Baxter Kindergarten & Children's Centre in Baxter, Victoria, Australia | Education

Baxter Kindergarten & Children's Centre

Locality: Baxter, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5971 1868

Address: 26 Olstead Dve 3911 Baxter, VIC, Australia

Website: https://baxterkinder.square.site/

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25.01.2022 Families, please check your emails for another important update! For families who plan to send their children to our service, please note that that from Monday 10th August you must provide an Access to Childcare and Kinder form. In lieu of this kinder access permit, you must provide a permitted worker permit if you are leaving your child in our care tomorrow (Thursday 6th August) or Friday 7th August. in sum, NO permit - NO kinder!

25.01.2022 Hi families, We hope you all enjoyed your long weekend. Just a reminder on the final picture plates order. Please ensure that if you have submitted a picture, an invoice (with contact number) and that we have also received payment from you. Please ensure these all have a child's name and group on them so we are able to match them up. The final orders will be collected Friday 30th October. Any pictures received after this date will not be sent.... Many thanks for your support See more

25.01.2022 Today we celebrate International Literacy Day, a day that focuses on the importance of literacy teaching and learning. Take some time today to share a story or two

24.01.2022 Whilst we are unable to take personal tours at the moment, you can still check out our kinder virtually. 2021 ON TIME 3 & 4 year old kinder registrations are open with the Mornington Peninsula Shire until 2nd August 2020. https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au//Children-Fami/Kindergarten

22.01.2022 The fairies have sprinkled their magical fairy dust and created a beautiful fairy dell where they are having a tea party

22.01.2022 Families, please check your emails for advice relating to stage 4 restrictions and impact on our service. Our centre is open to our scheduled groups tomorrow (Monday) and Wednesday. We will be closed on Tuesday for a pupil free day to enable final planning of our remote learning program which we will implement from Thursday. See you at the other end!

20.01.2022 If you're struggling to cope and need support during these difficult times, please reach out.

18.01.2022 Families, a quick reminder that completed photo plate templates and payment are due Friday. We will accept late ones but we can’t promise they’ll be ready for collection before end of term. An email will follow from our fundraising team

18.01.2022 Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families is presenting a Free Webinar for Victorian parents on 'Lightening the Lockdown Load' at 8pm on the 19th August. He will share information to help ease stress, and develop strategies to support happy families at this difficult time. Families, please check your emails to learn more and for the link to register for this free webinar.

17.01.2022 Hi Families, our Term 3, Week 6 remote learning activities have been uploaded to your Group Dropbox Folders. You will find some Science Week experiments with Kelli, some stories about going shopping and a shopping list activity with Nikki, some printing activities with Kathryn, some play dough ideas and indoor and outdoor obstacle course challenges. If you try any of these at home we would love you email photos to your teachers Watch out for other videos in the Dropbox from your teachers as well, like this snippet of one of our Virtual Group Times.

17.01.2022 Our dinosaurs have moved into a new home and they can't wait for the children to come back and discover what they have been up to.

16.01.2022 We have had so much fun preparing activities for your Week 8 Remote Program. They have been uploaded to your Group Dropboxes ready for you to Play, Explore, Learn! We have some Fathers Day stories with Kathryn and Gill shows us how to make puffy paint. There is a beautiful new story called Windows with lots of activity ideas, and some yoga and nature activities to help welcome Spring Look out for the Road Safety folder with information, stories and songs to help everyone stay safe when walking and riding our bikes Keep emailing in your photos We love seeing what you have been doing in iso

15.01.2022 If you are looking for the right kindergarten for your child next year, look no further than Baxter Kinder! With pandemic restrictions leaving many families feeling in the dark" about their options, our kindergarten has developed a virtual tour and parent prospectus that is sure to put you at ease. Of course, we are also always available to answer any other queries you may have. We can’t wait to have your child join us play, explore and learn in 2021!

15.01.2022 Playing with augmented reality for International Dot Day using the free Quiver App and Dot Day colouring sheet. Make your mark and see where it takes you

15.01.2022 Hi Everyone! We are looking for new committee members for next year. Wanting to help out our wonderful kinder?

14.01.2022 Can you believe we are up to Week 9 of Term 3? This weeks remote learning activities have now been uploaded to your Group Dropboxes. We have stories from Nikki, Emma C and Nicole, Bean Bag and Clapping Stick songs with a group of our teachers, some painting and counting activities, ideas for helping around the house and sensory fun with soapy foam.

13.01.2022 How are your children embracing remote learning? This wallaby just cant get enough of his wonderful teachers - Nikki and Karen - and loves having a go at the amazing range of learning experiences created by our educational team.

13.01.2022 While we are missing all of our children at kinder, the teachers have been busy creating remote leaning activities and recording virtual group times to share with you all in your group Dropboxes. Dropbox links have been emailed to families. We will be adding new videos and activities regularly so keep checking your links for new content.

