Thanks to our wonderful families for another
great fortnight 😉
Upcoming centre events
Parent career week- We invite parents to join us for Balcatta’s career week, 3rd- 7th of April,
so parents can showcase their occupations to the children.
If any of you are interested, please come see me or speak to the educators in the room.
Easter Egg Hunt- We also have the Easter bunny visiting us on April the 12th for an Easter
afternoon tea and an Easter egg hunt. Please RSVP to myself in the office 😉
As per usual, we encourage the families to bring in objects for our sound box. For the following
fortnight, the children will be focusing on the letter ‘G’. See link below for the jolly phonic song
we so you can practice at home 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOp5PHU8Q1M
The children are continuing to focus on their developmental skills. For the next fortnight, we will be
focusing on balancing while holding an object.
Just a reminder to parents also to return bed sheets when provided by the centre.
Thank you kindly 😉
Keep up to date with what is happening at
Maragon Balcatta by checking out our
Facebook page at
Maragon Yokine
43 Blythe Avenue
Yokine
0892019131
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/maragonltm/
We will update it weekly with photos of activities,
relevant information for parents or sometimes some
inspirational quotes to help you through your day!!!
Maragon Balcatta
219 Cedric Street
Balcatta
08 92042976
[email protected]
Maragon Mirrabooka
1 Chesterfield Road
Mirrabooka
0893450322
[email protected]
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Maragon Wellard
545 Charing Cross
Wellard
0447544545
[email protected]
Princeton Pre-School
58 Hamilton Road
Osborne Park
0892073567
[email protected]
The Children house
We have had a fun packed, incredible fortnight in the children’s house.
The children and a few parents have loved watching the life cycle of the chickens and helping to look after
them. The excitement in the room when the eggs arrived was incredible and then when we arrived in the centre
to find 3 baby chicks, the children were very excited and couldn’t wait to get a closer look. The children took it
in turns to hold the chicks and we even ended up having names for a few of them. We talked about the life cycle
of a chicken and the children have an incredible knowledge of it, but there is always the question “What came
first, the chicken or the egg?”
Each morning the children are given the opportunity to practise writing their names, we have seen a huge
improvement in the children’s pincer grip. The children are all able to recognise their own name and sometimes
even their peer’s names. We will be continuing this activity throughout the year to improve the children’s
knowledge of their name and the correct pencil grip in preparation for school. The children have also been
practising their number recognition, we have been working with the children very closely to help gain this
important skill. So far, we have seen an incredible improvement.
Lucy and Milana have been our Star of the week for the past fortnight, Lucy brought in a wonderful poster with
a few family photos and photos of her favourite food to eat, which was chocolate. Lucy also brought in some
chocolate treats to share with her friends. Milana brought in a creative poster as well and her two favourite
toys, Minnie and Mickey. The girls did an amazing job presenting their creations to the class and telling us a
little about themselves and their families. This is a great activity which seems to be enjoyed by all the children
and is a great way to get the children practising to talk to a group and to give them a sense of belonging.
We can’t wait to see what the next fortnight brings.
Natalie and Danielle
The Garden Room
It was an extraordinary experience witnessing the life cycle of the chicken for all of us. From the
very arrival of the eggs, to that initial hatching, with faint “cheep cheeps” that echoed magically
from within the eggs to the wet little chicks that eventually evolved into miraculous fluffy balls of
awesomeness. Each step was relentlessly observed and the Garden Roomer’s quietly enraptured
faces followed their every move. This experience will leave indelible memories that will last a
lifetime. On Harmony Day the children enjoyed messy play with brightly tinted foam, tiny hands
were painted orange and their handprints will be made to represent peace doves. We explored
playing different musical instruments from the Indian, South American, Aboriginal and European
cultures. The children listened to Russian Music and learnt about the Russian national dress. A
lovely way to experience our world’s beautiful diversity with respect! To commemorate St Patrick’s
Day, the Magic Leprechaun nuggets were used in a Science experiment. The children observed the
rock-solid nuggets dissolve and react to the vinegar. To their amazement, the green nuggets
become “alive” as they bubbled and fizzed into a mesmerising green frothiness. The children had
fun with this fortnight’s fundamental exercises. They enjoyed throwing balls into baskets and
playing marbles. And, with the garden being a veritable treasure trove for lady birds and other
winged
F insects – it came as no surprise when one afternoon a visiting buzzing bee made for a
spontaneous observation activity! The children were in awe with this tiny insect that produced
honey. Excited to usher in the next two weeks!
“Things are always happening to me – I’m that sort of a bear!” – A Bear Called Paddington
Best wishes, Maria and Sunitha
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Family tree - We thank parents who have contributed to our family tree
and we ask parents to bring in a family photo so we can continue to build
our family tree. 😉
We would like to welcome Steve, our new maintenance man who will be
joining us at Balcatta to maintain the centre and to ensure that the centre
maintains the health and safety of all the children. Make sure to say Hi to
Steve when you see him. 😉
Parent communication board- Please see our parent communication board
for updated information and events for April.
Our French Classes
The children in the Children’s House
have been enjoying their French
lessons every Wednesdays. The
children have recently learnt how to
say hello, goodbye and thank you in
French and they are currently focusing
on colours.
Hello- Bonjour, Goodbye- au revoir,
Thank you- merci, red- rouge,
blue- bleu and yellow, jaune.
The children are really enjoying their
new language.
We are currently
focusing on QA 3
and QA 4 within the
centre.
We ask Parents to
contribute to our
sustainable board
outside 😉
Sustainable practices
For more information
on the National
Quality Standards:
http://www.acecqa.g
ov.au/nationalqualityframework/thenational-qualitystandard
We kindly ask parents to bring in
recyclable materials such as CD’s,
picture frames, pine cones, honkey
nuts, leaves, tins, items for our
outdoor shop and cardboard for arts
and craft.
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News from
Management
March Policy
Review
Policies to be reviewed
this month
-Immunization and
disease prevention policy
-Medical condition policy
- Lockdown policy
-Parental interaction and
involvement policy
- Cleaning policy and
procedure
These will be available in
the foyer for parents to
read and we welcome any
feedback regarding any
of our policies.
Appropriate
clothing
Just a reminder to
parents that we are a
sun smart centre and we
wear sun hats all year
round, so can we make
sure to pack an
appropriate hat for
outdoor play. As the
children love messy play,
can we also make sure to
pack spare clothing 😉
As the weather is cooling
down, we ask all families
to pack warmer clothing
for their children so
they can still participate
in outdoor activities.
Mdison
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