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Craigmore Kindergarten

Locality: Craigmore

Phone: +61 8 8255 0575

Address: 2 Carinya St 5114 Craigmore, SA, Australia

Website: https://www.preschools.sa.gov.au/craigmore-kindergarten

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24.01.2022 A great message!

24.01.2022 Our new play space is nearly complete... just waiting for some of the ropes and nets to arrive! How exciting for the learning and adventures that are to come in this space!

23.01.2022 Is your child jumping up and down to start Kindy next year? Come in and visit us at Craigmore Kindergarten

23.01.2022 Today the Premier announced a 6 day statewide lockdown starting at midnight tonight (Wednesday 18 November) through to midnight Tuesday 24 November. Only the children of essential workers and vulnerable children will be able to attend school or preschool / child care. A skeleton staff will provide supervision but not a learning program for the remainder of this week. If your child needs to attend, we will be here for them.... All students have been asked to take home school laptops/devices, books and anything they need to continue their learning from home. More information on learning programs will be provided early next week, as we work our way through the new COVID-19 Directions. All South Australians are making sacrifices to ensure our community remains as safe as possible. We appreciate that this is a significant undertaking for you and your family. Your child’s teacher, our support staff and I are here to support you where we can. Keep safe, Anna McGovern Director

23.01.2022 Have you got a child at our Kindy this year? If so its very important that you join the closed Facebook group Craigmore Kindy Parents and Family so we can have regular communication with you to support learning at home! Just ask to join and answer the membership questions to have full access!

22.01.2022 ATTENTION PARENTS! If you havent tuned into our science power hour yet, please do! Last week, we launched a FREE science power hour, every weekday from 10 am... - 11 am. A new video is released at 10 am followed by a Facebook LIVE @ 10.30 am. We will be releasing a new science experiment/demo every weekday for the next month, or until we are able to reopen our physical doors. Our aim is to help support children and families stuck at home to continue fostering their love of science so we hope you enjoy and feel free to request anything your child may have been wanting to try. Learn more and sign up for our daily notifications! https://rebrand.ly/VirtualScienceSpace

22.01.2022 Some entertainment for the children during lockdown ... I have a feeling many parents will enjoy this too!

20.01.2022 Some of the learning spaces that have been tweaked to extend upon the children’s ideas and theories. They reflect opportunities to deepen children’s wellbeing, friendships, curiosities and questions

18.01.2022 Today a new machine arrived at Kindy... it helped us tinker and explore cause and effect as we tried and tested what the different knobs and levers did. We had to use our coordination skills to move the fabric through as we spin the wheel around! Some of us designed outfits and drew plans for our sewing... Lots of imagination and investigation going on at Kindy today!

18.01.2022 To any of our Kindy families, especially those staying home during this unusual times, dont forget to drop in and pick up a little learning pack that our educators have made to help you support your childs learning while at home. We will also be posting ideas for playful learning on our Facebook page during the Term break

17.01.2022 The Very Hungry Caterpillar was our Term 1 reading group book. This clip has the author reading the book to us! We have been exploring being authors through our bookmaking and everyday reading. If youre looking for something to do today, perhaps you could listen to Eric read his book and ask your child some questions about what an author is. They could use the blank books in their pack to be an author today and make a book? Feel free to post any photos of books your child creates over the coming weeks, we miss seeing them everyday!

17.01.2022 Our educators will be on site on Wednesday 20th, Thursday 21st January and Friday 22nd January to respond to any enquries. Please ring us on 8255 0575 or email [email protected] on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday next week if required. We look forward to seeing our 2021 children for their first day on Wednesday 27th - Thursday 28th (Group 2) and Friday morning 8:45-11:45 (Group 1)

16.01.2022 At Craigmore we believe children learn best through play. We strive to make our learning environments reflect this, through intentional tweaking of our play spaces based on the children interest and abilities. Here are some of our recent learning spaces...

16.01.2022 Today Riley shared his knowledge of sharks with us through the art of bookmaking! He explored detail as he drew the different sharks, adding bumpy writing for his words and inspiring others to become authors too! Throughout the day he revisited his book, adding more pages as he grew in his understanding about how information books create meaning for the reader.

16.01.2022 Please click on the link to join the group if you have a child at our Kindy this year

14.01.2022 We are so excited to meet our 2021 learners! Here are some of the spaces we have created to inspire, excite and provoke wonder in the children.

13.01.2022 After a bee landed on Hunter’s wet hand yesterday looking for a drink, we decided to make a ‘Bee Pool’ so that they could have somewhere nice and safe to drink at Kindy. Hunter and Amelia made plans for the creation of our bee pool. Adding big and small rocks for the bees to land on, so that their wings don’t get wet. At group time we each got to put one rock in to form our pool. After filling it with shallow water Sienna suggested we put it outside near the flowers . It was beautiful how caring and respectful our learners are being with the Kindy creatures!

