Nazareth Early Learning Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Community

Nazareth Early Learning Centre

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3891 1016

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25.01.2022 Exploring and creating with recycled materials is a big part of our programs at Naz. Recycled materials represent an abundant, sustainable and affordable resource for young childrens creative expression!! The picture below is a Doll bed created out of recycled boxes, felt pieces, paper plates and cardboard. This was created by Alexa who is 5 years old. PS note the great writing on the red piece of paper

24.01.2022 Over the past few months we have kept our community connections with our local library via zoom sessions!! The children have loved listening to the stories and songs created and chosen by the local library. Today the children listened to the story Room on a Broom after engaging in the acknowledgement of country. The children loved the rhyme and repetition in the story as well as the additional puppet props. Afterwards the children were encouraged to recount the story plot using a felt board and then sang to the tune of 10 in the bed using the characters from the story! Thank you to Michelle at Annerley library for a wonderful literacy session this morning!!!

24.01.2022 We celebrating our beautiful educators birthdays at Naz and it defiantly has been the months (April/May) for it!!! Today it is a HUGE happy birthday to our wonderful educator Ashleigh Hayes!! We hope that you enjoy your special day and enjoy all the treats coming your way

24.01.2022 A BIG thank you for your support for the National Pyjama Day yesterday!! We had a fun day wearing our PJs whilst raising funds for The Pyjama Foundation #NationalPyjamaDay #pyjamatime

23.01.2022 A BIG thank you to Bao from Be Well Dental (and mum to Willow and Bodhi) for coming in to speak to the Kindy and some Toddler children about how to keep their teeth healthy!! Bao used a variety of mediums such as storytelling, group conversations and drawings to communicate this very important message to the children. The children were then given a special bamboo toothbrush to take home to practice brushing their teeth with! (NQF - Element 2.1.2 Health practices and procedures - Healthy practices are promoted and appropriate for each child).

21.01.2022 Shadow Drawing - this morning at Naz we made the best of this beautiful sunny weather and engaged in some shadow drawing. The children chose the dinosaurs then sat tracing their shadows. Such a beautiful calm activity to start our Monday!! EYLF: LO3 - children engage with complex motor skills. LO1 - children persist when faced with challenges

21.01.2022 BOOK WEEK 2020!!! The Naz children were very excited to get dressed up and celebrate their favourite book characters for #BookWeek2020 I think just quietly the educators were perhaps a little more excited Earlier in the week the Kindy children enjoyed their fortnightly zoom with Annerley Library where they listened to The Highway Rat and then got to make craft rat finger puppets!! We hope everyone has enjoyed celebrating early childhood literacy and we’re able to celebrate their favourite book character!! Please share any photos with us below

21.01.2022 Eco-Explorers - NAIDOC week Bush Tucker tasting and planting Native Bush Mint Yesterday the Kindergarten children joined Linda Brennan to learn about making a native plant based cordial. The children used Bush lemon zest and citrus, fresh lemon mertyl leaves, Bush mint leaves, sugar and hot and cold water to combine to make a delicious beverage to try The children also engaged in planting Bush mint cuttings to take home and add to their own gardens!!! As always we are blessed to have Linda guide us in these wonderful learning sessions!!

20.01.2022 Some great strategies for those families whose children have tantrums or meltdowns.....

19.01.2022 Our beautiful butterfly gardens in bloom! Ecobotanica

18.01.2022 PUDDLES Puddles are one of the most wonderful play materials that nature has to offer! It is wonderful to see children meet at a puddle to investigate and explore the different aspects of the puddle and talking with each other regarding their theories and ideas #naturerocks #naturepedagogy #ecoexplorers

18.01.2022 Wishing all of our dads, grandads, step dads and father figures whoever they may be a Happy Fathers Day!! May you be blessed with family and love today and every day

17.01.2022 Dear families, the Department of Education has developed campaign that focuses on us all working together to ensure the safe transportation of children across the state. The statewide campaign promotes awareness that behavioural changes can save a childs life. For more information visit www.qld.gov.au/LookBeforeYouLock

17.01.2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Miss Lan Qin our wonderful Nursery educator. We all Miss Lan and wish her the most fabulous day

17.01.2022 Dear Families, Please check out the free resources aimed to extend childrens learning at home on the Early Childhood website. The fun and innovative play-based learning activities have been designed by early childhood experts to continue your childs early educational journey during the COVID-19 pandemic. http://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/ear/early-learning-at-home

