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Nambour Community Preschool and Kindergarten

Locality: Nambour, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5441 1169

Address: 1 James Street 4560 Nambour, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 A long one about the development needed to be able to blow your nose (some really great info) BUT head to the bottom and some great tips on how to teach your child how to blow their nose - a very important skill with these August flu’s arriving.

25.01.2022 As a parent we teach our children to use a spoon, ride a bike, swim in a pool - but when it comes to teaching emotional resilience we often struggle on how to - little people have big emotions that often we as adults don’t know how to support it - little people feel sad, angry, happy, scared, anxious just like big people - little people haven’t developed the thought processes and communication skills adults have to understand what they are feeling or why - they look to adults to help them process and learn. Some children find it hard to make that connection just like some children find it hard to ride a bike or kick a football. Acknowledging your child’s feelings is an important part of emotional learning.

25.01.2022 Today we wore red for Day for Daniel, we’ve been talking about ways of being safe!

25.01.2022 We still have vacancies for our 2021 classes - Mondays, Tuesdays and alternating Wednesdays group OR alternating Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays group - 8.45 to 2.45 school terms - 22 children in each class with 2 long standing early childhood teachers educating in each class (Katrina, Karina and Desley are still here) (Lauren is taking long service leave for term 1) - nature play based learning using Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines with a focus on emotional resilience and social skills development as well as literacy, numeracy, scientific inquiry and the arts. Call on 5441 1169 or email [email protected] - or send us a message via Facebook messenger for more information.

24.01.2022 Sometimes reframing the conversation about food helps. You’ll find essential tips and strategies for selective eaters in our book, Raising a Sensory Smart Child. -Lindsey Biel OTR

24.01.2022 The Horizon Festival is here ... a bit different this year - socially distanced and online - a great opportunity to immerse yourself and family in local artistry and culture.

24.01.2022 The study of fun: How preschoolers learn about their world through play.

23.01.2022 Meet our 3 day class of 2007. Today many of them attended their last official day of classes for year 12 - wishing you all the best in your year 12 exams and hoping that your love for learning from kindy has helped you prepare for your exams over the next three weeks. Feel free to share your present day photos in the comments and let us know what you are up to. We would love virtual class reunion.

23.01.2022 KINDY AGM THIS THURSDAY 18th FEBRUARY (NOT MARCH THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUT IN THE PREVIOUS FLYER - MS KATRINA IS LOSING HER MARBLES!!!! LOL)

22.01.2022 ATTENTION Sunshine Coast Community, Grab all your people and come along to Nambour Show grounds on Friday 13th November 2020 from 3.30pm to celebrate NAIDOC 2020. All free, all welcome!

22.01.2022 Calling all Kindy kids! Know any Kindy students that want to be involved in the CGEN 2021 production? EOI’s are now open. Email [email protected] for more information . We’ll only be accepting EOI’s until we reach maximum numbers, so be quick!

21.01.2022 Engineering, problem solving and team work in the sandpit! We learn many skills through our play! Currently we are taking ENROLMENTS 2021!! Call us today 07 5441 1169

21.01.2022 We love the programs that Thriving Families have available for our community. Making connections with people and supporting this journey of parenting to help the little people in our community

21.01.2022 Reading and singing nursery rhymes to your child from birth (even from conception!!) has so many positive effects on your child’s life. Share your favourite or perhaps quirky and not well known nursery rhyme in the comments below .. let’s build a community library list !!!!

20.01.2022 Thanks ECA for a self care Sunday tip .. parenting a toddler is one of those things that can feel out of control .. focus on what you can control - your words, your thoughts and your reactions - children will always have a mind of their own Happy Sunday!!!

19.01.2022 YELLOW GROUP RAFFLE DRAW!!! annnnnd the winner isss.......... The Coogan Family!! Congratulations! We hope you enjoy your hamper!

18.01.2022 ... This first critical period of brain development begins around age 2 and concludes around age 7. It provides a prime opportunity to lay the foundation for a holistic education for children. Four ways to maximize this critical period include encouraging a love of learning, focusing on breadth instead of depth, paying attention to emotional intelligence, and not treating young children’s education as merely a precursor to real learning.... Learning through play is so important for early years - Einstein wasn’t enrolled in physics classes at age 4 - he had delayed speech - he was encouraged to explore and love learning. He was encouraged to develop emotional intelligence with resilience and empathy for others - this is why we love our job .. we work with the most intelligent humans in the universe ..