13.01.2022 Term 4 Library dates

13.01.2022 Today, inspired by having our Kindy photos taken, we became photographers! We took snaps of the things around us and then pretended to print the photos by drawing carefully, realistically and with considered detail . We then framed out photos and put them on our photography wall.

13.01.2022 We will be creating a list of places that will be offering OSHC and vacation care services to children of essential workers during the pupil free days and holidays and share it on our page in the coming days. we can get through this together!

12.01.2022 A reminder that Group 2 have a pupil free day next ThursdayA reminder that Group 2 have a pupil free day next Thursday

12.01.2022 Today some children designed new slippery dips! Ours is currently closed off and on the mend and so we put our imaginations to the test about how to improve it! Here are some of our plans: So they can get up to the slide, they are gonna do rock climbing to get up! Its got three rocks, this is a rope that you climb up to get to the rocks... then you just jump to the slide, is this gonna be tricky!?! ... Maybe we can make a tunnel, then they will go through this and then they will find the slide! If 2 people want to go down at the same time they can cos theres 2 ladders! Theres a line so no one goes on the slide first!

12.01.2022 ATTENTION PARENTS! If you haven't tuned into our science power hour yet, please do! Last week, we launched a FREE science power hour, every weekday from 10 am... - 11 am. A new video is released at 10 am followed by a Facebook LIVE @ 10.30 am. We will be releasing a new science experiment/demo every weekday for the next month, or until we are able to reopen our physical doors. Our aim is to help support children and families stuck at home to continue fostering their love of science so we hope you enjoy and feel free to request anything your child may have been wanting to try. Learn more and sign up for our daily notifications! https://rebrand.ly/VirtualScienceSpace

12.01.2022 Our Reading packs are now available for families to borrow! We understand that it is hard to borrow books with libraries currently closed, so our educators created these packs to help keep our families reading books regularly. If you are interested in borrowing one of our Reading Packs they are available for pick up/drop off each Monday and Friday between 9-10am. Feel free to call us for more info * The resources will be disinfected and quarantined in between each borrow to ensure they are safe for families each week!

12.01.2022 We are currently working on creating a private Facebook group only accessible by 2020 parents/carers of children attending Our Kindy this year. This will provide us with a more secure platform to interact with families, share videos and photos with an added level of privacy. If you are a parent of a Craigmore a kindergarten child and want to be apart of this private group please search Craigmore Kindy Parent and Family And answer the security questions ... We will still be posting regularly on this public page to allow other members of our community to access resources and see some of our amazing learning!

11.01.2022 Is your child starting at Craigmore Kindy next year? If so, make sure you join up to our Private Facebook page for families and parents. Here we will post some of your child’s learning with their friends, important events and information for families! Simply type in ‘Craigmore Kindy 2021 Parents and Family’ and answer the membership questions.

11.01.2022 A reminder that this years book week dates have changed from August to October due to COVID19.

10.01.2022 Below is a letter from the Department for education in regards to the new No Jab No Play legislation that is coming into place August 2020 please read as it may affect your childs enrolment both current and future in early childhood settings. Feel free to call us if you need further information or follow the links at the bottom of the letter. Notice to parents/caregivers implementation 7 August 2020... The early childhood services and immunisation requirements legislation (No Jab, No Play) is an amendment to the South Australian Public Health Act 2011. This new law comes into effect on 7 August 2020. It means that in order for a child to attend an early childhood service after that date they must have all age-appropriate vaccines as set out in the National Immunisation Program (www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/immunisation) Families will need to provide the following information to their early childhood service as soon as possible: a copy of your childs current immunisation record; or evidence that your child has an approved exemption; or evidence that your child is on a catch up schedule. If you have already provided these records you do not need to provide another copy. We are required to keep a copy of these records while your child is enrolled in an early childhood service so that the Chief Public Health Officer has them to hand in order to protect susceptible children in the event of any type of vaccine preventable outbreak. To support you with these changes please find attached Frequently Asked Questions for parents and carers. More information Immunisation Section, Communicable Disease Control Branch, phone 1300 232 272 or visit: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/immunisation SA Health parent and carer FAQ SA Health early childhood service provider FAQ

10.01.2022 Our axolotl inquiry space ready for our scientific investigation by our learners! Using microscopes and magnifying glasses we will notice, wonder and predict about the new white jellies in the tank... and record our thinking in a range of ways...

10.01.2022 Is your child starting at Craigmore Kindy this year? If so, make sure you join up to our Private Facebook page for families and parents. Here we will post some of your child’s learning with their friends, important events and information for families! Simply type in ‘Craigmore Kindy 2021 Parents and Family’ and answer the membership questions.

09.01.2022 We have been exploring the life cycle of a butterfly and looking very closely at the details on the Caterpillars. Some children decided to paint what they observed.

