Lucas Proudfoot Circular Rhythm Performance

The name Circular Rhythm is a mash up of two terms; firstly, the circular breathing technique used by didgeridoo players like myself and secondly, the rhythm audiences experience as they sing, dance and interact with each performance.

I am passionate about cultural education for young people. As a cultural performer, my aim is to showcase the unique qualities & origins of traditional Indigenous instruments like the ‘Yidaki’ – Didgeridoo, with guitar, stomp box and digital technology. This fusion of old and new gives young people a way to move from what they know and are familiar with, to something more ancient. In the process, cultural learning occurs.

TUESDAY 17th AUGUST 2021

9.30am

TD1  TD2  SK  PK  KG1  KG2

Cost $6.00 each (automatically charged to your child’s fees)

  As part of our celebrations for

Children’s Book Council of Australia  BOOK WEEK (21st to 27th August 2021)

Benowa Hills Early Learning Centre will be holding

TWO Book Character dress-up days for all ROOMS,

Thursday 26th and/or Friday 27th August 2021

 Yes, 2 days so that as many children as possible have the opportunity to dress up.

  You may choose to dress up on 1 day or both.

Costumes do not need to be bought especially for the event

– instead, innovation and imagination is all that is necessary to put something interesting together.

Try thinking ‘outside the box…’

Book Character Dress-up Day

Who will you be???

Bravehearts White Balloon Day

FRIDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2021

Bravehearts”‘ White Balloon Day is Australia’s largest and longest-running child protection campaign dedicated specifically to preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation.

We are inviting all families to be a part of White Balloon Day this year by WEARING WHITE on Friday 10th September and by giving a donation for child protection.

Thank you for being a part of Bravehearts’ White Balloon Day and helping to make Australia the safest place to raise a child!

White Balloon Day Poster 2021

Family Portrait Sittings

Border Studios will be at our Benowa Early Learning Centre (15 Sapium Road, Ashmore) for our annual Family Portraits Day.

This is an excellent opportunity to update your family portraits, in the comfort and convenience of our centre.

Appointments will be available from 9am.

For further information and bookings please go to the Border Studios website www.borderstudios.com.au

The talented team from Border Studios will be here to take our Kindy class photos during the week from 8.15am

Bravehearts – What we do

Bravehearts has been actively contributing to the provision of child sexual assault services throughout the nation since 1997.

As the first and largest registered charity specifically and holistically dedicated to addressing this issue in Australia, Bravehearts exists to protect Australian children against sexual harm.

All activities fall under ‘The 3 Piers’ to Prevention: Educate, Empower, Protect – Solid Foundations to Make Australia the safest place in the world to raise a child.

Children are the most vulnerable members of society therefore it is never too early to begin sowing the seeds of personal safety. Children can begin learning valuable lessons to help keep them safe from as young as 2-3 years old.

Providing age appropriate information around body ownership and a right to be safe from an early age allows for these messages to become part of the child’s everyday language and helps to build self-esteem and resilience in children.

Parents and carers play a vital role in this process as first educators of children in their care. Once children commence formalised care arrangements and/or school, a positive partnership between both school and home is then important to reinforce key personal safety messages in a clear, consistent manner to eliminate confusion for children and encourage a shared language that is easy for young children to understand, remember and use.

The five basic principles we need to teach children (between the ages of 3-8) are:

To trust their feelings and to distinguish between ‘yes’ and ‘no’ feelings
To say ‘no’ to adults if they feel unsafe or unsure
That they own their bodies
That nothing is so yucky that they can’t tell someone about it
That if they feel unsafe or unsure to run and tell someone they trust

DITTO’S KEEP SAFE ADVENTURE SHOW

This fun and interactive personal safety program has reached hundreds of thousands of Australian children since its inception in 2006.

Delivered by experienced facilitators to early learning, child care and lower primary school students, this is 30 – 40 minute live production is tailored for children aged from ages 3 to 8. The show effectively teach personal safety strategies and skills to stay safe in a range of situations from sexual assault to bullying.

The program underpins children’s instinctive understanding of feelings around their personal safety in a way that is non-confronting, safe and highly effective. Themes covered in the show include;

Yes and No Feelings
Warning Signs
Scared and Yucky Feelings
Private Parts and Privacy
It’s OK to say NO if you don’t feel safe
What to do if you feel unsafe or unsure

WEDNESDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2021

KG1 and KG2 at 11am

Cost: $7.50  (automatically charged to weekly fees)

PROFESSOR JELLYBEAN’S SCIENCE WORKSHOP

PROFESSOR JELLYBEAN’S SCIENCE WORKSHOP

CHRISTMAS SHOW