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 Active play for young children: Young children learn by doing, and "active play" includes both structured and unstructured activities. If there's been rain and children play and jump in the puddles, that's unstructured play. Later, when the weather warms a bit, they find that the water has become sticky, and they can create MUD PIES. Structured play is when an adult creates a stimulating env...

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From the Office Hello to all of our families and friends and welcome to our latest newsletter. The end of the year is fast approaching and we are extremely busy in the centre organising events, portfolios, system changes and much more.   XAP:   By now you all should have all created your accounts and downloaded your app for XAP. This means you should all be signing in and ...

Dates to remember! 24 October Diwali Celebrations 28 November  Kindergarten Graduation 5-9 DecemberChristmas Week Celebrations26 & 27 DecemberPublic Holiday Centre Closed Diwali Celebrations We will be celebrating Diwali on Monday 24 October.  We will have cultural dance for the children and making rangoli as a group. We ask that children come dressed in cultural attire and bring a p...

Welcome to the Underwood monthly newsletter, and our new families to the centre.  With the end of year coming up fast, we are in the final stages of finalising the children's Christmas party. We are looking at holding it again at Lollipops at Springwood. I will send out notices as soon as I have a date booked. There will also be raffles again this year as well as a visit from Santa. &nbs...

From the office Spring is finally here and nature is sure displaying its beauty outdoors with the glorious flowering plants we are seeing everywhere. This has sparked numerous experiences and themes within the rooms and many of the children have been exploring and creating Springtime themed creations. We are also organising some new planting in our gardens to match this time of the year so stay tu...

September has been a remarkably busy month here at Little Darlings. With the arrival of spring, we have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather and spending many beautiful mornings enjoying the glorious mornings. We loved having Henny Penny Hatching program visit our centre. The aim of the program was to educate the children about the life cycle of a chicken. The children loved watchin...

Welcome to another newsletter. Spring is finally here, and slowly but surely it is getting warmer.  This month it was all about the chickens and exploring outside! Staff Leave Mr Rob will be away until the 14th of October 2022 Miss Nikki will be on leave from 17th of October 2022 to the 10th of Nov 2022. Maria will be relieving during this time. Fees Please ensure that your fee...

 Spring has definitely sprung for September, the children have been taking advantage of the warmer weather & asking to spend more time outdoors. The children have been engaging in a lot of water play, gross motor skill activities, gardening, art & craft activities & a lot of self help skills such as applying their own sunscreen before heading outdoors.  Septemb...

 Toddler TIME! Hi there and WELCOME to our new friends! We feel it's important to take the time to reflect on the learning that has taken place recently. This process allows educators to recognise the achievements of the children and themselves while providing valuable information for future planning. We have been focusing on children being independent, teaching them self-help skills. The chi...

Welcome to another month of news and to our families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. Dentist Visit The Fun Smiles dental team will be visiting the service on Thursday 29th & Friday 30th September to conduct 6 monthly health checks on the children. These visits have been prearranged with families who recently completed permission and medical forms. Children will be seen individu...

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Welcome!  Spring is finally here; the days are starting to warm up and the Sun is up when Miss Cindy arrives in the morning! It's funny to say just last week I was arriving in the dark with the carpark lit up like a Christmas Tree and this week I'm surrounded by daylight!  I not complaining to say the least.   We are halfway through September, sadly the year is ending. This mea...

Welcome to the September news letter, and welcome to our new families. Spring is here and the weather is warming up, this means more water play. The taps in the sandpit and creek bed will be turned on full time, we wont be changing children every time they get wet. We will change them if they are wet before they go inside or home, so make sure you pack clothes for your chi...

 Welcome to our September News!  Upcoming Events  Date Event 7 September Educator's Day 12 SeptemberAfrican Music & Cultural Program - Kindergarten 14 SeptemberFamily Portrait Viewing Save the date...  2023 Re-Enrolment & Fee's Please ensure you check your account. As per policy fees must be one week in advance at all times. To be eligible for re-enrolmen...

From the Office  Hello to all of our families and friends. Firstly we would like to welcome all of our new families to the centre. We hope you are all settling in well. It has been a very busy couple of months within the centre and we also have a number of exciting events coming up on the calendar as well.  The past two months have seen us celebrate State of Origin 2 and Pyjama...

From the office Staff holidays Mr Rob will be on holidays from the 23rd of September 2022.Maria is a casual employee that will be working with us till the end of the year. Maria is trained as a teacher's aide. Bookings We are unable to take any more bookings in the toddler's, or babies' room till the end of the year. Fees Please ensure your fees are 1 week in advance at all times as per policy. Yo...

At the start of the month the children engaged in a performance held by Trae Trae an Aboriginal Performer who taught the children about his culture & showed the children traditional clothing & the dances they performed during different celebrations; the children thoroughly enjoyed the performance & even engaged in the traditional dance that Trae Trae showed them. The children...

Welcome to our August newsletter, and welcome to all our new families. I want to thank Allison for looking after the front desk while I was away on holidays this month, I know she looked after you all well.  Fun Smiles  Fun Smiles dental van will be here again on Tuesday 13th September @ 8am.  Underwood ELC is currently undertaking a citizen science project about " What are my nativ...