Hippity Hop Early Learning - Berwick

On Wednesday 27th May, Hippity hop Berwick participated in simultaneous Storytime. The ladybugs and caterpillars room read the book Luna Roo at the service.
The kindergarten children ventured out to Federation university in Berwick where we were welcomed by Fiona, Beth and Tracey from the library.
The children first participated in a science class with Maya and her students, participating in a range of activities.
We then headed to the library where the university staff read us some stories.we then engaged in a range of craft activities to extend the children's thinking about the story.

We would like to send a big thank you to all the staff and students at the university for making us welcome year after year.

On Tuesday 26th May, Hippity Hop Berwick had a visit from Recycleman.
RecycleMan supports the philosophy of our service, engaging the children in learning about sustainability, recycling and caring for our environment.
During the educational visit, the children engaged in discussions and activities to support their learning and understanding. They were asked to look for the important recycling triangle on a range of materials and learnt about what can and can’t be recycled. The children also learnt the importance of putting rubbish in the bin and picking up rubbish if they find it on the ground.

Road safety week.

During the week of the 17th to the 24th May 2026, Hippity hop early learning Berwick, participated in road safety week.
Road safety has always been an important aspect of our learning at the service and in 2024, we participated in a road safety project to support children’s understanding of road safety and to make our car park safer.
This year we engaged the support of a centre mascot, Peepers the owl. Through our ongoing engagement with Letters from Shirley Pearl, we learnt that the Powerful owl are;
Protectors - keeping an eye on what is happening
Messengers - carrying warnings and important signs
And
Teachers - reminding us to slow down, listen and be aware

Peepers was used to support children’s understanding of road safety concepts such as keeping us safe, holding hands, stop looking and listening and teaching children about road signs.

After attending recent training on supporting children in developing healthy lifestyles, we have been reviewing or menu.
We have been trialing several of the recipes presented at the training.

Today, the kindergarten children were supported to make Carrot cake oatmeal squares for afternoon tea. The educators engaged in positive conversations with the children about the different ingredients, allowing them to smell the spices. Children counted ingredients and helped make the mixture.

On Tuesday 12th May, the kindergarten children headed to Rayners orchard in Woori Yallock to explore, taste and learn about a range of fruits as well as life on a farm .
The children engaged in fruit bottling with plums before heading for a walk around the Orchard.
The children tasted cherry guava, figs, persimmons, kumquat’s, pears, plums and Feijoa. We learnt that the orchard grows over 450 varieties of fruits year round.
After our big walk and fruit tasting, we headed to the peaches cafe for lunch and an orchard made ice cream . We then enjoyed a tractor ride around the farm.
We would like to thank Zoe and Kim for being our hosts for the day as well as Dwayne the chef and farmer Steve for the tractor ride.

Melbourne Museum dinosaur visit

On Friday 8th May, the kindergarten children had a visit from Kat from Melbourne museum.
The children became palaeontologists and learnt about the lives of the dinosaurs and the land they lived on.
Children explored bones and fossils, sizes and shapes and even made predictions about the colour of each dinosaur.

Eylf outcomes: 4.1 children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity.

Dr Bethany’s tooth tales

Today Dr Bethany and her friend Darcy came to the centre and engaged each room in learning about dental health and hygiene. The learning was perfectly tailored for each age group, focusing on children’s understanding and independence.
Dr Bethany spoke to the children, read stories and engaged each group in song and dance, making learning fun.

Wilson Botanic Park - Nature at Dusk

🌙 Tickets are selling fast! 🌙
Looking for a relaxed, family‑friendly night out these school holidays? Don’t miss this special after‑dark adventure in the park — spots are filling quickly!

🎶 Live music as you wander the park at dusk
🌿 Nature walks and self‑guided nature journaling for curious kids
🛖 Explore our new nature play cubbies using sticks and branches
🎨 Get creative with rock painting
🐢 Join the turtle scavenger hunt and find the stunning long‑neck turtle sculpture
🍴 BYO picnic or grab a sausage sizzle, plus coffee and sweet treats on site

The perfect mix of play, creativity and time together outdoors.

✨ Grab your tickets now before they’re gone! ✨

Book event tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/ppp-wilson-botanic-park

Book the free community bus here: https://events.humanitix.com/nature-at-dusk-casey-coach

🌿 Harmony Week in the Caterpillar Room 🌿

Our children have been busy creating beautiful leaves for our Community Tree as we celebrate Harmony Week. Using the light board, they carefully traced leaf shapes, showing great focus and creativity.

“It’s glowing!” one child shared, while another said, “I’m making a leaf for everyone.”

This experience supported children’s sense of belonging and connection, as we worked together to create something meaningful for our community. 💛

Reptile Encounters

Today the children were visited by Ben from Reptile encounters as part of their Feathers fur and fins show.

Each room spent time learning about a range of Australian animals including the noisy black cockatoo, a ringtail possum, crocodiles, a turtle, a stumpy tail lizard and a frill neck lizard and snakes.

The children from each room learnt about the habitat of each animal, the habits of each animal and what they eat, at a level suited to the ages of the groups.

Thank you to Ben for his patience and time as he worked with each group.