Green Leaves Wendouree in Wendouree, Victoria, Australia | Education

Green Leaves Wendouree

Locality: Wendouree, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5334 5046

Address: 1212 1216 Norman St 3355 Wendouree, VIC, Australia

Website: https://greenleaveselc.com.au/

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25.01.2022 In our Nursery the children explore the room using their bodies to move around in many ways, some are crawling on and over things, while others are crawling to get into the low shelves. With the low table the children are pulling themselves up into a standing position as others move to the tunnel crawling through or just sitting at the end looking to see who is in there or at the other end. We are seeing more social interaction with the children as they talk and look towards each other when playing as well as playing alongside one another. As the children are doing these activities they are learning from others, developing social skills, building and developing their motor skills, while feeling safe, secure and supported.

25.01.2022 In our Junior Kinder room, children got creative and were able to paint a picture using different coloured paints and corks. Children start to develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, confidence, creativity, imagination and can expand on this through their experiences.

25.01.2022 In our Toddler room, the children are constantly developing and extending on their problem-solving skills, imaginative and cooperative play throughout their day. Exploring both indoor and outdoor activities. Indoors in the home corner and using the magnet blocks, encouraging social interactions between the children and practising their language and imagination skills. Outside the children used the Rope Bridge and obstacle course to get their whole bodies moving and to practice their balancing skills and coordination.

25.01.2022 In our kinder the children completed a group drawing together. Then they practised their cutting skills using scissors to cut the paper. This then turned into some of the children wanting a face mask, so they were cutting material. This is a way the children are expressing themselves creativity using a different medium. The children are continuing the use the loose parts and small world set ups to engage with their peers in small groups. The children are using positive commun...ication and collaboration in their play. With the sun shining, the children were able to exercise their large muscles on the obstacle course equipment and in the sandpit. Balancing, walking, jumping, digging, crawling and digging. The children are engaging in our August program learning to express themselves using different mediums, developing and enhancing their literacy and numeracy skills and learning to collaborate positively with their peers. See more

24.01.2022 Sand play helps the children to develop physical skills. Large muscle skills develop as children dig, pour, sift and scoop in the sand. The childrens hand-eye coordination and small muscle control, will improve as children learn to manipulate sand accessories.

24.01.2022 The children all felt nice and warm in their cosy pyjamas on our pyjama day. Even though they had their pyjamas on they were able to spend a lot of the morning outside enjoying the sunshine, riding bikes, climbing the a-frames and balance beams and digging in the sand.

24.01.2022 Please see our Calendar of events for July. If you have any suggestions for next month please let us know

22.01.2022 A big 'Thank you' to everyone who helped us pick a name for our 'Elf on the Shelf' Louise, with the help of Sophie, drew out the winning name. Please welcome our new member 'Candy Cane' to our team.

22.01.2022 In our Tiny Totts room, the children are provided with books to explore. Books help the children get to know sounds, words and language, and develop early literacy skills. Helping them to learn to value books and stories. Developing children’s imagination and stimulate their curiosity which help’s children’s brain, social skills and communication skills develop.

22.01.2022 In our Tiny Totts room the children have been busy enjoying our warm weather. Utilising the sandpit and digging up the sand using the shovels and filling up buckets. Within the sandpit the children also rode the rocking horses with very big smiles on our faces. Playing outside gives the children a chance to explore the natural environment and have adventures. They can play games, test their physical limits, express themselves and build their self-confidence.

22.01.2022 In our Pre-Kinder room children have spent time engaging in both indoor and outdoor learning spaces. Sometimes having a group time in the morning doing some dancing and singing to start their day. Then going outside to explore the back yard, opening the bike track and setting up an obstacle course for the children to have more options available. This give the children the opportunity to stretch their muscles, extend on developing their fine motor skills and physical strength through climbing up and sliding down the slide, moving across and jumping over the obstacle course. Inside the children are busy with various activities such as painting, sensory play with glitter and shaving foam, challenging our creativity with clay and matchsticks, or building a house for mommy from magnetic shapes.

