Preschool room
Transition to School Celebration 2022
Thank you to all the families that joined us last week to celebrate the children making the transition to Primary School next year. As we reflect on the children’s last few years at Discovery, we acknowledge the learning and development, friendships and memories that have occurred and we have enjoyed celebrating this milestone together.
Read MoreOur Grandbuddies Visit!
Last week our Grandbuddies from Mingaletta Aged Care facility visited us for morning tea. The Orange Preschool have completed a ‘Connecting Generations’ program with these residents over Zoom and the children were very excited to be able to meet their favourite Grandbuddies face to face. The Port News, Prime 7 and the Port App attended…
Read MoreClean Up Australia Day 2022
The Discovery children participated in Clean Up Australia Day last Friday. This annual event inspires the children to learn about the impact of rubbish on their local environment while playing an active role in their community.
Read MoreOur Lending Library
At Discovery we are passionate about helping children to develop a love for reading. We believe that a love of reading is a stepping stone to becoming an enthusiastic learner and a confident reader, writer and speaker. We have introduced a Lending Library in the Preschool Room for children to borrow books to read at…
Read MoreThe Connecting Generations Program
The Preschool children have commenced the Connecting Generations Program with Uniting Mingaletta Aged Care residents via Zoom! The children connect with their Grand Buddies weekly and are enjoying getting to know each other by singing, sharing art and stories, and learning important safety messages together.
Read MoreCelebrating The Paralympics!
The Preschool and Transition children participated in their own Paralympics yesterday. Respect, inclusion and acceptance of diversity are core values at Discovery. Celebrating the Paralympics has provided us the intentional teaching opportunities for discussions with children about diversity, perseverance and strength. The events the children took part in helped them understand the feeling of achievement,…
Read MoreDiscovery Mini-Olympics!
We had so much fun at our Discovery Mini-Olympics today! The children and educators took part in an opening ceremony march, where our diverse backgrounds were represented, followed by the softball, fencing, hockey, running relays, hurdles, soccer and equestrian events. The children demonstrated many Olympic values, including sportsmanship, perseverance, diversity and acceptance of all.
Read MoreVisiting the Library Van and Sovereign Hills Town Centre
As part of our regular community walks to the Library Van, we surprised the local shopping centre by delivering Easter cards and wishing them all a Happy Easter!
Read MoreCelebrating National Tree Day at Discovery
Today we participated in National Tree Day – a great way to inspire children to learn about the local environment while playing an active role in their community and creating positive environmental change. The children are eager to take care of our new Illawarra Flame Tree, by watering it regularly through the irrigation pipe, to…
Read MoreKoala “Elparra David” who lives at the Koala Hospital.
Discovery is proud to announce that we have renewed our adoption of Koala “Elparra David” who lives at the Koala Hospital. The Preschool Room has taken on the responsibility of learning about Koalas and visiting Elparra David at the hospital. The children have also been set a challenge- to take pictures with the Koala Trail…
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