Hello Families, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new families and returning families to Elonera in 2018. We also welcome back our Director and Possum Group Teacher, Gina Ravensdale, Jo Holland (Kangaroo & Koala Educator), Lynne Tyssen (Kangaroo & Possum educator) and Teachers Kaitlyn Wallis (Kangaroo Group), and Ellie …
Sponsorship Are you a local business owner looking for more exposure within our community? Elonera is keen to support the community that supports us, and we have many exciting opportunities in 2018 needing local sponsors. We have opportunities to suit all budgets and fields, for the hairdresser or retailer simply wanting more local business, to builders and architects …
A cornerstone of the Elonera Preschool philosophy is that children learn best through play. As kindergarten educators we are often asked how play based learning supports the children’s school readiness, so I would like to take this opportunity to share and explore with our families how play supports and develops the children’s transition to school. …
Who can believe that we are already into our fourth week of term one. The initial weeks of kindergarten have been full of excitement, discovery and curiosity in the Koala group. The staggered sessions within the first week were a great opportunity for children to settle into their environment and allowed us as Educators to …
The Kangaroo children have had a wonderful start to the year, settling in to a new routine, new teachers, new friends and lots of new and exciting experiences. For many children, this has been their first experience away from home, so we have been focusing on establishing a consistent and reliable routine, and participating in …
Grounds Update February 2017 The Grounds team has been very busy over the summer holidays with lots of upgrade works. We hope you and your children enjoy the upgraded kinder room, and facilities for 2018. We have completed: – New flooring in the kinder room – Painted ceiling in the kinder room – New fans …
Hello Families, Thank you to everyone who came to the Twilight Market, having so many people there made for a great atmosphere full of fun, great food and the chance to get some gifts or pick up some bargains! Thank you to Jo for another outstanding job in coordinating everything, thank you Erin taking charge …
Twilight Market A huge thank you to our Kinder community for making this such a brilliant night. Thanks to everyone that was able to help with a stall or set up or pack up and for all the donations. Thanks also to everyone that came and enjoyed the night. It was not only a fun social …
Grounds Wrap Up 2017 Thanks to all who have contributed to our beautiful grounds throughout the year, including those that have attended Grounds Duty, attended working bees, provided sponsorship, and also contributed to our many fundraisers to enable the Grounds renovation. We have a few more jobs to get done before kinder returns in 2018, …
My final report for the year will be the speech I presented at the Annual General Meeting. On behalf of the teaching team at Elonera I would like to thank the outgoing Committee of Management for the tremendous amount of support, commitment and dedication they have provided to our kindergarten community this year. It has …