Key Points
- Sue, Preschool Director
- Chris, Preschool Assistant
- Soojin, Preschool Assistant
- Staff pupil ratio 1:8 pupils
- Maximum daily number 25 pupils (aged 3-5 years)
- Parents welcome to take part in daily activities
- Minimum age is 3yrs old
- Children attend from 2 to 5 days - parents chose days subject to availability
- Enrolments accepted all year round
- Information Days for prospective families
- ‘Buddy’ system with the oldest children of the school
- Children have access to the craft and music rooms
- Journal of each child’s journey is maintained though pre-school - photos, creative work, discussions, observations
- Conflict resolution is actively taught - how to get your needs met and solve issues - purchase your own copy of the Currambena Conflict Resolution DVD
Children’s Comments
Chris, Preschool Assistant asked the children what they liked about Preschool and what they thought people outside the school needed to know about Currambena Preschool. Here is a summary:
- Pillow fights are fun
- I like sawing in craft. I like making walkie-talkies out of wood
- I like the clay and to make pots on the wheel
- I like the candles at relaxation
- I like to make a mess with sand and water
- I like making things too
- I like that you have a lot of exercise
- I like to paint - a lot
- Teachers teach us stuff - like volcanoes and growing things and drawing
- Teachers cuddle you
- Teachers help us with problems
- I like doing relaxation time
- I like climbing money bars and every tree I see at preschool
- I liked seeing the skeleton that we had at school
- I like buddies (the older class come down and play with the preschoolers once a week)
- Chasing, building with blocks, Lego, mobilo and doing puzzles
- Playing with my friends
- Playing on the ropes
- Driving to preschool I like to think what I am going to do
- I like sewing stuff and using the sewing machine at preschool
- Going on the swing and dot painting animals
- Playing with my friends and sharing lunch with them
- We tidy up our mess. Teachers help us with our jobs