13.01.2022 We are all very hopeful that our hard work will see Victorians reduce our COVID-19 cases to achieve stage 2 of reopening, with a return to kinder for all our children to start term 4 on 5 October! Until then, stay safe and enjoy the reopening of playgrounds in a weeks time (14 September)! https://www.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions-ro

12.01.2022 Today we have spoken about how today is a celebration day for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Over the past few weeks we had also been thinking and talking about the Koala groups Acknowledgment of Country. This is what we came up with... #nationalaboriginalandtorresstraitislanderchildrensday

12.01.2022 We had a lovely morning outside in this beautiful spring weather

12.01.2022 Hi families, We hope you are all enjoying your weekend. A final reminder regarding the picture plates. Please ensure that if you submitted a picture by last Friday (16th October), that we have also received payment from you. If it has been sent in the past 24 hours, please send us an email by 12pm tomorrow or your plate will not be sent off with the rest and will need to go with the next batch in 2 weeks. Many thanks for your support

11.01.2022 A creative use for our hand today at Kindergarten. #NationalAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderChildrensDay

10.01.2022 Hello fellow facebookers!! Here is one of our kinder friends watching a virtual group time. We are so pleased to hear about our kinder friends watching the group times, listening to the stories and enjoying the songs and dances that we have put into our Dropbox. If you havent seen any group times yet- have a look, we know the children will enjoy them. Dont forget, if you dont know how to access the Dropbox, please email one of your teachers. Have a happy day everyone!

10.01.2022 Families, remote learning packs are available for collection today only until 5.30pm. Please come down and grab a pack as its an important part of our supported home learning (remote learning) program whilst we remain in stage 4 restrictions. Our staff have worked furiously and dealt with a sick photocopier to get this ready for you all today. Oh and check this out for some much needed humour in these trying times (not a kinder setting but near enough is good enough I say)!... Keep well - stay home Tash Spicer, President

10.01.2022 Ahoy there me hearties! It is International Talk Like a Pirate a Day Have all ye lads and lassies watched Nicoles story and danced to her sea shanty in yer Dropbox? Yo ho ho, ye can even create yer own doubloons and cutlass. Shiver me timbers, dont let those other buccaneers hornswaggle ye out of yer loot. Weigh anchor before they make ye walk the plank! Savvy? #talklikeapirateday

09.01.2022 This article has been written by Louise Dorrat. It has some great points to remember going into Term 4. Hopefully everyone is enjoying their holidays!!

09.01.2022 Today we took our learning outside for Outdoor Classroom Day. It was a cold wet morning but we enjoyed making rock cairns and nature pictures, getting stuck in the mud, building with the big blocks and creating rivers in the sandpit. #OutdoorClassroomDay

09.01.2022 Today we celebrate Early Childhood Educators Day. We want to say a big a thank you to all of our Educators at Baxter Kindergarten and Childrens Centre. We know you are celebrating the day under very different circumstances and that you all miss seeing the children and families in person, but we hope you all have had a special day! https://www.facebook.com/256631361520031/posts/974375043078989/

09.01.2022 Hands up if you have been outside enjoying this beautiful weather Don't forget to slip , slop, slap, slide and download the free SunSmart app to check daily UV levels. Sun protection is recommended whenever the UV is 3 or above. It does not have to be sunny for sun damage to occur!

07.01.2022 Did you know that our kindergarten relies heavily on volunteers to both manage our service and support the wonderful programs we run. Our volunteers commit an incredible amount of time and energy to our kindergarten. WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! Volunteers are seldom recognised for their hard work and dedication. We hope that members of our kinder community will take some time to nominate one of our wonderful volunteers for 2020 McArthur Early Childhood Volunteer of the Year Awards. To find out more and to make your nomination, please visit: https://elaa.org.au//celebrate-a-volunteer-that-makes-a-r/

06.01.2022 How are you going with our September Play Every Day Challenge? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3528995423799312&id=142697402429148

06.01.2022 It is not just our kids who love our garden This week we have been investigating some of the creatures that call Baxter Kinder home

05.01.2022 Picture Plate templates now available! Templates & payments are due back 16th of October

05.01.2022 Wishing all the dads out there a Happy Father's Day!

05.01.2022 We are celebrating National Science Week at kinder this week. While we can't attend physical events there are heaps of online experiences planned to celebrate Science. Check out the link below to find a list of webinars, science experiments, competitions for kids, online incursions, virtual tours, treasure hunts, storytimes and more. https://www.scienceweek.net.au/find-events/

04.01.2022 Who is ready for the last week of Term 3? Our Term 3 Week 10 Folder has been uploaded to your Group Dropboxes and it is bumper edition! We have activities for International Dot Day and International Talk Like A Pirate Day . We have games and family challenges, nature activities and stories and songs. Keep emailing in your photos to your teachers, we cant wait to see you back at kinder next term

04.01.2022 Celebrate National Indigenous Literacy Day at 2pm today with songs and stories live from the Sydney Opera House https://youtu.be/VzUJ8ee_v7c

03.01.2022 Hi families, some money was found outside the kinder last Thursday at 5pm. If you think this was you, let us know and we can put you in touch with the person who found it.

02.01.2022 If you are looking for more ideas for these school holidays, the Parks Victoria Junior Ranger Spring Holiday Program might be just what you are looking for. Fun for the whole family

02.01.2022 Our next round of Remote Learning Dropbox files have been uploaded for Term 3 Week 7. Check your group links for some great activities, stories and songs to try this week! We have also uploaded a Parent Info file and a COVID Resources file with information, activities and stories to support families coping with lockdown from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Australian Childhood Foundation, Autism Little Learners and Emerging Minds Australia. We are busy working on our next round of files which will include some Road Safety information as requested by a parent. If you have any requests or ideas you want more info on please comment below or email your childs teachers.

01.01.2022 We hope that day one of stage 4 restrictions has come and gone without causing too much difficulty to our kinder community. We will be contacting those families with vulnerable children and those who have been attending on site this term tomorrow to confirm whether all of our childrens parents or carers residing in the same household are classed as permitted workers. For now, please check out and familiarise yourself with the relevant guidelines:... https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au//Stage%204%20Industries%20-%20 See more