Archive for category: Aqua

Today was a beautiful sunny day in Aqua. The children had so much fun in the garden. We chased bubbles around this evening with Donna and even played with some water, we dipped our feet in it to cool down.

This morning while the children arrived we had lots of fun with the cotton sand. Sophie, Iris, and Molly really enjoyed exploring it. They picked it up and let it fall back down onto the table.

‘’Like rain’’ Molly said as she let it drop down.

Outside the cubby house was a fun place to sit with our Doll’s and pat them. We also had the shop today again and the children were seen feeding the baby dolls.

The Dinosaur table was very busy, a small group gathered to explore them together.

Some of the children enjoyed a story time with our work experience teacher on the mat.

Teresia really enjoyed exploring the cars on the mat. She played for at least 15 minutes.

The children had lots of sport playing with the mother duck and the babies. Celina and Amelia sang the song for their peers as they explored them with the blue water.

Group time was full of songs today. The children especially enjoyed Nita’s song with her props of Old Mc Donald Had a Farm. Afterwards they explored the frogs with her. They used the stick to rub along the frogs back to make the sound.

Learning center time the children had the opportunity to explore a sensory sand box with recycled material and spoons. They enjoyed filling the rolls to the top and then letting it fall out the bottom. The children got super excited as it made the shape of a sand castle.

With Komalpreet the children enjoyed the experience of making their own bracelets.

With Liza the children started to explore Aboriginal signs, they listened and looked at the symbols Liza showed them and then matched them. What a interesting experience to be exploring.

Annabel displayed amazing cognitive skills as she sat to complete the puzzles on the table.

Isaac became the fire fighter and put the fire out for Nicholas.

Molly and Isla had fun playing chef in the kitchen. Komalpreet was very lucky and received many different foods at the table. Her favorite was cake.

What a fun filled day we had. Have a wonderful weekend Aqua Families.

 

What a beautiful day at Aqua today. It was a sunny morning and the children had lots of fun in the garden. We set up a shop at the cubby house and it was so nice to hear the children talking to each other about how they visit Coles with their parents. They spoke about the yummy food they buy there. Leo and Isaac even bought an ice-cream, and we could see they really enjoyed eating them.

Inside there was some amazing new cotton sand added to the children’s experiences. The children were amazed by the feel and the teachers were told ‘’its soft’’ as the children explored it.

We can see many of the children enjoyed this sensory play experience.

Charlotte really enjoyed making a big circle with the chalk.

Alegria and Annelise made the biggest tower with our work experience friend Ella.

Amelia shared a lovely bag she brought from home and shared very nicely with her friends.

Sand play was a big hit and the children decided they would make a car wash to wash the dirty cars.

Trish helped the children make a wonderful road for Ethan as he just loves to play with the cars.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to hold the afternoon Easter tea and it was amazing to have all the community together. It really makes it feel like a big family. They children enjoyed many activities and the Easter hunt. Thank you to all our parents who could make it and enjoy the time with us.

What an amazing afternoon, it’s a pity the rain came and broke up the fun.

Happy 1^st of April! It is hard to believe we are in April already!

We had an incredibly special day today as we had an Incursion in the Crimson room.  The name of it was ‘’Planet Tidy’’ and yes you guessed it was all about taking care of the environment. The children learnt new songs about picking up rubbish and if we all do our bit, we will keep the planet tidy. We got to meet some funny characters, Pea 1 and Pea 2 rapped for us, while we were also introduced to Henrietta the Hippo, puppet fish and a giant clam who taught us how to not put rubbish in the ocean as it makes our sea creatures sick.

The children were so engaged and sat listening so well for the whole time the show was on. They really enjoyed participating in the songs also.

This morning, Nishka enjoyed looking at our Science project from yesterday and seeing how the colours had changed. Happy Holi to all our families!

We had a small band form today and it was nice to hear the children singing the song about keeping our planet tidy.

Emmeline displayed amazing fine motor skills as she helped dress the baby doll.

We also had fun exploring the Easter tree and hanging the eggs on it for the bunny.

We enjoyed dance time and Amelia gave her Dad Rauf a big hug when saying goodbye to him.

Jake liked his reflection in the mirror and giggled when he saw it.

Another popular activity was the shop. The children bought groceries from each other and paid the shop assistant.

We had a fun filled day today and we would like to wish the Aqua families a very happy Easter and enjoy your long weekend.

 

Dear families, it’s the last day of the week and yes we all overcame the uncertainty weather!! 😊

We started our day with some happy faces and conversation with Pasha, Remi and Sophia. Alegria and Charlotte spent their time reading lovely books whilst children enjoyed yummy morning tea. Thank you, Frank,! 😊

In group time, children enjoyed singing “Days of the Week” with Komalpreet, with Reeti, children enjoyed singing with puppets whilst with Natasha, children loved discussing the colours of their dresses or clothes they have worn. This intentional teaching scaffolds children’s learning and assimilate their existing knowledge. (Nolan & Raba, 2015).

In learning centre, children continued enjoying spraying colours whilst with Katherine, children loved creating their version of eggs by painting.

With Nita, children enjoyed pasting create their versions of carrots for the Easter bunny. Some children participated in collecting colourful papers to decorate their Easter Eggs.

Our learning centre was full of diverse learning experiences and children have been enjoying them a lot. This allows plenty of opportunities to enhance children’s learning dispositions and  develop the feeling of respecting as well as belonging to the learning area (DEEWR, 2009).

In free play time, children chowed off their dancing moves facilitating their language and gross motor skills. Ethan, Thomas and Pasha pretended to be dinosaurs and invade the fire station. This helps children to develop their social emotional skills and reflect their self-identities.

Pasha enjoyed talking about his new bag with his friends. It was really cool and amazing!

 

We started our morning with Yoga and stretched our body to make it flexible.

Nishka shared her story about a stone she found on her way to day care with her friends. Likewise, all the children shared their morning cuddle with each other. This facilitates children’s social development.

In group time, children enjoyed singing morning songs with Nita, learnt Spanish with Alejandra and with Carolina, children enjoyed listening to “Where is the Green Sheep?”. The group time allows children to enhance their language development as well promote their concentration skills.

In learning center, with Nita, children enjoyed cooking biscuits using her home recipe. Likewise, as an extension for Holi, children used spray bottle to spray coloured water. These experiences expose children to diverse celebration and practices.

Similarly, with Alejandra, children enjoyed doing cutting and sticking, promoting their fine motor skills.

In free play time, children enjoyed pretend play in the home corner and making a runway track for their cars. Also, some enjoyed creativity by drawing and playing five cheeky monkeys. This allows children to enhance their social-emotional development and promote their sense of agency.

Our Aqua friends enjoyed their Friday a lot and hope you guys have a good weekend.

Happy Friday Dear Families 😊