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Lobethal Community Kindergarten Newsletter Issue number 8 Term 3, week 6, 2017

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Peramangk people and we recognise their connection with the land. We will help care for and respect this land together.

Our lovely Director is out of action at the moment, but we look forward to her return early next week once she gets permission to return from her surgeon.

We all miss her a lot and can’t wait for her to come back and play with us all.

Lee’s News

Kindy Session times are 8.30am to 3.15pm Monday

to Thursday

Please note change of times for Friday Sessions

8.30am to 2.30pmFridays Sessions

Session times Term 3

Phone: 8389 6321

fax: 83895153

email lobethalkindy2@hotmail.co

m or DL4630@schools.sa.edu.au

Via Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/

groups/814597432013173/

How to contact us?

Term 3 Kindy fees invoices have been

sent. Please endeavour to pay on time to avoid

late notices. If you have overdue

fees please see Lee to organise payment plans

as soon as possible Thanks

Kindy Fees31/8- Thursday Bugs Bush Kindy 5/9- Tuesday Frogs Bush Kindy - Governing Council (Special Red, Roast, Rhythm Meeting) 8/9- Friday Bugs Group 12/9 - Tuesday Kindy Closure Day - NO KINDY - Governing Council Meeting 14/9- Thursday Bugs Bush Kindy 15/9- Combined Excursion 19/9- Frogs Bush Kindy

Important Dates

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Lobethal Community Nature Connect Playgroup

We are seeking families with children from birth to 5yrs to be involved in our Friday playgroup at Bushland park on Kenton Valley Road. Playgroup runs from 9:30am to 11:00am during term time, when the weather is pleasant we go for short bush walks around the park and explore creeks and woodlands. When the weather wet, we stay inside the warm bushland park building and do fun nature based and cooking activities as we have a full kitchen! If this is an activity that interests you please join our Facebook page, Lobethal Community Kindergarten Playgroup Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/250699825125146/ or phone Lobethal Community Kindergarten on 0883896321.

Please ensure you have joined as a member of Playgroup SA this provides your family with insurance at any Playgroup SA affiliated playgroup. They also have concession rates $30.00 and half year and term rates. To join just log on to their Web site playgroupsa.com and click on membership.

Community News

Kindy Housekeeping

CLOSURE DAY Reminder that we will be having a centre closure day on Tuesday

the 12th of September. Staff will be attending professional development on this day. There will be NO kindy .

Governing council 2017

Co Chairperson

Kel Boyle (Riley - Frogs)

Jacci Parsons (Eloise - Bugs)

Secretary and Assistant Secretary

April Vanderaa (Annabelle - Frogs)

Olivia Green (Cooper - Frogs)

Fundraising Coordinator

Rhiannon Green (Summer - Frogs)

Recycling Coordinator

Daniel Bailey (Tyler - Frogs)

Finance Officer

Ness Curry

General Members

Suzie Georgiou (Elsie - Bugs)

Clare Christophers (Olive - Bugs)

Jess Hartas (Charlie - Bugs)

Tiffany Sklenar (Indy - Bugs)

Kylie Shearing (Addison, Hudson, Spencer - Frogs)

Monarto Zoo Excursion We are all very excited about our upcoming excursion to Monarto

Zoo. (or Tomato Zoo as our children prefer to call it) Date: Friday the 15th September Frogs & Bugs will combine and

travel to the Zoo for the day. Notes have been sent home already and we require them returned and paid for by Monday the 11th of

September. If you have any questions or require another note please see staff.

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Fundraising News

How can you help?

- Buy a ticket & enjoy a great night out

- Get a group together & buy some tickets to have a great night together

- Bring in your promised donation ASAP. We are still looking for as many donations as possible

- Spread the word about this fantastic night

We would love to see as many of you there as

possible, you won’t be disappointed.

Have you seen our fantastic Lottery?

Do you want a Thermomix for $20?

We have only 47 tickets left out of the maximum of 150 tickets.

You can win the latest Thermomix delivered and a 90 minute cooking experience thanks to your local Thermomix consultant - Kylie Shearing.

Will Goodings will draw this at the Red Roast and Rhythms evening.

See Nic or Janice to purchase your ticket.

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Literacy Learning

“Writing and Reading float on a sea of talking” – James Britton

As we come to the end of Book Week I thought it might be a good idea to unpack some of our literacy learning

at kindy over the past few weeks.

