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News and Information From Kidi Kingdom!
November
Thursday
28th- (6:00pm - 8:00pm)
Hillcrest Centre Pre Prep Graduation Ceremony
December
Saturday 7th - (9am - 12pm)
Centre Christmas Party
Monday 16th - (10:30am - 11:30am)
Christmas Nursing Home Visit
Tuesday 24th - (All Day)
Christmas Eve Celebrations
Sun Safety: It's time to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and
Slide!
As the weather starts to get warmer and days
till Summer, it is very important that
children are educated on their Sun Safety as
well as parents and carers.
All Queensland early childhood centres have a
comprehensive sun protection policy which
outlines their commitment to ensuring that the
entire centre community can be protected from
the sun.
At Kidi Kingdom our sun safety policy pivots
around different times of the day that children
can access our shaded areas outside. Educators
are required to at all times set a good example
for the children by ensuring that they too are
wearing hats and sunscreen outside.
As most
parents are aware, getting your child to apply
sunscreen, wear a hat and keep it on can often be
a losing battle. Being a sun safe centre, Kidi
Kingdom teachers spend a lot of time training
our children about the importance of sun safety.
Like everything, when teaching children the
importance of sun safety, Kidi Kingdom educators
like to make the learning fun, providing
children with meaning so information is recalled
easily.
One of the songs that we teach the children at
Kidi Kingdom to help recall information about
the importance of sun safety is:
We
rub, rub, rub,
We rub, rub, rub, We rub our hands together.
We pat, pat, pat,
We pat, pat, pat, We pat it on our cheeks.
We pat it on our foreheads,
We pat it on our chin,
We pat it on our nose, And then we rub it in.
Please click on the link below to watch our
informative video on "How to encourage your
child to apply on sunscreen and a hat before
playing outside".
Keep up to date
with Sun Safety with the below
information from SunSmart
If you can see skin, UV can reach it.
Try to cover as much skin as possible
with cool, loose-fitting clothing. If a
child is wearing a singlet top or dress
with thin straps, don't forget to layer
up with a t-shirt or shirt before
outdoor play.
Slop on SPF30 (or higher) broad-spectrum,
water-resistant sunscreen.
Sunscreen should be the last line of defence
after clothing, a hat, sunglasses and shade. For
any skin not covered by clothing, apply a
generous amount of SPF30 (or higher)
broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen 20
minutes before going outdoors and re-apply every
two hours, and after swimming and water play.
Sunscreen applied in the morning will not last
all day so re-application before going outdoors
is necessary. If your child's skin isn't covered
with clothing, what is protecting it from the
sun's UV? Playing in the shade will help reduce
some UV but not all. Sunscreen adds another
layer of protection against UV for skin you
can't cover with clothing.
The widespread use of sunscreen on babies under
6 months old is not recommended. Physical
protection such as shade, clothing and
broad-brimmed hats are the best sun protection
measures. If babies are kept out of the sun or
well protected from UV radiation by clothing,
hats and shade, then sunscreen only needs be
used occasionally on very small areas.
Sun-Screen Tips for Parents
From about
the age of three, let children practise applying sunscreen
so they can develop this skill ready for pre-school and
school.
Set up a sunscreen station in the bathroom at
home so children can apply their sunscreen in front of the
mirror and then wipe their hands.
Pop
sunscreen in the cooler section of the lunchbox so it will
be cold when applying - especially refreshing on a hot,
summer's day.
Try a
clip-on sunscreen that can hang from your child's bag and
act as a visual reminder.
Make
sunscreen application a bit of fun and encourage children to
put a dot of sunscreen on each cheek, nose and their chin
and carefully rub it in (avoiding the eye area). They can
add squiggles of sunscreen to any part of their arms and
legs not covered with clothing.
Remember
role modelling - children learn best from what they see
adults doing. Apply your sunscreen at the same time so
children can watch how you do it and follow your example.
Slap on a Hat
Choose a hat that shades the head, face, eyes,
ears and neck. Bucket, wide-brimmed or
legionnaire hats are best. Baseball caps do not
offer enough protection and are not recommended.
For babies,
choose a fabric that will crumple easily when they put their
head down.
For younger
children choose a hat size that is proportional to the size
of the child's head and provides shade across the face and
neck areas.
