Preschool Spotlight on Learning

We are excited to have started Bush Preschool this term. You may have seen all the preschool groups in their high viz vests walking over to Moncrief open urban space for this experience.

We are proud of all the children for the learning that they have undertaken leading up to bush preschool. For their positive attitudes whilst walking 900m (each way) to bush preschool base camp and back, carrying their bags and for their enthusiastic participation at bush preschool.

 

Prior to attending bush preschool, we engaged in safety briefings about playing in our new space. This learning included walking safely to bush preschool, snake safety, stick safety, respecting Ngunnawal land, understanding that you can’t put your fingers in holes as there may dangerous creatures living in them and returning to base camp when the drum is banged.

Some of the popular activities at bush preschool have included climbing trees, digging in the large pit, using sticks to make campfires and other structures, caring for Ngunnawal land by using tongs to collect rubbish, creating artworks with rocks, finding and observing wildlife, rock stacking and making paint from different coloured rocks. We have shared our bush preschool learning space with kangaroos, a bearded dragon lizard and several insects and creepy crawlies.  

Sustainability

This term we are learning about sustainable practices. We have been focusing on looking at the amount of rubbish we produce at preschool, ways to minimise this and ensuring that we are putting rubbish in the right bins. We now have compost bins and a worm farm that we are looking after. We are also encouraging children to minimise the amount of rubbish that they bring to preschool, so we encourage families to think about and discuss what is packed in lunch boxes.