To our Koala Families

We are now over halfway through the year! It has been wonderful to see all the children form strong connections with each of the educators and settle into the Koala Room, allowing their individual personalities, interests and little characters to shine through. We are also very excited to welcome some new families and children to our Koala community. We look forward to getting to know each child and family, building new connections and creating a warm, welcoming environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

We are also thrilled to welcome two new educators, Krysty and Carissa, to the Koala team! We are excited for the children and families to get to know them and for Krysty and Carissa to become part of the koala team.

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In Term 3, many of the children are beginning to show a growing interest in becoming independent and developing their self-help skills. We will continue to focus on this important area of development by providing the children with opportunities to practise and strengthen their independence throughout their daily routines. This includes encouraging the children to self-feed, wash their hands, wipe their hands and faces, and scrape their bowls after mealtimes. These small everyday experiences provide valuable opportunities for the children to build confidence, develop new skills and feel a sense of accomplishment as they learn to do things for themselves.

Many of the children have also started to create beautiful friendships, and we are beginning to witness many special moments of small-group and parallel play. The children are becoming increasingly aware of one another, learning their friends’ names and often initiating interactions or inviting others to join their play. We have also enjoyed many opportunities for large-group experiences with the Bilby Room. The Koala children have shown great interest and excitement during activities such as popping bubbles, music and movement, sensory play, science experiments and arts and crafts.