16.01.2022 Successful reading and writing skills start with early motor development (not flash cards or apps) - the importance of movement and being able to learn through play for sensory integration is explained beautifully in this article. It’s why early years teachers will often refer parents to Paediatric Occupational Therapists (OT’s) for children with attention and focus difficulties or rigidity in routine and emotional regulation - sensory integration begins at birth and every mi...lestone is just as important as the last. The miracle of human development is that these milestones and what appears to be random sequences of movements are all part of the bigger picture of our ability to learn in later life. Sometimes these milestones don’t connect when they need to (for no apparent reason) - that is where early intervention with trained therapists can support and help children’s learning - just like a swimming coach teaches children to swim, sometimes children need a sensory integration coach (OT) or speech and language coach (Speech Therapist) or an emotional coach (psychologist) to help refine skill and milestone development through play. Encourage the tummy time even when they don’t seem to like it; savour the crawling phase even when you are wishing they would walk; keep offering the crunchy savoury foods even when their preference is for the white, smooshie sweet stuff, answer the 50 million why questions every day to build those language and conversational skills; and love them unconditionally even on the days it has been the hardest - development and learning is based on human connection and sensory integration from those moments. See more

16.01.2022 WIN ME!!!! seperate prize donated by the Baker family from the Yellow group! You have a chance to win this as a THIRD amazing prize as part of the Father’s Day Raffle!!! Contact one of the families to buy your tickets!!! $1 each!! Thank you for such a generous donation!!

15.01.2022 Hand sanitisers are a good alternative to clean our hands if soap and water are not available, however please make sure your ...- to young children if ingested. Make sure you treat these items as a poison and keep these out of reach of children! ACCC Product Safety Consumer Protection WA

15.01.2022 Eight years ago we began our Kindy renovations - the whole building was gutted from the inside, the uneven floor on stumps removed and asbestos removed to give us the building we have today. This wouldn’t have been possible without government grants and the generosity of Dall Designer Homes. Seems like forever ago yet only yesterday ...

14.01.2022 Some more school holidays ideas for the slightly older kids to do independently or kindy kids will enjoy this experience shared with them with a bit of help from the grown ups.

14.01.2022 The Saver Plus Program is aimed at helping families learn about financial planning for your child’s education. Children learn their spending / saving habits by watching their parents. This is a fantastic program for eligible families where you save $500 over 10 months and then ANZ bank will match it to give you $1,000 to spend on your child’s education expenses.

14.01.2022 We love when Fireman Rob comes to visit us and talks to us about safe fires and dangerous fires. We also learn about Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go AND how to Stop Drop and Roll. We know to phone 000 if there is a fire .. AND we got to squirt the fire hose too. We love learning about our community helpers.

14.01.2022 We love being a part of your family’s community supporting you on this parenting journey that is tricky at times .. if you have been a part of the James Street Kindy Community of learners give us a wave Enrolments for 2021 class are open - please feel free to share with your friends and colleagues.

14.01.2022 Play is the Toddler and Preschooler’s work. Play based learning is so important for communication skills, cognitive, social and emotional development but also physical development & learning too!

13.01.2022 Writing skills start with motor skills developed through play. Play based learning is the foundation for all learning

13.01.2022 Calling out to all our kindy families!! Can your family please volunteer your time to mow the grounds? If you can help us out with this please add your name to the mowing roster!! Huge thank you!

12.01.2022 A huge thank you to Sundale Community Foundation and Kerry Neill from Triballink for being a part of our special morning unveiling the new art work from Artist Jess Foulds. Special thank you to all who came along this morning. A great morning connecting with you all.

