The morning of Friday 27th February may have started out a little gloomy, but it soon brightened up as we prepared for a variety of fun beach day activities. All the children came dressed for some sun, sand and water action. We had zinc, sunnies, beach props for beach dress ups, sandcastle building, fishing and […]
Grandparents Morning Tea
/in News, Special Events, Theme Days /by The Tree HouseTo celebrate Seniors Week, we invited grandparents to come and play with their grandchildren. All the grandparents had a wonderful time and helped the children to; remember to share the toys and to always use manners. The Tree House children thoroughly enjoyed shoring off their grandparents.
Funky Hair Day
/in Charity Events, Special Events, Theme Days /by The Tree HouseThe Tree House supported The World’s Greatest Shave by having a funky hair day on Friday 13 March. The children enjoyed getting their hair sprayed a variety of colours, gelled, plaited and tied into ponytails. Bradley, a nursery teacher had his hair completely shaved off, for the 4th year! Anita the Tree House receptionist had […]
Our Beach Day
/in Theme Days /by The Tree HouseThe morning of Friday 27th February may have started out a little gloomy, but it soon brightened up as we prepared for a variety of fun beach day activities. All the children came dressed for some sun, sand and water action. We had zinc, sunnies, beach props for beach dress ups, sandcastle building, fishing and […]
Chinese New Year
/in Learning Experiences, Special Events, Theme Days /by The Tree HouseOn Thursday 19th February the children spent time learning about Chinese New Year celebrations. During their creative arts time the children had the opportunity to copy some Chinese symbols. This proved to be a great challenge as they developed their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. After all their hard work they enjoyed some […]
Annual Christmas Party
/in News, Special Events /by The Tree HouseOur Christmas Party, held on Saturday 13th December, was a resounding success with plenty of festive arts and crafts. Each child was able to make their very own reindeer food to sprinkle on their lawn on Christmas Eve, so the reindeers could find their way. Christmas jewellery was made with beads to wear on Christmas […]
Christmas Giving Tree
/in Charity Events /by The Tree HouseA big thank you to our fantastic families who supported this most worthy fundraiser. We were able to donate over 200 Christmas gifts to our local Salvation Army, which were distributed to families in need in our local community.
Remembrance Day
/in News, Special Events /by The Tree HouseThis year the 11th November marked the 96th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914-18). Each year on this day Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11am in memory of those who died or suffered in all was and armed conflicts. Today the children from the Pre-Kindy rooms walked over to […]
Science Spectacular
/in Learning Experiences /by The Tree HouseThe Tree House had a lot of fun participating in National Science Week. Science education in early childhood is of great importance to many aspects of a child’s development. Young children are motivated to explore the world around them and early science experiences can capitalise on this inclination. The children at The Tree House participated […]
Winter Warmer Tin Food Drive
/in Charity Events /by The Tree HouseThe children and families of The Tree House recently donated over 200 cans of food to The Salvation Army. Captain Nathan Hodges collected the food which will be distributed to families in need in our local community. We would like to thank all of our families who contributed to this worthy cause.
Pre-Kindy Children Learn About First Aid
/in Learning Experiences /by The Tree HouseOn Friday 15 August, Mary from ‘First Aid For You’ gave a presentation to the Pre-Kindy children. Mary covered several topics with the children such as choking, burns and bites. She talked to the children about what may happen if they stop breathing and then demonstrated mouth to mouth resuscitation. The children were very interested […]