15.01.2022 Our Give Away shop is up & running again. We cater for children - clothing, toys and books - aged 0-12yrs. If you need anything or know of someone who can do... with a little help, please call to see us any Wednesday morning between 10.00 - 12.00 @ 12 Hawthorne Street, Woolloongabba. We are also in need of donations of clothing, particularly for the 4- 9 year age group. Contact us by PM - we cant collect but can arrange a time for your to drop off your donations. See more

15.01.2022 This morning the Nazareth children were busy painting a Freshwater Eel for our foyer as part of NAIDOC week. The Turrbal and Jagera peoples are the traditional owners of the land on which Nazareth is located. The Turrbal totem is the freshwater Eel, the story of eels symbolically represents the Indigenous sense of belonging to their country. We want to acknowledge the Turrbal and Jagera peoples connection to the land on we which we are located and hope this culture can continue to thrive

14.01.2022 Hi Although our usual celebrations of Holy Week and Easter have been a distant thought for us and many of our families, at Nazareth we were determined to make it a priority this week to be able to focus on engaging children on learning about Holy Week and the celebration of Easter. Throughout this week we have created a Holy Week diorama, made Easter baskets and went on a small Easter egg hunt, prayed for everyone during this challenging period during our devotion times and added to our Easter tree each day. Tomorrow we will be wearing the colour purple, this is the colour of lent and represents a time of penitence and prayer. Lord Jesus, we pray that our families stay safe and strong during these challenging times and may we all be blessed in your name. Amen. Happy Easter to all our Naz family and friends

13.01.2022 Today at Nazareth we got to celebrate our beautiful, cheeky and little ray of sunshine Lily’s last day Lily has decided to move interstate to be closer to her family. Lily is a kind, positive and nurturing educator and is going to be deeply missed at Nazareth by families, children and most of all the Naz team! We wish Lily all the best with her next chapter after Naz

13.01.2022 This morning the Kindy children made this beautiful space their leaf house. The children discussed where the bedroom, kitchen and lounge room were. Through play in these varied and less structured outdoor spaces, children encounter diverse opportunities for decision making that stimulate problem solving and creativity. These types of activities promote executive functioning, required for lifelong success, and may lead to increased future performance, concentration, and other markers of cognitive functioning.

13.01.2022 What a beautiful day to celebrate our Eco Explorers first workshop back with Linda! The Kindy children were very excited to create beautiful gardens in our empty garden beds at the entrance. The children first learnt what butterflys eat (sip nectar from the flowers), how they flowers differently than we do and we learnt about the flowers we were going to plant for the It was nice to get our hands dirty as we carefully created a hole in the soil and planted each seedlin...g. What an array we have, some of the flowers we planted today included Marigold, Sunflower, purple basil, coriander, Cosmos and Queen Anne Lace!! The children will take care to water and look after the gardens so the flowers can grow, and hopefully to attract the Please encourage your child to but dont touch the new plants as they begin to grow! Ecobotanica #NazEcoExplorers See more

12.01.2022 Don’t forget book week is next week!! Our official dress up day is Thursday but dress ups welcome every other day.....what book character will your child come dressed as

12.01.2022 Connection, Community and Relationship - Miss Ange and Michele from Annerley Library have been engaging in conversations on how we can continue to support each other and provide opportunities for the library to keep contributing to the learning environment at Nazareth Today was our first successful attempt at a Zoom story time and activity session The children engaged in welcome to country words and actions and listened to the story The Snow Wombat. Whilst listening to the story the children were invited to draw a map of the story as it unfolded or to draw a wombat! Thank you to Michele and the Annerley Library for continuing to provide us with our wonderful story sessions!! We are so blessed

11.01.2022 Our Harmony tree was done in collaboration with the Nazareth Aged Care residents (this was done following all hygiene rules and safety precautions). This tree symbolises our Naz family, growth, strength, hope and replenishment. This tree will be hung at the Naz aged care residence so we can continue to be connected during these uncertain times. We will also be sharing pictures/videos of our activities to cheer up the residents. The children and residents miss out visits so much.

11.01.2022 Dental Health Week 2020 - Dr. Bao talks about why dentists are concerned about the sugar in our food.

10.01.2022 We are currently taking enrolments for 2021 Please contact the centre for more information on our wonderful programs and what we have to offer for your family!

