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1 Grow Early Learning Centre 32 Irelands Road Blacktown, NSW 2148 PH: 02 9671 2288 FAX: 02 9012 0063

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Welcome to our SEPTEMBER 2013 Newsletter

What did we learn in August…

…in the Rosella Room …in the Lorikeet Room

This month the Rosellas have been learning

how to work as a team and listening and

follow directions. Throughout the day the

Rosellas get many opportunities to practice

these important skills and what better way to

practice these skills is a game of tenpin

bowling. Miss Helen set up the game and the

children just loved it! Miss Helen carefully

explained the rules and together they worked

as team to play, Johnny and Marlon helped

set up the pins and each child got to have a

turn but was lots of fun and the children

learnt how to work as a team!

Children in Rossella Room have been

learning to be patient when waiting for their

peers. In the room children have had

different experiences to promote this. We had

the children sit down and wait for their

turns, they sat in a circle and had the

wooden car step toy for all of them to have a

turn with, and they had red, blue and brown

toy cars. The educators showed the different

colours to the children and said it clearly to

the children so they could understand it.

Educators put more effort to redirect them to

the focus of this month in rosella Room

which is learning about taking turns.

Alexander demonstrated this by having a

turn with the car and then giving it to his

friend.

This month the Lorikeets have been learning

and focusing on, Taking Turns and Sharing.

Miss Amanda and Miss Narda planned a

variety of activities that encouraged and

enhanced the Lorikeets to interact with one

another by sharing or taking turns with the

different activities throughout August. The

Lorikeets have been waiting for turns and

asking for turns as the month went on.

The Lorikeets were very excited to see John

the gardener add a new garden to our centre,

he first dug out a small tree then afterwards

he placed new soil and then added plants and

flowers. The Lorikeets then watched Miss

Amanda plant some strawberries in and then

all children took turns to water them.

Parent Reminders:

1. Please label or initial your children’s clothes and

items so they don’t get placed in the “lost and

found” box.

2. Encourage your child to leave toys home as they

are not our responsibility if broken or lost. Bed

comforts are ok as they are kept in their bags.



What did we learn in August…

… in the Kookaburra Room … in the Pre-School Group

This month we have been talking to the

Kookaburra children about showing respect for our toys and resources. The children had the perfect

opportunity to show their educators what they had learnt about being responsible and looking after their toys

when they were given a new kitchen play set and a new work station with

tools, for their indoor play area. The children have been reminding each other to play with their toys nicely and

not to leave them on the floor when they finish playing with them.

Kookaburra children understand that this is also a safety rule we follow in our room.

Another highlight of August in the Kookaburra Room was our new garden and vegetable patch.

Children have been practicing their respect for the environment by taking

care of the flowers and vegetables they have planted at the beginning of the month. 3 groups of 2 children have

been rostered on daily to water our plants and to inform their friends how

they have taken care of them. Educators will be extending on this learning by teaching children about

plant life cycle. We welcome any suggestions from you to include in this

learning experience.

Welcome to our new section from the ‘Pre-School

Group’.

In this issue of our newsletter, we will give you a

brief idea of what children aim to learn during

their Pre-school experiences.

Grow ELC Pre-School program encourages the

children to participate in different experiences

including but not limited to painting, tracing,

writing, IPad use, storytelling, solving

mathematical problems, and science, which

further develop children’s skills needed for when

they go to Big school.

In every play that the children are involved in on

a daily basis, helps in its own way to develop

those skills including but not limited to…

social skills, emotional skills, artistic skills,

communication (receptive & expressive) skills,

and self-help skills.

In addition to the above, during our Preschool

program, we also focus on:

-Fine motor – cutting, writing, drawing, and

finger grasps

-Reading – recognising letters, naming labels,

recognising name,

-Concepts – numbers, letters, shapes, colours,

opposites, similarities and differences

-Learning through play – practicing all the

above skills in their very own way during free

play.

Our following newsletters will include specific

experiences and learning stories with photos of

what our pre-school children learn during their

pre-school programs. If you have any

suggestions or feedback, please see one of our

Kookaburra educators.

Grow Early Learning Centre 32 Irelands Road Blacktown, NSW 2148 PH: 02 9671 2288 FAX: 02 9012 0063


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Songs of the Month

Kookaburra Room

Song

Crabs and Seashells

Crabs and Seashells,

Crabs and Seashells. Crocodile too, Crocodile too. Octopus and Penguins, Octopus and Penguins. Dolphins too, Dolphins too.

Watermelon, watermelon, Banana, banana. Strawberries and Kiwi Strawberries and

Kiwi Fruit Salad, fruit salad.

Rosella Room

Song

Row, Row, Row your

boat

Row, Row, Row your

boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, Merrily, Merrily,

Merrily

Life is but a dream

Row, Row, Row your

boat

Gently down the stream

If you see a crocodile

Don’t forget to scream

Lorikeet Room Song

YOGI BEAR

I know someone you don't know Yogi,

Yogi,


Yogi bear.

Yogi, Yogi bear, Yogi, Yogi bear!


Yogi bear.

Yogi has a boyfriend Booboo, Booboo,

Yogi has a boyfriend Booboo, Booboo

bear.

Booboo, Booboo bear! Booboo,

Booboo bear!

Yogi has a boyfriend Booboo, Booboo

bear.

Yogi has a girlfriend too, Cindy, Cindy,

Yogi has a girlfriend too, Cindy, Cindy

bear.

Cindy Cindy bear, Cindy, Cindy bear!

Yogi has a girlfriend too, Cindy, Cindy

bear.

Yogi runs away from Ranger, Ranger,

Yogi runs away from Ranger, Ranger

Bob

Ranger, Ranger Bob Ranger, Ranger

Bob

Yogi runs away from Ranger, Ranger

bob!



