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25.01.2022 Zoos Victoria is live streaming their penguins, snow leopards, lions, giraffes & zebras. While watching, ask your child to share their knowledge of the animals. Some simple questions may include: - What does it eat? -What features are in the habitat? (Water, food, places to sleep)... -How is it similar to the last animal we saw? How is it different? Some possible lines of development you may wish to do with your child could include: -reading story books such as Dear Zoo, Penguins on Parade, A Lion in the Night -Creating your own animal habitat. You might use a shoebox, lego or natural materials like rocks and sticks -Draw a picture of the animals you saw -Move your body like a giraffe, penguin, snow leopard, zebra and a lion. -Could you keep a giraffe in your back yard?? Some animals are much larger than we think. Find out how big a giraffe really is, and mark out the size on the ground with masking tape or chalk. Please feel free to share pictures of your child's learning on the OWNA app or email [email protected] https://www.zoo.org.au/animal-house

24.01.2022 What does a child led program look like? Over the last few weeks ‘weddings’ have been in the children’s language during play. Today a child arrived in a Bow tie ready for his wedding. ... Arriving to Bush Kinder the children began exploring and discovering uninterrupted while the educators considered how to sensitively facilitate the children’s interest in weddings into the program. Before lunch the whole group met at the yarning circle to discuss what wedding are and appropriate age to get married. The children expressed their thoughts and ideas, with shared knowledge from educators and some sprinkles of rain gave us the best recipe for us to act out and pretend weddings! The children proposed to each other, getting consent and respecting those who chose not to be wed, the vows were of kindness including an exchange of rings promising to be kind, followed by a hug, celebrated with friends and supporters who played clapping sticks. Acting out scenarios helps children make sense of the world. Educators being responsive to the children’s interests and ideas provide rich learning environments for children. #VioletTownKinder #BushKinder #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ChildLedProgram #childrensvoice #kindness #celebrations #pretendplay #dramaticplay #promotinglanguageandcommunication

22.01.2022 The aim of National Families Week is to celebrate the vital role that families play in Australian society. National Families Week is a time to celebrate with your family, make contact with your extended family and friends, and share in the enjoyment of family activities within the wider community. It is a time to celebrate the meaning of family and to make the most of family life.

20.01.2022 Children's Week is a national celebration that recognises the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. This week at kinder we’ve dressed up as book characters on Tuesday, drawn our raffle fundraiser, been on an excursion to Traffic School in Wangaratta learning about road safety. We are currently playing which is the most important work for children, developing skills, learning and growing with every opportunity. Today we have our traffic light set up on our b...ike track to continue our learning. The children are also involved and engaged in cooking and gardening experiences. #VioletTownandDistrictEarlyChildhoodCentre #VioletTownKinder #EarlyChildhoodEducation #BookWeek #ChildrensWeek #TrafficSchool #RoadSafety #KitchenGarden #LearningThroughPlay #VioletTown #TrafficLightsforKinders

20.01.2022 Where are you Most Beautiful? This term we have been discussing and embracing kindness. Today we read the book written by Australian author Jasey Stanley - Where are you Most Beautiful? Nurture With Words - Children's Books... After looking at the cover, before reading the book we asked the children what does ‘beautiful’ mean? Most children responded with Pretty. This book is a lovely read that promotes positive body image and self esteem written in a style appropriate for kindergarten children. It looks at the beauty inside a person and relates beauty to acts of kindness, thoughtfulness and selflessness. We will continue to explore kindness, positive body image and self worth. We aim for children to develop a lens that sees beauty in actions, words and thoughts. #VioletTownKinder #beautifulinsideandout #socialemotionallearning #earlychildhoodeducation #positivebodyimage #wearebeautiful #strongandwise #intentionalteaching

18.01.2022 OUR PLAY SCHOOL COVID-19 SPECIAL Join Emma and Matt for this special episode as they help explain some of the big questions around Coronavirus, from staying at home to washing your hands.

15.01.2022 https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/free-kinder-families-through

13.01.2022 Picking Mulberries! The children love this time of year when the Mulberry tree begins to have ripe mulberries. Lots of time today was spent reaching, collecting and tasting delicious mulberries. The children showed their resourcefulness by rolling the logs over to stand on to reach up high in the tree.

11.01.2022 Today's announcement from the Victorian government shows support to families with young children. It was announced that in 2021 our funded kindergarten programs will be free. For Violet Town & District Early Childhood Centre families this means that the 15hrs of 3YO & 4YO Kindergarten program will have no cost to families. We are also excited as in 2021 we will be partnering our Kindergarten program with additional hours of care options with CCS (Child Care Subsidy) for famil...ies providing 2 days of After Kinder Care, Under 3YO Care, After School Care and a School Holiday Program. If you wish to register for any of these programs in 2021 please enrol now : www.grpsa.com.au There is exciting growth and development in the early childhood sector and we are extremely proud to be able to offer flexible early childhood education and care options to local families. If you require any more information on our programs offered in 2021 please get in touch via 03 5798 1477 or [email protected] #VioletTownandDistrictEarlyChildhoodCentre #violettownkinder #EarlyChildhoodEducation

