Learning Lions Kindness Project
Since the beginning of the year staff in the Lions room have encouraged children to demonstrate small acts of kindness towards their friends and carers each day. Our overall aim in promoting kindness is not only for the children to show kindness and compassion within our centre, but to spread kindness into our community.
VIDEO: Reptilian friends visit St Nicholas Newcastle West
Kids at St Nick’s Newcastle West had some special reptilian visitors from Blackbutt Reserve on Wednesday 7 September 2017.
Our visit to Sacred Heart Cathedral
On Monday 11 September, 2017, the children of Mowane room went on an excursion to the Sacred Heart Cathedral on Hunter Street in Newcastle West.
VIDEO: NSW Fire & Rescue visits St Nick’s Newcastle West
Cooks Hill NSW Fire & Rescue visited St Nicholas Early Education, Newcastle West, on Tuesday 29 August.
Careful, it’s an emergency!
St Nicholas Early Education centre at Newcastle West received a very special visit on Wednesday. The State Emergency Services (SES) Newcastle branch volunteers came to the centre to show the children their “Medium Storm Rescue” vehicles.
Singleton Waste Management Excursion
On Monday 7 August, the Creative Cubs went on an excursion to the Singleton Waste Management Facility. This was a planned experience to extend on our interest in waste disposal, waste management and the concept of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Notes on thought-full parenting
This is the story of how I went from being a determined young woman, focused on career, to being a devoted mother and writer. It tracks fifteen years of my journey from London to Melbourne to Hobart.
Bath time for Josie
Many of our Yunung families have welcomed baby brothers and sisters into their families this year and over the past few months most of the Yunung children have shown interest in caring for the dolls in the room.