Lantana Kindergarten and Occasional Care

Garden to Plate at Kindy Care

Today’s Kindy Care snack was homemade pita pizzas, with some of our fresh herbs picked straight from the kindy garden.

The children loved creating their own pizzas, experimenting with different toppings and flavours, and deciding which combinations they liked best. 🍅🧀🌿

Such a simple (and delicious) way to connect our garden with the food we eat. 💚

When the floorbook doesn’t have to be a book

Today, we used our smart screen as a digital Floorbook to share our ideas about staying safe while playing with balls on the courts.

Our ideas helped shape our shared safety rules and technology helped enable this conversation.

Kindy Care Update.

Trending Treat. Fresh Fruit Feast.

This afternoon our Kindy Care children put the trending 2 ingredient peach cake to the test.

We enjoyed it alongside a fresh fruit platter filled with watermelon, strawberries and banana, giving everyone a delicious and nutritious afternoon snack.

We love creating simple experiences that bring children together and make afternoons at Kindy Care something to look forward too.

Kindy Care Update.

A little look into Kindy Care

One of the many benefits of Kindy Care is that children enjoy a calm, familiar environment after their day at Kindy, helping to reduce transitions throughout the day and supporting families with more flexible care options. Kindy Care currently operates from 2:45pm to 5:45pm.

This afternoon, our snack was apple crumble muffins served with fresh apple and orange slices 🍎🍊

Our after snack responsibilities are feeding the chickens and worms, helping to care for our environment while developing independence and confidence through everyday routines.

We love seeing our little Kindy Care community thrive each day 💚

Much discussion about the rainbow so many of us saw out the car window as we came to kindy.
It was HUGE
I saw the start and finish
So,so, so big
To make a rainbow you need paint and water.
This was a theory we needed to explore!
Many rainbows appeared inside kindy this morning with this theory.

We Are Scientists, Problem Solvers and Leaders of Our Own Learning

Drawing on our previous experience of making damper, we recalled the ingredients and process needed to create damper on a stick. As capable learners, we independently cut our own bamboo sticks, mixed the ingredients, and used the campfire as a tool to cook our bread.

Throughout the experience, we observed, predicted, experimented, and reflected. Some of our damper slipped off the sticks, some became a little too crispy, and some needed more time to cook. Every outcome became an opportunity for learning.

Rather than giving up, we embraced the challenge, using perseverance, problem-solving and critical thinking to consider what we might do differently next time. Through authentic, hands-on experiences, we discovered that mistakes are an important part of being a scientist—they help us learn, adapt and grow.

We are confidently leading our own learning but we need your help!
We would love any donations of pine wood!

Pencil it in! 📅 ✏️

Here are some key dates for term 3 😀 👇