Today our Rutherford service was lucky enough to have Shannon from Indigenous Services Group come in and sit with our cultural squad. The team discussed developing educators cultural confidence and knowledge to ensure the meaningful and respectful inclusion of Aboriginal culture in our programs. We thank Shannon for educating and guiding our practices on our…
Here at Waratah 2 Tillys, the preschooler are enjoying our mindfulness program. This week we are exploring feeling sad and what helps us to feel happy. While also becoming more aware of our breathing and being centred.
What a morning at Rutherford Tillys! Thank you to all of our families that joined us this morning via zoom to watch two of our staff members shave their heads for an amazing cause. With one of our children of the service being diagnosed with leukaemia, it has had an impact on all of us…
Staff Spotlight – Natalie! Natalie first began her journey with Tillys 8 years ago after she completed her Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care and accepted a permanent position with the Waratah 2 centre. Due to her exceptional leadership skills and commitment, she quickly moved into a room leader position in one of…
Maitland Show is on this weekend. One of the competitions that our Greta service loves being a part of is the Scarecrow Competition. This year the theme is, “Celebrating a Resilient Community”, although it was short notice our service has been able to come up with a wonderful idea in creating a living Scarecrow. When…
Belonging in the Panda Cubs at Rutherford Tillys. “Here is our land.” “Here is our sky.” “Here is our water.” “Here are our friends” “And here am I.” “We acknowledge the Wonnarua people who live on this land in which we learn and which we play.” In the Panda Cubs room we are focusing and…
What a beautiful first week back at Gillieston Heights for 2022. It was lovely to see all of the smiling and happy little faces join us again. We welcomed new children to our family and are settling in wonderfully. We cannot wait for the year ahead. Even though we are all going through a tough…
Recently, Tillys Waratah 1 & Waratah 2 were invited to participate in a community mural project. This involved highly experienced mural artist and community arts worker, Nina Katzmarski visiting our two services to take photos of the children’s geo creations, then transferring them to the community wall in Dulling Street. Community involvement is beneficial in…
Merry Christmas from Tillys Bolwarra!
Staff Spotlight – Amanda! Amanda is our wonderful Educational Leader at Tillys East Maitland. Amanda has previously worked at our Rutherford centre, but when East Maitland opened 18 months ago, she was our first educator to transfer across. She is beautiful educator, with a passion for working with Preschool aged children. Amanda is known for…