Peter Pan Kindergarten

We are looking forward to embracing NAIDOC in our curriculum this week and continue to include First Nations ways of learning for all
Children at our ECEC.❤️💛🖤

Resources for the early education sector this NAIDOC Week 2023 https://ab.co/46qRjFs

What is a bee hotel ?
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“ A bee hotel is a structure you stick in your garden, with the idea that it gives native solitary bees a place to next, rest and breed” - ABC Every Day
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During our recent bee project we installed a bee hotel in our lemon tree in the yard.
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One of our families had their own beehive and collect honey from the comb.
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The children and educators were able to further explore the process of honey being made and sample it on our yogurt for afternoon tea.😋

Our centre was proud to contribute to Snacktember this past month.
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This is a remarkable charity initiative for local community organisations to collect food products and Snacktember then forward it on to Australian’s seeking food relief.

Thank you to our families who generously donated.
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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s, Grandpa’s, Uncles, Pappous, Opas, Pappas, and all other valuable family and friends that help nurture children’s growth.

This week’s BookWeek program included revisiting some old favourites and exploring new titles such as Walk of the Whales.

Thank you to
Children's Book Council of Australia💙
For their inspirational reminders of the value of Books and Early Literacy in Children Education.

Exploring the Science of Glass with Marbles and window displays for National Science Week
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Which types of birds do you see in your yard/home?

We have been very excited watching our bird project evolve and discovering more types of birds visiting our yard.

Later in the year we will explore the Aussie Backyard Bird Count to record our findings.

We were excited to see one of our parents Julia Baker reading Family Tree for National Simultaneous Story Time on Twinkl Australia Early Years.

🔊📖𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞📖🔊
Join us for a 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 of Josh Pyke's book, 'Family Tree.'

Illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh, Family Tree is a beautiful book that celebrates family, community, and the seasons of life.

Join us on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓 on the Twinkl Australia page!

Share our live stream with your class, early education centre, family, or library and be a part of the other 1.98 million people reading the story at the same time!

PLUS, download your copy of 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 from the files section of the group!

https://www.twinkl.com.au/l/1blfhk

This has been a valuable resource for Early Childhood Education as it explores different aspects of ANZAC day and represents a variety of Defence Families.🌿

ANZAC Day For Kids | What Will I See On ANZAC Day? | Learn About ANZAC Day At Story Time With Ozzie Discover all the different things you will see on ANZAC Day in this great book read by Ozzie at Story Time.A book especially written for early childhood educ...

It is wonderful to see ANZAC commemorations taking place this year.🌿

Please bring your children to ANZAC Day commemoration’s tomorrow- here’s why you should.

A Veteran recently wrote a very powerful post as to why it’s important and should be encouraged:

“It's recently come to my attention that some parents although they would like to attend a dawn service, wont because of the likelihood that their little ones may make noise or fidget during the minutes silence and cause embarrassment or offend someone.

Let me tell you as a returned service veteran of 2 tours of Afghanistan, that when I close my eyes during that minutes silence it's the cries of the little ones in the crowd that make it so special to me. It's the reason why myself and so many of my fellow veterans & ultimately our fallen heroes gave their time, service & lives for. Their families. Their countrymen.

To not hear the babies/children's voices and cries and the tutts from their mothers and fathers during this special occasion would not be, and never has been an offence to myself or anyone I know.

How will we Remember Them if the little ones aren't there to carry the memory?

So, this ANZAC Day please bring your little ones.

Bring them that they may see the men & woman with their fathers, mothers, uncles, aunties, brothers, sisters and even their own medals worn proudly on their chests. So that they hear the stories told of long ago battles & heroic deeds. So that they will remember and carry on their stories to their own children's children.” David Wilson.

