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June/July Newsletter
August 02, 2016
Dear Families, We warmly welcome Kavita and Michelle to the team. Also, a big happy birthday to Playschool. Our newsletter is on PDF please check it out. June/July Newsletter
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March/April Newsletter
May 10, 2016
Dear Families, Jack and Jill warmly welcomes Banjo, Tyler-Skye and Harvey in the Bibly Room and Noah in our Possum Room.We hope our Mothers and Grandmothers had a lovely Mother’s day. Our newsletter is on PDF please check it out. Jack and Jill Autumn News PDF
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January / February Newsletter
March 05, 2016
Dear Families, A warm welcome to our new and existing families. We acknowledge the unique and important phase of life that is early childhood, and we look forward to sharing the journey with you. We now have our newsletter on PDF please check it out. Jack & Jill Summer Newsletter PDF Thank you
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Play Based Learning
May 28, 2015
Play based learning What is “Play”? Pleasurable-play is an enjoyable and pleasurable activity. Play sometimes includes frustrations, challenges and fears; however enjoyment is a key feature. Symbolic-play is often pretend, it has a ‘what if?’ quality. The play has meaning to the player that is often not evident to the educator. Active-play requires action, either physical, verbal or mental engagement with materials, people, ideas or the environment. Voluntary-play is freely chosen. However, players can also be invited or prompted to play. Process oriented-play is a means unto itself and players may not have an end or goal in sight. Self […]
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May Newsletter
May 26, 2015
At Jack and Jill Kindergarten we welcome and value our families and extended families into our centre, we recognise the importance of families feeling welcome within the kindergarten environment. We view parents and families as the child’s first educator and nurturer and we aim to support families in this important task. Last Tuesday we invited families to attend an information evening where we discussed the routines of the Possum room, the importance of play-based learning and our transition to school program. We discussed the value of pre-literacy skills and we are in the process of arranging an information evening with […]