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In Home Care welcomes spring
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As we Welcome Spring, we also welcome more outside time which means more stuff to carry and prepare (hats, sunscreen, extra layers of clothes, snacks and water bottles).
In Canberra we are so fortunate to have many opens spaces and free events on offer - one of these being Floriade.
This year :-
Kidzklub Australia the children’s entertainment specialists will be at Floriade over the school holiday (28th September to 13th October) period to provide a kids space that is full of hands on wholesome fun for the whole family and it’s all FREE!
There are a number of activities every Floriade weekend and across the ACT/NSW October school holidays (20 days of Floriade) such as:
Imagination Station – Arts and crafts for the littlies where the product is not important just the process of creating, with crazy painting and collage with recycled bits and bobs, beading, constructing with paddlepops and boxes, drawing and stencilling and mask making.
Each day at 11:00am and 1:30pm there will be a Scheduled Art and Craft Workshop for the older children. Make sure you put your name down on arrival so you don’t miss out! We will be creating things like: memo boxes, flower magnets, make a flower key ring, paint a pot and plant a seed and so much more!
For those who love a bit of action, there is an Active Zone with Totem tennis, stilts, skipping ropes, hoppers, balls, jumping balls, and group games and races that will run throughout the day include parachute games, sack races, ball games, 3 legged races, hoop games etc.
And, if active games are not your thing! there are giant board games, a bubble zone, and a photo booth. Get dressed up and take each other’s photos, dress up your whole family!
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Canberra Bucket List for Kids
Need suggestions on how to spend your time during school holidays? Here are some suggestions:-
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Australian War Memorial
- Black Mountain Tower
- Cockington Green
- Floriade
- Lake Burley Griffin
- Mount Ainslie Lookout
- Mount Stromlo Observatory
- Museum of Democracy
- National Arboretum
- National Dinosaur Museum
- National Museum
- Old Bus Deport Markets
- Old Parliament House
- Parliament House
- Royal Australian Mint
- Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Questacon
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Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
A VISION FOR CHILDREN’S LEARNING
All children experience learning that is engaging and builds success for life. Fundamental to the Framework is a view of children’s lives as characterised by belonging, being and becoming. From before birth children are connected to family, community, culture and place. Their earliest development and learning takes place through these relationships, particularly within families, who are children’s first and most influential educators. As children participate in everyday life, they develop interests and construct their own identities and understandings of the world.
BELONGING
Experiencing belonging – knowing where and with whom you belong – is integral to human existence. Children belong first to a family, a cultural group, a neighbourhood and a wider community. Belonging acknowledges children’s interdependence with others and the basis of relationships in defining identities. In early childhood, and throughout life, relationships are crucial to a sense of belonging. Belonging is central to being and becoming in that it shapes who children are and who they can become.
“You belong in your house with your family” – Dong
BEING
Childhood is a time to be, to seek and make meaning of the world. Being recognises the significance of the here and now in children’s lives. It is about the present and them knowing themselves, building and maintaining relationships with others, engaging with life’s joys and complexities, and meeting challenges in everyday life. The early childhood years are not solely preparation for the future but also about the present.
“If you want to be a mermaid you can imagine” – Jazmine
BECOMING
Children’s identities, knowledge, understandings, capacities, skills and relationships change during childhood. They are shaped by many different events and circumstances. Becoming reflects this process of rapid and significant change that occurs in the early years as young children learn and grow. It emphasises learning to participate fully and actively in society.
“When you keep planting plants you become a gardener” – Olivia
The Framework conveys the highest expectations for all children’s learning from birth to five years and through the transitions to school. It communicates these expectations through the following five Learning Outcomes:
- Children have a strong sense of identity
- Children are connected with and contribute to their world
- Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
- Children are confident and involved learners
- Children are effective communicators.
The Framework provides broad direction for early childhood educators in early childhood settings to facilitate children’s learning. It guides educators in their curriculum decision-making and assists in planning, implementing and evaluating quality in early childhood settings. It also underpins the implementation of more specific curriculum relevant to each local community and early childhood setting. The Framework is designed to inspire conversations, improve communication and provide a common language about young children’s learning among children themselves, their families, the broader community, early childhood educators and other professionals.
