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Welcome to the month of January!
I would like to acknowledge the Dharug people, the Traditional custodians of the lands on which I live and work today. I pay my respects to elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hope of Aboriginal Australians.
In January, Happy Days Blacktown will be celebrating the birthdays of Anhad, Arabella and Milan. We hope their birthdays are filled with love and happiness!
What's on in January!
NATIONAL SPAGHETTI DAY
5TH JAN
Today is our exciting excursion to Featherdale. We are all very excited to see all of the different animals and wildlife so please remember that if you are not attending the excursion that the centre will be closed between 10-3
AUSTRALIA DAY
23RD JAN
Let's embrace the Christmas cheer and dress up for all to see! We invite the children to wear their Christmas clothes and accessories and join us for a day of Christmas fun!
WATER PLAY DAY
7TH & 23RD JAN
We ask the children to wear their snuggly Christmas PJ's today so we can have some super comfy fun and gather for a Christmas picnic lunch!
NATIONAL LEGO DAY
13TH JAN
Today the children will get to participate in a range of water play activities so please be sure to bring extra clothes so they can have the most fun!
What we got up to last month...
FEATHERDALE EXCURSION
On 5th December, the children participated in an exciting excursion to Featherdale Wildlife Park, where they had the opportunity to explore and learn about a wide range of Australian animals in a real-life environment.From the moment we arrived, the children showed great curiosity and enthusiasm. They were especially fascinated by the kangaroos and wallabies, eagerly approaching them and observing how they moved and interacted. The highlight of the day was visiting the koala area. During the visit, children observed native wildlife such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, reptiles, and birds.The bus ride to and fro from childcare to Featherdale was also one of the highlight . At the end of the excursion , we all enjoyed the ice cream to treat ourselves as it was really hot day.
CHRISTMAS PJ DAY
We celebrated the festive season with a fun and cosy Christmas Pyjama Day at our service. Children were invited to come dressed in their favourite pyjamas to enjoy a relaxed and joyful day with their friends.
Throughout the day, children participated in Christmas-themed activities such as stories, music, art and craft, and child related movies . This special day encourages a sense of belonging, supports social connections, and helps create positive memories during the holiday season.Christmas Pyjama Day promotes comfort, creativity, and celebration while maintaining our regular routines and ensuring children’s safety and wellbeing at all times.
WATER PLAY DAY
At Happy Days, the educators are always encouraging and modelling kind behaviours every day, but this was further explored and discussed on World Kindness Day. The older children were able to look at ways to be kind and respectful to their peers, giving their own ideas and creating an artwork of their friends and family with all of their input written down. Throughout the day, the children were praised for their kind gestures, such as helping one another with difficult tasks, playing positively together in small group play, demonstrating sharing and cooperation with one another. These are all aspects of positive behaviours that are encouraged every day at Happy Days.
CHRISTMAS EVE
Fairy Bread Day is an annual celebration held on November 24th to honor the nostalgic Australian snack and to raise money for causes like The Pyjama Foundation, which supports children in foster care. At Happy Days, we had lots of fun with a sensory tray with sprinkles, scoops and some fairy bread cut outs to explore with their peers and on their own. We also talked about how we make fairy bread, observing a video that also showed the process and then in the afternoon the bigger children prepared some real fairy bread for everyone to enjoy at afternoon tea.
NEW YEARS EVE
We got to celebrate the graduation of all of our kindergarten starters on this special Dr Sues themed afternoon! They enjoyed performing a few songs with actions for their families before wearing their caps and gowns to receive their certificates. They especially enjoyed throwing their caps in the air at the end. Then we got to go and enjoy our Christmas party at the play centre next door where there was plenty of space for all of the children to have fun, enjoy some food and win some prizes to celebrate Christmas time at Happy Days.
Classroom Updates
Happy Days Preschool/School Readiness Program
Miss Mel & Miss Sathya
BRIGHT BUG BUGS
Most of the Bug Bugs that will be heading off to school next year have been talking about their orientation and what they have been doing during their school visits. It is great to see the children showing more confidence in moving on to this new stage of their education, and anger to share their own experiences.