For older
children, a bucket hat should have a deep crown and angled
brim which is at least 6cm. A wide brimmed hat should have a
brim that is at least 7.5cm. The side flap and front peak of
a legionnaire hat should meet to protect the side of the
face.
Hats that
can be adjusted at the crown are best. If the hat is secured
with a long strap and toggle, ensure it has a safety snap,
place the strap at the back of the head or trim the length
so it doesn't become a choking hazard.
Seek Shade
Shade
is an important sun protection tool for all
ages. In particular, babies under 12 months have
very sensitive skin and should always be kept
out of direct sunlight.
Slide on sunglasses
Eyes are very sensitive to UV damage. Where it
is practical, try to protect your child's eyes
every day with sunglasses when they are
outdoors. A sun-protective hat will also help
reduce UV damage to the eyes.
Toy or fashion-labelled sunglasses do not meet
the requirements for sunglasses under the
Australian Standard and should not be used for
sun protection.
Letter from the Centre Manager.
Welcome to
another exciting month at Kidi Kingdom Child Care - Hillcrest.
I would firstly
like to thank you all for being so welcoming and supportive during
my transition this past month. I have had the pleasure of
meeting most of the families within the service, if you are yet
to meet me please feel free to come in and say "hi" any day of
the week as well as call with any queries or concerns. I am
excited to be a part of this amazing team and family at Kidi
Kingdom Child Care - Hillcrest and cannot wait to see what the New
Year brings us.
As we are
coming into a busy time of the year, we are all very excited for
the many events coming up. Our Graduation Ceremony will be held
on November 28th, 2019 for all of the Pre - Prep children before
they head off to big school. Miss Nim and Miss Kara have been
working hard to make this a memorable event for all. The rest of
the team have been busy planning our Centre Children's Christmas
Celebration that is coming up on December 7th, you will have
already received your invitation letter via email, if could
please advise of your attendance at your earliest convenience
that would be much appreciated.
If you have not
yet returned your completed re-enrolment forms for 2020, please
ensure these are now returned as our vacancies for 2020 are
limited in all our services including= Long Day Care, Before and
After School Care; and Vacation Care / School Holiday Care
Program.
Kind
Regards,
Rhiannon
Hanlon
Centre Manager
STAY UP TO DATE!
Around
the rooms.
EARLY
LEARNERS - Dear Families of Early Learners, We would
like to welcome our new friends Skyla, Kylan, Xavier and
Huxley. We look forward to exploring and making friendships
while enhancing our skills and reaching our milestones
together. The Early Learners have enjoyed exploring building
and constructing as well as showing interest in animals,
babies and some of our sensory activities. We have also
enjoyed contributing to the various special days like "day
for Daniel" and "Halloween" through dressing up, arts,
crafts and music. This week we will be focusing on recycling
as it is recycling week and we will continue to encourage
the children in reaching their next milestones. We look
forward to more exploring and fun memorable times together.
If you have any ideas, concerns or questions please feel
free to let us know.
Thank you,
Miss Christina and Miss Kassandra.
Junior Early Years -
Dear Families of Junior Early Years. The months are flying
by now and we have been busy engaging in many activities.
This month we have been focusing on colour recognition, this
has involved a lot of different activities such as creative
art experiences, books, songs and many other colour related
play experiences within the room. The children have also
shown an interest in the fruit we eat daily for morning tea.
We have been exploring further into this where the children
name the different fruit we eat each day and by created a
healthy eating poster. On the poster are some of the
favourite fruits the children chose as they created it using
magazines and their fine motor skills using the scissors to
cut out the pictures much like a collage.
We had a
lot of fun with the Halloween celebrations and created a lot
of unique art work which is on display in our room. We will
be focusing on recycling for the next few weeks, if you have
any boxes etc please feel free to donate these to the centre
for the children to recycle into many different objects and
projects.
Thank you,
Miss Julie and Miss Jill.
Early
Years - Dear Families of the Early Years room, firstly
we would like to welcome our new Early Years children and
their families to our room. What a wonderful month it has
been, we focused on following on from last month’s learning
for this month. We continued to do our counting and colours,
the children explored this by touching items and counting
with paddle pop sticks. We learnt how to match colours and
count the matching items. This coming month we look forward
to learning on Thank you, Miss Kyra and Miss Steph.