10.01.2022 We are Early Childhood Professionals (superheroes), and we know how to work around challenges to ensure children dont miss out on our annual celebration, SO U...nder Eights Week (U8W) is going ahead!!! During the U8W, we have planned fun online opportunities for all early years professionals AND this is where you come in ..... Plan amazing activities in your home or in your centres in small groups for children that amplify children enjoying PLAY, PLAYFULNESS, ENGAGED LEARNERS. In U8W send photos or short videos of children engaged in the theme, and we will produce for you a lasting historical resource that captures the memorable activities children engaged in during U8W 2020. Children, families and early childhood professionals will remain connected, and will celebrate during the 2020 CORONAVIRUS PENDEMIC.

10.01.2022 Science week Last week the Nazareth children enjoyed engaging in many different experiences that support opportunities for scientific discovery! The educators used basic scientific vocabulary and provided activities that helped our little Naz scientists to explore, hypothesise and make sense of the world around them and gain some understanding of how things work.

09.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all of our soon-to-be mums, the fur-mums, the mums weve lost along the way, the mums of the mums and all the people who have stood in as mums when weve needed them, each mum holds a special place in our hearts To our Naz educator mums we hope you have a wonderful day

09.01.2022 Alexa (5yrs) made emojis for the Kindy room!!

09.01.2022 A huge HAPPY 40th birthday to our wonderful EC teacher Miss Brooke!! We hope that you enjoyed your special birthday lunch, massage and special surprises with your Naz family

08.01.2022 Today we were blessed with another Wonderful literacy session with the amazing team at Annerley library!! The story today was Cat and Dog by Jonathan Bentley. This story is about a dog and cat that get carried away when their owners are away and get up to lots of mischief!!! Todays songs were B-I-N-G-O and Old McDonald. The children then made dog puppets as a follow up to the story in the art studio

07.01.2022 Today is #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay This day is to highlight the amazing work our educators do every day to support families, children and the profession. To the Naz team, thank you for all of your awesome support, calmness, dedication, positivity, love, light and commitment to the Naz community. This year has had its challenges but you have ALL approached this with compassion, understanding and grace!! #earlyeducatorsrock #LoveMyECE

07.01.2022 A Big Happy 40th Birthday to our wonderful Service Leader Ange! We all hope you enjoyed your special day and all the surprises!

06.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

05.01.2022 What a beautiful day to garden!! This morning the Toddler children helped us to prepare the garden beds for next weeks Eco Explorers Butterfly Garden session The Toddler children loved squishing the mud through their toes!! Providing opportunities for children to engage with natural environments and materials is a major part of our Naz philosophy. Supporting children to become responsible environmental citizens early is critical to children continuing this into adulthood (EYLF - Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world)

05.01.2022 This morning the Toddlers and Nursery children joined the Kindy children for our special Nazareth Anzac service! We first skyped the Nursing home then began our service. Rosie lit three candles for our services who defend our country in the land, sea and sky (Army, Airforce and Navy). We then listened to a special prayer whilst holding our hands together in front of our hearts. Together we then put one hand over our heart and recited "The Ode". This was followed by listening ...to The Last Post, observing one minute silence and then to finish we listened to the Reveille. We also enjoyed some yummy Anzac biscuits for afternoon tea!! Lest we Forget!! EYLF Learning Outcomes: Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect; and Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation.

03.01.2022 Dont forget to come in your snuggly PJs this Friday to support a great cause!! A gold coin donation will be collected on the day and we will also have this available the following week for those families who do not attend Friday but would like to help us support The Pyjama Foundation We cannot wait time see everyones PJs

02.01.2022 COVID-19 UPDATE | As per the recommendations from the Prime Minister of Australia this afternoon, Queensland Lutheran Early Childhood Services will be open tomo...rrow. QLECS has been working with the LCAQD and LEQ, as well as the Department (ECEC). We will continue to monitor the situation closely and follow all recommendations from Queensland Health and the ECEC. There is a great deal of heightened emotions in the community. The best thing we can do for our children, staff, families and ourselves, is to ensure programs run as normally as possible and that we remain vigilant with hygiene practices. See more

02.01.2022 A huge Happy 30th Birthday to Miss Emily and a very Happy Birthday for Miss Kerryn. Such fabulous educators and members of the Naz community

02.01.2022 Dear Families, we now have a token jar at Grilld Southbank. If we get as many tokens as we can get then we will receive a money check of up to $500 that will go towards updating cultural/inclusion resources for the service. Please gather your friends and family, have a great meal and vote for Nazareth!!