12.01.2022 This week is your LAST chance to get tickets to win one of these Hampers!!! Tickets only $1 each! 10 in a booklet!! #fathersdayraffle #parents #carers #grandparents #hamper

12.01.2022 Always remember to be kind - everyone including little people are on their own journey - let’s focus as much on teaching compassion, empathy and gratitude as we do on reading, writing and arithmetic as skills for life

12.01.2022 Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown to stop the spread of the highly contagious UK strain of COVID-19. From 6pm tonight until 6pm Monday, people in the loc...al government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan will be required to stay at home except: Shopping for essentials, food and necessary supplies Medical or healthcare needs, including compassionate requirements Exercise with no more than one other person, unless all from the same household Providing care or assistance to an immediate family member Work, or volunteering, or study if it is not reasonably practicable to work or learn remotely Child custody arrangements Legal obligations Visit for end of life Attend funeral or wedding in line with restrictions Further restrictions include: No more than two visitors to the household per day (in addition to anyone else currently staying in the household), excluding care workers or volunteers All businesses that can remain open must adhere to one person per 4 square metres with maximum of 20 to 50 with COVID Safe or Industry Plan Restaurants and cafes to provide takeaway service only Cinemas, entertainment and recreation venues, gyms etc to close Places of worship to close Weddings involve a maximum of 10 people, including the celebrant and witnesses Funerals involve a maximum of 20 people Mandatory mask wearing anywhere outside of your home No visitors to aged care facilities, hospitals, disability accommodation services or correctional facilities. As we prepare for the possibility of more cases across the state, let’s do what Queenslanders do best stick together and help each other out. The most important thing we want you to know is that you should be aware of, and informed, but not alarmed. Our experienced staff have responded strongly to this pandemic over the past 12 months and will do so again. For more information, please visit: https://www.qld.gov.au//current-/greater-brisbane-lockdown

11.01.2022 With school holidays just around the corner - you may like to have a look at this new family friendly walk. What are some of your family favourite experiences that get your family outside?

10.01.2022 Big emotions in those toddler and kindy years can be exhausting when you are a parent. Helping little people to make sense of those big emotions by giving them the language - I can see you are sad and angry we have to stop playing to go to bed. I know it’s hard to stop doing things we enjoy but it’s not okay to throw your toys because you are angry so we will put them away now - supporting and naming the emotional language helps children make sense of those emotions and learn to articulate those feelings into adulthood.

10.01.2022 As promised! Our Virtual Tour is here! Due to Covid we have been unable to host our open days each term, we’re excited to be able to show you our kindy. We have spaces available and taking Enrolments for term 3 now!

10.01.2022 School holidays are here ... the council have this fantastic free resource for all the great free adventures you can have with your children. Make a list of all the ones you will explore these holidays! What is your favourite bushwalk / mountain bike ride / waterway to explore?

10.01.2022 Hope you are enjoying your school holidays. With this beautiful weather it’s great to get outside and enjoy the incredible spaces in our backyards!!!

10.01.2022 A wonderful opportunity for families to connect and learn.

09.01.2022 MURAL UNVEILED, BOOK LAUNCHED AT KINDY Kids’ visions for their community have been translated in to a prominent mural, unveiled last week at Nambour Community P...reschool & Kindergarten. We've been able to work with artist Jess Foulds, and share with her our vision for our community and our connection to country that's based on what the children have shared with us. Jess has taken those words and turned them into a truly magical, inspirational piece, said Kindergarten co-director Katrina List. Katrina was grateful for a $1000 grant from Sundale Community Foundation which enabled the kindy to connect with Kerry Neil from Triballink who introduced Jess. Katrina said the mural encouraged connection with the country and with the things that matter to us: like Petrie Creek and the wildlife in our world. We teach the children the Kabi Kabi way of only taking what we need and giving back to our earth, she said. So we're very proud to be a part of teaching the next generation about caring for their country as well. Jess said the mural reflected the wildlife on land around the kindy. I was told about the wildlife that lived at the kindy and around the kindy, she said. Petrie Creek, which everyone knows is our main creek around here, is full of turtles. And the trees out the back are full of the red-breasted honeyeater. The mural features on the wall of the kindy on the corner of James and Howard Street. It’s wonderful that between us we have created something like this, said Kerry. Jess is a fantastic artist and she's a very, very, very beautiful person. Earlier the kindy also hosted the official launch of a new book Kabi Kabi Kids illustrated by Jess and written by Kerry. To have Kerry do the first public read of the story with our yellow group was a special memory where he shared the children in the story are his family, said Katrina. Triballink is based at Mapleton and delivers Indigenous education activities, aids, resources & services according to its cultural and spiritual values. The kindergarten has begun enrolment process for 2021 and have limited vacancies available. Background In 2019, Nambour Community Preschool & Kindergarten staff and families began the journey of developing a Reconciliation Action Plan. They wanted to create a greater connection between the students and the traditional owners of our lands - the Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi Community. The Kindergarten community wanted the children to understand the importance of caring for country and only taking what they needed from the land and that by caring for country our country will continue to care for us. Sundale Community Foundation offer grants each year with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people as well as for indigenous Australians. The Kindy application was based on connecting with a local indigenous artist to commission an original indigenous artwork that embraced the Kindy’s philosophy and beliefs as part of their streetscape of the building. TribalLink put the Kindy in contact with Jess who shared the projects she had been working on with Kerry. The Kindy decided this was a great fit with its RAP and philosophy and began the process of consulting the children on their understanding of caring for country, a reflection of the native flora and fauna in our surroundings and fused it with a contemporary indigenous art style. The end result is the masterpiece we unveiled on Wednesday. Pictured from left Kerry Neil, Christine Jones from Sundale Community Foundation, Jess Foulds, Member for Nicklin Marty Hunt and Katrina List front the mural which features turtles and red-breasted honeyeaters. Wunya is Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi for welcome and the circle symbol means special place. Nambour Community Preschool and Kindergarten Triballink Sundale Community Foundation Marty Hunt MP #welcometocountry #nambour #earlylearning