Link: - https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/educators_guide_to_the_early_years_learning_framework_for_australia.pdf
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Ten bloomin' cute craft ideas to jump into
this Spring |
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There's nothing like a bit of art and craft to shake off the winter blues. Brighten up your early childhood education and care service and those little faces with a few fun activities that will work those fine motor skills and result in some great creations the children can take home to mum and dad.
Here are ten spring-themed ideas to get you inspired:
- Flowerpot painting
It's great for children to paint and draw on a variety of different surfaces. A terracotta flowerpot makes a great canvas and then afterwards the children can fill the pot with dirt and plant a flower – it's the gift that keeps on giving!
- Grow watercress letters
Kids love watching things grow and watercress is a good one for this as it's quick and looks great. Simply place the seeds in a letter formation on a bed of cotton balls, keep them watered and voila!
- Natural herb playdough
Add some fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme and mint to your homemade playdough for some fresh sensory experiences to awaken the spring vibe.
- Broccoli print blossom tree art
When dipped in paint, broccoli makes a great tree base for artwork. Use brown paint to help replicate a trunk and branches, and then get children to use their fingers to dot colourful flower blossoms to complete their pictures.
- Woodland fairy crowns
Thick brown paper bags or butcher's paper makes a gorgeous tiara or crown when rolled up. Once the ring is made, glue or staple fake flowers, grass and other decorations to it to create a cute head wreath.
- Tissue paper rainbows
Draw different coloured circles onto paper plates and then cut in half. Kids can then stick on cut up squares of coloured tissue paper for a beautiful rainbow.
- Paper plate birds
You can use paper plates or cardboard circles for this, but simply decorate with paint or drawings, add googly eyes, beak and feathers, and then fold in half for a fun stand-up bird creation.
- Paper towel butterflies
Pop water paints into ice cube trays and then let the children dip paper towels into each one to soak up the colours and create a great pattern effect. Once done, scrunch and attach in the middle with pipe cleaners, and stick on googly eyes for a cute butterfly.
- Bee paper roll
The good old paper roll or tube never fails to create a good piece of art! Using cardboard, pens and paddlepop sticks, create some wings and antennae - and don't forget to create some stripes and eyes.
- Button flower art
Encourage families to bring in old buttons and encourage the children to use them to create gorgeous flower artworks with paint filling in the gaps. Just be sure to keep a close eye on younger children handling the buttons.
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Gardening Activities For Little Green Thumbs
Gardening is an educational, stimulating, and interesting activity for children in early childhood services. Being outdoors and getting their hands dirty is not only fun but children can also learn new skills while they play as well as developing fine motor skills and self-confidence from growing their own food.
There are many different ways to include gardening in your early childhood curriculum with activities that children of all ages can enjoy and participate in. Let's look at a few ideas to get you inspired and learn some of the advantages of gardening for preschoolers.
https://www.careforkids.com.au/childcarenews/2019/september/17/gardening.html
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Professional Development Opportunity
As the In Home Care Support Agency, we are funded to support you.
We are organising an Educators Event on 27th November 2019.
Training and information will be from 9:30 - 2:30 so school drop-off and pick-up's can occur.
Childcare for IHC children will be available if you are working on this day.
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- The City Renewal Authority have a "Playful endeavour" playground available in Glebe park between 28/09/19 to 11/10/19.
- Garema Place are hosting a "Garden of Enchantment" available from 8/9/19 to 20/10/19.
- National Portrait Gallery and National Library are offering some exhibitions and events over the holiday period.
- Recycling Discovery Hub at Hume offering recycling craft sessions.
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Local Events that might be of interest
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Tulip Top Gardens
Until the 13 October 2019.
Open 9am to 5pm. Last entry into gardens is 4.15pm.
In 2019, the 10 acre garden of magnificent tulips and other spring flowers will create a spectacular display until 13 October. Hundreds of blossom trees nestle between the flowers and provide a magic pathway to the cascading waterfall and watercourse with classical music wafting through the air in the hidden valley. Take the popular pathway past the rosemary field framed by unique blossom trees to our 70 metre high viewing platform for the perfect photo.
https://tuliptopgardens.com.au/
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Watch Your Wellness
Watch Your Wellness is a Woden Community Service festival celebrating mental health and wellbeing as part of Mental Health Month ACT in 2019.
