Smithfield Child Care Centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Nursery

Smithfield Child Care Centre

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4057 7866

Address: 80 Cheviot St 4878 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.cairnschildcare.com.au/services/smithfield

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25.01.2022 Christmas time :) It's that wonderful time of the year and with only two weeks left, we have Christmas themed this weeks menu with some delicious meals for each day. Monday - Chicken Salad Tuesday - Christmas ham and Vegetables... Wednesday - Christmas Turkey and Vegetables Thursday - Roast Chicken and Vegetables Friday - Sausage Sizzle We have slightly changed the menu up on our wall due to a delivery shortage :)...those cheeky elfs forgot some of our order again. We have adapted and swapped the menu around until the elves can go shopping. Also keep an eye out - we think Santa's due to deliver some presents under the tree out the front - we will let the rooms know when he has been. Enjoy your week and thankyou from the Team at SCCC.

25.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK 2020.

24.01.2022 Sharing - There are many ways as a parent or carer that you can help your child transition from home or kindy to school. Here are some great resources for families and carers. Thanks. https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au//transition-to-school-re

24.01.2022 Kindy: thank you so much to Kelly and Braxton for teaching and making candles with the class yesterday. So much enthusiasm for this experience. Everyone loves their candle. Kel's Candles is Kelly's family business.

23.01.2022 Merry Christmas everyone, thanks for your support throughout this interesting and challenging year. We hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow and we will see you in the new year . From The Team at SCCC

22.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK with Glammy and Axl in Kindy: Our Elder, Glammy arrived for our second session today and the children were really happy to see her as always. We extended our learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures with Glammy. First we began with an Acknowledgement of Country delivered by Glammy, we heard some similar words and commitments to the Kindy Acknowlegement the children play and learn by daily. Glammy told us a story about how to behave when you ...go to land you have not been to before: when you go in to new places you can say I am here to be respectful and walk on the land. I will not harm animals, leave rubbish behind or do anything bad. The children transferred the story message to how they behave themselves and show the kinds of behaviours we all enjoy. Glammy was so kind and donated stones and feathers for the children. A discussion followed about respect for diversity and environments. Glammy and Axl extended the story with an adventure into the rainforest by meditation, we all relaxed into this and put ourselves in the forest and experienced life of an Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander person in traditional practices eg. gathering and hunting and we felt the sun on our skin. There was discussion about the message of the meditation story and we talked about how we can do this when we are going to sleep at night to be calm and relaxed in our minds. See more

22.01.2022 Continuing on with our NAIDOC week learning and exploring. The NAIDOC theme for this year is Always Was, Always Will Be. The children had fun gluing pieces of red, yellow, black, blue, green, white, pink, and purple paper, paperbark and flower petals to the cardboard which had an outline picture of the Torres Strait Islander Dhari and the Rainbow Serpent that Miss Siane had drawn today in Toddlers.

19.01.2022 Kindy: thank you so much to Henry and his Dad, Shane for an amazing music session today. Shane and Henry taught the children how to play many instruments in a band and how to write a song called "The Favourite Animal Band". So great!

19.01.2022 Last of the Kindy photos for the week - sharing.

18.01.2022 Kindy class - next week we begin preparing for Christmas with the children. Please share with us your Christmas / Family culture so we can include all the children's at this time.

18.01.2022 REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020 Today we celebrated Remembrance Day which is a memorial day that is celebrated annually on the 11th November. It is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. In remembrance of those who fought and died in the line of duty, we had made a wreath using some green paint and our hands. Learning about ANZAC/Remembrance Day helps young children to understand the life and times of Australia and its people. LEST WE FORGET

16.01.2022 The Infants 2021 first week of learning through play is done and dusted.

16.01.2022 KINDY: Today we celebrated Vihaan’s culture with Diwali Day. What is Diwali Day? Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. The festival usually lasts five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November) One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Vihaan ...demonstrated to his class friends how to make the Diyas which is a oil lamp. These delicate oil lamps are often made of clay, with a cotton wick dipped in oil or ghee. Placed in the centre of intricate rangolis and then lit with a match. Vihaan also brought in some sparklers for the children to each have outside to participate in the Diwali celebration! So much fun. We explored Diwali based stories through the chrome cast on YouTube which also gave detailed explanations about Diawali day for the children. Thank you to Vihaan and family. A great experience for everyone today.

16.01.2022 KINDY CLASS of 2021 Show and tell information / process please take a form from the top of the lockers / show and tell table and complete the top section only. Put the form and item on the show and tell table ready for your child's turn. We also provide sheets in your pocket at times with a focus area for your child. Show and tell is booked as a permanent day, please refer to the table displayed at the curriculum area. Please don't send in toys unless it has an educational purpose to avoid limited discussion and extension of learning opportunities. Thanks, Mrs Lisa and team.

14.01.2022 Lest We Forget.

14.01.2022 Kindy - photos to share from the week. Happy weekend. See you next week.

09.01.2022 The Toddlers took advantage of the sun this morning with some outdoor play. Outdoor play benefits include gross motor skills, cause & effect, building & learning social interactions.

09.01.2022 Toddler fun this week And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and yours eyes sparkling. -Shanti.

09.01.2022 Day 1- Today in Toddlers, we started to celebrate NAIDOC week. The toddlers were able to colour in their own Aboriginal art pictures of Australia which were then put up onto the wall for display. Come and see our creation!

07.01.2022 Kindy photos for the past week. Great to have so many children return this year and also welcoming in the Kindy 2021 class. We kicked off with reflective drawings of the holidays.

05.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK - Day 1 of celebrations at Kindy with Glammy. Our Elder, Glammy arrived today and the children were really happy to see her as always. Today we extended our learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture with Glammy. 1st of all we began with an Acknowledgement of Country delivered by Glammy, we heard some similar words and commitments to the Kindy Acknowlegement the children play and learn by daily. Glammy told us a story called Finding Our Heart... a story about the Uluru Statement for young Australians. The children transferred the story message to how they behave themselves and show the kinds of behaviours we all enjoy. Glammy was so kind and donated the story to us at Kindy. A discussion followed about respect for diversity and environments. Glammy and Axl extended the story with another book about being kind called Dunbi an Aboriginal cultural story. In the book children were being mean to the owl, the Kindy children all talked about how they are never cruel to animals and people and are always kind and respectful. Extending on this learning the children learnt how to do section painting with Glammy. The children observered a demonstration by Glammy and then made their own Dunbi the owl. There was discussion about the message of the story and we talked about how owls are considered wise. The children shared their Acknowlegement of Country we made at Kindy and the Heads and Shoulders song from Dissy’s teachings. Axl and Aske led us in sharing their culture. Glammy was so happy she is coming back tomorrow to extend our learning. Thank you Glammy. After Glammy left we worked on some Aboriginal Art puzzles and danced to the Laura Dance Festival music. See more

01.01.2022 Menu for the last week of 2020 :) Monday - Creamy Chicken Pasta Tuesday - Beef and Vegetable Stir fry Wednesday - Creamy Tuna and Rice... Thursday - Sausage Casserole Friday - Sandwiches We hope you have a great last week before a well deserved break. Thanks, SCCC