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Felton Street Community Preschool

Locality: Gateshead

Phone: +61 2 4943 0520

Address: 74 Felton Street Gateshead 2290 Gateshead, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.feltonst.org.au

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25.01.2022 Please complete our parent and community survey about the redesign of our Butterfly playground. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfzVQ-3Y0NBYoMnm/viewform

25.01.2022 Help us by answering another question for our Butterfly Playground development.

24.01.2022 This week we celebrated NAIDOC Week. Here is some of the learning experiences we set up for the children. The Butterfly Room used the NAIDOC Week poster by artist Tyrown Waigana as a provocation for art.... In the Dilly Bag we explored Bush Tucker Foods. In the Busy Bee Room the children have been working on an artwork together using their handprints. With Mandi the children are making over a recycled doll house using dot painting art.

24.01.2022 In the Dilly Bag this week. This is the Bear and the picnic lunch. The boy in the story packs a picnic lunch of sandwiches, crisps and an apple to crunch for his bear, dog and himself.

24.01.2022 This month Felton Street has a local matters jar at Grill’d Charlestown! Through this initiative we are trying to raise the funds to set up library borrowing for the children through our preschool library of picture books. Please let your friends and family know they can support us this month by placing their token in the jar.

23.01.2022 Last day of term 3 today! We hope all our children, families, staff and community have an enjoyable and safe school holidays.

23.01.2022 Check out these DIY Science Week ideas to do at home!

23.01.2022 Have you seen our ad? Help us get the word out to your family, friends and local community!

22.01.2022 On the program this week. Emergency evacuation drills. Every three months we practice evacuation drills with children so that in the event of an emergency everyone is prepared and knows what to do. Our primary meeting point is St Paul’s Primary School, so today we evacuated preschool and walked all the way up the hill to safety. Do you practice emergency evacuations at your house? Does your child know where to meet you in an emergency? Do they know not to hide from you or the emergency services? These are some questions to think about and talk about at home.

22.01.2022 Book Week Day 7! One of our favourites told with AUSLAN signs.

21.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educators Day to the educators at Felton Street!!!!!!

21.01.2022 A free event for science week tomorrow. Watch a science show from the comfort of your own home. Register via the links in the event.

19.01.2022 A great surprise to start our Friday! Thank you to Jodie Harrison MP for recognising the hard work and dedication of our educators this year and working through a global pandemic!

19.01.2022 As the weather warms up we would like to remind parents about our sun safe policy. Please see the photos for reference on sun safe T-shirts to wear at preschool. You can purchase a preschool T-shirt from us that is sun safe.

18.01.2022 Many of our Busy Bee children have now had their first Kindergarten orientations. This book and video can help families prepare children for what to expect on their first day of school. We have a copy of this book at preschool which is being used by educators to have these conversations at preschool too.

16.01.2022 Today is R U OK? DAY. This years theme is There’s more to say after R U OK? This picture helps give ideas of what to say next when you ask R U OK?

16.01.2022 Did you know there are screen time limits for children depending on their age?

15.01.2022 This week the Butterfly friends have been making scones with Dawn. Cooking is a scientific process that teaches children about how different ingredients mix and react to create something different.

15.01.2022 Help us with our yard redesign by answering this question. Our Butterfly Yard is the yard out the front of the building photos have been added to help you remember what it looks like.

14.01.2022 PLEASE BE AWARE! Found in our local community. Ensure you’re children are aware not to touch or pick up needles or other dangerous items off the ground and tell an adult if they see these. Watch where you are walking and check areas where children are playing.

13.01.2022 Exploring literacy through play. The Butterfly children are able to recreate the Koala’s eat gum leaves story with props from the story box.

13.01.2022 An invitation to create and experiment. Today the Busy Bees joined in making alien stew. Freya provided natural materials along with plastic bugs and spiders, eye ball marbles and beads. Children mixed and added to their alien stew and enjoyed the potion making experience.

13.01.2022 There’s a baby in the Dilly Bag this week! With many new arrivals and babies on the way for Butterfly Room families. We used the Dilly Bag as an opportunity to talk about what babies need and how to be gentle and quiet around the baby.

13.01.2022 A big thank you from Our Backyard. Over 20 bags of food, personal care items, children’s presents and $200 in vouchers were delivered to Our Backyard on Friday. Anything that they cannot use will be passed onto other organisations that can use them on our behalf. The coordinator was so grateful and overwhelmed by our donation (you can read her message to our community on the card). We are so proud of all we achieved and we have made a huge difference to others in our community over Christmas.

13.01.2022 This week we practiced lockdown drills. Children and educators practiced keeping quite and hiding from danger that could come to preschool.

13.01.2022 A reminder for families Preschool policy at this time is that all unwell children be excluded from the preschool. (Yellow and Red zones). If you feel your child is not infectious to others, despite having symptoms, we ask that you supply a medical certificate from your family doctor advising that they are not infectious to others .

12.01.2022 It’s Book Week Day 6!

11.01.2022 Today is the last day of preschool for 2020! We wish all of our families a safe and happy school holidays. We would like to say thank you to our children for coming to learn and play, it has been a joy to see you learn and grow. Good luck to our children moving onto Kindergarten or new services next year. Thank you to our families this year who have been supportive and understanding this year as we have navigated delivering safe preschool during COVID-19. ... Thank you to our management committee for you support and decision making this year. Thank you to our educational team Karen, Kirsty, Karen, Dawn, Jess, Robyn, Jasmine, Mandi and Michelle who have worked hard to deliver quality educational programs and care to our children and adapt quickly to changes that have occurred due to COVID. Thank you to Rose our cleaner for ensuring preschool is clean and safe for children to attend. And, Thank you to Karen for leading our service through a challenging year.

11.01.2022 HNE Health social media is the place to get up to date and accurate information about the current PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT for NEWCASTLE. Follow their page for the latest updates. Local member Jodie Harrison is also sharing their information out. Stay Safe Everyone

11.01.2022 The weather has been very gloomy these summer school holidays. ABC KIDS have a great recipe book using kitchen staples and healthy ingredients with simple recipes to make with kids. You might like to try these yourself at home.

11.01.2022 Here are some of the learning experiences happening at Felton Street this week across the Busy Bee and Butterfly Rooms.

11.01.2022 It’s that time of year again! Tell your friends and family to join our waiting list so they will be the first to be contacted about our 2021 enrolments. Follow the link and fill in our digital waitlist application.

11.01.2022 During the holidays our educators engage in training to learn new knowledge and improve our skills to better our practice for children. Yesterday we learned about communication. Today we learned about children’s behaviour and neuroscience with Kerrie from CELA. Tomorrow we will have a staff meeting.

10.01.2022 Thank you to everyone for your generous donations to Our Backyard. We are blown away by how much we have collected.

10.01.2022 Another question about the Butterfly yard redesign. This might be the most fun question of them all!

09.01.2022 Wishing our Felton Street Community a very Merry Christmas.

09.01.2022 Thank you to our lovely families and community for sending us messages for early childhood educators day! Also thank you to the families and children who brought us in a little treat to say thank you. Your words and gestures mean the world to us.

08.01.2022 The Dilly Bag this week is about The Virus ~ Miss A age 3. The Butterfly children are exploring keeping themselves and others safe by not sharing germs and what items we can use to protect ourselves and others.

07.01.2022 An amazing opportunity to take up!

07.01.2022 Don’t forget! Preschool photos are being taken everyday this week Monday 26th to Friday 30th October 2020.

07.01.2022 Did you see this in our last newsletter for 2020? There is a Facebook group for families of children enrolled at Felton Street from 2020 and 2021 created by one of our parents. This is a space for families to connect, get to know each other, share, ask questions and organise catch ups. You can join the group at the following link.

06.01.2022 Please, please,please keep sick children home from preschool. Even with mild symptoms they can be contagious. We now have 3 staff off unwell if more become unwell the preschool will not be able to open and all children will need to stay home until the staff have recovered.

06.01.2022 Did you know our brains are solar powered? Exposure to sunlight is thought to increase the brain’s release of a hormone called serotonin. This is associated with boosting mood and helping a person feel calm and focused. This is why playing outside in the sunshine practicing sun safety is so important for children in helping them be calm, focused and happy.... Here’s some photos of the Butterfly children enjoying the sunshine this week and boosting their serotonin!

06.01.2022 This week is National Child Protection Week. This year National Child Protection Week will celebrate its 30th year with the theme "Putting children first". National Association for Prevention of Child abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) is encouraging all of us to look at how wecan prioritise children in their lives and communities. Putting children first means prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children. To grow up well children need to feel safe and loved, have a chance to play and explore, have a say in decisions that affect them, and access to essential things like food, shelter and healthcare.

05.01.2022 Help us answer questions to support the redevelopment of our Butterfly Playground? You can comment or message your responses.

04.01.2022 What’s in the Dilly Bag? A colour matching game with enough pieces for every child to have a turn!

04.01.2022 A teddy bears picnic for the Butterfly children to explore this week. Today the bears had lots of children feeding them the food from the picnic basket.

04.01.2022 It is set to be a very hot weekend. Here is some information from NSW Health around keeping children safe during heat waves. Stay cool and safe everyone. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//babies-children-hot-weather

04.01.2022 It’s Early Learning Matters Week At Felton Street we know that children’s participation in quality early learning sets them on a positive path in their lives. During the first five years most of the wiring in children’s brains is laid down. The learning experiences and relationships that children engage with in these early years develop life long benefits in learning, health, nutrition and social and emotional wellbeing.

04.01.2022 This week we are celebrating NAIDOC Week. The theme for NAIDOC Week is Always Was, Always Will Be. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme recognises First Nations people as the traditional custodians of country for over 65,000 years. NAIDOC Week 2020 acknowledges and celebrates that our nation’s story didn’t begin with documented European contact, but the true history of Australia dates back thousands of generations. We come together during NAIDOC Week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

03.01.2022 Today is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day. The theme for this year is: We are the Elders of tomorrow, hear our voice.... Elders are the holders of traditional knowledge and wisdom. This years theme recognises this knowledge and wisdom is passed on starting in childhood. Celebrating children’s voices is important in their development towards being influential Elders and leaders of the future.

03.01.2022 Help us raise money for preschool!!

03.01.2022 Wanted for Busy Bee Room gardening project. Donations of empty 2L and 3L milk and juice bottles.

03.01.2022 Teddy Bear’s Picnic and Pyjamas Week. In the Busy Bee Room, Week 10, 21st 25th September, we are going to celebrate the end of Term 3 with a Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Please bring ONE of your favourite Bears to share in some fun activities with friends and Educators. For some extra fun, you can also wear your pyjamas all day at Preschool! Butterfly children are welcome to do the same if they are interested. We look forward to a fun filled week!

03.01.2022 Happy work birthday Kirsty!! Today we celebrated Kirsty’s 17 year anniversary of working at Felton Street. Thank you for all your hard work, dedication and going above beyond for the children and families at Felton Street.

02.01.2022 This week in the Butterfly Room the children are making home made pizzas with our student Mikaela. Over the past two weeks the children with Mikaela have talked about what they like on pizzas, healthy choices, researched recipes and made shopping lists for the ingredients. Today the children enjoyed tasting ingredients and the hands on experience of making the pizzas. Many children got creative with their pizzas and enjoyed eating them at lunchtime.

01.01.2022 Please remember that next week Monday December 7th to Friday December 11th, 2020 is party week and children are welcome to bring a party lunch box to have as part of the celebrations. This is the only time of the year where restrictions on food in lunch boxes are not applied. We suggest packing a normal lunch box with a few party items to have so as not to overload the sugar for your child.

01.01.2022 This is the hand washing song in the Butterfly Room. The words help remind children the steps in the process so they don’t miss a spot. By singing the song they are developing independence when washing their hands. You can sing the song at home too!