I couldn’t have said it better myself ❤️




Military Life Andrew Gee MP Heroes on the Homefront Peter Dutton Defence Bank Bravery Trust Young Veterans Defence Families of Australia (DFA) Legacy Australia Veterans SA Brothers N Books Damien Thomlinson Dan Ewing South Aussie with Cosi Legacy South Australia & Broken Hill Australian War Memorial Small Hands Early Learning Alisa and Lysandra Australian National Maritime Museum Curtis McGrath - Athlete National Museum of Australia Defence Force Recruiting Canberra Joe Szakacs MP Peter Malinauskas

Wishing Everyone a Happy Easter as they celebrate and spend time with their Families
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From the Team Peter Pan Kindergarten🌿

CHILDREN ARE CONNECTED TO AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR WORLD
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All the wet weather has provided opportunity for children to splash in puddles and use play to investigate, project and explore new ideas in their natural and constructed environments.

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Have you jumped in a puddle recently?

We have been engaging in a local Playground project for Parks Week.

Unfortunately they have been closed this week and we have had to reschedule our excursion.

Hoping they will be re-open and safe for families to enjoy again soon.

https://facebook.com/events/s/parks-week/371370794531370/

6pm 18 March 2022: Playgrounds are officially open again! Please note that the team may not have removed tape and signage from all sites.

📢 In the interests of public safety, all Council-maintained playgrounds within the Sutherland Shire will be closed until further notice.

With the continued heavy rainfall, there is an increased risk of unstable ground and tree failure. Arborists engaged by Council have commenced a comprehensive assessment of the health and stability of trees near our playgrounds.

We will tape off areas and carry out inspections of high-risk trees that are immediately surrounding park areas.

Trees and branches that are deemed to be at risk will be safely removed as soon as weather conditions allow.

We ask you to please stay away from parks while heavy rainfall persists, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to our parks and playgrounds as soon as it is safe to do so.

⚠️We ask all members of the community to be vigilant in any outdoor spaces while the heavy rain persists. There may be localised flooding, and this is particularly dangerous around stormwater drains – please keep children well clear of these areas!

For more information on conditions:
• Listen to your local ABC radio station,
• Follow NSW SES Sutherland Shire on Facebook or visit www.ses.nsw.gov.au
• Find the latest Weather and Warnings at www.bom.gov.au/nsw
* RMS Live Traffic: www.livetraffic.com

During Our recent ocean Investigation Project we researched information on “Blue Dragons” as there were many sited at Cronulla Beach.
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These tiny creatures do sting and hurt if you touch them and can change colour depending on what they eat from.
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Here the children decorated their own sea creatures and referenced books for inspiration in choosing their colours.

What have you discovered at the Beach before?
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More information on these creatures can be found here;

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2017/11/the-blue-dragons-of-the-sea/

What a journey it has been this past year for the children and their families
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The children’s interests and strengths have continued to be the key for all their growth and development.
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Here are some images of earlier in the year and flash forward to recent weeks.
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Thank you to all our Families and the community support this past year.
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A special mention to the committed team of Educators who have been the secure foundation for our children and families this past year.
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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and hoping for a safe and healthy 2022
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We hope you all had a blast this Christmas
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May you all be happy and healthy into the New Year and enjoy celebrations across the Christmas break.
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We were so delighted to be able to host the Preschool Graduation last week.
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Thank you to all our families and their children for making the outdoor ceremony a special occasion.
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To all the Children who are leaving Peter Pan Kindergarten and transitioning to school in 2022, we wish you the best in your continued Education Journey.
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The light in a child’s eyes is all it takes to make Christmas a magical time of the year.🎄🎅🏼✨

The children have been using the Crayola Markers and Airbrush machine to create festive stencils on their Christmas Gift Bags.
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We discuss colours and technique and the children show persistence and fine-motor skills as they manipulate the tools with control.

Are you a motivated person who likes to work in a team environment?
Do you have a passion for Early Childhood Education?
We are offering a career opportunity for an individual to study and work in the ECEC sector.
The role is up to 37 hours per week with allocated time for study and support and mentoring.
Contact us for more information.