09.01.2022 GREEN GROUP RAFFLE DRAW!!!! Annd the winner is........... Medrano Family!!!! Biggest congratulations!! Enjoy your hamper!

09.01.2022 Learning all about fire safety! The children love having visitors like Fireman Rob & Fireman Chris from QLD Fire Service. We’re currently taking Enrolments for 2021!! Call us today 07 5441 1169

09.01.2022 For our year 12 graduates ... did you know some TAFE certificates and apprenticeships are free!!! Some great career paths / options including Early Childhood Education !!!

08.01.2022 Public Health Alert

08.01.2022 Cooper’s Dad came today to install our new office gate. We watched him measure and use his cordless drill. He even gave us a lesson on how the pop rivet gun works. The hinge opens and closes and now the gate locks by itself!!! Thanks Ben for our gate and our building lesson

08.01.2022 Public Health Alert: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast Following further contact tracing work today, Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where a conf...irmed COVID-19 case has visited. Contact tracing is currently underway with the PHU contacting those determined to be close contacts directly. While the risk to Queenslanders is considered low, anyone who has been in these venues at these dates and times should monitor their health and if they develop any COVID-19 symptoms, even mild, get tested and isolate until they receive their test results. 16/12/20 - Virgin flight VA925, Sydney to Brisbane - Arrival time 9.00am/9.30am 16/12/2020 - Brisbane Domestic Airport, Brisbane City - 9.00am/09.30am to 09.54am 16/12/2020 - Hertz Car Rental, 1980 Sandgate Road, Boondall - 10.00am (Exchanged vehicle at 10.15am) to 10.30am 16/12/2020 - The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains - 11:00am to 2.30pm (Any patrons after 2:30pm should continue to monitor for symptoms and get tested if any develop) 17/12/2020 - Hertz Car Rental, 1980 Sandgate Road, Boondall - 8.30am (Exchanged vehicle at 8.55am) to 9.00am 17/12/2020 - The Prince Charles Hospital Fever Clinic, Chermside - 10.19am to 10.26am 16/12/20 - Hungry Jacks, Kawana Waters - 8.00pm to 10.00pm 17/12/20 - Coles Express, Mooloolaba - 7.00am to 7.30am 16/12/20 - Kawana Waters Nightcap Hotel, Buddina - 9.00pm to 7.00 am on 17/12/20 16/12/20 - Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya - 5pm to 8.30pm For anyone with concerns or is unsure if they need to get tested or isolate, please call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). To find your nearest testing clinic, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing. The list of contact tracing locations is available at https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid-19/contact-tracing

08.01.2022 Please share far and wide - we would love to hear from mothers and understand their experience during the Covid-19 pandemic so we can inform a more responsive health care system now & in the future https://tinyurl.com/epic-study

08.01.2022 Following a visit from QLD fire Service, Fireman play helps to relive the experience and reinforce that we have learnt. We are currently taking Enrolments for 2021! Contact us today!! 07 5441 1169

07.01.2022 Hope you are all enjoying the school holidays - one week down and fantastic weather finally for trips to the beach or a bush walk - or for those home days you may like to try some of these ideas.

