Currambena school blog

Hello everyone,

Well, this is it, the last newsletter for 2022! How incredibly fortunate we’ve been to have had the opportunity to be part of this wonderful preschool community this year. We’re so proud of each child and how far they’ve come.

It’s been a fruitful year with the preschool taking part in many wonderful events including Sculpture Week, Summerhill Days, music incursions, music week, Children’s Voices for Reconciliation, Lane Cove Library visits, Kimberley Playground routine excursion……. the list of events could go on and on. The children’s agency has been reflected in how confidently they chair morning meetings, their ability to share knock, knock jokes with each other and the end of day activity that the children are so independent in running. It’s been great to see children find their voice and confidently use it in all aspects of their day with us.

The children ran a fantastic thank you afternoon tea last Thursday and then another very successful Afternoon Tea for their buddies in Wendy’s class on Tuesday. The preparation, practice and anticipation in the lead-up to these events have been a great experience for all involved. The event itself was a wonderful celebration of what community is and how capable and competent the youngest members of our special Currambena community are.

Thank you to everyone that has supported preschool throughout the year. The attendance at maintenance days, the washing, the end of term cleaning and all the input into preschool has been greatly appreciated. For those families finishing in preschool this year please remember that your child’s Storypark can still be accessed by you and added to for free for as long as you like.

Wishing everyone a safe and joyous Christmas break and a prosperous New Year. For those families leaving Currambena, as your child makes their transition to primary in school within the wider community we wish you well, we’ll miss your child and your family, though, know you’ll take a piece of Currambena in your hearts. For those of you returning to preschool, we look forward to spending another fun-filled year with your families. For those heading off to primary in Vinnie’s class, we feel honoured to be able to continue to watch your children grow and develop as they continue their journey through our very special school.

Love

Katrina, Michael and Lisa

Hello everyone,

We’ve got some tired preschool people at the moment, seems their yearly body clock is needing a well-earned rest after a big year.

A huge thank you to everyone for taking time out of your day and joining the children for the Annual Preschool Afternoon Tea on Thursday afternoon. It’s a really special event that we haven’t been able to have in preschool for the last couple of years because of COVID. The children did an amazing job in organising the event, deciding what we should cook, making the food and, most importantly, greeting and serving their guests. It was just gorgeous to see how excited and happy they were to serve their guests the fruits of their labour. They were all so patient in making sure their people were well taken care of before having something for themselves. We plan on having another afternoon tea for the Buddies next Tuesday to thank them for playing with us this year as well as saying goodbye.

We’ve obviously spent a lot of time cooking in preschool over the last 2 weeks. We’ve been particularly impressed with the children’s ability to crack eggs! Some of them have told me they’ve never done it before though they’ve been really good. All of the 24 eggs cracked successfully made it into the banana bread.

We’ll have out last visit to Lane Cove Library next Wednesday, a lovely opportunity for the children to thank Chris, the librarian, for sharing stories with us this year.

Lastly a big thank you to the sweeping fairies around preschool and the school of late. Thank you also to everyone that has signed up for a few end-of-year tasks in preschool. We’ll start bagging up washing next week.

Wishing everyone a restful weekend during this very busy time of the year.

Love

Katrina, Michael and Lisa