A Child’s Transition to School is an ongoing process that begins to develop when they enter an Early Childhood Education Setting, and continues throughout their Kindergarten and Stage 1 years.

We provide intentional experiences throughout the whole year to support children’s Transition to School. In the final months we look back and reflect on what children have achieved, what skills are emerging and which areas they may need further support with.

NSW Early Childhood Education and NSW Department of Education promote a School Transition Statement that we complete and share with schools to support the child and their families during their Orientation process.

Below are some examples of experiences in Dramatic Play, Self-Help Skills, S.T.E.A.M concepts and Early Literacy.

A Really valuable resource for Remembrance Day, ANZAC day and to honour our military families.

“Hh” Is for Halloween
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This week we included the interest topic of Halloween in our Letter Recognition activities.
Children identified the first letter of their name in the spooky letters and used matching theme colours of green, orange, purple and Black
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Some children also used the tools to dig out the pumpkins and carve the facial feature of the Jack-o-lanterns.
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Did your family participate in any Halloween activities?

Are you missing the Olympics already? 😕

The Educators have continued exploring the various sports, nations, rituals and all things Olympic Spirit with the children at PPK.
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We have been reading the Kokey Koala story that was first written and published for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

The children re-create the sports and the medal ceremonies as we discuss resilience and good sportsmanship.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Paralympics starting next week 24/08/21.
Good luck to our Australian Paralympic Team
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Congratulations to our Team for becoming a 2021 Finalist in the Local Business Awards 👏🏻💙

We are so grateful for all that voted for us and continue to support us in the community.💙🌿

Go the NSW Blues 👏🏻💙🏉💪🏼

We have continued to play our tag football and we discuss rules of kicking low and count how many tags/chances before handover.

The children take turns in our 1 vs 1 field and even take the responsibility of referee.

We hope families can enjoy the State of Origin tonight.
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Stay Safe everyone 💙🌿

⚠️PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER⚠️

Stay at home orders extended to Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong, and new restrictions apply to all parts of NSW (NOTE: SHELLHARBOUR NOW INCLUDED)

To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, current stay-at-home orders will be extended across all of Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong from 6pm today (26 June) until 11.59pm Friday, 9 July.

Following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant about the growing risk to the community, the stay-at-home orders will apply to all people in the Greater Sydney including Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong.

Everyone in Greater Sydney must stay at home unless you have a reasonable excuse.

The reasons you may leave your home include:
• Shopping for food or other goods and services;
• Medical care or compassionate needs (people can leave home to have a COVID-19 vaccination unless you have been identified as a close contact);
• Exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or fewer and outdoor recreation;
• Essential work, or education, where you cannot work or study from home.

Community sport will not be permitted during this period. Weddings will not be permitted from 11.59pm, Sunday 27 June. Funerals will be limited to one person per four square metres with a cap of 100 people, and masks must be worn indoors.

In all other parts of NSW, the following restrictions will apply:
• People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour) on or after June 21 must follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after they left Greater Sydney.
• Visitors to households will be limited to 5 guests – including children;
• Masks will be compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including workplaces, and at organised outdoor events;
• Drinking while standing at indoor venues will not be allowed;
• Singing by audiences and choirs at indoor venues or by congregants at indoor places of worship will not be allowed;
• Dancing will not be allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs however, dancing is allowed at weddings for the wedding party only (no more than 20 people);
• Dance and gym classes limited to 20 per class (masks must be worn);
• The one person per four square metre rule will be re-introduced for all indoor and outdoor settings, including weddings and funerals;
• Outdoor seated, ticketed events will be limited to 50 per cent seated capacity;

We understand this is a difficult time for everyone, however we need to take these steps now to get on top of this outbreak.

People across NSW should only enter the Greater Sydney region for essential purposes.

For more information, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/covid-19-restrictions-extended-nsw.

Please continue to check the NSW Government website as more information will be made available: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.