11.01.2022 We value a strong connection to nature and understand the rich learning experiences the natural environment provides. The arrival of Spring has encouraged the sensory experience and stimulation of bare feet on different surfaces, the feel of feet dipping into water and toes squelching in mud. Our kindergarten children are becoming experts at exploring, discovering and collecting. Finding insects, tadpoles, animal prints left in the mud. ... The children have been crushing ochre and painting on natural items including logs, bark and boulders. We support exposing children to risk in a supervised and partnered approach. Recently we have introduced wood work tools such as hand saws, drills, whittlers and rasps. The children are learning to manipulate the tools developing their fine-motor skills in the process. We discuss risks with them and support the children to assess the risks they encounter. Thanks to the Euroa Arboretum for hosting our Bush Kinder sessions and Benalla Bus Lines for getting us there and back safely. Our wonderful bus driver even created some seed pod creatures, that inspired the children to create their own. #VioletTownKindergarten #VioletTownandDistrictEarlyChildhoodCentre #BushKinder #natureplay #tadpoleseason #outdoorlearning #euroaarboretum #riskyplay #earlychildhoodeducation #calm #inquisitive #explorers #discovering

10.01.2022 2021 Enrolment registrations are OPEN! Violet Town Kindergarten 3 Year Old and 4 Year Old program enrolment registration for 2021 are now open. The registration form is available at NERPSA’s website www.nerpsa.com.au Enrolment registrations are due by the 17th July. ... This year we are unable to host our usual Open Day and instead have a video tour available on the NERPSA website. FAQ’s are also available on the website. If you would prefer for a hard copy registration form to be sent out to you please let me know and I will post one to you. Please get in touch if you have any questions or queries.

09.01.2022 Violet Town Kindergarten is running Picture Plates as a fundraiser. If you would like to be involved you can collect a template from the kindergarten or Peranbin Primary VT. A great creative activity to engage your children and record the memories for ever. They make wonderful gifts for family and friends. Picture Plates will be $28 each and payment must be made online via https://pay.pictureproducts.com.au/VIOCKA/84221/ ... Returned templates and payments are due before Thursday 8th October to the kindergarten. Could be a school holidays project for your family. You can add photos, paint, crayons or textas to create and decorate your plate.

08.01.2022 The kinder children have been spreading kindness chalk drawing on the footpath. Creating happy pictures to hopefully promote a smile to pedestrians on Hyacinth St. We also had fun doing a hop scotch, then decided to create a hopscotch that went up to 21! The Violet Town community is a vital part of our kindergartens success, we love to connect in whatever way we can. Sending lots of love and joy!... #VioletTownKindergarten #VioletTownandDistrictEarlyChildhoodCentre #communityconnection #earlychildhoodeducation #finemotorskills #prewritingdevelopment #earlychildhoodliterac See more

07.01.2022 Art at home with NGV if your child might be interested. https://fb.me/e/1GQWhRv2b

06.01.2022 Today Violet Town Kindergarten enjoyed a Bush Kinder session at Shadforth Reserve with our integrated 3 & 4 Year Old Kindergarten program. We understand and value the rich learning opportunities that are supported by the natural environment. We are fortunate to have easy access to Shadforth Reserve to be the place to support our children to grow. Today's adventures included balancing on logs, building cubbies, searching for insects, digging in dirt, noticing nature on a bush... walk, finding animal poo and guessing which animal it came from, finding mushrooms and learning to only touch them with a stick because some wild mushrooms can be dangerous, throwing sticks, stones and leaves into the water, playing hide and seek in the long grass AND we found the mysterious Violet Town "Bunyip" footprint! It was a beautiful day, we ran through the long wavy grass (swishy swashy), went through the mud ( squelch, squerch), went through the forest (stumble, stumble, trip) and we want to do it all again! We recommend you go exploring at Shadforth Reserve this weekend.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Jett, Zoe and Sommer for winning the Mud Kitchen Raffle! I’m sure Jett, Zoe and friends will be cooking up many pies, cakes, soups and treats. Thank you to everyone for selling and buying raffle tickets - it goes a long way to ensure the continued improvement of our service.

04.01.2022 Today we celebrated the 1st Day of Spring and National Wattle Day. The children created wattle artworks, picking and cutting the wattle to size and gluing into position. Last week at Bush Kinder the children collected some wattle and wildflowers, they created posies which were delivered to the residents of Violet Town Bush Nursing Home to spread joy and positivity. We are grateful to be able to continue our Bush Kinder program and wish to keep our connection with the commun...ity. #NationalWattleDay #VioletTownKindergarten #learningthroughplay

04.01.2022 RAFFLE - Mud Kitchen $5/ticket Drawn October 27th A mud kitchen experience supports children’s learning and development including language and communication skills, connection to the natural environment, engineering and negotiating loose parts play. ... With your support we are hoping to: - Upgrade the outdoor environment to include a kitchen garden, fire pit area, cubby house and sensory garden. - Develop our Bush Kinder program and experiences in nature. - Ensure financial security for providing education and care to children under 3 years old at the service as well as extended hours for After Kinder Care and After School Care. - Access new resources to support children's learning and development. Support Violet Town Kindergarten by purchasing a raffle ticket from a Kinder family or from one of the following venues: - Violet Town Kindergarten - Peranbin Primary College (VT) - Violet Town Post Office - VT Corner Store - Strathbogie Ag, Horse & Pet - Violet Town - Violet Town Cafe Lou & Gary We are also accepting EFT to purchase raffle tickets or to make a donation. BSB: 803 078 Account: 100032807 When completing an EFT please send an email to [email protected] with your transaction description, raffle tickets or donation, address and phone number. Thank you for your kind and generous support!