Kindergarten News
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WE STILL HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR OUR 3 YEAR OLD KINDER GROUPS FOR 2026!
Please book a tour via charlotte.tay@education.vic.gov.au
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WORMS AND COMPOSTING
Monday, we had the lovely Carolyn and Cheryl come to BHNK to teach us all about worms and composting!
First, we learnt about why earth worms are so important and amazing. We learnt that they live underground and like being in a dark environment. The only time they come to the surface is if there is lots of rain, as they can’t swim! There are 1,000 different types of earth worms in Australia, some being big, small, different colours and living in different types of soil. Next, we got hands on by placed pictures of the worms onto the board to see all the different colours and sizes of the earth worms. We learnt how worms can go backwards by use their muscle to go forwards and backwards. Earth worms don’t have eyes but use their sense of smell, vibrations, and light to help them to move around under the soil. Earth worms aren’t classed as insects, they are annalids.
Gippsland earth worms are the largest in the world, they can grow up to 3 metre long and are found here in Australia!
Compost worms eat left over food and turn it into compost, however they can’t eat everything, so we learnt what they can and can’t eat by placing pictures on the board. Below are some of the things they love to eat and some of the things that make them sick.
What they love:
- greens leafy fruits,
- carrots,
- paper
- cardboard
- egg shells
- tomatoes
- strawberries
What they don’t love
- lemon, lime and any acidic fruits or veggies
- onion
- garlic
A few extra tips and tricks we learnt are
- Remember to peel off the stickers as they are plastic and can hurt the worms
- make the fruit and veggies smaller so that the worms can eat them quicker and you get compost faster!
- When it’s summer, not too many sweet fruits and veggies as they contain too much sugar
The next activity we used the magnifying glass' to look at earth worms and find their muscles and clitellum (which is where the eggs come from). We learnt that worms lay eggs like chickens and can hold 14 to 21 worms inside one tiny egg. The children then had the chance to look at the eggs that Carolyn brough with her. Some children were even brave enough to hold the worms in their hands! We noticed that the worms were a bit smelly and let off a smell when they are scared or feel like they’re in danger to keep predators away.
Once we finished ripping up the paper our earth worm was sitting on, we headed outside. Once we were outside each child had the opportunity to place their worm into the compost bin and add some white paper for them to eat. Once all the worms were in we closed the lid and said a goodbye and good luck to the worms in their new homes.
We will now begin to use our scraps from morning tea and lunch in our compost bin which will produce worm juice and worm poop to help fertilise our vegetable gardens here at kinder!
Would you like to find our more about our Kinder?
We would love to invite you to tour our kindergarten. For tours, please contact Charlotte Tay (kindergarten director) on 98971265 or register here (via our website).
The link to our central enrolment system to enrol for 2026 is below: