Cranley House Nursery School and ELC in Adelaide, South Australia | Nursery

Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8272 7382

Address: 47 Glen Osmond Road 5063 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.cranleyhouse.com.au/

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25.01.2022 SIDS and KIDS information session Monday 24 June 2019. Details in flyer attached.

24.01.2022 The ELC and Kindy children had fun yesterday exploring our indoor loose parts activity. Loose parts play is a great way for our teachers to inspire numeracy skills, such as counting, pattering and sorting. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

24.01.2022 Quiet reading time for our Toddlers. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

23.01.2022 #love #peace #joy from @cranley_house

23.01.2022 Many recent research studies have demonstrated the significant benefits of sleeping outside and spending increased periods of time outdoors. For example, children have better brain development, bone and muscular development, social and cognitive development, better emotional wellbeing and reported less illness. Our children love the experience and we have found that they even wake up fresher.

23.01.2022 Thankyou to everyone that donated. We raised over $800 for this great cause.

23.01.2022 Our sleep room at Cranley building is perfect for the exploration of dark and light! Introducing this new learning space to the children, I shared the premise with them explorers.when we enter the dark room, we are explorers The environment as the third teacher As educators it was wonderful to observe the awe and wonder the children displayed as they began to explore. Discovering lights, battery operated tea candles, projected kaleidoscope images, cubby and tent hidey-holes and a collection of reflective materials. Capturing childrens voice about these discoveries showed us again how providing open ended resources supports childrens learning in entering into play at differing levels as children explore and shared a variety of discoveries. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

23.01.2022 Our Toddler children planting some beautiful plants in our garden, that were donated by one of our special families - thankyou to Karol Stolarski. Our nursery and elc/kindy children also planted some in their gardens. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

22.01.2022 International Mud Day is children and educators celebrating nature, outdoors, and mess by getting muddy. Our fun day in the mud included painting with mud and playing in the mud! @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

22.01.2022 The Toddlers love their new mud kitchen. Thank you to Tim for volunteering his time to make it for us. Mud play provides valuable opportunities for children to practice and develop their fine and gross motor skills, support increased sensory awareness -particularly touch, improve hand-eye coordination and develop their social and emotional skills -including taking turns, communication, as well as early literacy and numeracy skills. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

22.01.2022 Our ELC inquiry project How do things grow? is underway. The children have grown their own plants from seeds, exploring the growth cycle of plants and have been hypothesising what will happen next as they begin to sprout new knowledge of the world around them. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

22.01.2022 Our learning environments provide endless opportunities for our children to explore the world around them. Researching and investigating through their senses, using their 100 languages to express their thought and ideas, and broadening their minds and creativity.

21.01.2022 Christmas crafts in the Toddler Room We have enjoyed exploring the different traditions and cultures amongst our families. Using sustainable resources and loose parts we have created our own Christmas trees after sharing lots of photos of our families trees at home. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

20.01.2022 The Early Years Learning Framework places a high emphasis on learning through play: Play provides a supportive environment where children ask questions, solve problems and engage in critical thinking.Play can promote positive dispositions towards learning. Our learning environments at Cranley House provide a balance between child led, child initiated and educator supported learning. They encourage children to explore, solve problems, create and construct; whilst also actively supporting the inclusion of all children in play. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

19.01.2022 As we celebrate Reconciliation Week in the Toddler classroom, the children have been exploring the connection our Indigenous people have to the land. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

18.01.2022 Children need the freedom and time to play. Through play they learn about the world around them. Our Nursery educators respond to childrens interests in play dough through adding natural elements to their explorations. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

17.01.2022 On the 11th August we were delighted to have Kirsty Blanks (our specialist art teacher) work with the Cranley ELC and Kindy children. Kirsty will be supporting the children to communicate their ideas about Houses through drawing and painting. We are absolutely thrilled to see the childrens beautiful representations through the language of art, and look forward to watching their progress! @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

17.01.2022 Today the Toddler and ELC children had a picnic lunch at Main Street Reserve. The children enjoyed the opportunity to explore their local community and develop their gross motor skills playing on the playground.

15.01.2022 Our inquiry with toddlers at Cranley House today is looking at Australian animals and their habitats. A trip to our local park this morning included collecting materials to make our own places for our animals to be safe and happy in.

14.01.2022 The Toddlers celebrated the Lunar New Year. Reflecting the cultures of our classroom, the Lunar New Year is celebrated across many countries including China, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan. During the new year period, certain dishes are eaten for their symbolic meaning, specific types of noodles (which imply longevity and happiness) and dumplings (indicating prosperity). We made our own dumplings and practiced our skills in using chopsticks in our Asian inspired socio-dramatic play corner.

14.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK AT CRANLEY HOUSE VoiceTreatyTruth As a collective children and educators are engaging in meaningful connections to and understanding of, one of the worlds most enduring cultures. We have been art making, listening to traditional Indigenous music, and dreamtime stories. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

13.01.2022 we are excited to announce our new food service Our Piazza Market. Visit us at www.ourpiazza.market to order our delicious chef prepared take away meals.

13.01.2022 Pikelet fruit faces made by our Toddlers today for a tasty morning snack. As we continue to explore our project on My body and what it can do we have been learning about food choices and nutrition to fuel our growing bodies. They were so yummy that some of us couldnt resist the temptation to eat them! @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

12.01.2022 On Friday the Toddler children celebrated Schools Tree Day. Schools Tree Day is a great way to foster childrens appreciation for the world around them, and to inspire them to play an active role in their community and care for the natural environment. The children enjoyed their community walk, visit to the local park to picnic and play amongst the trees, and planting their very own tree. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

12.01.2022 Recognising the shapes and features of the body through creative expression, with our Toddler children. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

10.01.2022 Our Toddler children have been busy conjuring up all sorts of concoctions. Whilst their curious minds were busy at work experimenting, hypothesising and investigating they were also developing their motor skills, co-ordination, problem solving and resilience ...and no doubt having lots of fun! @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

10.01.2022 Celebrating Naidoc Week in the ELC/Kindy room. The children enjoyed dreamtime stories and music at group times, explored their imagination and creativity through sensory play with natural materials, gumnut painting, making native story stones and drawing aboriginal symbols in sand.

07.01.2022 As our toddler children gain strong momentum in their project work on My body and what it can do, they have been exploring the physical features of their bodies and creating some true masterpieces through self-portraiture. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

06.01.2022 Problem solving, concentration and motor development. Our Toddlers enjoying the sunshine with some lawn games @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

06.01.2022 Stemming from childrens interests we have been exploring the extinction of the dinosaurs. Escaping the heat and exploring our primary colours with some ice age small world play. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

06.01.2022 Creating our own puppets using upcycled materials for our Kindy children. Puppet play is a fun way for our children to explore feelings and through dramatic play experiences they learn about effective ways to manage these emotions. Strong emotions can be difficult for children to understand and talk about, so puppets are a perfect resource to support children to engage with relatable situations and manage their emotions better to develop their self-regulation.

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04.01.2022 Biggest morning tea and alpacas in maracas scholastic simultaneous storybook reading. Yesterday Cranley House had a wonderful morning with over 50 people, parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and family members coming for morning tea, scones and jam and cream cooked by our Chef Danielle. Paintings, artwork, photography and cooking were all provided with gold coin donation. This was also in conjunction with the scholastic simultaneous storybook reading of the book Alpacas with maracas. We had loads of fun and our Cranley House community raised close to $200.00 for the Cancer Council.#cancercouncil @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

04.01.2022 The toddler room has been exploring various aspects of the ocean this week, including learning about the creatures that live in the water. Building on their balance, coordination, determination, and verbal skills, our toddlers engaged in a dry fish expedition indoors. With exclamation of I got it, they felt a sense of achievement and camaraderie with their fellow class mates.

03.01.2022 After playing in the garden today in the sun, our going on a bear hunt game extended into a sensory experience on our outdoor learning table. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

03.01.2022 Our toddlers enjoying mud day. Our Scandinavian outdoor messy play suits arrived just in time! @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

03.01.2022 A very important part of our work with children is helping them to acknowledge and respect others. We see Mothers Day as a special opportunity for us to show our respect and say thankyou to our mothers for the love, care and support they give us. We wish all our mothers a very happy Mothers Day!

03.01.2022 Kirsty, our art teacher, guided our ELC and Kindy children to inquire further into houses yesterday. Whilst supporting the drawing of houses, she is also teaching the children how to use the pens, pencils, paints and brushes needed for producing their creative works of art. @ Cranley House Nursery School and ELC

02.01.2022 Our talented Toddlers created this incredibly beautiful lizard house incorporating natural loose parts from our yard. It’s complete with a very important wooden door, shelter and leaf greens to snack on. Our Toddlers continue to inspire us everyday. A true depiction of practice, Teachers and children as partners in learning - Principle of the Reggio Emilia Approach.