We will be holding the following emergency drills at the kindy:

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• 8th April – Bush Fire Evacuation

• 23rd April – Intruder/Lockdown Evacuation

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We have prepared the children for these drills, however, please continue the discussions at home so they can be better prepared.

Eid al-Fitr also called the “Festival of Breaking Fast” is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. It marks the end of the month-long dawn to sunset fasting of Ramadan.

Happy Days wishes all our Islamic families a very joyous Eid Mubarak. Celebrate with us as we delve into a Middle Eastern feast consisting of cultural mezze for morning tea, lahmacun, kofta and salad for lunch and deliciously sweet Sahlab. Come to school dressed in your cultural attire and celebrate Eid at Happy Days, stuffed dates and lolly bags will also be available for parents and children to grab as a gift on behalf of management and educators.

To celebrate EID Happy Days would like to host a Movie Night at Happy Days Kindergarten. Arrival time will be 6pm for a 6:30pm start. This will give you ample time to find parking and pick a comfy spot. We have also organised a pizza truck to be present throughout the movie so that you can enjoy something to eat whilst watching the movie (pizza toppings will be halal).

The event will be $15 per person (including adults and children), babies under 2 enter for free. You are welcome to bring picnic blankets, bean bags or camping chairs, we just ask that the camping chairs be set up towards the back to avoid blocking anyone’s view. This event is also open to extended family, friends, neighbours you might want to bring along or invite. Movie selections can be suggested by parents as long as it is a movie that can be played from Netflix or Disney Plus. This is an RSVP’d event due for catering purposes so please let us know if you are attending as soon as possible.

The epilepsy foundations mission is to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures and save lives. Come to school dressed in purple, purchase a cupcake, and don’t forget to donate a gold coin. All money raised will be donated to the Epilepsy Foundation.

Check out what is happening in our community for the month of April!​

• Most Blessed Nights Street Food Market – Friday 15th March to Sunday 7th April at Macquarie Mall from 6pm-12am.

• Family Fun Day – Saturday 6th April at Voyager Point from 10am-3pm.

• Motherland African Festival – Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April at Macquarie Mall from 5pm to 10pm.

The meaning of ANZAC Day today includes the remembrance of all Australians that passed in the military operations. At Happy Days we will be learning about why we celebrate ANZAC Day here in Australia. If everyone could come to school dressed in red to represent a poppy and as a sign of respect. There will be poppy lapel pins for sale in our foyer with all proceeds being donated to the ANZAC Day foundation.

Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviours, speech, and nonverbal communication. Many people with autism experience other medical, behavioural, or mental health issues that affect their quality of life.

So when you come to school don’t forget to donate a gold coin and purchase a cookie. All proceeds raised will go towards the autism speaks foundation.

The team at HDK often follow many early childhood social media pages to ensure they keep up to date within the industry and a term that has often been brought up is “off the grid”. I’m sure no matter what time you have walked in during morning drop off you have seen all educators with either an iPad or laptop in hand ready to capture as many moments as they can so that they can then upload them to our program Xplor so that you can stay up to date with what your children are doing whilst in our care. As you know technology has taken over a huge chunk of our lives, it’s how we communicate and complete our work and when we get some spare time it's what we use to wind down. Being that technology is such a big part of our lives it is only expected that our children are introduced to it at such a young age. Here at HDK and in many childcare centre’s technology is how we communicate with you regarding your children, which means technology is eating up a big part of the educator's time instead of spending it one on one with your children. Many centres are now going off the grid once or twice a month so that they can maximise their time with your children, forming relationships and just playing. It’s a spontaneous day where the decisions are left up to the children and what they feel like doing for the whole day whether it be painting with their feet, cooking, building castles and forts using furniture, the ideas are endless and completely up to the children. When “off the grid” takes place educators are to put away all technology iPads and laptops and no photos will be taken, no updates will be uploaded to Xplor except for mealtimes, sleep, and nappy change. “Off-the-grid” days will change every month so that every child gets to experience such a fun day and if you would like to know what we got up to feel free to speak to an educator or simply just ask your children. “Off the grid” will take place on Thursday 4th and Friday 26th April. We would love to hear your feedback on what you think about being “off the grid” twice a month.