Oakley Creek Waterfall

What a glorious sunny day for a trip to see the waterfall. Due to all the rain we had in the last few days the creek and waterfall were spectacular. We all enjoyed the view from the top of the waterfall looking down and also looking at the waterfall from the bottom. It was a great trip. Next time we may do the whole walkway!

Happy Birthday Jo-Anne!

Happy birthday to Jo-Anne!

What a wonderful way to celebrate

With yellow icing on your cake.

Yum!

We hope you had a great day off on your official birthday.

Awesome Palate Painting

Palate Painting

Here are some of the masterpieces that the children have created. Children need to enjoy drawing and painting before they begin to learn to write.

Happy birthday Abbi!

Happy birthday to Abbi who turned 5 today.

Now you are older you will see

How much fun being 5 can be!

We hope you had a special day.

Happy school days, Abbi.

Charlotte is five!

Happy birthday to Charlotte who turned 5 this month and will be going off to school.

Ladybugs came from far away

To share in Charlotte's special day.

Happy school days, Charlotte!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to a little girl who also turned 3 this month.

How many candles can we see

One, two, three.

A great team effort blowing out the candles!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Finlay who turned 3 this month.

A ship came sailing in to see

Finlay turn from 2 to 3.

The chocolate cake was yummy, Finlay!

VISIT TO MOTAT ON OUR LUNCHBOX DAY

Today we travelled by bus to MOTAT, along with our friends from the Kinross Street Centre, to see all kinds of transport. This was a special trip for our 4 year old children, and we call this outing "Lunch Box Day", because the children had to carry their own lunches and be responsible for eating properly, getting ready for school. At first we looked all around the main section of MOTAT and then we travelled to the Hanger section on Meola Road, where we ate our lunch. This was a fantastic trip and although it was overcast, the weather couldn't have been better. We eventually walked back down to Great North Road to catch the bus home. What a wonderful day we had, the children were great and we were pleasantly surprised at how fast the day went. Check out the photo display in the Centre to get more of an idea on what we covered.

Mothers Day Evening

Last night the atmosphere was enchanting as the mothers walked into a candlelit room with the children's loving work around them, including balloons, streamers, hearts and sprinkles. The mothers were greeted with a glass of bubbly or fruit juice on arrival, and desserts were waiting, that were divine and delightful to test their taste buds.

Angela, one of our mothers, who is a Creative Memories Consultant, delighted the mothers by showing us her photo albums and how to store and look after them. The mothers were able to create a memorable gift from photo's they brought in to take home. Angela inspired us by showing us that we all have creative abilities.

The mothers had an enjoyable and delightful time creating their page, talking to each other and having fun. The mothers were so inspired by how the centre could be changed! A wonderful evening had by all!

Our Fabulous Carpentry Teacher

As you may already know, Gerald LeMesurier, (Ollie's) Dad built us this amazing Carpentry Hut. Not only that, he has been teaching us how to use the tools appropriately and given us projects to work on.

The first project was to make fishing lines using soup tins - very inspired.

Currently we are cutting up timber to build small boxes that we can fill with clay. Once this is completed we make impressions in the clay, e.g. hand prints, nuts and bolts, etc., AND then we fill the impressions up with Plaster of Paris - watch out for amazing creations coming your way!