The Jack and Jill Kindergarten Hornsby

Please Join us for Busking for Change

Sunday 22nd October 3.00pm

Hornsby Westfield near Hero Sushi Level 3 (Sushi Train)

The children will perform a few songs to raise money for the

Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Please bring some spare change to donate

This is a very special opportunity and the children have been practising so hard for this performance so please do try to come and support this wonderful cause.

Today is Sorry Day and so we read this beautiful story to help our children learn about The Stolen Generations and the hurt we can help try to heal.

Bear Cottage is an amazing place doing so much good for one of our children. Learn more about their incredible work.

Parents Annie and Mike’s lives were changed forever when their beautiful son Maxim was born with multiple complex medical conditions. Caring full-time for Maxie, as he’s affectionately known, comes with its challenges and when “palliative care” was mentioned, it filled Annie with fear.

“𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗸. 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 – 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻.

"𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀.”

Read more about Maxie and his courageous family here:
https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/news/articles/2022/05/paediatric-palliative-care-its-your-right

Happy Mothers’ Day. It was so lovely celebrating with you all this week at our picnics. The children were so proud to share their work with you. We hope you love the gift they made.
We also spent time this week learning more about Ramadan and Eid as well as Anzac Day and Kodomo no hi (Children’s Day in Japan)

Thank you Councillor Sallianne it was a wonderful celebration and we loved having you there to share it with us.

Thank you to everyone who attended our 61st Anniversary and RAP Launch on Saturday. The weather was beautiful and it was a wonderful celebration of our Preschool. The Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country performed by Uncle Les McLeod was so special and it was the perfect way to launch our Reconciliation Action Plan.

Our celebration will go ahead today rain or shine so please come along if you can. No RSVP necessary 😊

March is a month of festivals and celebrations and we have spent time learning about many of them. On International Womens Day We read stories about important women who have made a difference to our world. We did paper folding to celebrate Hina Matsuri. Neda taught us all about the Haft Seen table for Nowruz. We also learnt about St Patrick’s Day, Holi and of course Harmony Day.

We are turning 61 and would love to celebrate with us. Also we would love you to share any photos, stories or memories you have.

Our Wonderful Linda is retiring after 21 years of teaching at Jack and Jill. Her last day will be next Friday but we are hoping to organise a farewell event for her later in the year.

We are going to miss her very much, she has been an important part the lives of many children and their families.

The children have only been at preschool for a week but look at the beautiful artwork they have created to celebrate Lunar New Year. 2022 is the year of the Tiger.

Ready to start another year.