The children continue to show interest in their literacy and numeracy skills, practicing their writing, copying words and numbers, as well as being involved in various counting and simple addition games.
The children are developing cooperation and other social skills as they work together on group projects, such as building Lego mazes, or a group painting. The children have also been enjoying games, including Hungry Hippos and using straws to pass an object from one person to another- this is teaching the children how to work together. The children are also being encouraged to be more independent, trying to put on their own socks and shoes, writing their name on artwork or drawings, and looking after their belongings.
Magical Malya's
Learning Group for 3 to 4 year olds
Miss Sascha
During the month of December, the Magical Malya's have been focusing on Christmas. They participated in plenty of Christmas dancing and singing which they very much enjoyed getting up and moving their bodies. They used their sensory skills and exploration to engage with multiple sensory trays including feeding snowmen cotton balls using tongs and decorating Christmas trees with sequins. They also used their cognitive skills when playing Christmas I Spy. When it came to crafts they had lots of fun creating a candy road for their gingerbread man to get his candy cane, decorating Christmas sweaters and decorating gingerbread houses cut out from recycled paper bags. Additionally to this, they also read some different Christmas themed stories, had discussions about what they would like for Christmas and even watched some special Christmas tales with their peers.
Learning Program for 2 to 3 year olds
Miss Eden
BOUNCING BOO ROO'S
December was a joyful and creative month for the Bouncing Boo- Roos children as they embraced the festive spirit through a variety of Christmas-themed activities. The children eagerly engaged in hands-on arts and crafts, which sparked their imagination and sensory exploration.
They created beautiful Christmas baubles using their own handprints, a fun activity that helped develop fine motor skills while making personalised decorations. Our sensory play was a highlight, as they enjoyed “feeding the reindeer” with Christmas-coloured dry rice, encouraging tactile exploration and imaginative play. The Christmas sensory bottles provided an interactive way to play “I spy,” where children practiced naming festive items hidden inside, enhancing their vocabulary and observation skills.
Additionally, the children crafted colourful candy cane collage papers, combining creativity with learning about shapes and colours. Throughout these activities, the toddlers demonstrated curiosity, joy, and growing confidence in expressing themselves.
This month’s festive experiences not only celebrated the holiday season but also supported the children’s development in communication, sensory awareness, and fine motor coordination. We look forward to continuing this wonderful journey of discovery and fun in the coming months.
Focus Learning Programs
Happy Days Social Skills Program
Miss Sathya
During December, children helped decorating the centre with their art and craft. They were engaged in making a Christmas tree with recycled resources and wreath with leaves. They helped each other while making the crafts. They were engaged in Christmas collaborative colouring and learned about team work. Children also helped the educators in cleaning the room by wiping the glasses and developed their helping skills. Children learned sharing, kindness and empathy during the month of December while celebrating Christmas.
Playing And Learning to Socialise (PALS)
Happy Days Sustainability Program
Miss Mel
Eco-Warriors
After much discussion and investigation, the educators this year decided to work with the children in creating our own Christmas tree, repurposing various resources and boxes- everyone was very impressed with the end result! The educators continue to look at ways to reuse and repurpose materials and resources, creating our own learning activities and resources- these can then be used multiple times, instead of buying new.
Everyday routine chores are also reflected on- children help hang up washing, instead of using the dryer; reusable cloths for cleaning windows, instead of paper towels; limiting water use in the sandpit.
Munch and Move
Happy Days Health & Fitness Program
Miss Sascha
During the month of December, the children focused on the fundamental movement skill - underarm throwing. They did this by participating in catching and throwing with their peers where these skills were developed to pass the ball back and forth as well as for them to hit with the rackets. The key message was - get active every day. They did this many times throughout the month with a favourite being when they were provided the experience of water play where they were able to use their jumping, running and gross motor movements throughout the different activities along with their peers which SPLASH-tacular!
Community Engagement
15th, 16th, 22nd & 23rd of January - Stories & Craft at Max Webber Library Blacktown - from 10 - 11am.
Monday 26th January - Australia Day Concert & Fireworks at The Rooty Hill, Eastern Rd, Rooty Hill. from 4 - 9:30pm.
