Babies, Kids & Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around The children of Beerwah Kindy hosted a Teddy Bear’s Picnic and invited their favourite Teddies to join in all the fun at Kindy.
Oskar with his favourite ‘rainbow dog’
Charlotte, Lilly, Emma and Izaiah were excited to take their teddies on the swing to play
There were teddy bears on swings, teddy bears painting, teddies digging in the sandpit, there were even teddies dancing. The highlights of the day included a Teddy Bear’s picnic and the Teddy Bear Award presentation, where each bear was presented with their own special award.
Parents of teenagers group If you are a parent of a teenager and feel isolated, or if you wonder if you are the only one having challenges and questions about your teenagers, this group might be for you. This is a great opportunity to come along and connect with other parents, topics of discussion will be negotiation, but could include questions about navigating high school, or understanding
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where your teenager is at, or communicating with your teenager. This weekly session runs on Tuesday mornings from 9.00am – 10.30am with morning tea afterwards at the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, 17 Bicentenary Lane. There is no cost to attend. For any questions feel free to contact Anne Delmas on 3051 6311.
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Learners pick mum over dad to teach them to drive
Recent research conducted by RACA has discovered that 96% of learner drivers identify that they’re predominately taught to drive by their parents and step parents, with 53% by mums and 43% by dads. RACQ’s Lauren Ritchie said it was a timely reminder to both parents to brush up on their knowledge and skills before letting their child behind the wheel. “Parents play a huge role in learning to drive and it may’ve been a while since you sat your driver licence test so it’s important you’re across any road rule changes or new techniques,” Ms Ritchie said. “Learner drivers will pick up a lot about driving from you, so make sure you’re setting a good example and not passing on bad habits.” Ms Ritchie said supervisors should encourage learners to drive as often as they could to gain the most experience. “Learners are required to clock a minimum of 100 supervised hours, preferably in a range of road, traffic and weather conditions, including at least 10 hours of night time driving,” she said. Ms Ritchie encouraged parents and learners to take advantage of free professional instruction. “Learners can sign up to the Keys2Drive program which offers learners and parents a one hour lesson from an accredited driving instructor,” she said. “It’s a great way for parents to brush up on their skills and ensure they’re passing on all the essential information to their learner driver.” For more information visit: https://www.keys2drive.com.au/
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Approved soccer training for kids aged 18 months -7 years
FREE TRIAL Classes Saturday Mornings at Landsborough Primary School
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Baby face Each month we would like to include your baby photos in our ‘Babies, Kids and Parent’ section so that we can introduce our newest and littlest residents to the rest of our community. If you have a little cutie that arrived recently why not send us through their photo? Along with the important details – name, township, parents / siblings, and date of birth. Please send them through to Sarah at reception@gcnews.com.au
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songs to encourage language and listening skills, promote attention and curiosity. “The first half of all sessions comprise stories and songs with the second half a craft or colour-in activity. Storytelling sessions for babies, toddlers, the under fives and parents take place at the Beerwah Library on Tuesdays, from 10.30am – 11.30am and on Thursdays at Maleny Library from 9.30am – 10.30am. While Rhyme Times, which includes songs, rhymes and finger plays to promote early literacy and build vocabulary for infants up to two years, happens at Beerwah Library on Thursday between 10.30am – 11.00am and at Maleny Library from 9.30am – 10.00 on Fridays.
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Nurture your child’s love of language by reading together at Sunshine Coast Council’s free weekly storytelling sessions at library branches across the Coast. Community Programs Portfolio Councillor Jenny McKay said research showed reading with children is the single most important activity families can do to help children learn to read and write once they start school. “Up to 90% of a child’s brain development happens in the first five years so the more you read and talk with your child the more their brain responds,” Cr McKay said. “Council’s storytime sessions for under-fives are the perfect activity for parents to give their children the best start to their life. “Storytime sessions include stories, rhymes and
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Storytime gives a head start to language and literacy
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Exceptional childcare through personalised service Guppy’s Early Learning Centre at 10 Greber Road, Beerwah, consists of two buildings, has the capacity to care for up to 75 children and the centre-piece is the large Moreton Bay fig tree which frames the entire children’s playground. Guppy’s Early Learning Centre own other long day child care centres at 10 locations throughout Queensland. Andrew Parker is the chief executive officer of Guppy’s Group and his wife Suzanne Parker is the general manager. Ashleigh Salmon is the Nominated supervisor of child care at Guppy’s Early Learning Centre – Beerwah. Our childcare centre and wonderful team were recently rated as 'Exceeding' through the National Quality Standard. Guppy’s at Beerwah provides a full-service childcare service and caters for all children from six weeks to school age. They also can cater for school age children, who can be picked up and dropped off to school as part of the new courtesy bus service brought in by the new owners. Guppy’s Early Learning Centre is privately owned and operated and offers high quality childcare with a demonstrated commitment to providing a
high level of excellence for a child’s care, along with a shared passion for learning and engaging with the whole family. Guppy’s aims to be small enough to care about the entire family and large enough to meet and exceed the highest standards of childcare possible. Our facilities, resources and services are designed around the needs of the children and their parents, which include: • larger, well designed rooms, catering for children from six weeks to school age • highly qualified, experienced and passionate staff • separate, age-appropriate playgrounds
• modern play equipment including exciting outdoor equipment • courtesy bus (pick up and drop off from your home) • huge fish tank full of Guppies • purpose built childcare centre with lots of car parking and air-conditioning General Manager Suzanne Parker says that at Guppy’s our vision is to provide exceptional childcare through personalised service. “We aim to do this by focusing our care and service on the children, the parents and the staff. “In everything we do, we aim to understand the parent’s and child’s needs and then seek to exceed their expectations and do this through our personalised service,” she said. “As a privately owned and operated centre, we aim to have the owner on site to ensure that personalised care. We have a Team of experienced early childhood educators providing personalised service to support the whole family, which is complimented by leading industry consultants in childcare, centre management and workplace assessment and learning. “This is a purpose built childcare environment specifically designed for children’s early childhood developmental needs.”
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BEERWAH CHILDCARE CENTRE Nursery to School Age - Long Day Care Before and After School Care Vacation Care Courtesy Bus (Pick up and drop off from your home)
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