with creative puppets. The show’s messages were about healthy eating and go for 2 and 5 a day. The children thoroughly enjoyed the show and learnt a lot as well.

Jett – “I liked the cat” Ciaralee‐ “I liked the gingerbread man Addison – “The gingerbread man was funny” Jude – “The fox ate the gingerbread man

Oscar – “I like the fox” Zak – The fox eat him” Jasmine – I like the fox as well”

Zeke – “Yeah that was funny when the fox ate the gingerbread man Charlotte – I like the gingerbread man the best” Neve – “I liked the biscuit”

Learning outcome 3) Children have a strong sense of wellbeing Children about healthy lifestyles and nutrition.

Practice: Intentional teaching Educators plan opportunities for intentional teaching and knowledge building.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Today we had a special afternoon tea for our dad’s which the children were really excited about. There was

father’s day colouring in set up on the table for the children to do with their dad’s and the presents were set

up on a table, the children loved giving out their presents that they made.

We had a lovely afternoon so thankyou to all the dad’s that came.

This morning we had a discussion about why we love our dad’s and this is what the children said.

Alice “I love to read books with my dad” Emma “Dad pretends to be a tiger” Ethan “I love it when dad takes me driving in the Hilux” Charlotte “I love to play with dad” Xavier “Playing racing cars” Annabella “I like exercising with my dad” Sidney “Playing games” Oscar “Playing wrestles” Jacob “My dad comes to early starters with me” Isla “He gives me kisses and huggles” Florence “My dad takes me to kindy”

Friday 05th September

Our Easter Egg Hunt!

16th April 2014

Today Emma said she saw the Easter Bunny hopping around in the garden. So we decided to go investigate and see if he had left anything behind. As we searched and discovered high and low, we found that the easter bunny enjoyed everything from eating our vegies to playing on the swing and hopping right round the centre .Working together to find some eggs that the easter bunny had left, we decided we should share them out and put them in our own easter baskets that we had made.

Everyone joined in the search and shared in

their discoveries.

We all had such a

fantastic time and

were so excited!

Celebrating Dental Awareness Week

August 2014

We discussed how some foods are very good for our teeth and bodies and that eating these foods, would make our teeth clean and strong.

These foods we called everyday foods because we should eat them

everyday.

We also looked at some food and drink that were bad for our teeth, and we called these sometimes foods because we should only eat them sometimes, so that they didn’t hurt our teeth.

We brush our teeth up and down, round and round in little circles, side to side, making sure we brush every tooth

Today one of our special mums, whom works as a dental nurse came in to visit us and talk to us about how important it is for us to look after, and clean our teeth. With the help of douge the dog, Nurse Skye talked about and showed us how we brush and clean our teeth, using a toothbrush, toothpaste and even special string called Dental Floss!

We talked about how when we go to the dentist we sit in a big chair and the dentist asks us to open wide so they can see all of our teeth. Skye also talked about what a dentist wears e.g. a mask to help stop the spread of germs and glasses to protect the dentist’s eyes from getting water in them.

We also talked about what tools a dentist uses like a little mirror and other tools. Then Skye got us to all line up so she could see our teeth and give us a big sticker for listening so well.

When you wake up in the morning at a quarter to one….

You brush your teeth…ch,ch,ch,ch….ch,ch, Skye told us that when we are little we all have 20 ‘baby teeth’, and then when we are 6 or 7years old are baby teeth start to get wobbly and fall out so that we can grow adult teeth.

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When a baby tooth falls out, we can put it under our pillow and the tooth fairy will come take It, and leave a little surprise for us to say thankyou.

Outcome 3: we are developing a strong sense of Wellbeing, Taking responsibility for our physical health and hygiene Principle and Practice: Educators use intentional teaching to extend children’s thinking and learning. Working with families and the community to provide opportunities to learn and engage in experiences that promote self help skills and knowledge to succeed

Standard/ Element: Qa6: part 6.12: families have opportunities to be involved in the service and contribute to service decisions.

CRAZY HAIR DAY

Friday 14th March 2014

We had a very busy Friday afternoon, to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.

After we woke up from our afternoon sleep, our hair was styled and coloured with hair spray. The hair spray tickled our heads and felt funny!

Then, we decided to get the face paint out as well. We had spidermen, butterflies, flowergirls, and a fairy princess! We were all very pleased and excited with our bright outrageous make‐overs. We had lots of fun “getting into character", and portraying our make‐up personalities.

We put our donations in the collection box in the hallway.

Principle 1 ‐ Secure, Respectful and reciprocal relationships: “Educators… help children to learn about their responsibilities to others, to appreciate their connectedness and interdependence as learners, and to value collaboration and teamwork.

Practice ‐ Learning through play: “When children play with other children they create social groups, test out ideas, challenge each other’s thinking and build new understandings. Children’s immersion in their play illustrates how play enables them to simply enjoy being.

Learning Outcome – Children have a strong sense of identity: When children have positive experiences they develop an understanding of themselves as significant and respected, and feel a sense of belonging.

AUSTRALIA DAY FUN Today we celebrated Australia Day. We started the celebration by having Vegemite on toast for morning tea. We then continued the day by having water play outside. The children all brought in there bathers and towels and enjoyed running under the water spray with their friends.

The children did Australian activities such as painting the Australian flag and reading Australian stories at mat session. We talked about Australia – the flag, the animals we have and the types of food that is eaten.

For lunch we had meat pies and sausage rolls with tomato sauce and fruit. As it was Gingers last day she brought in chocolate ice creams, we also had lamingtons.

What a great Australia Day- AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!

Learning outcome 4) Children are confident and involved learners Today children expressed wonder and interest in their environment. They used play to investiagte, imagine and explore, they participated in creative play experinces with enthusiasm.

Practice: Learning thorugh play Educators provide play experinces to encourage children to explore, solve problems and imagine. Educators understand the value of children’s play and how it can expand children’s thinking and enhance their desire to learn.

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Australia Day Fun

Fun at the

AGM !!

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Face Painting!!

Balloon Creations!!

We had a yummy sausage sizzle and loved seeing ourselves up on the big screen, in our special

video presentation

We all had a ball!

Outcome 2; Children are connecting with and contributing to their world, building a sense of belonging to the community Principle 2: In genuine partnerships, families and educators value each other’s contributions to and roles in each child’s life