3 Year oId Kinder Program  

Learning about our Community

This term, we are focusing on Community—exploring the many people who help make our world a better place through the roles they play.

Our dramatic play area has been transformed into a Police Station, and it’s already buzzing with activity! We have lots of little police officers dressing up, completing important “paperwork” on the computers, and proudly wearing their shiny badges. We did some cutting and pasting, creating police vehicles using coloured cardboard and shiny paper, and our own identification board, each child using their cutting and pasting skills to make their own community helper.

After finishing their helpers, the children looked for clothing and tools that matched their chosen job, cutting these out and pasting them onto their board. It was wonderful to see everyone recognising the important roles people play in our community. Our art work will be featured on our classroom’s community display.

Visit to Foot Hills Cafe

This week, we were so lucky to visit our school’s very own café. Our year 11 buddies welcomed us and were keen to show off their barista skills. The children lined up at the stylish counter, placing their orders for hot chocolate. Everyone waited so patiently for their turn. Once they received their drinks, each child carried their hot chocolate using both hands to their chosen seat at the café tables. It was a lovely sight to see the children enjoying their drinks, chatting away like grown-ups. When we finished, we put our hands up to show if we enjoyed our hot chocolate – the responses were all smiles, and I even heard, “I want to have my party here!” The children excitedly asked the year 11’s about birthday parties at the café, and the older students were very happy with how much we enjoyed our visit.

Farewelling Our Year 12 Students

It was a very special week for our Year 12 students, who have now completed their final days at Boronia K–12 College. To farewell our Year 12s, we held a whole-school assembly in the gym. Our Kinder 3 and 4 year old programs were invited to prepare small gifts to present to each graduating student. In return, our children also received a little gift to take home.

To begin, we sat patiently in the gym, waiting for all the students to arrive. As the music began, everyone stood proudly to sing the National Anthem. After opening formalities, it was then our turn to present our gifts. Some children felt a little nervous and said they might not participate—but when the time came, every single one of us got up to present their gift. It was such a wonderful and proud moment! A particularly special highlight was when Ryder had the opportunity to present his gift to his sister.

This experience encouraged our children to be part of a larger school community and develop confidence, respect, and pride in being active members of the college.

Construction Sensory Activity

A sand tub has been set up in our kinder room with multiple plastic wheels and small toy construction vehicles. The children have been highly engaged, using the cars and trucks to scoop, transport, and dump sand into different areas. They enjoyed picking up the sand, filling the vehicles, and creating large piles.

Through this play, children were developing sensory skills by exploring the different textures and movements of sand, supporting EYLF Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners, as they engage in hands-on exploration and experimentation.

As they scooped, poured, and transferred sand, their fine motor skills and hand–eye coordination was strengthened, contributing to children have a strong sense of wellbeing, through the development of physical confidence and control.

Children demonstrated cognitive development as they experimented with how much sand each vehicle could hold and how to move it efficiently, exploring early STEM concepts such as volume, balance, and gravity.

Additionally, moving around the sand tub and manipulating materials supported physical development, enhancing spatial awareness and control of movement.

Overall, this activity provided a rich, hands-on learning experience that combined sensory exploration, creativity, problem-solving, and social interaction in a fun and engaging way, supporting multiple EYLF learning outcomes.

Dawn Willis, 

ELC Teacher