Our preschool values children learning about the traditional custodians of the land on which our preschool is built so we have been learning about Gumbaynggirr culture. Siandra Webb has been helping the children to develop…
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At Brayside we recently celebrated Holi Festival. Holi is a traditional Hindu Festival which celebrates the beginning of spring, colours and friendship. Celebrating different home cultures with children helps them respond to diversity with respect…
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A regular feature of our sustainability program is to have Henny Penny Hatching program at our preschool. This program is invaluable integrated learning for the children as they experience first hand the hatching of baby…
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As part of our commitment to children having a smooth and successful transition to school we recently conducted an excursion to an OOSH service. Many of our Brayside children will attend out of school hours…
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At Brayside Community Preschool we value working with our local community especially when it involves working towards a sustainable future. Recently the children were involved in designing a working robot with a local artist Mel…
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We would like to thank all the families who attended our family picnic night. Despite the unpredictable and wet weather many families came together to enjoy some great entertainment and food. Craig Stewart provided some…
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To enrich the children’s understanding of recycling and sustainability we recently organised an excursion to Coffs Harbour Waste Management. It was a very educational and interesting visit as we viewed the process involved in recycling…
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Recently we invited children to bring their grandparents to preschool to share in our program and enjoy a morning tea. The children loved sharing their preschool day with the loved ones in their lives.
With many children currently interested in bees we wanted to extend their learning. We invited Sandy from The Honey Place in Urunga to come and share his knowledge about bees. Sandy used puppets and props…
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