Category Archives: Preschool Possum Room
What is “mark making” in Early Childhood? 21st, 2020
( Source: http://www.earlyyearsresources.co.uk/blog/2018/04/mark-making-importance/#:~:text=Mark%20making%20is%20much%20more,for%20handwriting%2C%20creativity%20and%20coordination.) At Loftus Kindergarten, we are continuously researching new information to build on our current knowledge and information that may be of interest to families. The article below provides an understanding on how mark making is more than a scribble! Encourage children to make their mark! Young children have a natural desire to explore …
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Zoo’s Victoria : Zoo to you 27th, 2020
Good afternoon to our Koala and Possum friends. We have missed seeing your smiley faces this week. We thought we would share our afternoon group time, just in case you were wondering! As we are not together at the moment, we thought of something we can all see from were ever we all may be …
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Top 10 Things to do in the Sutherland shire 13th, 2019
We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful part of Sydney with beaches, national parks, playgrounds and the list goes on . What is your favourite place to visit with the kids? If you are stuck on ideas the link below has some fun ideas! https://www.hellosydneykids.com.au/top-10-things-to-do-in-the-sutherland-shire
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Pinwheels with Nate’s mum 13th, 2019
This morning we had a special cooking class from one of our Mummy’s on maternity leave Lana cooked pinwheels with the Possums and made lots of funny jokes that had the Possums giggling. Lana stayed for a little play and also read some stories to the Possums. Thank you so much for visiting We can’t …
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Eat well and get active! 13th, 2019
Did you know that we are required to ensure each child’s health and physical activity is supported and promoted? We do this daily by the conversations we have during meal times, the food we make with the children, engaging in games and activities that encourage movement, projects we research and group discussions. A helpful resource …
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Dumplings with Zac’s mum 13th, 2019
We have an open door policy at Loftus Kindy but we specifically wanted to ask if any of the families would be interested in cooking something with our cherubs. So this morning we had one of our lovely families come in to make DUMPLINGS with our Preschool Possums. It was so special to make something …
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Your Child’s Development 13th, 2019
Do you ever wonder about your cherub’s development or maybe you are just curious to know more? Starting Blocks is a Government website which has a fantastic range of information, tips and guides to assist you in learning more about your children’s development. If you have any particular questions about your cherub in the learning …
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Sutherland fire station visit 13th, 2019
We were SO appreciative of the amazing local fire fighters at Sutherland fire station to pop down and visit us on Tuesday! We learnt some new terms such as, “STOP, drop and roll!” We were able to use the huge fire hose too but because of the rain Unfortunately we couldn’t go into the fire …
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