Kindergarten News

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WE STILL HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR OUR 3 YEAR OLD KINDER GROUPS FOR 2025!  

Please book a tour via jemma.goldsack@education.vic.gov.au

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The Potato People

After reading the story "The Potato People" by Pamela Allen the children in Acacia decided to make our own potato people. The children have loved opportunities to be creative this term and this was a great way for them to explore using a variety of materials to create their own people. We used different sized potatoes and attached heads and bodies with toothpicks. On the table were baskets filled with pipe cleaners, fabric, ribbon and buttons. Pearl headed pins were used to secure things in place. The children were able to use their fine motor skills to dress their people and add facial features, pressing the pins through the surface of the potato. The children loved the opportunity to be creative and worked for an extended period to carefully adding an elaborate array of ribbons, fabric, buttons and pipe cleaners. We know the potatoes won't last very long so we have plans to extend this experience next week using clay as the base.

SHARE THE DIGNITY CHARITY DRIVE

We are supporting the charity Share the Dignity again this year. It is our 7th year collecting bags for their 'It's in the bag' campaign at BHNPSK and a charity that I enjoy showing support to.

Kinder Educators are putting together handbags for women in need and we would be grateful if you could also support this charity. If you would like to participate, please bring your filled handbag (see below) before 22nd November.  Alternatively, you can just donate some of the listed products and the charity will make up the bags.

We have three types of bags we collect! (teenager/adult and Mum &bub)More info can be found on Share the dignity website. https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/itsinthebag

​Our most popular is an "Adult" bag. These bags are distributed to adults living in crisis from those experiencing homelessness, living in domestic violence refuges, indigenous communities and those doing it tough.  "Mum&Bub" bags and "Teenager" bags can also be donated.​​

​If you're putting an "Adult" bag together, please include: 

Shampoo & Conditioner-full size if it fits 

Toothbrush & Toothpaste 

Body wash or Soap 

Roll-on Deodorant (no aerosol) 

A Sealed packet of pads and tampons

​​We also recommend you add a couple of additional luxuries that an adult might need or that will make her feel special. eg jewellery, scarf, notebook, hand cream, lip balm, make up etc and write a nice card to go inside the bag.​​

Bags are due at kinder by 22nd November. The bags are then donated to charities across the country to distribute to those in need ready for Christmas. 

Thank you for your support, 

Narelle and the kinder team

Would you like to find our more about our Kinder?

We would love to invite you to tour our kindergarten.  For tours, please contact Jemma (kindergarten director) on 98971265 or register here (via our website).

The link to our central enrolment system to enroll for 2023 is below: