Goodstart Early Learning Prairiewood in Sydney, Australia | School

Goodstart Early Learning Prairiewood

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9604 4972

Address: 510 Smithfield Road 2176 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: www.goodstart.org.au/prairiewood

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25.01.2022 Please stay safe and be careful in this unknown time. Reach out to our team if you need anything! For families who cannot buy groceries due to overbuying, let us know! We have over 100 meal prep kits in our community pantry and would love to help out.

24.01.2022 We have loved celebrating NAIDOC week this week at Goodstart Prairiewood. Our children, families and staff have all participated in some culturally inspiring and creative activities and experiences. We look forward to continuing to learn about our oldest culture and the traditional people of the country we live in, as we delve deeper into our Reconciliation Action Plan.

22.01.2022 Alphabet and Name Writing in Sand Sensory and children's interest based-learning activity Our preschoolers were invited in pairs to first explore the Alphabet chart and encouraged to find the first letter of their name. Our preschoolers were then invited to write their name with their finger in the sand (fine motor skill). This learning experience promoted and encouraged our preschoolers;... - Self-confidence - Letter recognition - Name recognition - Fine and gross motor skills. - Spatial awareness.of their physical environment and between letter spacing - Developing an understanding of upper and lower case letters. - Hand and eye coordination. - Social skills of self-regulation negotiating in play and recognising the rights of peers in play. - Language and literacy skills via communicating with their educator and peers. - Numeracy of counting.

20.01.2022 We provided black playdough to our children and gave them opportunity to create what they want to make from Rainbow Serpent book. They make different animals from the book and came up with many different explanations. They used colourful resources to make it. They used their creativity and communication skill to connect with each other. They themselves were amazed on their art work.

20.01.2022 What a cute set up! Thank you again Glamorous Occasions & Prop Hire. We couldn't have made mother's day special without you.

19.01.2022 We continue to explore NAIDOC week through Indigenous inspired arts and crafts. Here the children enjoy the sensory craft of making playdough and using this play dough to create some awesome Australian animals.

18.01.2022 This morning our preschoolers revisited the Aboriginal flag and explored their understanding. Our preschoolers engaged in an open discussion of their understanding of the symbolic colours.

16.01.2022 Thank you Glamorous Occasions & Prop Hire for our amazing Mother's Day set up. We are looking forward to taking some amazing photos with our families this week as we lead up to this special day

16.01.2022 I, for one, am absolutely loving the family photos for Mothers' Day. More coming soon xx P.S. if you haven't come in for your photo and cupcake, we will be open until 6pm tomorrow!

15.01.2022 At Goodstart Prairiewood we pride ourselves on our commitment to Reconciliation. Check out this Play School episode that focuses on Acknowledgement of Country. https://iview.abc.net.au/video/CK1911H001S00

15.01.2022 Goodstart Prairiewood is currently looking for a full time educator to cover a maternity leave position for 12 months. Above award wage, friendly and flexible team. Click on the link below to apply. https://career10.successfactors.com/sfcare/jobreqcareerpvt

14.01.2022 Worried about the end of JobKeeper on March 28 and what this means for your child’s early learning and care? Don’t worry there are additional government subsidies you may be eligible for to help with the cost of care (even up to 13 weeks free!). https://www.goodstart.org.au//j/help-when-you-need-it-most

10.01.2022 Social stories: We love to explore social stories in our learning environments. Play School celebrates new life and reflects on loved ones who've died. With stories and play we explore what can be challenging times for children. We meet a newborn baby and Alex shares how he remembers his grandmother. https://iview.abc.net.au//play-school-beginnings-and-endin

10.01.2022 Alphabet Foam letters Collaborative play learning activity Our preschoolers worked together to place the alphabet foam tiles down in alphabetical order. Our friends referred back to an Alphabet chart and scaffolded each other’s learning (peer modelling). This learning experience promoted and encouraged our preschoolers;... - self-confidence - letter recognition - fine and gross motor skills. - spatial awareness. - hand and eye coordination. - social skills of self-regulation negotiating in play and recognising the rights of peers in play. - Language and literacy skills. - Numeracy of counting, sorting and sequencing. - colour recognition.

08.01.2022 Snapshots of Healthy eating Today for morning tea our preschoolers enjoyed exploring the anatomy of a favourite fruit mango . As a group learning experience, our preschoolers utilised their senses of touch, feel, smell and taste to describe the yummy mango.

08.01.2022 At Goodstart Prairiewood, our children love story time. Especially dream time story time.

06.01.2022 With JobKeeper ending on March 28 we know many families will be worried about what this means for their family budget. Did you know the Government provides additional child care subsidies for families experiencing financial hardship? You may be eligible to receive up to 13 weeks of additional subsidy towards your child care fees, for up to 100 hours of care per fortnight. In most cases, these subsidies will cover the full fees charged by your centre. More information in the article below https://www.goodstart.org.au//support-for-end-of-jobkeeper

06.01.2022 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT LIVERPOOL The discovery of COVID-19 virus fragments in sewage at the Liverpool sewage treatment plant has prompted renewed calls for resid...ents to get tested. The virus fragments were detected through the state’s ongoing sewage surveillance program. Detection of the virus in sewage samples could reflect the presence of known cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in recent weeks in the area served by this sewage treatment plant. However, NSW Health is concerned there could be other active cases in the local community in people who have not been tested and who might incorrectly assume their symptoms are just a cold. The area served by the treatment plant includes the suburbs of Bardia, Hinchinbrook, Hoxton Park, Abbotsbury, Ingleburn, Prestons, Holsworthy, Edmondson Park, Austral, Cecil Park, Cecil Hills, Elizabeth Hills, Bonnyrigg Heights, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Pleasure Point, Casula, Hammondville, Liverpool, Moorebank, Wattle Grove, Miller, Cartwright, Lurnea, Warwick Farm, Chipping Norton, Voyager Point, Macquarie Links, Glenfield, Catherine Field, Gledswood Hills, Varroville, Leppington, West Hoxton, Horningsea Park, Middleton Grange, Len Waters Estate, Carnes Hill, Denham Court. People in these areas must be aware of any symptoms of illness, and immediately isolate and get tested should even the mildest of symptoms appear that might appear to be just a cold. Symptoms such as a runny nose or scratchy throat, cough, tiredness, fever or other symptoms could be COVID-19. After testing, you must remain in isolation until a negative result is received. The only way to find new cases and prevent further transmission is to increase testing. There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-an/clinics or contact your GP. Sewage testing for genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, started in July, adding another tool in the fight against the global pandemic. There is no evidence COVID-19 is transmitted via wastewater systems.

04.01.2022 The amazing miss Jenny has been working hard making birthday cupcakes for our preschool class today. Happy birthday to Jonathan and Rivva

03.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to our beautiful mother’s, grandmothers, aunts and special ladies in our lives.

02.01.2022 Happy Easter to all our Goodstart Prairiewood families!