Angaston CHILD CARE & EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
NEWSLETTER June 2017
NEWS FROM THE DIRECTOR
Exciting news!! We have officially launched our APP! The App is available to download from your App store or Google Play Accounts. The App provides the latest newsletters, information about our center, Links to important information and our Frameworks and information about your individual children. We have Log-in details for all families to log-in and read observations on your child/ren. If you do not have your Log-in details, please see the team leader in your child’s room or come and see me.
Sharon
DATES TO REMEMBER
World Environment Day 5th June
Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday) 12th June
Red Nose Day 30th June
School Holidays 2nd Oct – 16th Oct School Holidays 16th Dec – 29th Jan
Is your child up to date with immunisation?
Remember that children who are not immunised will be excluded during any outbreak of a government scheduled preventable illness within the centre
CHILD HEALTH
Development and road safety
One thing we can do to reduce the risk of accidents is to educate children about road safety. It’s important that children can identify dangerous situations on the road and how to be safe as pedestrians. Teaching about road safety should take into account the age and cognitive development stage of the child, as indicated by Di Pietro’s 2004 report for the Motor Accidents Authority.
Infants and toddlers
Neural and sensory immaturity means that infants and toddlers ‘cannot make any safe judgements about vehicles or the road. Parents/carers should assume full responsibility for the child’s safety: the child must be fully supervised when outdoors and should be held when walking in or near traffic.
Ages 2 to 5
Children aged 2 to 5 are adventurous but have underdeveloped scanning ability; they also find it difficult to judge speed and distance. This means that they are at risk of running into the road to chase a ball, for example. Their knowledge about the road may not be put into practice when distracted; their road skills are somewhat developed but not to the level of independent road use. Di Pietro advises that it is important at this age to not only teach road rules but also to teach the reason behind the rule.
Di Pietro recommends that children this age should be taught to:
-Understand how and why vehicles contribute to safety or danger
-Understand how and why their own behaviour contributes to safety or danger
-Understand rules governing the behaviour of all road users
-Use visual and auditory clues to recognise the direction from which traffic is coming
-Choose the safest route to travel and the safest place to cross roads
-Recognise and seek people who can help them to be safer
-Stop, look, listen and think before crossing a street.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.allianz.com.au/car-insurance/news/children-and-road-safety
CATERPILLAR ROOM
We are well into winter now and our children are noticing the weather is becoming a lot cooler. Leaves have fallen off trees and the ground has become quite soft and wet. Please remember to pack warm clothes, jackets, gumboots and labelled drink bottles for outside experiences. We have been focusing on sensory play experiences and the benefits of sensory play. Sensory play has been enhancing the children’s learning through hands on activities which has also been stimulating their senses. The children really enjoyed the different textures under their fingers.
We look forward to providing exciting and engaging experiences for your children.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners – Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.
Suzy, Carissa & Jessica
COCOON ROOM
We have been focusing on balance and gross motor skills this month. Climbing equipment has been set up for the children to play on and explore. During Reconciliation week, the children experiences making boomerangs and sharing the story of the boomerang with educators. The children have listened and responded well to many aboriginal stories and sharing stories of their own culture. We also look forward to our music lessons each week with Jeff. The children look forward to a variety of music and being able to express themselves to different rhythms and melodies. The children are loving our new toys in our room, in particular; the Dark Den which is an absolute favourite.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators – Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media.
Andrea & Nikita
PRESCHOOL
WE HAVE CHICKENS!
The Pre-school children have been learning about the life cycle of a chicken and watching our eggs closely. On Wednesday afternoon, our first egg hatched! The children were super excited and we continued talking about what happens to the chickens after they hatch. During this past month, we have also been learning about seasons and the weather changing. We have discussed what kind of clothes we wear in the winter, what happens to the trees and leaves at this time and how the different seasons make us feel. We have been talking about careers and what the children want to be when they grow up. The children wanted to display their answers on the wall for everyone to see. In the next month, we will be looking further into their chosen careers and how they are a big part of our community.
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world – Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation.
Emma & Amanda
KIDZ ZONE
We are currently working on the next vacation care program. There will be lots of new and exciting activites as well as an excursion to go on each week. Details are To Be Advised.
Amanda
JUST FOR LAUGHS
Have you seen our Facebook page? We try to upload what the children are doing each day. We have had great feedback from families as they get to see what their children are doing throughout the day whilst they are at work. Look us up and like us on Facebook at: Angaston Childcare & Early Learning Centre.
Sharon
OUR COMMUNITY
We are continuing to build strong community bonds with the wider community as we look to continue providing high quality care and a sense of belonging. We would like to say a big thank-you to the Good Shephard primary school for allowing us to use the HUB facility. We are also grateful for our connection with the Angaston primary school and the Angaston kindy.
Sharon