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Seaford Kindergarten

Locality: Seaford, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9786 1720

Address: McRae St 3198 Seaford, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.seafordkindergarten.com.au

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25.01.2022 Our Family Fun Day on Sunday 15th September is fast approaching! And the kinder Fundraising Committee needs your help! If you could please donate some Mystery Jars for the Kindergarten 60th Birthday Celebrations. Any donations would be greatly appreciated! Use CLEAN, EMPTY jars and with fun ideas for kids, ie toys, chalk, lollies, hair accessories, marbles, or stickers.... Please wrap them in newspaper or any other paper and drop them at the kindergarten no later than Friday 13th September. There is a box provided at the kindergarten entrance to leave all mystery jars. Thank you so much for your support and we hope to see you Sunday 15th

25.01.2022 The Fan Tails Kids Dance Parties will be attending our Family Fun Day On the 15th of September to get us in the groove for a great day! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2156393344459335/?ref=share

25.01.2022 Caterpillar update: It's been a while since I posted an update, but not a lot has been happening. All the caterpillars have turned into their chrysalis and we have been watching them change from the beautiful green colour to dark and transparent where we could see the colour of the wings showing through... All the chrysalis are in different stages of their transformation and it is interesting to see the process. I will take some photos tomorrow to see if I can capture the differences. Tonight as I was getting my children to bed I peeked into the enclosure to see that one has emerged! It is a female I think as she doesn't have a black spot on her wing that I can see. In the next day or two the next one should emerge, I will try to capture that on time lapse. It would be so interesting to watch it happen!

25.01.2022 Interesting facts about the monarch caterpillar and butterfly: They only eat a plant called milkweed. It has a white sap inside the stem Milkweed is a plant that can be really irritating to skin and eyes so I have had to wash my hands and also wore gloves to protect my skin. The caterpillars eat this plant to make them toxic to other creatures. Their bright yellow stripes also are a warning to creatures to not eat them. Did you know that insects often are bright colours to wa...rn predators to stay away? Many of these brightly coloured insects eat plants that have toxins in them that don't hurt the insect but can make an animal or person sick. That's a reason why we have to be careful in the garden to not touch plants that we don't know about and to wash our hands! Monarch butterflies have the toxin in their body after hatching so it keeps them safe from predators then too. Caterpillars go through stages of growth called instars. Monarch butterflies go through 5 instar stages where their skin is shed and eaten! At the 5th instar stage they eat A LOT! They grow to around 5cm long and 1cm thick. When they are ready to moult they go quite still. They then shed their skin and climb to the top of the enclosure or a branch in a tree. They attach themselves with a silk pad to the tip and hang in a J shape. When they are ready they shed their skin for a final time and the chrysalis emerges. This can take a while, some people say around 12 hours but these are over 24 hours. Perhaps our house is a bit cold which can make it take a lot longer. It can take between 8 days and 3 weeks for the butterfly to emerge. The chrysalis goes from light green to emerald green and then darkens. Have you seen a caterpillar or other insect in your garden that is brightly coloured? What about insects that aren't brightly coloured? Why do you think they aren't bright? What other creatures might live in your garden? Why didn't you go outside and explore the garden with your grown-ups? Remember to look with your eyes and not your hands when you find insects, you don't want to hurt them - but some can hurt you too so it is best to just watch them in their habitat. and always wash your hands after being in the garden too! Can you draw a picture of your garden or what you see In your garden? We would love to see them!

23.01.2022 Ruby will be attending our Kinder Fun Day with her business Pocket Money selling her art cards for $3 a piece (with a little help from mum) the countdown is on to our big event and we cant wait to see you there!

23.01.2022 Excuse the commentary of my children and excuse the mountain of washing I am yet to fold (5 children create a lot of washing)... We just thought it was far too exciting not to share the emergence of butterfly #2. We almost missed it too!! You can see in the video how the wings are really scrunched up, but it is not long before the wings have had all the butterfly blood pumped through them and they begin to take shape

23.01.2022 Welcome to our Kinder Community for 2020! We have had a wonderful start to the year with many new children starting and many returning to continue their kinder journey at Seaford Kindergarten. To welcome our new and existing kinder families, we are holding our annual Family Night Sausage Sizzle on Wednesday 12th February from 5 to 6:30 pm. This event is a wonderful chance for families to connect and socialise. This event is open to all families who have a child enrolled in 2020 at Seaford Kindergarten. If you havent yet rsvp, please contact the kinder to notify us if you are attending and how many people will be coming for catering purposes. Bring a picnic rug, drinks and a salad to share. We hope to see you there!