Early
Years
-
Dear
Families of the Senior Early Years room, the end of year is
fast approaching and whilst reflecting over the month of
November the children have enjoyed taking part and getting
involved with many experiences such as learning about
gardening, practicing name and letter recognition. Children
have also taking an interest in caring for their environment
through recycling and using natural resources through play
in our construction area and nature corner. We have been
discussing with the children at group time about what they
have done over the weekend to continue their learning
through expressing their interests and following up
experiences in class. The children have been using the iPad
to research activities to continue their learning such as
gardening, sea life, dinosaurs and volcanoes. We have also
been learning about everyday life through events that we
celebrate during the month such as day for Daniel day,
Remembrance Day & Recycle Week to name a few. The children
of the classroom thrive on learning to achieve the best
results and achieve their dreams to the best they can, as
they are all involved learners.
Thank you,
Miss Jess and Miss Alyssa
PrePrep -
Dear
Families of Pre-prep, one of the most significant event in
the lives of the Pre-prep children is about to come, their
Graduation Ceremony! This will be held on Thursday the 28th
of November 2019 at the Logan West Community Centre (2
Wineglass Drive, Hillcrest) The ceremony will start at
exactly 6'oclock in the evening. There will be light
refreshments after the ceremony. Please don't forget this
very important date as we are looking forward to celebrating
this memorable event with all our Kidi Kingdom family and
friends. The children have prepared a surprise number for
all their loved ones. Your child's Transition Statements are
already available should you wish to get it on or before the
graduation ceremony. See can’t wait to see you all there!
Thank you,
Ms Nim and Ms Kara.
School Care
/ Vacation Care -
Dear
Families of School Care/Vacation Care, this month we have
been focusing on "Around the World" during before and after
school care, the children have enjoyed using the world globe
and the Internet to learn about the world around them. We
have planned many experiences based on this and look forward
to a month of learning about everyone’s heritage and
culture. The children have also enjoyed a lot of outside
play, sports is very popular at the moment especially soccer
and basketball, we have some little athletes in the making!
We are excited to announce that we have just sent out the
Christmas/New Year Vacation Care Program, please check your
emails or find a hard copy in the office and send them back
at your earliest convenience so that we can begin to prepare
for this period.
Thank you,
Miss Kara and Mr Gav.
DO YOU RECYCLE RIGHT?
When you recycle, you help save important
natural resources like minerals, trees,
water and oil. You also save energy,
conserve landfill space, decrease greenhouse
gas emissions and reduce pollution.
Recycling closes the resources loop,
ensuring valuable and reusable resources do
not go to waste.
Do you know what can and cannot be recycled?
These items are often put in recycling bins
but they don't belong there. If in doubt
leave it out. Putting the wrong thing in the
wrong bin can ruin your recycling efforts.
Don’t put these in your recycling bin:
Plastic Bags: Plastic bags and other
soft plastics should be kept out of the
kerbside recycling bin. These items such as
bread bags and confectionary bags can be
recycled in a REDcycle bin, which are
located at participating supermarkets.
Crockery and glassware: While broken
glasses, plates and ovenware may seem
recyclable, they're not. Glassware melts at
a different temperature to glass bottles and
jars and will contaminate a load.
Polystyrene: Cannot be recycled.
Sorting facilities aren't equipped to deal
with this material. It can contaminate the
paper recycling stream. Small polystyrene
beads and pellets are too small to process
and again contaminate other recycling
streams.
E-Waste: Batteries, mobile phones and
printer cartridges not only contaminate
recycling streams, but can actually be a
health hazard at sorting facilities. These
items can be recycled at special drop off
points.
Nappies: A surprising number [of
nappies] get put into recycling bins. They
cannot be processed and are a hazardous
material. Anything that is made of composite
materials cannot be processed, like Pringle
tubes. The technology used cannot break the
item down into its component materials.
SBS.com (2019, October 20). Five
things that shouldn't be recycled.
Retrieved from
Kidi Kingdom Child Care wishes to thank the following
local business for their continued support.
Team Member of the Month!
Team Member of the Month is Miss Julie!
This has been awarded to Miss Jessica for all her hard
work efforts by continuing to work at her highest
abilities and providing the children and families a
positive environment throughout the classroom and
centre.