21.01.2022 In our nursery and Tiny Totts rooms, we discovered and contribute to National Science Week for August. We experimented with putting bicarb soda, vinegar and food dye into the tub, the mixture fizzed up together and children watched and explored with touching and feeling the mixture. The children enjoyed moving and touching the texture and even some experienced a taste. We used blue dye for the children to watch fizz up with the bicarb soda and vinegar for ocean week. After the children experimented, we added some dishwashing liquid to make lots of bubbles, the children enjoyed playing with the bubbles. This will help the children with their coordination and fine motor skills.

21.01.2022 In our Junior Kinder children have been playing together, building on friendships, learning to interact with one another and working on their gross motor skills. Jasmine and Zaeli read stories to each other, each taking a turn to sit on the chair and read a story to the other child sitting on the pillow. Indiana and Laney took turns in helping each other across the steppingstones, holding each others hands as they balanced across them. Children rode the bikes and stepped across the rope bridge.

20.01.2022 In our nursery, the children were involved with messy play using gluten-free flour and blue food colouring. They placed smocks on the children and placed the flour on the low table and dribbled some blue colouring for the children to move around, mix in and explore. Children were keen to get started hands went in swirling, swishing and patting. Through this experience the children have engaged in a group activity and explored textures and had some sensory play. Helping children to feel safe, secure and supported.

20.01.2022 What a beautiful day for the first day of spring. Most of the children chose to play outside practicing their balancing skills on the steppingstones, walking along the path created by blocks and balancing across the rope bridge. Children used the trucks to role play with the bark and used the different containers and moulds to build sandcastles and make different shapes. The children spent some of the time reading nursery rhymes and native animal stories. The children are becoming more confident with their gross motor skills and are beginning to play cooperatively with one another for short periods of time.

20.01.2022 The Junior Kinder children had the opportunity to join in with a group activity. Lexie and the children made a new batch of slime. Each child that wanted to have a turn was able to pour in the ingredients, before mixing it up. It was then ready to play with. Lexie handed each child a ball of slime. They stretched and pulled the gooey slime and squished it between their fingers. Being involved in this sensory play enabled the children to use their hand-eye coordination.

19.01.2022 In our Tiny Totts room the children engaged in some sensory play today, with some play doh. They were squishing it, pounding it, folding it and poking it. The children appear to enjoy playing with the play doh, as they appeared to be concentrating on what they were doing.

19.01.2022 In our nursery we offer a variety of sensory, cause and effect toys. Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction. While cause and effect toys encourage children to reach and grasp, looking at ways the toys works. Pushing a button makes a sound or pushes a toy up. The children enjoy exploring all these different toys throughout our Nursery.

19.01.2022 Our Junior Kindy children made some purple slime. They took turns adding the different ingredients discussing each ingredient and what will happen when we add them. The children then put on their art smocks and had a feel of the slime. Some of the children described it as slimy, cold and fluffy. Once the children played with the slime it changed from fluffy to stretchy. Through this activity the children begin to develop a disposition for learning such as curiosity, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence and imagination.

18.01.2022 In the Tiny Tots room, the children have been busy and active both inside and out. The children moved freely between both the indoor and outdoor play spaces choosing how and where they would like to play. The children have engaged and shown a lot of interest in drawing. They have been exploring doing so on a variety of surfaces and using different tools. Whether it be the chalk on the blackboard mat, or textas and pencils at the drawing table with clipboards, the children h...ave enjoyed experimenting with patterns and discovering what they can create using different movements with their hands. We have also been focusing on basic colour recognition as the children draw and create their pictures. The children have also shown continuing interest in the song wall that has been added in the room. The children have been selecting a picture and bringing it over to educators to request a song or to simply show them the different images on the cards. It has been a great way for the children to communicate with both educators and one another and has sparked many spontaneous sing-a-longs. See more