Happy Days Culture Program
Miss Eden & Miss Behnaz
Culture & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander topic
As December unfolds, we are delighted to share the wonderful progress our children at Happy Days have made with their musical and cultural learning. This month the children have shown remarkable enthusiasm for singing “The wheels on the bus going to Uluṟu”. Their excitement is evident as they confidently sing along and perform with accompanying actions with great joy. This achievement is deeply connected to their exploration of Uluṟu from the previous month. In addition to mastering the song and its actions, the children actively participated in matching activities that involved pairing pictures of Aboriginal people and cultural symbols with thier corresponding words. This interactive experience not only enhanced their vocabulary but also fostered appreciation of aboriginal culture and heritage.
Overall, engagement with the song “The wheels on the bus going to Uluṟu” and the related cultural activities highlight their growing understanding and respect for Australia’s rich history while developing their language, memory and motor skills in joyful and inclusive environment.
Important Reminders
Fob (DOOR) Key
Please speak with Miss Harinder or the other Educators if you have not received a key. There us a charge of $25 per key, refunded at the end of your child's enrolment, once returned.
Car Park Etiquette
Onsite parking is something for all of us to share. Please follow these simple car park rules for everyone's safety:
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PARK AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE COLOURBOND FENCE to allow another vehicle to park behind you. We can safely fit 4 vehicles at any time during drop off and pick up times if everyone is parked appropriately.
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DO NOT PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE CENTRE, this is the thoroughfare to allow vehicles to enter and exit safely at Happy Days.
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MAKE YOUR DROP-OFF/PICK UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE if you have parked someone in. If you’re planning on talking with an educator, we advise you to park on the curb side instead.
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DO NOT PARK IN THE STAFF CAR PARK.
Collection of Children by Others
You must call the Centre or inform educators if somebody else is collecting your children from Happy Days.
Children under the age of 18 are no permitted to drop off or pick up your child. An adult must always be present.
A valid ID from the person picking up your child is required to be presented to one of our educators for photocopying.
Policy Review
Every month we review a set of policies to ensure that they are relevant and up to date according to regulations.
You are invited to provide feedback on our policy of the month below (send your feedback to blacktown@happydayskindy.com):
Open and closing Hours
Please be reminded that Happy Days opens at 7am. Educators will not allow any child to enter the centre before 7am.
We close at 6pm. Parents must collect their child before 5:55pm as this time will allow staff to close the centre and go home to their own families on time. A late fee of $15 per 15 minute Block (eg if you are 5 minutes late you will be charged the $15) will be applied to your account for any late pick-ups. To ensure this doesn't occur please have an emergency contact on standby to pick up your child.
Communication
OWNA is our main source of communication. If you have yet to set up your notification's please do.
All events, announcements and and reminders will be posted and sent in OWNA.
Clothing & Sunscreen
Please ensure your child has a bag which contains SPARE CLOTHES which includes shorts ,pants, shirts, jumpers, socks and underwear. We understand that your child may not have accidents however spare clothes are required for those times your child may have an accident or gets wet or dirty.
As the weather is beginning to change, please bring Warmer clothes in your child's bag for weather changes such as a long/short sleeve shirt, a pair of shorts and pants/tights, spare socks and a jumper.
SUNSCREEN MUST BE APPLIED BEFORE OR UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CENTRE. You will find our sunscreen on the sunscreen table in the classroom just outside the foyer.
Sleep Sheets
SLEEP SHEETS ARE REQUIRED for all children 2-4yrs who are not in the Mighty Mangoes room.
These must be CLEARLY LABELLED with your child’s name and placed in a labeled pillow case. Your child may not have a sleep however it is our duty of care to allow your child to have a rest for 10min listening to soothing music while the room is cleaned after lunch. Your child will then be invited to participate in quiet activities with the educators.
Signing Your Child In/Out & Marking Absent Days
Please remember to sign your child in and out on OWNA as it is legally required to run the centre accordingly as well as in an emergency so all children are accounted for. You can also lose your CCS when not signing them in yourself.
If your child is not going to attend the service please jump onto OWNA and mark them as absent as agin this allows us to run smoothly as well as children being accounted for.