Banksmeadow Preschool
Belonging, Learning and Growing Together.
The Pelican Brief
General Information and Upcoming Events
- Banksmeadow Preschool enrolments are happening now. If you know someone looking for an early childhood preschool placement, please let them know.
- Unfortunately the Fire Fighters and Firetrucks visit had to be postponed until next Tuesday 18th September, the fire fighters got called out to two emergencies the morning of the scheduled visit. The good news is the children have more time to think of questions they would like to ask the fire fighters.
- On Tuesday and Friday this week our class has the opportunity to listen to some of the Banksmeadow Kindergarten children talk about their primary school experience. A benefit of attending a Preschool which is attached to a primary school is our Preschoolers get many opportunities to "prepare" for "Big school".
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
- Children have a strong sense of identity.
- Children feel safe, secure, and supported
- Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency
- Children develop knowledgeable and confident self- identities
- Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect
Very Proud!
While Aiden was playing on the floor he announced, "Mrs Steinmann my mum buyed me this shirt it is the same as the flag from Thailand."
He then walked around showing his friends his shirt and the flag from the display wall, with a big smile on his face.
Aiden is very proud of his cultural background sharing with his friends, "My dad comes from Ireland and my mum is from Thailand."
The children-
share aspects of their culture with other children and educators.
feel recognised and respected for who they are.
openly express their feelings and ideas in their interactions with others.
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation
Children respond to diversity with respect
Children become aware of fairness
Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Excitement!
Kira was looking at the insects, when she noticed that they had grown wings and came running over excited to share the news. Daniel had noticed one of the insects the week before, the group took the insect out to find that it had shed and now had wings. The remaining baby insect was unchanged, until on Tuesday when Kira noticed it had also shed and now had wings. The children noticed that the leaves were looking a little dry and needed to be changed for the insects to eat. So a group of children went outside to collect some leaves from the eucalyptus tree, with Mrs Steinmann. Everyone enjoyed watching the insects move around the enclosure while the leaves were being changed.
The children-
- show growing appreciation and care for living creatures.
- demonstrate an increasing knowledge of and respect for natural environments.
- explore relationships with other living things and observe, notice and respond to change.
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing
Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing
Tunnel Ball
The children-
- are happy, healthy safe and connected to others.
- engage in increasingly complex sensory-motor skills and movement patterns.
- show enthusiasm for participating in physical play.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, enquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one setting to another
Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials
Fire Trucks
The children-
- follow and extend their interests with enthusiasm, energy and concentration.
- initiate and contribute to play experiences emerging from their own ideas.
- are curious and enthusiastic participants in their learning.
Banksmeadow Public School Preschool
Email: banksmeado-p.school@det.net
Website: banksmeado-p.school.nsw.edu.au
Location: Corner Herford and Wilson Street Botany
Phone: 9316 7661