06.01.2022 Fathers Day Raffle! Tickets $1 each for your chance to win A Lovely Parents, Grandparents & Carers Hamper raffle will be drawn on September 4th. To purchase tickets the kindy families will be taking home raffle booklets to sell. #goodluck

06.01.2022 Often parents ask us about their child’s ability to focus and listen - online learning during COVID really brought this into focus - A blog from Brain Balance outlines developmentally appropriate expectations - even up to those teenage years and some great suggestions on ways you can support your child to develop their focus and attention skills.

06.01.2022 Looking for some ideas these school holidays - council have a great interactive site for adventures in our region - which one is your favourite adventure?

05.01.2022 Here is a great example at how everyone’s brain works differently. We all (well most of us) get the same answer but interesting how we all do it differently ... think about how you got the answer and write it down before looking at how others do it!!! When working with your children don’t forget their brain may not think the same as yours

04.01.2022 What a fabulous way to give to the young members of the community with a simple gesture. Memories that these little citizens will remember for a lifetime

04.01.2022 Some fantastic language development strategies for your toddlers

04.01.2022 We know many of our past families have loved ordering their picture products for family gifts ... if you are interested in coordinating a lifetime creation that is made by your child, please contact us ASAP - orders need to be paid for and paper returned Friday - time is running out!!!

04.01.2022 Last but not least! The winner of the Family zoo pass goes to.......... The Harden Family!!!!! Enjoy your prize and congratulations!! Thank you to everyone who supported our raffle and purchased tickets! Wishing everyone a #HappyFathersDay

03.01.2022 I am by no means claiming to be an expert parent. I am in the trenches with every other mom just doing my best every day. But hopefully you will find some new information that will benefit you and your child. -

03.01.2022 COVID-19 has been detected in the water entering Maroochydore sewerage treatment plant. This testing does not tell us whether the people who shed the virus were... sick or infectious at the time. This kind of result could also occur if someone who was a case from another region passed through the Sunshine Coast. There are no known cases of COVID-19 in the Sunshine Coast region at the moment, but this finding shows we must all take the risk of COVID-19 seriously. We’re asking residents to get tested, even if it’s just for mild symptoms. That’s the only way we can be sure that the virus is not spreading locally. Testing people for COVID-19 protects our communities from a potential outbreak and keeps the Sunshine Coast open for business. Testing is free for everyone including foreign nationals. People should stay home till they are well and their test is clear, with results usually available the next day. Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health service COVID-19 testing clinics are located below. Residents must pre-register by phoning 1300 163 044 (a GP referral is not required). Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital, P2 car park, Doherty St, Birtinya Caloundra Health Service, West Tce, Caloundra Nambour General Hospital, Hospital Road, Nambour

02.01.2022 TAKING ENROLMENTS FOR 2021 NOW! contact us today! 07 5441 1169

01.01.2022 Looking for a family fun activity this afternoon - head on down to Cilento park for lots of fun!!!

01.01.2022 These are incredible, have you ever been fortunate to see one in your lifetime?

01.01.2022 The Council are sponsoring a free online program to Sunshine Coast residents. The Lift Project Sunshine Coast is an evidence-based online wellbeing program that draws together the latest research from Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology. It is presented by internationally recognised wellbeing expert, Dr Darren Morton, and explores ten wellbeing-enhancing topics over 10 weeks with an emphasis on mental wellbeing. Registrations close at midnight tonight!!!

01.01.2022 With Term 1 underway, remember that front seat is not a treat, no matter the occasion! It is recommended that children under 12 years of age not sit in the fron...t seats. Airbags are designed to protect adults in a crash. They are set to the chest height of an average adult and can be dangerous to children. For more information go to https://www.kidsafensw.org/seatmesafely/ See more

01.01.2022 To all our Early Childhood Teachers at Kindy and across the country - we thank you and we appreciate all you do in partnering with families and community to help our little people be the best versions of themselves