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24.01.2022 This weeks activity is another STEM activity and involves bath time. There are many fun opportunities to play and talk about important early concepts during bath time. You could; * Put different objects in the bath and see if they float or sink. * Fill up and empty different containers with water and talk about full and empty. * Use different containers to pour and squeeze water out. Talk about what happens when you put the container under the water and squeeze.

24.01.2022 Hi everyone, We hope you and your family are safe and well. Playgroup is still not able to be held here at St John's School. We will let you know as soon as the situation changes and we can welcome you back again. In the meantime, keeping talking and playing with your mayu. If you have not already checked out the Australian Parenting Website, you may like to have a look. It has lots of resources for different ages including ideas for play. https://raisingchildren.net.au/

22.01.2022 Our Playgroup is open to Aboriginal families with children aged 0-4. We have 2 sessions each week, Wednesday afternoons from 1pm-3pm and Friday mornings from 9am-11am. Come and play and have fun with your children. Fruit is provided for morning tea on Fridays. We hope to see you soon!

19.01.2022 STEM Activity Using Jelly Get your child to describe the jelly crystals before and after water has been added (from a solid to a liquid). Have your child look in the fridge every half an hour as the jelly sets and talk about how it changes. Ask what would happen if some jelly is left out of the fridge after setting. Try it! You might like to add a frog on the top of the set jelly. You could sing a song about a frog jumping out of the pond before the jelly is eaten.

17.01.2022 Here are some useful tips from Sean Choolburra to stay connected to family if you are still unable to visit them and to keep our minds and bodies healthy. Let us know if you have any other great ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r1opmuSd9M

16.01.2022 Hi everyone, Today I thought I would share some movement activities you could enjoy with your mayu. Make your own obstacle course in the backyard. You could encourage your children to help design the course using their toys or household items. Use different language to describe where they should go. For example, over, under, around and through different obstacles. You could also encourage them to move in different ways. For example, roll, jump, run, ride.... Dance There are lots of great dancing and movement activities on Youtube. Find one that you all enjoy and do them together. Rising Star (Episode 1 link posted on Monday) has some singing and dancing ideas too. Feel free to comment some of the other activities you are using to keep your child active at home. If you have any suggestions of how these posts can further support you, please feel free to send a message. Have fun moving!

14.01.2022 Hi everyone, Playgroup has recommenced and runs Wednesday 1-2:45pm and Friday 9-11am. Hope to see you there!

14.01.2022 We begin school holidays this Friday, July 3rd. It has been a long time since we have been able to welcome you all to playgroup. I am pleased to announce that we should be able to reopen Playgroup next term beginning on Wednesday the 22nd of July. I will post a reminder at the beginning of Term 3. In the meantime, keep up the great work as your child's first teacher!

13.01.2022 Playgroup is on today from 9am until 11am.

13.01.2022 Teddy Bears This week you may like to watch the Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around Song and have fun doing the actions as you sing along. You may like to make a teddy bear open sandwich together like the one in the picture. Use a piece of bread, spread it with chocolate or nutella spread, and add banana ears and nose with sultana eyes. There are also lots of easy teddy crafts that you could do. Google search teddy crafts for toddlers to find ideas. Have fun!... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76wc4xdgzGk

11.01.2022 Here are some sensory ideas you can use at home with your mayu. Sensory play supports your mayu's growth and development. Talking about the different textures and what they are doing also builds up your mayu's word knowledge. Have fun joining in the play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SNjJaSj82g

10.01.2022 Hi everyone, We hope you are all staying safe and practising good hand washing and social distancing and isolation to avoid the COVID -19 Virus. If you are looking for a way to include some music and stories into your routine while you are safe at home, the episodes on Rising Star may be worth a look. Rising Star is a Northern Territory Government, Music School Project. Each episode includes songs, a story and movement activities for your child to watch and join in with. The link below should take you to the first episode. http://www.risingstar.nt.edu.au/?p=52

10.01.2022 We hope to see you at Playgroup today! We start at 9am until 11am. We will be providing some fruit for morning tea

09.01.2022 Hi everyone, Playgroup begins tomorrow (Wednesday 22/07/2020) for the afternoon session from 1pm until 2:45pm and again on Friday from 9am until 11am. We look forward to seeing our existing families. New Aboriginal families are welcome to attend.

08.01.2022 Today we will explore some STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) activities you can do at home with your child/ren using just the toys in the toy box. All of these activities should be fun and only continued if your child shows interest. You could; * Sort the toys according to size, colour, shape, weight or material and talk about how they are sorted. * Take 2 toys and guess which one is heavier. You could hold them in your hands to measure or use some scales. * See how quickly cars, marbles or balls roll down different surfaces such as books, baking trays or planks of wood.

07.01.2022 Hi Mayu's and parents, If you are looking for something to do to keep your children entertained during social isolation, here are a few things you could do with playdoh. Make your own playdoh using this recipe on Youtube. I'm sure your children would love to help you! How to Make Play Dough - Easy No Cook Recipe! | Sea Lemon... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAIAm6BF0fs Roll snakes with the playdoh and then cut them into pieces using scissors or a blunt knife (if you allow your child to use them) Roll balls and count them, squash them, or add items you find in your garden to make funny creatures. Have lots of conversations about the size, colour or number of things you make together. Have fun!

07.01.2022 Hi everyone, we are going to stop Mayu Biyamahna Playgroup sessions for now. We look forward to seeing everyone when we resume. Thank you for your understanding.

04.01.2022 Hi everyone, There will be no playgroup on Mondays until further notice. We are still operating on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings.

04.01.2022 Play is a fun and important part of children's learning and development. Make some time throughout your day to spend time playing with your child/ children. Playing with you helps them to learn through copying your actions, it helps develop their language and interaction skills, it develops their imagination and it builds their resilience to cope with different situations. Who would have thought play was so important?

04.01.2022 Next Friday, 21st August, St John's School have their Athletics Carnival. All staff are required to help at the Carnival so there will be no Playgroup on that day. Sorry for any inconvenience.

01.01.2022 There is no playgroup on Friday 25th September. Playgroup will resume on Wednesday 14 October. Enjoy the holidays!

01.01.2022 Hi everyone, There is no Playgroup today due to no staff being available to run the session. Sorry for any inconvenience.

01.01.2022 Does your child enjoy stories? Reading to your child helps build important literacy skills for life. As well as reading them their favourite stories from home, you might like to have a look at Play School Story Time. https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/shows/play-school-story-time/