TERM 3 Week 8
2012
www.tumbybaykgn.sa.edu.au
BSB:633000 Acc No: 144756376, Tumby Bay Kindergarten
Farewell to our kindy kids going to school—Amelia, Amieka, Declan, Jesse and Sophie
Children have been very involved in our focus on Dinosaurs this term. Activities have included naming,
recognising and learning facts about many different types of dinosaurs. It has extended to many areas of our
curriculum - e.g. constructing, painting, literacy table, puzzles and maths concepts. We set up a dinosaur
cave which promoted imaginative play and children set up a T-Rex cave outside. Palaeontologist and extinct are
some new words we have learnt and we are starting to talk about “endangered animals”.
Olympic focus was learning about different flags in the world - colours, how many stars, same and different
and how to say goodbye in Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
Compost is ready to be dug into the garden and we will start the process again to learn that it helps the soil
grow strong, healthy vegetables. Outside children are enjoying the obstacle courses and are working together
to construct them. They are developing skills such as problem solving and experimentation and co-operating
and contributing ideas in a group project.
We have been using our new area and children are enjoying Olympic sports - Long jump, and running, its a
great area for running!
Phonological awareness activities have included initial letters of the dinosaurs, and how many syllables (claps)
they have e.g. ty-rann-o-saur-us Rex has 6 claps.
We have brought some new musical instruments - drums, tambourines, and a ukulele. Activities have included listening games, playing in a band and learning about rhythm and beat - e.g. running, walking, skipping
and galloping to the beat.
Outcome 3: engaging in complex gross motor skills.
Outcome 4: developing skills
to problem solve/trail and error
Outcome 2: Chidren are broading their understanding of
different languages around the
world
REMINDER
The Kindy session doesn’t start
until 8.45am. If you need to
be at work by 8.30 please
book your children into care
or arrange for someone else
to bring your child to Kindy.
We need that time in the
morning to set up the activities
and programs for the day.
Outcome 5
Using music instruments
to express meaning.
Outcome 4: Children are developing dispositions of learning such as curiosity, imagination an persistence. They are developing the
skill to problem solve and research.
Outcome 5: Contribute ideas in a shared play
experience
Thankyou to Lauren Foster
Lauren has been helping us set up the
whiteboard to connect to the Ipad. We
really appreciate her sharing her knowl-
POLICIES
A parents copy of all our polices-site required and site specific is in the sign in
area. Also a copy of the National Laws
and Regulations, that relate to the policies.
Please come and discuss them with us at
any time and we can copy any of them for
Hats
Under our
sunsmart policy children
now need to
wear a wide
brimmed hat
during outside
time.
Toy Cleaning
We will be rostering parents to
come in once a term to wash
and clean equipment. It will
only take an hour or so and is a
regulation under our new Na-
Excursion to Koppio Museum
CODE of ETHICS
Our Philosophy statement was
reviewed and updated in September 2011 based on the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics. Our
practice relates to and reflects the
Code of Ethics, e.g. In relation to
children we honour children's right
to play as both a process and context for learning, we create and
maintain safe healthy environments, spaces and places to enhance learning and development.
Copies of the ECA code of Ethics are
in sign in area, please take one.
Outcome 2—Children are developing connections and enjoying investigating the
local community
Outcome 1—Children develop knowledge
of their social heritage.
CLEANING
We are about to start a new cleaning contract where
the Kindy will be cleaned on Mon, Wed, and Fri
nights. This will mean that starting next term parents
on the cleaning roster will be asked to clean the toilets, basins and mop the floors and vacuum the carpet
as well. The cost of cleaning has gone up due to increased penalty rates charged for cleaning after
WHAT IS PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
Phonological awareness is the ability to detect and analyse the sound structure of language, children who have phonological awareness
can:
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Break words into syllables
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Rhyme words
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Say the beginning sound of a words
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Say each sound in the word
They have an awareness of the sounds of language and the ability to hear and identify sounds.
Phonological awareness is one of the emergent literacy skills and the majority of children experiencing difficulty with literacy have been found to have poor phonological awareness skills
ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
Syllable awareness
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Count the beats/syllables in children’s names
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Count beats/syllables in fruit, vegetables and objects around the room
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Step out syllables
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Segment a multisyllabic word and children need to blend the word together e.g. el-e-phant
Rhyme awareness
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Expose children to nursery rhymes and songs, encourage chorused reading
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Read books that empathise a reading pattern. Start with books that have one rhyming pattern
i.e. Words
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Identify rhyming works in songs, nursery rhymes and books