18.01.2022 The children of our Tiny Totts room have been focusing on their gross motor skills! The children went for an adventure up to the big kinder yard to help further challenge themselves. This provided an opportunity for the children to climb up the rope ladder as well an opportunity to use a bigger climbing obstacle course and ladder. The children were able to walk up the hallway and as we walked through the kinder room many of the kinder children waved hello to the Tiny Totts an...d we even had brothers and sisters giving each other a quick hug before we moved outside. The older children In Tiny Totts who had gone to the bike yard before all flocked over towards the shed and waited for nearby educators to gather out the bikes and climbing equipment. As the morning went on, we were able to see many children go from needing assistance to climb up the cubby fort to being able to do it all on their own. The children are learning how they can feel a part of our community in the centre through being able to see their brothers and sisters as they walk from one area to another and are learning how we need to stick together in small groups when we are travelling around the centre so we can stay safe. We are encouraging their gross motor development by providing the children with a more challenging climbing structure such as the kinder fort. See more

17.01.2022 In our Toddler room, the children have been busy building in their construction area. The children have shown lots of interest in the construction. Using a variety of resources, both inside and out, the children have been stacking, manipulating and connecting in order to balance and create with the building materials.

17.01.2022 Children spend a lot of time engaged with basic filling and emptying of the cups and containers. For an on looker it may not appear that much is happening here, but this is a great way to work on hand-eye coordination and motor control and which aids in learning life skills such as holding a cup steady and pouring.

17.01.2022 In our Kinder and Pre-kinder room the children are always very busy creating and making different forms of artwork, including pastings, paintings and drawings. Children are using their creative, imagination and enthusiasm skills, gaining in confidence with the different outcomes they achieve.

17.01.2022 In our Pre-kinder room welcomed a few new friends to the room and they settled well into the routines with some of the children encouraging them to join in play. During the beautiful moments of sunshine, the children have been able to explore and engage with our new outdoor kitchen. This helps the children to explore and develop their Imaginative and Dramatic Play and social interactions with one another. The children were able to expand on their physical wellbeing during times outside, through the bike track and climbing equipment, while constantly building on their relationships with other children.

17.01.2022 Last week we had Wacky Wednesday Dress-up. This was not only just fun for the children but, it was an important activity where they use their imaginations, build vocabulary skills, gain confidence, and can freely express themselves. Dress-up play is roleplaying and storytelling that helps children develop ideas about how the world works.

17.01.2022 Roleplay is an important part of child development and has many benefits. It builds confidence, creativity communication, physical development and problem-solving. Along with being a fun activity, it also allows children to get into character and act out real-life roles or fictional performances.

16.01.2022 We had the opportunity to extend the childrens discussion around Volcanos. Jessie had brought in a different kind of volcano which was a pre-made underwater volcano mix. We all gathered outside near the sand pit and talked about what we were going to expect. Jessie asked the children about what they know about volcanos the children replied LAVA Its hot and then shared some laughter. We discussed what colours. RED one of the children said I see dinosaurs, they mi...ght get burnt. We started off by talking about safety, Did the children notice what I as wearing? But why?, Jessie was wearing protective googles to keep eyes safe they yelled, also mentioned her safety clothing that will help not get burnt from lava. The children waited patiently as we started to combine all the ingredients we poured the water in to the container the children quietly said Ohhh Noo the water Bubbled and fizzed the children watched in concentration and focus See more

15.01.2022 Despite the chilly weather the children got to go outside for a play. Lexi bought down the small bikes from the bike track for the children to ride. They all thought this was a great idea and were keen to have their turn at riding the bikes around our yard. We also played a game of hide and seek, a child or educator would count while everyone else went and hid in the bushes. The counter would then try to find everyone, by hunting around the yard. Children are using their imagination and finding skills by playing hide and seek.

15.01.2022 Children joined in throughout the centre for our Red Nose Day. The children came dressed in red, painted with red paint and pasted with various red materials. Helping to encourage children to develop their creativity and imagination, and to be connected with and contribute to their world.

14.01.2022 Ball skills help children to improve coordination and timing. Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect. Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing.