Dates for your Diary and Birthday’s – September 2013

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 Nikolai 3 4 5 Jazmyn 6 Rachael 7 Miss Helen Father’s Day

Rach

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Brandon Miss Allison

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Ayaan Chevy

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Cecilia

29 30

NQS: 6.1 & 6.1.3

WELCOME….

Layla

Angelo K

We had our National Quality Assessment visit from the Department of Education and Community Services on Thursday, 22nd August 2013. We have been advised that receiving the results will take around 6 weeks!

OUR NEW RECYCLING BOXES

Our focus on a sustainable environment and recycling

is growing every day. We have provided recycling boxes

under our parent pockets in the Kookaburra Room for

parents to help us recycle. It is very surprising to see

what our children can create out of recycled materials.

Activathon & healthy lunch box week



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LIKE us on FACEBOOK!!! Have you liked us, ‘Grow Early Learning Centre’ on Facebook yet? If not, please do to keep up to date with what is going on at your child’s centre.

Inspirational Quote of the Month:

What’s New?

As of 2nd of September 2013, children will be taking their hats home daily.

Please remind your child to bring in their hats every day as we take

sun safety seriously and follow a ‘Not Hat No Play’ policy.

NQS Element 2.1.3 Effective hygiene practices are promoted and implemented.

What is the ‘Incursion/Event levy’ payment?

The incursion/event Levy payment (which equates to $10.00 a

month) will replace all current fundraising which covers

extracurricular activities/ events and also upgrades resources.

Note: We feel this is a fairer option for all families as with current

fundraising; some families raise a lot while others do not contribute,

but still have access to the activities.



Updates on our AUGUST Events…

Friendship Day – 2 August 2013

Friendship day was filled with many activities that allowed the

children to celebrate their frienships and relationships.

We read stories about Friendships.

We made friendship trees where each child wrote their name or

placed their picture/thumbprint on the branches.

Jeans for Genes Day – 2 August 2013

Thank you to the families who donated to Jeans for Genes day. We raised $20.00 which has been sent to the ‘Children’s medical research institute’.

What a great Father’s Day celebration we had this

year, with many of our dads & families attending.

THANK YOU to all.

Children have very much enjoyed spending the

afternoon with their family and their friend’s

families.

We have received feedback from a few of

our families that they have enjoyed the

celebrations too and the highlight for

them was the children’s performances!

Father’s Day Afternoon Tea – Friday 30th August 2013

4.30pm - 5.30pm

Favourite Character Day 19 August 2013

Grow children seemed very excited coming to the centre dressed up in their favourite character’s costume. Educators were prepared for this special event by planning a variety of learning experiences, such as mix & match to create own character, reading books about favourite childhood fairytale characters and drawings of their favourite characters. This experience has mainly extended our children’s social skills & language skills, where they were sharing their character’s stories with their peers & educators during their group time experiences.



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From the Office

Policy under Review September Policy: Outdoors Policy

2014 Re-enrolments

Thank you to all the Families who have returned the 2014 enrolment form and paid the incursion/event levy.

Please note: All re-enrolment forms are due back by

Friday 27th September 2013. With the payment of $120.00

1. A $20.00 late submission fee will

apply for all forms handed in after this date.

2. Places will not be allocated to your

child unless the incursion/event levy is paid.

3. From 30th December 2013 fees will need to be paid 2 weeks in advance.

4. If your account is paid by Direct debit, please contact the office if

you would like the $120.00 Incursion/event levy Direct Debited.

Parent committee Our Parent Committee plays an important

role in involving families in our services

operations. Attending parent committee

meetings is a great opportunity for us to

work in partnership with families to

promote positive outcomes for our children.

All families are welcome to join PC

meetings whether or not you are a PC

Member.

Our next PC meeting will be held on

Wednesday, 25th September 2013 at

4.30pm.

Donations

Thank you to; Name Donation Miss Narda Soft Toys

Miss Sarah Books

(NQS: 6.1.3)

Parent Participation We encourage parent/ cares involvement in the centre, to suggest any ideas for the program (activities/ games) and menu (children’s meals or event food list). You may have observed your child’s interests, please share these with the staff at the centre so we can better meet your child’s interests. We would also like to see our parents involved in the evaluation of our programs, such as writing comments on our day board, in the Parent Input section, fill in the “Weekend Sheet” and give it to your child’s teacher early in the week, or just email your child’s room. KR: [email protected] LR: [email protected] RR: [email protected]

LOST AND FOUND BOX

We would like to inform all our

families that our ‘lost and found’

box, located under the

Kookaburra program table will be

emptied the last Friday of each

month, and unclaimed property

will be donated to Charity.

Management and Staff

mailto:[email protected]





Kids’ cough and cold medicine

On September 1, 2012 the Therapeutic Goods

Administration restricted the use of cough and cold

medicines to treat young children. This is because

of evidence of the medicine's potential harm to

children.

NPS Medicinewise spokesperson Aine Heaney

says in light of potential side effects she

recommends using some tried and true home

remedies such as plenty of rest and plenty of water

to assist in recovery.

If your child is sick please see your healthcare professional. Never give your children

medication intended for adult use. Always follow dosing instructions when administering

children’s medicine.

Giving medicines to children safely

and effectively

Small mistakes can cause big problems in little

bodies, so parents and carers need to know how to

give medicines to children safely. Knowing how to

accurately measure and administer medicines to

children will help to avoid accidental overdosing or

underdosing.

Watch Video:Children’s dosing on The Morning Show

Danielle Stowasser from NPS MedicineWise discusses correct dosing of medicine for children

with Dr Ginni Mansberg.

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