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24.01.2022 Hi Playsession Families, our new certificate 111 students who have just started their studies, have by now all approached many families to ask permission to observe the children for their required assessment tasks. To all the families who have been approached by a student we thank you in advance for your regular attendance (if you cant make a day please phone Simone on 6773 774). The students planned a water experience based on the interests of the childrens play last week - spare clothes are advised and as always a broad brimmed hat.

24.01.2022 ABC Magnetic Letters made from natural resources - so much nicer than plastic!

24.01.2022 We are back from the holidays sorting play equipment and letting the students plan for our first Playsessions starting from Wednesday, 20.02.2013 and Friday, 22.02.2013. Playsessions are for enrolled families only. If you are interested in joining our Playsession or to be put on our waitlist please call our Playsession co-ordinator on the above number.

22.01.2022 Great to see so many families today. Mother Nature brought us much needed rain today, which was not quite the waterplay the students had in mind for the children. Hoping to back to sunshine and warmth next week.

22.01.2022 Dear Playsession families, winter has begun and Playsession has finished for the semester. We are looking forward to seeing you in semester 2. Playsession start dates are Wednesday, 17th of July 2013 and Friday, 19th of July. See you then!

21.01.2022 Hello Playsession families, term 2 has started and Playsession is back on this Wednesday, 1st of May and Friday 3rd of May 2013. Hope to see you all back this week.

20.01.2022 Hi all, here is the link for Armidales UV rating for the day. Any rating above 3 begins to damage skin and we are at 7 today which is high, so please remember your hats and sun protection out there. http://www.bom.gov.au/uv/

20.01.2022 The wonderful weather last week, saw many of our children engrossed in the sand play- cooking, building and creating. According to Sue Crook, 2004 "Children require periods of uninterrupted time to explore materials, often up to an hour. This in turn generates play with depth and facilitates understanding of breadth of play materials." Such absorption was certainly seen in the sandpit. See you all at our final playsession for the year on Friday.

18.01.2022 What a fabulous way to begin our first Friday Playsession of the term. Mother nature was very kind, bringing warm weather, which allowed our students to finally bring out the water tray for play. The children enjoyed the water play in the shade of one of our large leafy trees. It is encouraging to see families supporting our sun safety policy by wearing their hats.

14.01.2022 Hi from Diploma 1 Friday group, We are excited about this week with our beautiful weather, but please check the UV rating below before you come and remember your hats. Please also bring a change of clothes for our water play with funnels and boats, and the muddy digging patch, we hope to have some great digging and creations this week! Look forward to seeing you Friday!! :-)

14.01.2022 Dear Families, we have 2 weeks of Playsession (22.05.13 + 24.05.13, 29.05.13 + 31.05.13), before the students go on work placement for two weeks.

13.01.2022 Do you know someone who is great with children and wants to gain a formal qualification? Have you perhaps thought about study yourself? We still have places available in our Certificate III Early Childhood Education & Care internal and online courses as well as our Diploma course. Give us a call on 6773 7729 or 67737732.

09.01.2022 Dear Playsession families, Next week and the following week will be the last two Playsessions for term 3. TAFE will have a two week term break, before coming back for term 4. Our Playsessions will resume on Wednesday, the 9th of October and Friday, the 11th of October. Please pay any outstanding term fees ($20.00 per family) at the cashiers in A block and bring one of the receipts to Playsession for our records. Please note that TAFE is becoming a cashless environment and you can pay via EFTPOS, cheque or money order. A big thank you to all families who have paid their fees for the term.

09.01.2022 Hi Playsession Families, term 1 has started and playsession will be back this Wednesday and Friday. We have new students who have just commenced their certificate 111 who are looking forward to meeting you all. If you are a new family, please pick up our orientation brochure which outlines the processes and procedures of playsession.... A gentle reminder that there is a no apple, stone fruit and nut policy in place at playsession (explained in detail in the orientation brochure). Hope to see you

08.01.2022 Term 3 Start Dates: Friday Playsession will start on Friday 25th of July Wednesday Playsession will start on Wednesday the 30th of July We look forward to seeing you all then.

07.01.2022 Last Friday at playsession, several children joined each other at the playdough table to experience rolling, cutting, poking, squishing, pinching, coiling the playdough. The children also used the playdough to demonstrate the knowledge they have and shared this through their creations of daddy and baby snails. Please enjoy our playdough recipe:... 1 c. flour 1/2 c. salt 2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 c. water 1 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. food colouring Combine flour, salt and cream of tartar. Mix liquid and gradually stir them into dry ingredients. When smooth, cook over medium heat. Stir constantly until ball forms. Remove from heat. Knead until smooth See you all this week

06.01.2022 So wonderful to see so many Families and Students enjoying this beautiful day at Playsession, Dont forget your hats, the sun is truley shining down upon us today :)

05.01.2022 Nature in action

05.01.2022 Friday Families: Just a reminder that this will be the last week of play session for 4 weeks as our Certificate III students head out on workplacement and then we have TAFE vacation break. Friday play session will resume on October 10th. Wednesday Familes: Business as usual for the next 3 Wednesdays with our Diploma students and TVET group. Feel free to check on dates at play session this week if you are unsure about anything.

04.01.2022 This week at playsession the balls, pipes and trolleys were a hit. Many children gathered around the ballpit posting balls, and watching them slide down and out the tubes. There were a range of children of different ages all experimenting and learning in their own way. Of course, skills such as refining / practicing the hand / eye coordination can be observed. Learning how the ball fits into a certain space. Learning how to catch, roll and push balls can also be seen. The po...tential for social/ emotional development on this day was enormous with children coming together, sharing the balls or waiting for a turn and sometimes learning to negotiate conflict. On deeper level yet, thinking skills of many children was facilitated with problem solving of where the ball went and identifying the colour of the balls. Coordination and using both sides of the brain are often involved linking the process to thought and language skills. See you all at playsession this week. See more

04.01.2022 To All Our Wonderful Playsession Families. Please be advised that we will be in touch soon about playsession for 2015.

03.01.2022 Playsession Term 1 finishes up this week. Our TAFE Childrens Services students will be on holidays for two weeks, before we return on the 1st of May with Playsession Term 2.

03.01.2022 Here is a link to a book compilation for parents. Looks like a fun and informative website.

02.01.2022 Hi Playsession Families This week our Friday Diploma students will be completing the play activities they have been setting up for their focus children. With the continuing warm weather we will have lots of water play, which is a valuable activity for young children to develop social skills such as sharing, turn taking as well as thinking skills encouraging experimentation and investigation. Dont forget your spare clothes and hats. Yesterday at Wednesdays playsession chi...ldren enjoyed building houses from waffle blocks cardboard boxes and sheets, encouraging adults to come and join the picnic of sticks, leaves, dirt and rocks in the digging patch and behind the shed. Dolls were bathed and put to bed and dishes washed. Your Playsession team

01.01.2022 Parents and Families: please note that Playsession will not be running tomorrow. Check your emails for dates and watch this space for an update. Staff and Students look forward to seeing you all soon.