As we progress further along in to the year, many of our centres have begun their Transition to School program for children who will be moving on to primary school next year. 🎓 Aspects of the Transition to School program which prepare children for primary school include social skills, positive relationships, self-regulation, positive attitudes and dispositions…
🌻STAFF SPOTLIGHT🌻 Kellea! Kellea began her journey with Tillys in 2019 when she came to Waratah 1 to be our centre cook. Kellea immediately immersed herself into the Tillys culture building relationships with both children and staff. Kellea greets each day here with a smile and has been an amazing support to staff. Kellea takes…
This week at Muswellbrook Tillys, we have had a wonderful few days engaged in a drawing, writing and letter-posting experience. This experience naturally evolved as the children were creating artworks and then folding them up and asking for envelopes to place them inside. Envelopes were added to the creative arts area along with a red…
Even through these hard times Waratah 2 likes to keep connected to their local communities. Last week Novacare reached out to Waratah 2 inviting the children to share pictures or paintings which they could send to some of the elderly residents who are unable to have their families visit them due to restrictions of isolation.…
The preschool children at Waratah 2 enjoyed some gardening yesterday. 🍃 The passion fruit vine has started to grow it’s fruit and the children were excited to find some! They were able to use their safety scissors to cut a couple of the fruits from the vine to take inside and talk about them amongst their friends.…
These pancakes with strawberry mascarpone are simple and packed full of fresh flavours. It looks decadent but is easy enough for Dad and the kids to make for Mum. See the full recipe here!
💫Helping children to cope with anxiety during the outbreak at Waratah 2.💫 Reports regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to dominate the media and our every day conversations. With change and discussions occurring all around them, it is natural for children to have questions or to be experiencing some anxiety. Children will inevitably pick up on the…
Throughout the week, the children learnt how to be sustainable and what they can do at home to reuse, reduce and recycle through stories, discussions and activities. We planted beans in our vegetable garden and patiently watched them as the started to grow. We then composted and fixed up our worm farm, and placed our…
Over the past month Waratah 2 participated in Cadbury Chocolate Easter Egg fundraiser. The educators and families helped successfully sell all of their chocolates and in return raised $1600.00. In memory and honour of Anne Bourke; Waratah 2’s Cook, they donated the money to Ronald McDonald House Charities which was chosen in collaboration with Anne’s…
Cardiff Tillys were extremely lucky to receive this beautiful donation of a Buddy Bench from the Cardiff Men’s Shed. The idea behind it is when a child is feeling a little sad or lonely they can sit on it which then will prompt educators to go over and check in.💖 A big thank you to…