Waratah 2 had the pleasure of having The Ladybug Academy’s Butterfly Garden visit the centre. The enclosure was set up in their dining room and each room visited the butterfly garden daily, checking on the process of the beautiful insects and watering the plants when they needed. Over the course of the two weeks they…
Some highlights of our day yesterday at OOSH Rutherford including our new resource for our room – the felt wall which has captured a few of the children’s interests.
At Tillys Fern Bay our Toddler Tribe and Preschool tribes have recently had some new pets join their rooms. The Toddlers now have three pet hermit crabs Shelly, Sandy and Spiky. While our preschool friends have had some stick insects join their tribe. Through caring for their new pets the children are learning to care…
ALLIED HEALTH COLLECTIVE held a free information evening at Tillys Cardiff on Monday 22nd February. We were lucky enough to hear from 4 amazing professionals sharing their knowledge in their fields with our families about child development: • Sprouting Health Integrative Family Chiropractic & Kinesiology – Dr Jeremy Thomas • Inspire Ability Speech Therapist -…
Today our Butterfly room at Waratah 1 enjoyed another technique of painting. This time we explored ‘Free mess painting’. Educator Loris invited the children to do a painting and as the children were waiting for aprons and paint brushes, Educator Loris squirted a few colours of paint onto a piece of paper and then placed…
Throughout this week at Bolwarra Tillys we have been involved in evacuation drills to prepare us in case there is ever an emergency. We conduct drills four times per year and include varied scenarios. Today there was a mock ‘fire in the laundry’. We practiced what we would do in that situation and moved as…
Last week at Greta, in our Transition to School Program, our Pre-schoolers have been exploring different aspects of science. Our children have always enjoyed the story, “Room on Broom” by Julia Donaldson, therefore to extend on this interest and to incorporate our subject of science, the Pre-schoolers were given the opportunity to create potions/ perfumes…
Over the weekend the educators of Tillys Abermain enjoyed a team building experience at Pinot and Picasso. It encouraged the educators to bond and to allow their creativity to flow while painting there representation of good vibrations.
There is something really special about engaging young children in woodwork at Waratah 2. It is so different from other activities. The smell and feel of wood, using real tools, the sounds of hammering and sawing, the use of strength and coordination, the focus and concentration on their little faces as they create, imagine and…
The Lions room at Tillys Rutherford are currently exploring all things dinosaurs! This interest led learning journey emerged from the childrens voices after discovering one of our huge dinosaurs outside. So far the teachers and children have explored dinosaurs in playdough, painting their interpretation of a dinosaur by using a picture of a real dinosaur…