Nina Marni lovely learners and their beautiful families. Welcome to our last blog for this Term and the year 2024. Next week we begin our Holiday week program with an exciting and creative blog continuing with the season of advent , Christmas.
We here at early learning would like to bid a wam farewell to our current School principal Mr. Kerry White. It has been a blessing to have had you as our Principal, Leader and Mentor. We wish you God’s blessings on your retirement and hope you will have some frequent visits to see us all. The children created a special card with all of their handprints with a gift and presented it to Mr.White. All the staff , children and their families will dearly miss you.
| Learning Intention 1: To support children’s emotional wellbeing as they begin their transition process into preschool in the new year. Why? As children approach the transition into to preschool, they may be experiencing certain feelings such as fear, uncertainty and nervousness.· Being aware of children’s developmental milestones, particularly emotional and social development, helps educators understand what to expect at different ages and stages in children’s lives.· The importance of a positive transition into the preschool experience has been consistently emphasised in research around the world. A large body of evidence suggests a successful transition helps improve children’s educational and social outcomes |
| Learning Intention 2: To deepen our understanding of the advent season and celebrate the cultural tradition of Christmas Why- throughout each year we celebrate many cultural traditions of our families to nurture each child’s identity and promote a sense of belonging- -Liturgical advent is a joyous season of preparation. The word itself derives from the Latin word meaning “coming.” During these four weeks, we prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus, with prayer and mindfulness. Celebrating Advent is a meaningful way to prepare our hearts for Christmas-Christmas is a time of celebration, which is meaningful to many children within our community |
| Learning Intention 3: Sacred symbols are special and important. Why? Doctrinal Insights from the Catholic Tradition that support this Enduring Understanding include:Sacred symbols remind us that God is close to us, and with us.In my Catholic learning environment, I can see many sacred symbols.Candle flames remind us that God is with us.The Bible reminds us of God’s love for us through special stories.The Cross reminds us of Jesus.Water is used for special blessingsSacred symbols are used in my school/ELC and in church celebrations, prayer and liturgy. (CCC1145)Other faith traditions also have sacred symbols The Sign of the Cross is a prayer to God.Doctrinal and Content Elaborations:Doctrinal Insights from the Catholic Tradition that support this Enduring Understanding include:The Sign of the Cross is a prayer with actions and words.The words remind us that God is called Father, Son and Holy Spirit.The actions represent the symbol of the Cross, and that prayer involves our head, heart and body. |
Community walks have been frequent this week with children exploring the School vegetable and fruit patches, along with visits to the playground and the MUDLA. Children have been picking some ripe strawberries and tomatoes to be consumed during their meal times.
As a another term and another year comes to an end, with the greatest joy and blessings for a new year our children helped bake their own ginger bread men with lots of help and support from their Teacher’s and our very own special chef Angela, and the children consumed these ginger bread cookies for their afternoon tea.
Some specs of gold to end a beautiful and amazing term and a wonderful celebration of the Year 2024
Holy Family Catholic School Early Learning wish our little learners and their beautiful families blessings during this wonderful season of Advent. Hope you all have restful holidays, stay safe and hope to see you all back in the New Year of 2025.