14.01.2022 In our Kinder room the children had a chance to make some play-dough with the children, they sat and spoke about what types of ingredients do we need salt, flour, oil they would say. The children talked about the method in making the playdough we asked what goes first oil someone asked then we said what next and another child said flour first then water we took turns mixing all the ingredients together discussing the process using all our senses. The children used their sense of smell and feel to describe how it is. Fluffy, gooey and smells funny. Once the product was complete the children got straight in to creating using some rolling pipes and some sticks. They came up with spiked spiders, lollipops and pancakes.

14.01.2022 Congratulations to Remy who was our March 'Educator of the Month,' For always displaying beautiful engagements with the children and consistently being a team player. for showing growth in her programming and observation techniques. Thank you, Remy

13.01.2022 On our rainy day, our Pre-Kinder children spend their time inside having fun exploring the indoor setting. In their group time, they read the book,Please and discussed about using good manners when talking to others. Later the children are given the opportunity to engage in different activities of their choices. Some children find themselves in the construction area, either individually or collaboratively, building houses from magnetic shapes and wooden blocks. While others find themselves busy in the Art area tracing their hands on the paper. During breaks in the rain the children are able to warm up their bodies by running outside. Piling and digging in the sand pit, jumping off the beam, challenging themselves with the jumping bag are activities that they all enjoy.

13.01.2022 In our Junior Kinder the children have been exploring Plasticine. All children eagerly awaited their turn to use their imagination to make something creative. Many of the children created birthday cakes, using matchsticks as birthday candles. Children are using their creativity and imagination to shape and mould plasticine to create cakes and are able to use matchsticks to represent candles.

12.01.2022 Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation

11.01.2022 Congratulations to Rhianna who was our February 'Educator of the Month,' For showing continuous growth as an educator and supporting the needs of the children. Building wonderful relationships with children and families and always coming to work with a bright, bubbly personality and smile on her face. Thank you, Rhianna

11.01.2022 The kinder room children are always very busy, being very active, using their gross motor skills- balancing and pedalling, as the children have been in the bike track where an obstacle course has been set up. The children are extending their creative and imaginative skills on a daily basis through their painting, drawings and art creations. The children this week have had the opportunity to engage in some messy play, using shaving foam to mix colours and squish between our fingers, and they also made playdough with Sophie, watching together as Sophie mixed each ingredient together, shouting, it’s flour when they were asked what was going into the mixture. During group time, the children recite our welcome to country, before reading stories. Increasing their literacy and word association skills.

11.01.2022 In our Nursery room, the children begin to use their gross motor skills while riding on the new bikes using their feet to push themselves forward along the yard. While the children are outside in the sandpit going down the slide as well as digging, they are feeling the texture of the sand in their hands, working on their hand-eye coordination. Tarly taped some cellophane to the table and the children loved looking at it and grasping it with their fingers and listen to the sound it makes. All of the children at one stage were at the table laughing as they all tried pulling it off the table, sharing and taking turns with guidance from the educators.

11.01.2022 Kinder and Vacation Care children had the chance to play with some shaving foam and colours the children described it as Soft, fluffy, cloudy and like water we shared each others ideas around what it smells like and feels like we could smell mint, lollies and something tickling my nose. We mixed the colours and got to feel and touch our way then decided should we try paint. The children took turns one by one and learnt some patience and sharing and having some fun with paint shaving foam. The sun shined for us in the afternoon allowing us to continue some physical activity in the sun, playing with the bikes, playhouse, obstacle course and sandpit building.

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Amy who won our Easter hamper. We would like to wish all our families and friends a Happy and safe Easter. We look forward to hearing about all of the children's adventures over the Easter weekend.

10.01.2022 Throughout the day, the children have been learning how to creatively express themselves through sandpit play alongside learning how to regulate their mornings through being offered and indoor-outdoor program. The children are developing through both physical activity and sensory play.

10.01.2022 The benefits of music education are very many. Some of these include developing and improving fine motor skills and coordination, language, concentration and memory skills. All of these are achieved through listening and participating in music.

