Tugulawa Early Education

There is lots of talk about the Ekka, and today the Kookaburra children had some of the Ekka fun right here with scooping 'ice creams', baby animals and catching the fish game.

Linking into our Kindy Science lessons by exploring light and shape with a little dose of tessellation.

On your marks ... Nothing our children love more than heading down our playground hill on a dump truck!

Celebrating National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day.

Celebrated each year on 4 August since 1988, this special day honours the strengths, culture and bright futures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. It also began as a symbolic shared birthday for children of the Stolen Generations who did not know their true birth dates.

Our day was filled with music, creativity, connection and meaningful play.

Kay - Platypus Lead Educator

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Superheroes can be brave, kind, helpful, smart, and strong ,but sometimes even the strongest of them can run into trouble. Therefore, they need to work hard, practise their skills and be prepared for challenges. For Superman and Supergirl, their only real challenge is KRYPTONITE!

Today at the oval, the Super children practised movement skills such as weaving, leaping, jumping, hopping and running as they made their way through an obstacle course laden with kryptonite, and tall buildings which, of course, they could leap over in a single bound! Leaping was probably the trickiest skill for many of the Wombat Kindy children to master, as they prefer jumping, but it was lovely to see some of them moving from jumping to leaping as they continued practising throughout the morning.

Prior to the oval visit, some of our young learners contributed to preparing the Kryptonite and buildings.

Maryanne - Kindergarten teacher

To mark Floral Friday, we continued our learning from last week by exploring a traditional Torres Strait Islander dish called Sop Sop. As soon as we looked at the photo, many children smiled and agreed, "It looks so yummy!"

Before revealing the recipe, we carefully observed the picture and made predictions about the ingredients. One learner thought she could see carrots and pumpkin, others wondered if pineapple might be added to the pot. One noticed that sweet potato is orange, while another guessed there would be potatoes. Everyone enjoyed sharing their ideas and listening to different possibilities.

With close supervision and support from our teaching team, the Wombats took turns using peelers and child-safe knives to prepare the vegetables. As we chopped the carrots and sweet potatoes, we discovered that some vegetables are much harder than others. We practised safe cutting techniques by gently rocking the knife or moving it forwards and backwards to slice through the vegetables. We also reminded each other of our kitchen safety rules: we keep the knife pointed down, never wave it around, and when we finish, we either place it safely on the table or hand it to a teacher.

The delicious smells soon filled the room. One child smelled the curry powder and happily exclaimed, "It smells like a gingerbread man!" We discovered that ginger is one of the spices in the curry powder. Another pulled a funny face and laughed, "Whoa! That smell is really strong!" Everyone giggled as they took turns smelling the spices and sharing their opinions.

Sop Sop is served.

Pouring, scooping and bubbling our way through the morning in the dappled sunshine.

Stefan (Possum teaching team) invited the children to take a look at our compost bin. The children noticed that some 'juice' had begun to leak from the spout. Stefan explained to the children the natural process of our scraps decomposing to create this fantastic source of vitamins and energy for our new plants. The children got started on prepping our soil for our upcoming gardening venture!

Sunny spots on a wintery morning.