The talented team from Border Studios will be here to take our Kindy class photos during the week from 9am

Natura Education – Cool Creatures Great & Small

Learn the importance of biodiversity by getting up close and personal with mini beasts

Natura Education sustainability incursions present environmental awareness with the aim of encouraging each child to be confident and inspired within the concepts of:

• feeling connected to the natural world and to each other
• being aware of the needs of our environment
• actively knowing how to care for our environment
• being responsible for caring for our environment
• loving the natural world and using it as a place to explore, experience and learn

Date: Thursday 22nd October 2020

Time:  from 9.30am

Rooms:  SK/PK and KG1/KG2

Cost:  $8.50 each  (automatically charged to your child’s fee’s)

www.natura-pacific.com/education

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

Tuesday 3rd November 2020

KG1 and KG2 at 11am

Cost: $7.50  (automatically charged to weekly fees)

PROFESSOR JELLYBEAN’S SCIENCE WORKSHOP

PROFESSOR JELLYBEAN’S SCIENCE WORKSHOP

Dear Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2 Families and Friends,

Please join us to celebrate our Kindergarten 1 and 2 children graduating.

Where:

Bellevue Park State Primary School Hall

When:

Kindergarten 1 Graduation – Friday, 13th November

Kindergarten 2 Graduation – Thursday, 12th November

Time:

5.30pm arrival for 6pm sharp start

Upon arrival, please take your child to the stage area to a staff member and have your family and friends be seated.

After the ceremony has concluded, we would like to further extend our invitation to families and friends to attend our celebration disco.

We kindly ask all families attending to bring a plate of food for a light supper following the ceremony.

Please remain vigilant with the food you bring as we have children with intolerances and anaphylaxis, this includes nuts and eggs.

Please RSVP to the Kindergarten staff by Friday 30th October, 2020 with number of family and friends that will be attending..

THE AUSSIE BUSH XMAS ADVENTURE

Dear Families,

 Our Centre will be closed from

Thursday 24th December 2020 at 2pm.

We will reopen on

Monday 4th January 2021 at 6.30 am

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

from Benowa Hills Early Learning Centre

Dear Families,

 Our Centre will be closed from

Thursday 24th December 2020 at 2pm.

We will reopen on

Monday 4th January 2021 at 6.30 am

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

from Benowa Hills Early Learning Centre