09.01.2022 While inside the Pre-Kinder children been creative with different mediums such as glitter, paper patty pans, different types of paper and glue. They drew with crayons, pencils, and textas, seeing how each one created a different mark on the paper, we also were able to use the drawing app on the tv in the kinder room to see how it compared to paper drawing. Children being able to transfer and adapt what they have learned from one medium to another.

08.01.2022 In our Junior Kinder room, the children are all about exploring the new environment and experiences. Children are developing their role-playing skills with the tools dressing up in the hats and vests and using the different tools to fix things. The children are naming the different tools as they use them including the hammer, drill and screwdriver. They asked questions about how to use some of the tools they were unsure of such as the level and Allen keys. We spent time explo...ring the different bugs and insects ‘it’s a spider’ ‘what’s this one? Xavier replied ‘its a beetle’ The children have done a lot of role play with the babies, giving them baths, drying then trying to dress them. The children have also been working together to complete the 12 piece puzzles, and with persistence and some hints from Benny, the children were able to complete them. See more

07.01.2022 As the rain pours outside the Toddlers made the most of their indoor time getting creative and exploring with their senses. At the art easel, the children explored with a variety of coloured paints. Moving the paintbrush around on the paper the children experimented with making markings and patterns and discussed with Educators the colours being used and the colours the paints made as they mixed together. through this experience the children are developing their imagination and creativity as well as using their fine motor skills.

06.01.2022 Our Tiny Tott children have been busy exploring the wintery weather enjoying the bikes and pushers. These physical experiences were started as a childs interest, as the children point at the bikes or the shed for them. Through these experiences the children continue to develop their gross motor skills, fine motor skills, social skills and spatial awareness

05.01.2022 The children in the toddler room have been busy playing both indoors and outdoors .Inside the children had tea parties making cups of tea, coffee and juice. They share the cupcakes around ensuring everyone in the home corner had something on their plate. The children worked by themselves or as a team building an array of different structures with the magnetic blocks. The children spend time exploring in the animals with the different types of animals on the farm and the sound...s they make. Outside the bikes were very popular, the children took turns riding laps of the yard using their feet to propel themselves forwards or attempting to gain control of the pedals. Some of the children tackled the obstacle course independently while others asked for assistance, holding an educators hand to help keep balance. All of these activities help the children with their fine and gross motor skills, building friendships, social skills and teamwork. See more

04.01.2022 In our Pre-Kinder the children work on their social and communication skills, imaginary skills and always using their fine and gross motor skills. The children seem to love to spend time outside in the sandpit digging and filling buckets, while others run to warm up their gross motor muscles, some chose to go inside the Kinder room and have a look at what they have been working on inside, some children explored the literacy area reading books and looking at the alphabet pictures. Throughout the day children engage with one another, happily playing together building friendships and developing social skills.

03.01.2022 A week in our Nursery room is very busy. Children are developing their coordination, gross motor skills, balance and building relationships, both with children and educators. These are achieved through various activities set up for the children throughout their day. Music time, books, climbing frames, group activities. Introducing drawing activities for the children to develop their creativity.

03.01.2022 Over the past week, the children of Tiny Totts have been very excited about our weather, as it had snowed on Tuesday the children have been learning about different weather patterns. Educators thought that as the weather was very chilly, the children could create our own snow as a way to help extend on their learning. The children assisted educators mixing through the bicarb soda, and water and salt. The children were able to watch the chemical reaction between the dissolving... salt in the water and the bicarb fizzing up. As the three different elements mixed together the children started to say "OOO" as they could see a difference in textures. Educators then sectioned off parts of the snow so they could create different objects. With talks of snowball fights and snowmen and snow angels the children manipulated the snow to create the different objects. Children watched their snowballs fall to the table and break apart laughing and giggling amongst themselves. Here the children are building on their sensory experiences through the use of our bicarb experience. As well as helping them learn about the different chemical reactions that can occur through wet and dry ingredients. See more

01.01.2022 Playing outside helps children to develop their learning abilities and encourages their creativity. Being outsides helps the children to develop social skills as well as becoming independent as they are able to freely explore the outside world.