Friend Street Kindergarten

Everything we do at kinder presents a learning opportunity for the children. Including getting ready for our Open Day last weekend where the children helped make the signs and prepare the bags that visiting families took home. Families donated jam jars which we filled with batches of playdough made by the children. Each portion of playdough was scented with either Rosemary or Lemon Myrtle (an indigenous plant) leaves grown in our garden which the children cut, crushed and rolled into the playdough. We hope our visiting families enjoy the playdough.

Our Street Library and Pantry is open and what a day we had! Paul Hamer had the honour of removing the paper chain our children made to mark the official opening. Our kinder children will be growing items in our new vegetable patches and sharing them with our community along with the herbs in the herb bowl below the library. We invite the community to swap books and share their excess fruit, vegetables, jams etc. Many thanks to our wonderful volunteer parents who made the completion of this project possible and the North East Link Community Fund for the grant.

Looking for a warm and welcoming community kindergarten for your child?

Join us at our Open Day this Saturday from 10am–12pm and discover what makes our kindergarten so special! Meet our wonderful educators and families, explore our large indoor and outdoor learning spaces, and learn more about our play-based 3 and 4-year-old programs.

Our experienced staff provide a nurturing environment where children can grow, learn, build confidence, and make lasting friendships.

We’d love to meet you and your family!

Find out more at
https://www.friendstkindergarten.com.au
Applications for 2027 are open now https://www.wpsa.com.au/enrolments

This week is National Volunteer Week and we do sincerely wish to thank all the families who volunteer their time, skills, and energy to support our kindergarten community. From participating on committee, to helping with working bees, fundraising and special events to assisting with everyday activities, their contributions make a significant difference to the children’s learning environment. As a community kindergarten, parent involvement is an important part of what makes our kinder so special. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity and commitment, which help our kindergarten continue to thrive.

One week to go until our Open day and official opening of the community book swap and pantry. We can't wait to share our wonderful kindergarten and our community project with you all.

Exciting News - We now have a community book swap and pantry. The children are growing vegetables and fruit to pop in the swap box. The community is invited to donate or take items for free. We invite past families and the local community to the official opening by Paul Hamer on our annual Open day Saturday May 23 at 11am.

Come down to Box Hill South Bunnings and buy a sausage or 2 and say hi to our wonderful parent volunteers running the BBQ today.

Need a trip to Bunnings? Save it up and come and visit our BBQ fundraiser this Sunday 26th April at Box Hill South Bunnings. Can't promise vegan sausages this year but you will be helping the kindergarten's fundraising efforts so worth a visit. See you there!

Friend Street Kindergarten has been selected for a Local Matters jar at Grill’d Westfield Doncaster this month.

We’d love your support! If you’re heading there, simply order a burger, collect your token, and pop it into the Friend Street Kinder jar.

Feel free to spread the word to friends and family too, the more support, the better.

The jar with the most tokens receives $300, and the others receive $100 so every token counts!

Thanks everyone 😊