In term 3 the educators in the Starfish room are following the interests of the children and embarking on inquiry project discovering all about Dinosaurs🦕

Igniting the children’s imaginations, the Starfish children- along with their educators took off on a Dinosaur Egg hunt. But these weren’t any ordinary dinosaur eggs, following after the hunt- they used these special eggs as a STEM experience, allow the children to explore concepts of cause and affect with the use of the bicarb soda to create the eggs and vinegar. The children showed such delight in creating and watching the bubbles form and the eggs dissolving, presenting the hidden baby dinosaur inside.
Further more, the Starfish children can be seen effectively using their expressive communication skills with their educators. They are also building on their fine motor capabilities and using their prior knowledge of colour recognition and counting throughout.

We can’t wait to see where this project goes and look forward to many more ‘DINOriffic’ moments in the Starfish room. 🦖🦖🦖

✨SUPERHERO DAY✨

Today, everyone at Exceed came together, had a heaps of fun and showed their support in raising funds for a worthy cause in our community - Campbelltown Cancer Wellness Centre!

Here’s a snippet from Campbelltown Cancer Wellness Centre website describing the work they do:
“Cancer patients who are undergoing treatment and those who have completed treatment, have specific ongoing needs that are best addressed in a comprehensive Cancer Wellness Centre.
Our Wellness Centre Program aims to provide a supportive environment to empower cancer patients and their carers to maximise their wellness potential based on their individual capacity and their needs. They are designed to assist patients in achieving their best treatment outcome and to assist in their return to community based programs and primary care. These programs provide support, education and therapies to assist mind, body & soul.”

Why is it so important that we have community connections like this??

Community connections play a major role in children’s early development. They support each child’s sense of belonging, strengthening their social and emotional skills. It supports their learning by helping them build on the knowledge from the world around them, builds their resilience and acceptance towards cultural differences and helps create a foundation for a confident and positive sense of identity.
Building a relationship with the outer community supports children’s self esteem and social awareness, developing their understanding in community shared values, social expectations and how the boarder society works.

We can’t wait to tally up our fundraising efforts and present it to Campbelltown Cancer Wellness Centre on behalf of our Exceed community!

Thankyou for showing your support 💚

A special moment from today’s SUPERHERO DAY 🦸‍♂️

#everydayhero #superchef #exceedeec

This space couldn’t BEE more inviting!

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Our Whales room educators have set up this brilliant Bee Investigation space.

We can’t wait to watch the children explore, investigate, play and learn from this provocation.

Our new resources for children provoke wonder and exploration.

Check out our beach and under the sea small world play- it has us dreaming of summer! 🌊 🏖 🐬

🖤💛❤️NAIDOC WEEK 🖤💛❤️

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history. We can come together to celebrate the oldest continuous living culture in history.

This years theme ‘get up, stand up, show up’ embodies the idea that it’s time we narrow the gap, be proud of our history and support our nations first people.

Adding Aboriginal Cultural aspects to our early childhood curriculum encourages children to respect diversity and develop understanding towards cultural differences.

Throughout the week, here at Exceed we have prepared various experiences for our children to enjoy celebrating both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures - understanding and honouring their past and creating respect for the future.