22.01.2022 Friday was our wonderful teacher Bonnies last day before goes on maternity leave. Here she is with the gifts purchased by our wonderful kinder community. Thank you Bonnie for all that you have done for our amazing little kinder, we cant wait to meet your bundle of joy

21.01.2022 Thank you to all of the wonderful performers at our Christmas Concert tonight! The children did a wonderful job! A big thank you to the staff who put so much effort in organising such a great show!

21.01.2022 The Seahorse and Periwinkle groups enjoyed a visit from Charlie Silly Pants today at our combined end of year Celebration! So much fun and laughter to wrap up a wonderful year of 4 year old kinder :)

19.01.2022 Have you seen the new bluey lunchbox sets? Don’t forget to add our code SEAFORDKINDERGARTEN at checkout to raise money for the kinder.

19.01.2022 SEAFORD KINDERGARTEN 2020 ONLINE AUCTION - NOW LIVE! Seaford Kindergarten is a completely not for profit and is run by a committee of volunteer parents. Our annual Trivia Night is our biggest fundraiser event of the year and unfortunately, due to the current pandemic, we are unable to run it. To continue to raise much needed funds we are holding an online auction to assist in the purchasing of resources and help with the upgrade of our outdoor space. This year we aim to devel...op a sustainable garden to help bring butterflies and insects into the play area and creating an accessibility pathway connecting the activity zones. Please use the following link to access our auction site which contains over 50 amazing items up for bids - there's something for everyone! We are still receiving some items, so make sure you check back in from time to time and see any newly added items! Postage can be arranged at buyers expense. The auction is open until 9pm on Sunday 15th November. Simply enter your details and hit 'Place bid'. It's as simple as that! https://www.myminiauction.com/seafordkindergarten Get your bids in and as always, thank you for your support. The 2020 Seaford Kindergarten Committee

19.01.2022 ONLINE AUCTION! Thank you to all those who have checked out our online auction and placed bids! There is still 9 days to go (ending 9pm Sunday 15th November) and more items have been uploaded so make sure to check them out! Don't forget to share the link with all your family and friends. Postage of items can be arranged at buyers expense. https://myminiauction.com/seafordkindergarten

18.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE 10.07.2020 Dear Families, The protocols for keeping everyone safe and reducing the spread of COVID-19 are dynamic, fluid and sometimes complex. As a kindergarten we aim to give you advice and updates as soon as possible. Earlier in the week the Department of Education and Training issued advice that kindergartens were to operate as normal next week. New advice has now been issued from the Department that kindergartens should have face to face classes and pupi...l free time for staff to prepare for the possibility of some remote learning. For Seaford Kindergarten this will be structured as: Monday 13th July 2020 Jellyfish: No session Seahorses: No session Tuesday 14th July 2020 Seahorses: No session Periwinkles: No session Wednesday 15th July 2020 Periwinkles: No session Jellyfish: Normal session time. 2 4:30pm. Thursday 16th July 2020 Seahorses: Normal session time. 8:30 3pm. Friday 17th July 2020 Periwinkles: Normal session time. 8:30 3pm. We will continue to update you with any other changes as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience. We appreciate your understanding and support.

17.01.2022 Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well and settling into the swing of term 2 - however that looks for your family. Over the past week I have had caterpillars at my house! We are watching them change from small caterpillars to butterflies! I thought I would share this with our families at kinder too! These are monarch caterpillars and turn into the most beautiful chrysalis before turning into a butterfly ... Here are some photos from day one to day 7. If you look closely you can see them hidden amongst the leaves. How many caterpillars can you see? *I have posted some videos in the comments too for you to see! Beck

17.01.2022 02.08.2020 Dear Families, It has just been announced that Metropolitan Melbourne will be moving to Stage 4 Restrictions for the next 6 weeks (until September 13th, 2020). For our kindergarten, this means that it will be CLOSED, except to vulnerable children and/or children of permitted workers from 11:59pm, Wednesday 5th August, 2020. ... We will also be CLOSED on Tuesday the 4th of August for essential preparations for remote learning. Tomorrow (Monday 3rd August) an announcement will be made by the Victorian Government about who is a permitted worker and the impact the restrictions will have on various industries. Once this has been announced we will be surveying families to gauge who will be attending the kindergarten from Thursday the 6th of August under the exemptions listed above. Please complete the survey as soon as possible so that we can plan effectively for the weeks ahead. As always we aim to provide you with information as soon as possible and will continue to do so. Thank you for your understanding during this uncertain time, The Seaford Kindergarten Team

16.01.2022 STILL TIME TO GET YOUR BIDS IN! ONLINE AUCTION! Thank you to all those who have checked out our online auction and placed bids! There is still 5 days to go (ending 9pm Sunday 15th November) and more items have been uploaded so make sure to check them out! Don't forget to share the link with all your family and friends. Postage of items can be arranged at buyers expense. https://myminiauction.com/seafordkindergarten

