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St Brendan's Child Care Centre

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25.01.2022 Our children have been talking about sea habitats and what lives within them. Today the children were able to use all their senses to explore star fishes. There was much discussion on what they felt like and how they looked.

25.01.2022 Lest we forget.

25.01.2022 Some of our children are currently spending time isolating at home. Take a look at what Brock has been up to whilst staying at home. Please feel free to send in photos, we would love to see what everyone else is up to whilst being at home.

25.01.2022 St Brendans was lucky to have the wonderful Dionne from Wildlife Rangers come to visit the centre. The Children were invited to get up close and touch all kinds of animals. Our special thanks to Dionne and the rest of the Wildlife Ranger team for their great work in teaching children how to care for the animals.

24.01.2022 Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all those that contributed to the Woolies Earn and Learn Program by purchasing groceries and retrieving the stickers for the Centre. We managed to get in total 2434 Earn and Learn Points in stickers. We are absolutely thrilled with this outcome. We are hoping this will give us enough points to purchase some valued new resources for the service. Thanks again. When they give us the go ahead to purchase some items we will let you all know what we got for the Centre.

24.01.2022 Today the children have been developing their social skills through engaging in a team project. The children negotiated what the animal habit should look like, taking into consideration height, access and shade.

23.01.2022 Today in art class the children learnt about botanical drawing. The children were encouraged to look closely to the form, color, and details of leaves. Children used language such as spiky, smooth, enormous, etc to describe what they noticed.

22.01.2022 Through play opportunities our toddlers are learning how to look after, encourage and negotiate with one another.

20.01.2022 Our Kindy children have been exploring space over the past few weeks. Today, they built a very large space station.

20.01.2022 The children have been using pipes and water in loose parts play this week. Loose part play supports children to explore, invent and problem solve.

20.01.2022 Today, the kindy children had their first art lesson with Miss Kathy and Miss Monica. Miss Kathy began by showing the children how to use and care for the different art tools. They then looked at bug painting, drawing and models to explore the different colours, shapes and lines used. The Kindy children then produced their very own bug painting.

17.01.2022 St Brendans Child Care Centre remember the fallen soldiers and those that have fought for us.

17.01.2022 The children in the toddler room today enjoyed using felts to sing and tell stories. There was an old lady who swallow a fly was one of the favourites.

17.01.2022 Have a look at what Kyan has been up to at home! He has been busy tracing the letters of the alphabet and making letters out of Lego!!

17.01.2022 Ruben and Laura from Camp Quality came to visit today to do a puppet show. The show is designed to dispel myths and misconceptions that are commonly associated with cancer. Thank you to the parents who donated to Camp quality.

15.01.2022 The staff have been spoilt with brownies and cookies!! We have such lovely thoughtful parents here at St Brendans Thank you :)

14.01.2022 The kindy children have been using loose parts to explore patterns and shapes. Patterning and shapes, assist children to learn foundations of algebraic reasoning.

13.01.2022 Hi there, A date coming up to lock into your calender is for Friday the 19th of July it is going to be pyjama day here at St Brendans CCC. Just a gold coin donation is what we are asking on the day to raise money for a charity we are passionate about and that is Camp Quality. They bring optimism and happiness to children and families living with cancer through fun therapy and education. Gold coin for a worthy cause

13.01.2022 Our nursery room children have been enjoying playing with playdough this week. When children squish, roll and move the dough around, they develop the muscles used for fine motor skills.

12.01.2022 As the year draws to a close, St Brendans CCC would like to thank all the families for their ongoing support. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all those children moving on to other adventures all the best and look forward to working with those families who are joining us in 2020.

11.01.2022 Dear Parents & Caregivers, On Wednesday the 11th March we invite you to a Prep Readiness Parent Information Evening at St Brendans Primary School in the Prep Classroom. The evening commences at 6pm and will run for approximately one hour. It is an opportunity to gain an insight into how to best prepare your child for their first year of prep. We hope to see you there.

10.01.2022 We were excited by the childrens reaction to the first of our new series of art classes featuring our part-time educator Miss Monica. She and Miss Kathy were impressed with the first efforts of the children in exploring different colours and shapes in their art work. Monica and Kathy began by showing the children how to use and care for the different art tools. They then looked at painting, drawing and models of insects to explore the different colours, shapes and lines used. The Kindy children then produced their very own insect paintings

09.01.2022 The Centre is participating in National Pyjama Day on Friday 17th July. This day is support children in foster care. Children can wear their favourite Pyjamas and donate a gold coin to this very worthy cause. Information can be found on their website https://www.nationalpyjamaday.com/

07.01.2022 Have you heard, Moorooka has been visited by many many bears? Why not go on a bear hunt today and come and see the bears that have visited St Brendans CCC.

07.01.2022 Centre Photos are coming!!! Wednesday 22nd July 2020 Little Images are coming to capture the smiles and personalities of our children and our amazing staff. Please see the attached flyer with the details.

06.01.2022 Obstacle course are a fabulous way for children to develop strength and balance. But, did you also know children learn key mathematical skills such as sequencing and positional language such as up, down, under and through.

06.01.2022 Today some of the Kindy children went over to St Brendans Primary School to participate in a program they run every Wednesday called Stay & Play which is a program, based on learning through play in a friendly and encouraging environment. Today the children were encouraged to have a go at tracing over the letter m. This was such a popular activity that the Kindy children wanted to do it again back at the Centre. These are just a couple of samples of the great work the children are gaining much confidence in and quite quickly!! Looking forward to seeing what is in store for the children next Wednesday!!

06.01.2022 The Kindy children recreated the famous story Tiddalick the frog using the props you see in this picture. This activity was then extended in so many other ways and the children were all the creators using only their great imaginations & these few props.

06.01.2022 X Marks the Spot....... On Thursday the 19th September was "Talk like a Pirate Day" We enjoyed Pirate Dress ups, Face painting, Pirate Tattoos, a game called place the patch on the pirate and an adventurous treasure hunt.

06.01.2022 National Pyjama Day today at the Centre!! Thank you to everyone who participated and gave a gold coin donation. We managed to raise $48 for Camp Quality. Enjoy the pics on the Owna app. The children were extra jubilant today and i would say that is due to being allowed to wear pyjamas to Child Care :)

05.01.2022 Bugs, slugs and creepy crawlies! Our kindergarten children are learning all about how different animals move, eat and live.

05.01.2022 Fire drills are an important part of our practice here at St Brendans Child Care. It allow both children and staff to reflect on what we need to do to keep everyone safe in the unlikely case of a fire. After conducting our recent drill, the Kindy children reflected on the steps taken.

05.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all Dads, Stepdads, Uncles and Grandads, who play such an important role in their childrens lives. Also a very big thank you to Uncle DJ who spent time singing and dancing with the children at todays Fathers Day morning tea.

04.01.2022 I wonder... is a fabulous way of engaging children into inquiry learning. This week an interesting box was introduced to our Kindy children. The children shared their ideas of what kind of animal might live is this type of house. Their response and explanations were very diverse. Watch this space for our new Kindy pet

02.01.2022 Our toddler two children had a wonderful time today making bugs move around the water. The children engaged in I wonder discussions as they explored what would happen when more water was added.