Toys & Tots Preschool- Pemulwuy

🌿 National Reconciliation Week 🌿

This week, our children explored Aboriginal stories, symbols and culture through hands-on learning experiences including Dharug symbol activities, storytelling, loose parts play and collaborative artwork.

Through these experiences, children developed creativity, cultural awareness, communication skills and a deeper understanding of Aboriginal perspectives.

We are proud of the beautiful learning and meaningful conversations that took place throughout the week. 🖤💛❤️

📚✨ Story Time Collaboration with Beresford Rd Public School ✨📚

As part of our ongoing collaboration with Beresford Rd Public School, we were excited to welcome Ms Malek for a special Story Time session with the children during Week 6.

The children listened attentively, engaged in discussions about the story, and enthusiastically shared their thoughts and ideas. Experiences like these support children’s language development, listening skills, imagination, and confidence in group learning experiences.

Collaborations with local schools help children build connections with their wider community and support positive transitions to school. 💛

A big thank you to Ms Malek for spending time with us and sharing the joy of reading with the children. We would also like to thank Ms Vanessa, Assistant Principal Early Stage 1 at Beresford Rd Public School, for organising and planning this wonderful collaboration with us.

Beresford Road Public School Zeeniya Dole Mahinthan Mahathevan

🐣🌱 Our Chick Hatching Journey 🌱🐣

Our children have been excitedly observing the chick hatching process, watching the eggs hatch into fluffy little chicks! Through this hands-on sustainability experience, the children explored the life cycle of living things while developing curiosity, empathy, responsibility, and scientific thinking skills.

💛 “Chicks come out.” – Summer
💛 “It’s a hatching process.” – Damon
💛 “They are growing up slowly.” – Aarav
💛 “So many chicks come out.” – Satvik

Families also shared positive feedback, telling us how excited the children were to talk about the chicks at home and come in each day to check on them.

Such a beautiful learning journey filled with wonder, excitement, and discovery! 🐥✨

Last week, as part of National Families Week, Ms Angie facilitated a special cultural cooking experience with our children and families. Together, we explored Chinese Vegetarian Fried Rice — a humble and traditional Chinese staple food enjoyed by many families. 🍚🥕🥦🥢

Children enjoyed learning about different ingredients, cultures, and healthy eating through this fun hands-on experience! 💛

🐣 Exciting News at Our Centre! 🐥

This week, our children will begin a very special learning journey as we welcome hatching chicks and ducklings to our centre!

Over the next two weeks, the children will have the opportunity to:
✨ Watch chicks and ducklings hatch
✨ Observe them eating, drinking, sleeping, and growing
✨ Learn about the life cycle of chickens and ducks
✨ Develop curiosity, empathy, and respect for living things through hands-on learning experiences

The chicks will hatch during the first week, followed by the ducklings in the second week — such an exciting experience for our little learners! 💛

We can’t wait to share this beautiful adventure with our families and community. Stay tuned for plenty of adorable updates and photos over the coming weeks! 🐤🦆

Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful mums, grandmothers, and caregivers! 💐💖

Thank you for the love, care, kindness, and support you give each and every day. Your encouragement helps children grow, learn, and feel safe and loved. We truly appreciate all that you do and celebrate the special role you play in your children’s lives.

Wishing you a beautiful Mother’s Day filled with love, happiness, and special moments with your family. 🌸

🌟 Exciting News for Our Families! 🌟

We are proud to announce our collaboration with Beresford Road Public School to support our children’s transition to school and strengthen connections within our community. 💙

Through this partnership, our children and families will have opportunities to engage in:
📚 Storytime visits
✏️ Early literacy learning sessions
🏫 Kindy Open Day connections
🚌 Excursion opportunities
💬 School Readiness Parent Q&A sessions

We are so excited to work together to create positive and meaningful learning experiences for our children as they prepare for their school journey. 🌈

Together, we support bright futures! ✨

🌱 Exciting News! 🌱

We are so excited to share that our centre won a fantastic prize pack from the Munch & Move Veggie Month initiative! 🥦🍅🥕

The children loved participating in healthy eating, gardening, and hands-on veggie learning experiences throughout the month. We are grateful for these wonderful new resources that will continue to support our learning and play.

A big thank you to Munch & Move and our wonderful families for supporting healthy habits and wellbeing in early childhood. 💚