The festival aims to bring awareness to the lived experience of mental illness and encourage community members to learn strategies to increase their health and wellbeing.
The festival will include a variety of activities including a Smoking Ceremony, mindfulness, art, exercise groups, live music and guest speakers sharing their story of mental illness and recovery.
WCS invites anyone interested to join in, come along and be involved on the day!
The event details are:
Watch Your Wellness
11:00 am – 2:00 pm, Friday 4 October 2019
Eddison Park (near Skate Park)
Launceston Street, Phillip, ACT 2606
This event is part of Mental Health Month ACT in 2019 and is made possible thanks to funding provided by the Mental Health Month Reimbursement Grants Program.
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Australian Literacy Events
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Date: Friday 18 October 2019
Venue: Hotel Kurrajong, 8 National Circuit, Barton ACT
Time: 5.45pm-7.45pm
Literacy teaching and learning is replete with politics, paradigm shifts and personal complexity. This is the case for literacy teachers in the early, primary and middle years. Literacy teachers are caught in the fray, forced to respond to these troubling situations, but often without a voice.
In this evening keynote, Professor Beryl Exley overviews the 13 topics that cause trouble for literacy teachers and provides 13 proactive responses for a way forward. She uses her knowledge and experience as a classroom teacher, English Curriculum and Literacies teacher, educator and researcher to draw attention to the evidence-based practices of highly effective literacy teachers in these troubling times.
Download a copy of the flyer here
Registrations close Monday 7 October 2019 unless places fill before this date.
COST:
FREE for ALEA Individual Members (available places based on venue capacity)
$120 for Institutional (School Memberships) and Non ALEA members
EVENT ENQUIRIES: jantiena.batt@ed.act.edu.au
PAYMENT ENQUIRIES: actaleatreasurer@gmail.com |
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Book online through the ALEA website.
Log in first with your username and password so you can take advantage of the member rate. Make sure you go through to the payment gateway and select payment method. Choose cheque or direct deposit for an invoice to be generated. Or pay immediately by credit card (a receipt will be sent to you). Teachers need to be listed against their school's Institutional membership to be eligible for the Institutional rate.
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you need to cancel please notify us in writing by email 48 hours before the event. Registrations cancelled less than 48 hours prior to the event may not receive a refund. Substitutions of registered participants are accepted. Please email jantiena.batt@ed.act.edu,au to notify of any changes. |
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DATE: Saturday 26 October 2019
TIME: Literary Breakfast – 8.00am – 9.30am
Literary Workshop 10.00am – 1.00pm (TQI accredited)
VENUE: QT Hotel, 1 London Circuit Canberra
This experiential workshop will help teachers gain confidence around teaching and facilitating creative writing, especially poetry. Harry’s prompts, games and exercises are designed to get students writing as much as possible in the given time and he will share some of these with participants. Harry will also encourage discussion around teachers’ experience of creative writing, strengths and weaknesses, what they find hard and what they’d like help with. Poetry can be daunting… but it doesn’t have to be!
Download a copy of the flyer here
COST:
ALEA Members: $45 (breakfast only) $90 (breakfast and workshop) $70 (workshop only)
Preservice Teachers: $45 (breakfast only) $90 (breakfast and workshop) $70 (workshop only)
Institutional Members: $50 (breakfast only) $110 (breakfast and workshop) $80 (workshop only)
Non ALEA members: $60 (breakfast only) $130 (breakfast and workshop) $90 (workshop only)
REGISTRATIONS DUE BY: Monday 21 October 2019 @ 5.00pm
PAYMENT ENQUIRIES: actaleatreasurer@gmail.com
EVENT ENQUIRIES: Bec Smith bec.smith@ed.act.edu.au |
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Book online through the ALEA website.
Log in first with your username and password so you can take advantage of the member rate. Make sure you go through to the payment gateway and select payment method. Choose cheque or direct deposit for an invoice to be generated. Or pay immediately by credit card (a receipt will be sent to you). Teachers need to be listed against their school's Institutional membership to be eligible for the Institutional rate.
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you need to cancel please notify us in writing by email 48 hours before the event. Registrations cancelled less than 48 hours prior to the event may not receive a refund. Substitutions of registered participants are accepted. Please email jantiena.batt@ed.act.edu,au to notify of any changes.
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