Yesterday, Bolwarra’s Koala room had little scientists exploring germs! The educators helped the children to mix some solution in their hands and then used the UV light to see the ‘germs’ on their hands. After washing their hands clean of the solution, they investigated again to make sure they washed all the ‘germs’ away!
National Science Week with the Little Hippos and Panda Cubs at Rutherford The Little Hippos and Panda Cubs enjoyed an ice and salt experiment to keep in line with their current learning interest of ‘Under The Sea’. The children loved listening and watching the ice crackle and split!
Today the children from Tillys Abermain engaged in the “germs on bread” experiment. Hudson you enjoyed wiping your unwashed hands onto a piece of bread, Lincoln you enjoyed washing your hands with soap and water and wiping your hands on a piece of bread, Alby you enjoyed sanitising and wiping your hands on a piece…
Our Rutherford centre had a very busy Monday kicking off National Science Week! This morning, the Monkeys and Meerkats rooms were excited to start their day off with an experiment! During this experiment the children predicted what they thought would happen when adding each material to the water. The children were excited to discover that…
Today the Sunflower Room at Waratah 1 celebrated Red Nose Day as it is something that is very close to Educator Megan’s heart. The children explored a disco within the room as well as lots of fun activities. There were balloons everywhere inside and outside along with lots of free style dancing and games. When…
Today at Tillys Abermain the children enjoyed meeting Kiya. Kiya is an Indigenous doll who is features in many Play School episodes. Her name means “hello” in Noongar language. Kiya is from Noongar country, which is in the southern corner of Western Australia. The children enjoyed welcoming her into Tillys by saying there Acknowledgement to…
At Tillys Singleton, the children in the Inventors/Preschool room have been engaged in an experience with their educators in learning how to make their own masks. This has stemmed from recent discussions around why people are starting to wear face masks in public areas. The children were able to measure and cut their fabric and…
Recently, at Tillys Muswellbrook the educators and children enjoyed participating in Dress Up Week. The children and educators were very enthusiastic in the lead up to Dress Up week discussing what they would be wearing and some children even organised to wear matching costumes on the same day. It was fantastic to see everyone so…
Jeans for Genes Day at Waratah 2
Early Learning Matters Week at Abermain Tillys “A child’s participation in an organised early childhood education program assists in the development of their cognitive abilities, and also helps with enhancing social and emotional skills while interacting with their peers. Research strongly supports the benefits of enrolling children for 600 hours in the year before school…