15.01.2022 Come on down to Bunnings Carrum Downs and grab a snag to support our kinder today!

15.01.2022 What an amazing celebration to commemorate our kinder turning 60! To anyone who donated a tray of baked goods to sell, gave their child another $1 coin for the jumping castle, ate a sausage, bought something from one of our fabulous store holders, ate a yo-yo or 5, donated a mystery jar or donated their time to paint 100 finger nails - Thank You! Days like our Family Fun Day could not happen with out the help of our amazing community

14.01.2022 3 HOURS TO GO! https://www.myminiauction.com/seafordkindergarten

14.01.2022 2020 Families, the Stage 4 Restrictions Attendance Survey is now live. Please check your emails (the sender may be 'StoryPark') for a link to complete this.

14.01.2022 You may have seen ‘Spoonvilles’ being created around our community, and the world. We have decided to make our very own Seaford Kindergarten Spoonville to share with our families and the community. Please feel free to add your own spoon person to our Spoonville, or take a walk past to check out all of the fabulous creations! Our Spoonville is located on Railway Parade, at the back of kinder. We can’t wait to see our Spoonville grow!

13.01.2022 Have you seen the new bluey lunchbox sets? Dont forget to add our code SEAFORDKINDERGARTEN at checkout to raise money for the kinder.

13.01.2022 Dear Families, As you will are probably aware, the Victorian Government made decisions this week that impact our community. The new restrictions are a return to stricter lockdown, with only four reasons to leave your house: - Shopping for essential food and supplies... - Care and caregiving - Exercise - Study or work - if it can't be done from home. There was also an announcement that schools (Prep - Year 10) will have their school holidays extended by a week. The Department of Education has instructed us that this does not include kindergartens or other Early Childhood Education and Care Services. Therefore, we will be open from Monday the 13th of July as normal. More information will be sent out later in the week regarding any changes to procedures and other measures relating to keeping our community safe and healthy. We thank you for your ongoing support and understanding during this time, The Seaford Kindergarten Team

12.01.2022 Holly from Eat Thermo Love will be showcasing her love for all things Thermomix at our upcoming Family Fun Day on the 15th of September.

12.01.2022 A big THANK YOU to Jack from Barclay Blinds who donated and installed new window furnishings to our office this week! Barclay Blinds are also giving Seaford Kindergarten families 20% OFF window furnishings! Contact Jack for a free measure and quote. https://www.facebook.com/barclayblinds/

12.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who attended our Family Welcome BBQ last week! We were so happy to see so many families enjoying our outdoor area on such a great evening!

11.01.2022 Dear Families, Before the school holidays began we had discussions with the children at kindergarten about Coronavirus, hygiene and how to stay healthy. To continue the conversation at home we thought you might like to watch a special episode of ABC Kids Playschool with your children. The episode will premiere this Thursday at 4pm, on the ABC Kids Community Facebook page, and it will discuss the need to stay home and have healthy hygiene practices. We hope you are all staying... safe and enjoying time together in these difficult times. Seaford Kindergarten Staff https://www.facebook.com/173407216019501/posts/3402446559782201/

11.01.2022 Online auction donation request To all Local Seaford Businesses and Families, Seaford Kindergarten located in McRae Street Seaford has a small parent run committee and our biggest fundraising event of the year is always our Trivia Night usually held in June at the local Community Hall. But this year unfortunately due to the current pandemic, we are unable to run it.... To continue to raise much needed funds we are holding an online auction which will run during the first 2 weeks of November to assist with the purchasing of resources and help with the upgrade of our outdoor space. This year we aim to develop a sustainable garden to help bring butterflies and insects into the play area and creating accessibility pathways connecting our activity zones. We fully appreciate how businesses have been affected by what this year has thrown at us. But as the kinder relies heavily on fundraising to operate, we are seeking donations of items or services from local businesses to be included in our online auction. Businesses will be recognised through our online communication platform Storypark, on our Facebook page and receive a certificate of appreciation. If you are able to help us in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. For any further information or if you are happy to donate, please email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Thank you, The Seaford Kindergarten Committee

11.01.2022 We have a number of gorgeous stallholders who will be in attendance for our upcoming 60th birthday Family Fun Day celebrations including Kate Chan who is a consultant for the iconic Tupperware brand. She will bring a selection of prep, storage and serving products for the kitchen and home.