As you know, we were able to share some of our favourite stories at kindy this week. This was a powerful

experience for the children – they shared favourites with a small group of peers and most could clearly

articulate why these books were their favourites. Current research shows that children need to be exposed to

roughly 2000 stories before they can begin to read – even with a story a night that is a huge number so we

appreciate any time you spend at home reading with your child. Learning to love books from an early age can

foster great literacy habits but did you know that exposing children to many other types of texts is also a

powerful way to help them catch the literacy bug? When children see you writing a shopping list, reading the

paper, or looking up a recipe they learn that text has meaning and purpose. Similarly, at kindy, much of our

“writing” is purposeful – signs for the shop, a handwritten card, a map in our bush kindy journal, a list of things

we need to get from foodland etc. The addition of motorcycle magazines by the couch has provided lots of

literacy exposure for our bike-mad children and non-fiction texts such as bird guides and reptile books have

fascinated other children.

There is also a clear link between nursery rhymes, fairytales and early literacy success. This is because nursery

rhymes and fairytales often use rhyme, repetition, and predictable text/sequencing. We have been exploring

rhyme and alliteration at group times. The children are enjoying making up nonsense rhymes and songs and

“playing” with language. Our stories have focussed on rhyming words – and the children have enjoyed accessing

the Julia Donaldson audio books to see well known tales like “Room on the Broom” on the Imac.

We have facilitated fine motor development with the use of plasticine, tricky origami lizards and frogs

(requiring some careful cutting and folding) , and the continued use of manipulative equipment like the tap- tap

and lego. Some of the children have also given knitting and weaving a go.

Small groups have been doing “focus stories” which focus on a particular area of work (for example speech,

receptive language, or problem-solving) Working in a small group encourages children’s voice and deeper

levels of engagement with a text. As you can see we have someVERY busy Literacy Learners

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Nell’s News

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Recording their predictions

Exploring motion and gravity.

Experimenting with volume. Adding rocks to see when the water will overflow.

Putting flowers in coloured water to see what happens.

The foaming dragon experiment... bicarb, vinegar and red food colouring!

Questioning and wondering, what happens when you put mushrooms in coloured water?

Choosing science experiments. Watching, observing and noticing oil and water mixtures.

Kerry’s Update: Science Week.....14th-18th August

Week four was Science week... and these children are my kind of scientists! They are interested and fascinated by explosions and fireworks! Their eyes light up at the possibilities, they watch in awe and excitement as we test our wonders. We didn't have explosions, or fireworks, but they still enjoyed watching what happens when you combine bicarbonate soda and Vinegar.

We really do have scientists at kindy! These children really fit the definition of a scientist...

"A scientist is a person engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge that describes and predicts the natural world." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScientistTo be a scientist we begin with a question or a wonder. We make a prediction, we test or experiment and we notice what happens.

Children are scientists in their play each and everyday. They don't always verbalise their wonders, but they are often trialling, testing and experimenting with toys, tools, materials or natural items. They then become noticers, who watch, consider theories and maybe then begin the process again with a new wonder or question. As they trial, test, experiment, wonder, share ideas, theorise, notice, question and think they are continuously learning and developing their ideas.

Kerry’s News

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Term 3 2017

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1

24th July Bush kindy

25th July Bush kindy

26th July Bush kindy

27th July Bush kindy

28th July

Week 2

31st July 1st August

2nd August

3rd August Bush kindy

4th August

Week 3

7th August

8th August Bush kindy

9th August

10th August

11th August

Week 4

14th August 15th August 16th August 17th August Bush kindy

18th August

Week 5

21st August

22nd August Bush kindy

23rd August

24th August

25th August

Week 6

28th August

29th August 30th August HECL

31st August Bush kindy

1st September

Week 7

4th September

5th September Bush kindy

6th September 7th September 8th September

Week 8

11th September 12th September CLOSURE DAY

13th September

14th September Bush kindy

15th September COMBINED EXCURSION All children

Week 9

18th September 19th September Bush kindy

20th September

21st September 22nd September

Week 10 25th September 26th September *Bush Kindy-TBC

27th September

28th September *Bush Kindy-TBC

29th September

Building the Giant Spider Web. Team work in action.