Jacaranda Grove Pre School

So, you know our Bush Adventures make up an integral part of our preschool program, but what do we get up to when we aren’t out walking? Here’s some photos of what a typical day looks like for us, taken over the last few months. 😊

Who says you need a desk to practice your writing skills? This little lady perched herself up on a fallen tree today and continued her writing!

Another day another adventure, we took advantage of having the bus again today and Matilda and I took 8 Mulberry children on an excursion to Blackbutt Reserve. First we had to stop off at the service station to put a little more air in one of the tyres before heading on our way! We had a lovely picnic lunch, (although we had to be careful there were lots of hungry scrub turkeys 🦃 and peacocks 🦚 watching us). We then went walking around to see all the animals, we saw koalas, snakes 🐍 lizards 🦎 birds 🦅 wombats and so much more. We had a play on the equipment before walking the loop around the emus and kangaroos 🦘 enclosure, another quick bite to eat and back on the bus! There were a few sleepy children on the way back! 😴

Today we went on an adventure of a different kind…
We have recently teamed up with some Preschools in other states and have become pen pals! ✉️ 📮Do you realize how many children don’t even know what an envelope is called? Whilst we realize technology is important, we also think it’s important to learn about good old fashioned snail mail, so off to the Post Office we went! Firstly we checked the mailbox and found a parcel tag in there, we headed inside, wrote our return address on our letter and took it to the counter. We purchased some stamps and asked for our packages, we then headed outside and popped our letter in the box. After all our work was done we headed off to Maitland park for a play and picnic lunch! Such well behaved children we have, it was a delightful day!

Ended up being a Boys day out today, we set off on another adventure, no set plans but we certainly had some fun! Started off heading to our Shelter/ camp area, we had some early lunch as they couldn’t wait, had a quick go on the climbing net before catching some huge yabbies in the damn. Had to have some yabbie races because as Will pointed out.. “we haven’t had races for ages”. We then headed over the hill and along our new track to spy on some Kangaroos 🦘but unfortunately we were a bit noisy today so didn’t see any! Headed back to camp and boiled the Billy, played on our net and told our “Dark and stormy night” story several times, headed back to the damn to pick up our yabbies we’d caught for the Mulberry room, before starting our walk back. After a quick detour to another picnic spot for a snack we finally got back to Pre School over 4 hours later and 10 minutes before the first parent arrived.. perfect timing and a perfect day! 🥰

It’s almost re enrollment time for 2024 😲 if you have a sibling who isn’t yet on our list please let me know ASAP! 😊

Happy Mother’s Day to all our beautiful Mums Nans and motherly figures! We hope you are having a wonderful day!
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Mother’s Day stall starts tomorrow, thank you to everyone who’s donated money to Variety by purchasing from our stall! Now it’s time to chat with your Pre Schoolers about which type of mum ( or motherly figure) they are buying for!!
Are you the Baking mum, the Jot it down mum, the Pamper mum, the Smoothie on the run mum, the Gardening Mum, the Relax in the bath mum, the House smells good mum, the Pancakes in bed mum or the Memorabilia mum ?? 🥰

We are holding a Mothers Day stall, all week from Monday 8th, $8 per present, money to be in this Friday so I can determine number of presents required! 🥰

CHANGE OF DATE!! Apologies for any inconvenience we’ve had to postpone until Friday 12/5! Opal Aged Care are coming to visit Friday, 12th May, we will sing some songs, and enjoy a yummy morning tea ☕️ 🍵 and a chat! 🥰
Families are welcome to join us if you wish!

What if what we have taken from them is what they need most? Let them connect with nature and immerse themselves in free play + wonder and see where that takes us. 🐛☀️🤍 #letthembelittle #naturekids #homeschoolmama #preschoolhomeschool #naturalparenting

This is so true, when I hear people say the children are climbing the walls, I think… take away the walls! When our children leave our playground to head into the bush they instantly turn on their senses and become calm and focused! There’s nothing quite like learning in nature. 🥰

What if what we have taken from them is what they need most? Let them connect with nature and immerse themselves in free play + wonder and see where that takes us. 🐛☀️🤍 #letthembelittle #naturekids #homeschoolmama #preschoolhomeschool #naturalparenting

We are looking for one more amazing educator to join our team. Flexible work arrangements ( between school hours would be considered) and a beautiful environment to spend your day! Call Sheree for more details!

Holiday Program starts tomorrow!

