Deep Creek Preschool

Wishing our families a Happy Lunar New Year for 2024!! Enjoy the celebrations!!

On Friday 24th November we showcased some amazing art work created by the children of Deep Creek Preschool in our inaugural Deep Creek Preschool Art Show!!
Families had a wonderful night celebrating and admiring a show case of art from throughout the year.
We would like to thank Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Primary School for allowing us to use the P.E.A.C.E Centre.

Wishing our Families and Community Happy New Year!!

Help Deep Creek Preschool raise funds for outdoor equipment by buying a sausage this Saturday 20th August @ Bunnings Doncaster 9-4pm.

Help support this great organisation within our community!! If you can, please donate 🙂

The prevalence of food insecurity in our community is unprecedented. In the last 12 months, there has been a 214% increase in the volume of food parcels provided by Doncare's Emergency Relief program.

The following list includes key pantry staples that are in the greatest demand by our community and the items we most often run out of. To help us keep our Community Pantry fully stocked with these essential items are you able to donate?

Oil
Sugar
Flour
Shampoo and conditioner
Handwash and body wash
Honey
Mayonnaise
Sweet and savoury biscuits
Jam and Peanut Butter
Milk
Toilet paper
Coffee
Spices
Juice and cordial
Taco Kits
Basmati rice
School snacks

Doncare is located just above Manningham Library on Level 1, 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster. Our office is open 9:00am - 5:00pm weekdays.

Digital technology and how it can work for your family: webinar Digital technology can be a safe, healthy and positive part of family life. Our webinar explains how to move beyond screen time and make tech work for you.

Letting your child lead play: activities for children 0-6 years Child-led play is following your child’s lead and responding to what they say or do. It’s good because your child learns most when they’re engaged in play.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show – Live in Melbourne! Buy official The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show tickets for Athenaeum Theatre. Get your official tickets from Ticketek

Harmony Week celebrates Australia's cultural diversity.
This year the message was "Everyone Belongs"
See how Deep Creek Preschool celebrated Harmony Week!!

We love our new ramp into our sandpit!!
The mud kitchen is all ready to create some delicious meals and the water pump and dry river bed will be a place of adventure and imagination!!

There's a lot going on in the world right now and school-age children will be hearing and seeing TV, radio, social media and other media coverage.

Children won’t always understand the news on the radio, TV and social media, but media coverage of disasters and other distressing news events can affect them.

For example, children might feel:

🌙 frightened by what they see or hear
🌙 upset by the stress or distress that adults around them are feeling
🌙 worried that they or their families might get hurt
🌙 overwhelmed by constant coverage – they might even think the disaster is happening over and over again.

Your child will cope better if they have accurate, age-appropriate information about disasters and other distressing events in the news. They also needs plenty of opportunities to ask questions and talk about feelings.

Find out more about supporting children aged 6-11 at a time of distressing news events. 👉 https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-age/play-media-technology/media/disaster-news-supporting-children-6-11-years

Over the last 2 weeks, the children have enjoyed celebrating and taking part in some Chinese New Year activities. From filling their red envelopes with treasures, playing in our home corner, making a dragon puppet and sorting coloured balls onto lanterns. We also enjoyed a special performance from Sindy Mu from Enchanting Chinese Cultural Program to teach us about Chinese New Year through song, dance and puppets.

The ramp into our sandpit is almost complete and artificial turf is in position!

Our renovations are coming along nicely. Progress on our ramp and mud kitchen!

Works have started on our new outdoor areas!! Install of an accessible ramp into our sandpit, sports area, new mud kitchen and dry river bed with water pump are beginning!! Stay tuned for progress photos!!

🎄 Are you as excited as we are for Carols this Friday? It's the event we've been looking forward to and we can't wait to celebrate with you!

🚧 Parking restrictions will be in place and there will be road closures on the day from 4.00pm to 11.00pm in the surrounding area. View list of road closures at manningham.vic.gov.au/carols

🎇🐶 The fireworks finale will commence around 10.00pm but we know our furry friends may not be the biggest fans. Please leave your pets at home and if you live nearby, secure your pets in a safe, comfortable location or bring them indoors during the display - which will last around 5 minutes.

👉 Remember to pre-register your attendance at manningham.vic.gov.au/carols

Today marks the start of the grass pollen season and the start of epidemic thunderstorm asthma risk forecasting.

Thunderstorm asthma events can be sudden, serious, and even life threatening. If you have asthma or hay fever, speak to your doctor or pharmacist about the best way to prevent and control symptoms.

Check the epidemic thunderstorm asthma forecast daily during the grass pollen season (from 1 October to 31 December) on the VicEmergency website: www.emergency.vic.gov.au/prepare/ -asthma-forecast

Remember to get a COVID-19 test if:
◾ your symptoms are new
◾ your symptoms are different than usual
◾ your symptoms have restarted after a period of absence
◾ you are unsure.

More information about preparing for thunderstorm asthma season: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/thunderstorm-asthma

Wishing all our Dads and Grandfathers a Happy Fathers Day!!

To all our families,
please see the latest exposure site. Stay safe.

Over the last 2 weeks at Deep Creek, we have embraced all that there is about the Olympic games!
The children took part in craft activities, learning a new song, counting our medals, watching our athletes compete in different sports and having our own Olympic Sports Days!
The Olympic games has been an opportunity for children to learn, appreciate and discover world culture.
It’s moments like the Olympics that enable children to see people from around the world come together as they celebrate their unique strengths and talents and how sport unites the world as one.

For any of our families that shop at Devon plaza, please see the latest exposure site.

What a wonderful way to celebrate 35 years of Deep Creek Preschool with an Open Day and activities for our past, current and future families!
The Myuna Farm Mobile Ark was a hit with all the children ! They loved feeding and patting the animals while the face painters were kept very busy painting some beautiful creations on the children's faces or hands. The sausage sizzle filled our tummies and then it was time to celebrate with cake and sing Happy Birthday for 35 years!!
A special event of the day was selling potted succulents and raising funds for Red Nose Australia.
It was lovely to have a visit from past Kindergarten Teachers that have taught at Deep Creek!
Thank you to all the Committee of Management and Staff for organising such a memorable event!