09.01.2022 Today we sadly say goodbye to our much loved chicken, Sprinkles. We have been lucky to have many wonderful years caring for sprinkles and sharing happy memories with her. The children helped to lay flowers at her new resting place in the garden with her old friend, Candy. Rest In Peace Sprinkles.

09.01.2022 Kindy photos have been rescheduled for Term 3 week 9 Group 1 Tuesday 15th September Group 2 Friday 18th September

09.01.2022 Tomorrow is Group 2s Wednesday session with an early finish of 2:45! Tomorrow is Group 2s Wednesday session with an early finish of 2:45!

09.01.2022 This new law comes into effect August this year and includes children currently enrolled in early childhood settings. Feel free to call or speak to us for clarification.

08.01.2022 A great day in bush kindy today. From finding a skink (although it did a good job of camouflaging itself) to building a wardli. Lots of team work and wonderful interaction between the children.

08.01.2022 We would like to give a HUGE thank you to all the families and businesses in our local community who donated to our Fathers Day Raffle. In particular we would like to thank BCF Elizabeth for their donation of a range of sauces, the Banks family for their Cheesecake shop vouchers and Handmade by Holly for the handmade Fathers Day key rings!

07.01.2022 Construction started today on our new climbing play space ! Call or visit us now to enrol your child for next year so they can enjoy taking risks and challenging themselves in their play!

07.01.2022 progress update Some of the climbing structures have started to be installed in the new outdoor play space!

06.01.2022 A wonderful way for you and your child to experience a virtual playgroup!

06.01.2022 This week we made some promises to the Kaurna people, we promised to look after the land, the plants, the animals and the people too. We looked at some photos from a couple of years ago when a friendly creature called Uncle Kuula visited Bush Kindy. We investigated the trees and noticed marks that could have been made by his claws! Some of us cleaned up Bush Kindy in the hopes of enticing him back, others wrote notes or created delicious plates of koala food and left them near the trees.

05.01.2022 New play spaces ready for a new term of learning Writing/planning spaces for children to plan for their learning ’Kindy School’ play area to support children’s transition to school School small world play to inspire bookmaking around school visits ... Numeracy nooks and much much more! We can’t wait to see all our learners again next week!

05.01.2022 Are you looking for a fun way to entertain the kids these holidays? YMCA OSCH has a great vacation care program for the Term 3 Kindy Break! Head to the website to book: https://www.sa.ymca.org.au//oshc/craigmore-south-primary-s *please note the Parks and Rec day on the last Friday will now be a trip to the Gawler Cinema due to COVID19

04.01.2022 Kindy has been allocated 4 Pupil free days for the last week of term - April 6,7,8 and 9. Educators will be using this time to create resources to support families with playful learning at home and preparing for term 2. Thank you for being so understanding during this challenging time Kindy has been allocated 4 Pupil free days for the last week of term - April 6,7,8 and 9. Educators will be using this time to create resources to support families with playful learning at home and preparing for term 2. Thank you for being so understanding during this challenging time

04.01.2022 Recently we have been interested in BIIIG numbers like 100, 1000 and even a trillion! Today some of the educators modelled how to count in tens and then we had a go using a range of resources, even the ten fingers on our hands!! we painted our hands and explored our senses as we tried to make 1000

03.01.2022 If you have a child at Craigmore Kindy and are an essential worker needing support finding OSHC or vacation care services, please ring or inbox the Kindy so that we can support you with this If you have a child at Craigmore Kindy and are an essential worker needing support finding OSHC or vacation care services, please ring or inbox the Kindy so that we can support you with this

03.01.2022 A massive thank you to the Governing Council members, who met at Kindy tonight, to approve the design for our new outdoor climbing nature play area!!! More details coming soon! A massive thank you to the Governing Council members, who met at Kindy tonight, to approve the design for our new outdoor climbing nature play area!!! More details coming soon!

03.01.2022 Today I heard a lovely tune coming from the back room... Tristan was playing songs on our xylophone! I asked if he could teach me the song, he helped me by writing the notes I had to play to make the music. I wonder if you can guess what the song is?

02.01.2022 Term 2 starts next week! Group 1s first day is the 27th of April and Group 2s first day is the 30th!Term 2 starts next week! Group 1s first day is the 27th of April and Group 2s first day is the 30th!

01.01.2022 Our Christmas Raffle 2020 donation box will be out on the welcome area from Monday. We understand that local businesses and families are under a lot of pressure financially and mentally this year, so any donations would be amazing! We hope to make this end of year celebration as special as the last for our little learners

01.01.2022 We have been advised that OSHC and vacation care will still be operating for children of essential workers during the upcoming pupil free days and holidays. We will be creating a list, that we will share on here in the coming days, of places that provide these services. We can get through this together!

01.01.2022 Christmas resources inspiring lots of imagination and creativity in our learners today. Many children made plans for their Christmas creations, exploring patterns and design. Others used Christmas coloured buttons to continue their exploration of trajectory with the pipes!