11.01.2022 Thanks so much Dolphin Gymnastics for attending our Family Fun Day, the kids had a blast!

10.01.2022 LAST DAY! LAST DAY! LAST DAY! LAST DAY! Don’t forget to get your bids in for our online auction! Auction closes at 9pm tonight. Plenty of great items up for grabs! https://www.myminiauction.com/seafordkindergarten

09.01.2022 Our Family Fun Day will bring a selection of local businesses to showcase including Alexandra of Eco Beauty Organic. Eco Beauty create a new generation of exclusive organic skin care products produced on the Mornington peninsula. We grow organic herbs on our farm and make extracts for our products. Our extensive product range now also includes products for lightening the skin, a baby line and shaving products (for both men and women). We cant wait to test some of these gorgeous goodies from Ecobeauty Organic

09.01.2022 Here is a photo of the next chrysalis that will open. You can see the colours and patterns of the butterfly wing. The one next to it if you look closely you will see the colour of the chrysalis is beginning to change. Can you see the formation of the wing through the chrysalis?

08.01.2022 Something exciting and so super interesting happened today. One of the caterpillars became a chrysalis! We took a video but it was blurry. So tonight we have set up a camera to capture the second caterpillars transformation. It has been in this position for over 24 hours and has been wriggling and moving around so I think it might happen sometime soon. The caterpillars wriggle and move to loosen their outer skin before they shed and the chrysalis begins to form. It is a wei...rd green blob at first, and then it begins to take on a beautiful shape with hints of gold! The chrysalis is soft for a day or two then it hardens up. It is fascinating to watch this happen and I look forward to showing you all tomorrow! Have you ever seen a chrysalis in your garden? Have you ever seen the transformation occur?

07.01.2022 The fantails are shimmying it up at the Seaford Kinder Fun Day, here til 2pm

05.01.2022 Late last night we were able to capture the second caterpillar transform into a chrysalis! The shedding of the skin happens quite quickly - about 4 or 5 minutes from the time the skin begins to shed to when the skin falls off. then for around 30 minutes there is a lot of squirming as the shape of the chrysalis changes from a strange looking blob to the beautiful shape it becomes. We filmed this in time lapse so it is a lot quicker to watch! Beck :)... a time lapse video of caterpillar #2 transforming into a chrysalis. this process took around 30-40 minutes however we sped it up to be only a few minutes!

05.01.2022 It's very exciting to see the butterflies as they are learning how to use their wings. Today we gave some cordial on a sponge to the first butterfly, but the second one is not ready to eat/drink Seeing how it uses its proboscis to drink is so interesting!

05.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who purchased a snag at Bunnings Warehouse Australia Carrum Downs and to all of our wonderful volunteers who made today happen! Thank you! We made a profit of $1173.10! This money will be so valuable for our little kinder

04.01.2022 Creek & Bay will be attending the 60th Birthday Family Fun Day celebrations on the 15th of September. Creek and Bay have a collection of womens and childrens accessories and clothing.

04.01.2022 This is a call out to any parents who can assist with one hour on the Family Fun Day on Sunday 15th September! We require help with supervising the jumping castle, BBQ, mystery jars and the beauty bar to ensure this event is successful! A sign up sheet is located at the kinder entrance, all help will be much appreciated!

04.01.2022 3 DAYS TO GO! STILL TIME TO GET YOUR BIDS IN! ONLINE AUCTION! Thank you to all those who have checked out our online auction and placed bids! There is still 3 days to go (ending 9pm Sunday 15th November) and more items have been uploaded so make sure to check them out! Don't forget to share the link with all your family and friends. Postage of items can be arranged at buyers expense.... https://myminiauction.com/seafordkindergarten See more

03.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Bonnies daughter, Greta Evelyn ODonnell Gillan! Born 21.12.19, weighing 3.44kgs. Everyone is doing well and enjoying every moment of their best Christmas present ever!

03.01.2022 Dear families, What an interesting end to term 1! These past few days, staff have been working on finalising our plans and programs in preparation for next term and the prospect of remote learning programs. We would like to assure all our kindergarten families that we will be keeping you all updated over the coming weeks of how we will be giving continuity to the children in these uncertain times. We hope the kinder children enjoy the educational packs we sent home as well <3... In these there are many activities for you to share with your child over the coming weeks. As we move into the school holidays and the different type of break - We would like to share a story with you all, "Brave as can be" by Jo Witek. It discusses feeling afraid from a child's perspective and how to work through and overcome these feelings. We think it is quite fitting for us all in these times. It is also really important to remember feeling afraid sometimes is something we all feel. Sometimes we don't feel brave - but talking about it or even just having a cuddle with a trusted grown up can help you feel secure, safe and helps us to become brave too <3 Please take care and we look forward to connecting again soon. From all the staff at Seaford Kindergarten xx

01.01.2022 You may have seen Spoonvilles being created around our community, and the world. We have decided to make our very own Seaford Kindergarten Spoonville to share with our families and the community. Please feel free to add your own spoon person to our Spoonville, or take a walk past to check out all of the fabulous creations! Our Spoonville is located on Railway Parade, at the back of kinder. We cant wait to see our Spoonville grow!