Archive for category: Aqua

Happy Hump day to all our Aqua families. Just a quick shout out to all our friends who have being away these past couple of months and weeks. We miss you all and think and talk a lot about you. We cant wait to see you again at BBC. Thank you for the yummy treats sent from Sinead, Rex, Sophia and Liam. We hope you are doing well at home and staying safe.

Well, what a fun and crazy day we had at Aqua today. It all started when Alegria arrived with the most amazing funny hair style this morning. She had many ponytails in her hair. So Liza called the day ‘’Crazy hair day’’, and as you can see from our pictures that is exactly what we did.

Liza added some funny wigs to the play today and the children and teachers had the most fun dressing up and pretending to be Elsa and Anna. There was so much laughter happening in the yard today as the children had lots of fun with this activity.

At group time Donna spoke about the life cycle of the Fern tree which we have by the sandpit. The children had the opportunity to see it as a baby and how it grows to become a big tree that gives us shade from the sun.

With Donna the children read a lovely story called ‘’little seed’’ it was all about spring and the seed trying to find a place in the world. The children enjoyed this book a lot and after we spoke about the types of weather we have at Spring and what clothes we should wear. After Donna invited us to create our very own spring girl/boy with different clothes and weather. The girls really enjoyed this activity and Annabel made one of her Mum which was so adorable.

With Carolina the children joined her for some yoga in the garden. It was amazing to see the children look at their picture and complete the pose themselves. How much they have grown in the past year.

Daniel had a very special treat for some of the boys today. They joined him in a trip to the crimson yard. The children got to watch the chickens and explore the equipment with the help and support from the educator. The children came back, very hungry and tired from all the running in the large garden.

What a fun filled day we had today in the Aqua group, we hope all our parents had a fun day also. Have a nice evening and stay safe. Another friendly reminder to please bring a sun safe hat daily to use in the yard with your child’s name clearly wrote on it. Thank You!

Welcome back!! We hope you all had an amazing weekend enjoying the sunny days.

Children were so excited to be back and play with all their friends and teachers.

Although it has been quite a cold and rainy day, we have had so much fun exploring and engaging with activities.

We started our day with Iris, Nicholas and Chelsea reading some books in the yard, going through pages, talking out loud on what they thought the books were about.

Maya, Sophia, and Tilly enjoyed playing in the sandpit with the animals and the plastic buckets. Eliza also joined them and pretended the animals were babies and patted them.

In the home corner and the Kitchen Remi and Jack were having so much fun preparing some food for Maya, Sophia, and their babies. It was awesome seeing them role playing and socialising with their peers.

During group time, children were able to show their incredible listening skills. We sang some songs, read some lovely books, and talked about the importance of wearing hats and putting sunscreen on a sunny day.

Afterwards, we had our learning centre and we invited children to do some activities. As spring has begun, Donna prepared a lovely learning experience where children were able to be creative and use their imagination painting some flowers while they looked at some pictures.

On the other hand, children were really engaged with Komal’s caterpillar. They did some gluing and were able to practice the colours by sorting and matching them. This is such a great experience for them to practice their knowledge on different colours.

Some of the children enjoyed using their fine motor skills and managed to cut with the scissors. They loved using the new scissors as they said it made crocodile teeth in their paper.

We had such a fun day exploring lots of puzzles also and a fish game Katherine brought for us to explore. How we laughed when the fish’s mouth opened and closed while we tried to catch them.

Good afternoon Aqua Family. It is lovely how the days are getting warmer and we are back to our exciting water play and outdoor plays. Please do send sun smart hats with children so that we all can enjoy outdoor play under the warm rays of sun.

Our day started with some stretching with Andrea. We did some Yoga positions and hats off to all children who did the poses actively as per demonstrated.

Outside, some children decided to read books while travelling on the bus and some engaged in the outdoor home corner.

We discussed about the importance of putting on hats and sunscreen on a warm/hot day followed by book reading. The experience allows children to express their views and ideas with confidence as well as promote their literacy.

Bird Nest was a hit today as well. Children enjoyed different sensory objects found in the nest and initiated pretend play via puppetry.

The children enjoyed water play and exploring sea lives.

Inside, Poppy, Rory, Pasha and Annabel enjoyed the “Incy Wincy” station. They sang songs and talked about the song to each other.

Likewise, our creative children got busy in creating their own version of a butterfly by making a collage and they were beautiful.

What a beautiful and sunny day. Please make sure a sun smart hat is provided every day in your child’s backpack so we can stay safe from the sun.

We had lots of fun in the garden today exploring activities set up, also the sandpit.

India enjoyed the water play with the sea animals and mermaids. She moved the duck around the water pushing him to make him go to the other side.

Teresia made some cakes in the sandpit. While Charlotte and Alegria enjoyed the Dino’s, making the noise ‘’roarrrr’’ for them.  Theodore also enjoyed exploring the dinosaurs.

After group time the children were invited to join Katherine in a wonderful experience where they shopped at Coles.  They got in the car and when they arrived at the shops brought their bags to buy their groceries. The children seemed to enjoy this experience and spent a long time playing here.

Inside, the children were invited to join Liza in an experience all about Spring. They listened to the story of the birds and then explored the parrots and different animals in the bowls. They explored the type of seeds the birds like to eat.

The children enjoyed different creative experiences throughout the day also.

What a fun day we had in the sunshine; we hope you all have a nice evening.