Eden Academy Oak Park

We’ve made some important changes behind the scenes and this account will be closing soon.

To simplify how we share and to better protect children’s privacy, all updates will now come from one place:
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You’ll still get your regular centre updates through KindyHub or OWNA ✨🌱

Thanks for being part of this next step with us 💚

Bush Kindy 🍂
The Pre-Kindy children ventured off to Bush Kindy! The children used glue sticks to create their own trees by pasting natural materials onto templates. Despite the windy weather 🌬️, they stayed focused and enjoyed the creative experience. As the park became crowded, we moved to the oval for more space. To ensure safety, cones were placed to mark boundaries, and children were reminded to stay within the area. 🚨 They had a great time playing active games like Zombie Chase 🧟, Tag 🖐️, and a running circle game; supporting teamwork, movement, and lots of fun!

KidsRoar Incursion 🐯
Last week we had a special visit from Bec at KidsRoar to talk about body safety. KidsRoar provides age-appropriate personal safety education to help reduce the risk of abuse through early intervention. 💚

Bec spoke with the children about recognising their feelings, understanding safe and unsafe behaviour, and learning the correct names for private body parts. She explained that private parts are just for us and should only be seen or touched for good reasons, like when we're sick or need help. 🤒

The children also learned to recognise body signals that tell us something doesn't feel right, like a sore tummy or fast heartbeat. They practiced saying, “Stop! I don’t like it!” and were reminded to tell a safe adult if they ever feel uncomfortable. 🫂

Rhyme Time Excursion 🎵
Our Nursery 2 children ventured to their Rhyme Time excursion again at Broadmeadows library. The children enjoyed browsing through books and discovering the many exciting things around the library. Once it was time, they gathered on the mat, ready to join in. The children eagerly participated in familiar songs such as The ABCs, Five Little Ducks, and Shake Your Sillies Out, clapping and singing along with big smiles on their faces. To finish the session, they used shaker eggs to play along to the beat and watched in delight as bubbles floated through the air, bringing lots of laughter and joy to the group. It was a fun and interactive session that supported language development, rhythm awareness, and social engagement. 🤍

Building Fine Motor Skills ✨
The Toddler room participated in an experience that was designed to support the development of fine motor skills, colour recognition, and hand-eye coordination. 👀
The children used tongs to carefully pick up colourful pompoms and place them onto matching coloured placemats. 🤍
They participated with great concentration and enthusiasm, demonstrating excitement and pride as they successfully matched each pompom to its correct colour.

This morning our kindergarten children went on and excursion to our friends across the road at St Francis De Sales primary school. It was such a great morning introducing the children to primary school environments 🍃💜

Dental Health Week 🦷
As part of Dental Hygiene Week, this experience from the Toddler room focused on the importance of brushing our teeth.😁
The children were given pictures of teeth covered in yellow paint—representing plaque—and used toothbrushes and water to scrub them clean!🪥
They also had a group discussion about why it’s important to brush every morning and night to keep our smiles bright and healthy. 🦷✨

Coloured Water & Oil Experiment 🧪
Our Junior Kindy children explored science through a colourful water and oil activity! 🧪
They were eager to join as soon as the setup was ready. After a group discussion about the materials and steps, the children chose food colouring and mixed it into water. 🤍
Using droppers, they added the coloured water into cups of oil and observed how the droplets sank and formed colourful bubbles. 🫧
As more drops were added, the bubbles grew and gathered at the bottom—creating a fun and fascinating sensory experience!

Dental Health Week🦷
As part of Dental Hygiene Week, the Toddler children focused on keeping their smiles bright! 😁
The children used toothbrushes and white paint to paint and decorate their large cardboard teeth.🦷✨
This fun, hands-on experience helped them learn about the importance of brushing and caring for their teeth in a creative and engaging way! 🪥🎨💧

Magic Zoey🪄
Magic Zoey visited and brought a burst of colour and joy to our Toddler learning space!🌈✨
The children explored colours through playful movement using bright ribbons and colourful windmills. 🎀
With giggles and excitement, they danced, twirled, and discovered how colours can mix, match, and bring happiness to our day. A fun and magical experience for our curious little learners! 🪄

Exploring Magnetic Force 🧲
To celebrate Science Week, the children in Pre-Kindy 1 explored magnetic force through a fun flying leaves and butterflies experience! 🤍
Using paper, string, paper clips, tape, and magnets, they created the illusion of floating objects.🍃
By moving the magnet, the children made the paper leaves and butterflies appear to fly—sparking curiosity and excitement. 🦋

Outdoor Construction Play🚧
The children in Junior Kindy headed outside for a fun sensory and construction experience! 💚
The children explored a tuff tray filled with a mix of sand and water, construction bricks, and popsicle sticks. They were fascinated by the texture and eagerly used their hands and sticks as tools to build. 🧱
With big imaginations at work, some proudly shared as they created unique structures, showing great creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on learning through play. 🧠