Usually the first day back at work after a week away is hard… but I must say today was bliss! I took a group of children from the Lilli Pilli room on an adventure, and what a wonderful day it was! We set off with some afternoon tea and supplies to enjoy a hot chocolate over the fire 🔥 however I realized half way I had forgotten the milk! 🙈 The children quickly pointed out I hadn’t forgotten the marshmallows, so toasted marshmallows it had to be! We climbed, explored, caught yabbies, told pirate stories on the net, chatted with our friends, picked flowers and danced in the rain! 🌧️ And I’m lucky enough to call this work! 🥰

Well our adventures have been off to a bit of a slow start this year, but we took full advantage of the rain and cooler weather this week and headed out on some nice bush walks!

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Only one more sleep… just a few memories from the past 20 years! Look forward to seeing you tomorrow!! 9-12 🎂🥳🎉

Well it’s certainly been a journey… so many families, so many staff, and so many memories! Thank you to all the people who have been a part of our Pre School family over the past 20 years. We are celebrating on Saturday with an open morning 9-12, call in and say hi, let the children have a go on the giant slide and get their face painted, and grab a coffee or snack from the Happy Trotter, we’d love to see you there! #2003-2023

Are you one of our many valued employees from the past 20 years? If so call in to our 20th Birthday Open Day to say hello, and see the lovely Kim at the Happy Trotter for a coffee on us! ☕️

There’s nothing quite like real grass, and after some R and R and a little help from Hunter Turf Co our playground is looking pretty inviting! 💦🌺☀️

Less than 2 weeks til our Open Day, call in and grab a coffee from the Happy Trotter while the children have a go on the giant slide! Saturday 28th 9-12 hope to see you there! 🎈☕️

Well RAW BUILT NSW did it once again… they certainly didn’t disappoint, our new deck, thatched roof and cubby reno! Record time, amazing workmanship! Thank you for such a great job! 🥰

We are looking for a new Dip trained Educator… ☺️ days and times tba, lots of experience is preferred, must enjoy nature based education, email your details to [email protected] Call Sheree for more details 0403479715.

Perfect opportunity to pick up something beautifully hand made by one of our own mums! 🥰

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Be sure to stop in and see us from the 12th Dec - 18th Dec! Check out our in store exclusive Christmas range while you're here! In the meantime, just how cool is our jolly green dragon?!

Concert night tonight!! Woohoo 🎉
Please arrive a little early ready to kick off at 6pm. Bring some snacks and drinks if you wish, picnic blanket or chairs and lots of Christmas cheer!
No specific dress code, lots of children like to wear Christmas clothes or shirts. Family and Friends welcome to join us! Bring your change and luck 🍀 to win one of our amazing raffle prizes! Please leave the rain 🌧️ at home. Hopefully we will have a visitor 🎅before finishing up at 8pm. Can’t wait to see you all tonight!

Only 3 more sleeps til our Christmas Concert! 🎄🎅🤶🏼
Starts 6pm sharp
Monday 12th!

Can you help us out with just a small donation? Only a few days left. Thanks so much to everyone who has donated already. Remember the more donations the more raffle prizes! All proceeds go to Variety the children’s charity! ❤️

Save the date!! 28th Jan 2023 is our 20th birthday 🎂 😲 We are celebrating with an open day! We’d love to see past present and future families and staff. 🥰

They say laughter is good medicine, well our children should be very healthy today! JD's World of Magic didn’t disappoint! His amazing show was so funny and extremely clever, it was great to have him back after many years. Thanks to the families that joined us too!

What a wonderful week it’s been, not many bush adventures this week but we’ve had so much happening! A lovely lady named Anna volunteered her time to come in and spin some wool for the children and show them what can be made from sheep wool. We relaxed in our new renovated cubby and deck, and to top off the week, had our beautiful visitors from Opal Aged Care come for morning tea this morning! How proud we were of our children, singing some old classic songs before some well deserved morning tea and then interacting with the residents so warm and welcoming! Seeing the smiles on their faces I’m not sure who enjoyed it more, the children, the visitors or us proud onlookers! 🥰

We love ❤️ to support local businesses and what’s even better is when they are one of our own families! If you are looking for an absolutely beautiful homemade gift 🦋for Christmas 🎄you will not be disappointed with Moxxy homemade! Get in now to ensure you get your gift before Christmas, delivery costs are also waived if you put JacarandaGrove in the discount code and items will be delivered to Preschool for pick up. Happy shopping 😀
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We have a spinning demo today at 10.00am using our beautiful sheep fleece! If anyone would like to join us! 🤗🐏🐑

Unfortunately our visit tomorrow from the beautiful residents of Opal Aged Care has to be postponed, but we’ll look forward to seeing them next Friday instead!
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