Hello Families,
We hope that everyone has had an amazing week
Highlights from the week…
What an incredible week it has been at Choklits as we celebrated Cultural Diversity Week! This was a special opportunity for our educators, children, and families to come together and learn about the rich cultures that make up our community. Through stories, food, music, and traditions, we embraced the beauty of diversity and inclusivity.
Persian New Year…
We welcomed the arrival of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with joy and excitement! The children learned about the Haft-Seen table, a beautiful display of symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. They also enjoyed making colourful paper tulips and goldfish crafts, symbolizing rebirth and good luck for the new year. It was a wonderful way to appreciate Persian traditions and the importance of new beginnings.
Harmony Day…
On Harmony Day, we celebrated the message that “Everyone Belongs” by wearing orange and engaging in activities that highlight unity, respect, and acceptance. The children shared stories about their backgrounds and created handprint collages to symbolize togetherness. It was heartwarming to see everyone embracing the values of inclusion and friendship!
Asten’s Messy Play…
This week Asten brought along some amazing new experiences for the children to investigate. This month’s theme was centred around transportation with setups including a mud pit for trucks and a car wash station for children to experiment with different soaps. We look forward to what Asten will set up next month! For more information on the benefits of these experiences, check out our blog here.
Sustainable Development Research Initiative…
We wanted to highlight some of the awesome work that we have been doing through the month of March. These experiences go towards our March Research Goal (Good health and wellbeing). The key areas we have been focusing on are Physical, Social, Mental health as well as hygiene practices. Next time you are walking through our hallway, please stop to have a look at our display wall.
‘Good Health and Wellbeing’ Experiences…
- Judo
- Cooking classes with Lai(Plant to Plate)
- Yoga
- Cultural Celebrations (Holi, Persian New Year, Harmony Day, Mandarin Classes)
- Teaching Children the importance of cleanliness and the effects of bacteria build up
- Weekly Excursions getting out and about
- Ramsay Psychology Parent information session
As March comes to a close in a couple of weeks, we would like to get parents voting for our next month’s Research Goal. This month we will be opening up the voting to our educators as well to provide an opportunity to gain different perspectives and approaches.
Our choices for April are the following:
- Clean water and sanitation
- Life on Land
- Affordable and Clean Energy
We will open up voting from Monday the 24th so please make sure you visit our Google Form here to learn more about each area of focus to get a better understanding of what we will be working towards and how we plan to improve these areas.
Educator spotlight…
Educator Spotlight shines on our dedicated educator, Teresa.
Teresa is one of Choklits’ newest educators. Even though Teresa is a new educator she has shown how passionate and dedicated she is to teaching children and bringing joy to their lives through play. She has fit in so well to our Choklits family. Teresa’s personal philosophy for learning is evident in everything she does in the classroom. We feel that there is a lot to learn from others and we can’t wait to see how Teresa continues to grow as a part of our Choklits Team!
Reminders…
Vision Portraits (photographers)
We have our photographers from Vision Portraits coming to take your child’s photo on the 24th. Please follow this link to register for these days to ensure they can get photos of your children’s smiles!
Prints start at just $10 and digital images start at just $20. The booking link is visionportraits.com.au/photos and the password to register children for photos is annual photos.
Preparing for Easter…
Excitement is in the air as we start preparing for Easter!. We can’t wait to see what Easter-themed fun there is planned in the coming weeks, including our much-anticipated Easter Egg Hunt!
Kinder Lunch Boxes…
Every first week of the month is Lunch Box Week to help prepare children for school. Please pack an empty lunch box for your child throughout this week. Make sure you view our Autumn menu on our website here.
Thingle Toodle (Kinder Incursion)
On Tuesday the 29th of April, the Kinder children will have a visit from Thingle Toodle. We will be sending information closer to this event.
Footy Tipping…
It’s not too late to join the footy tipping competition here’s the link to join the competition – choklits.com.au/choklits-footy-tipping-competition-2025/
Through the warm weather, please ensure your children have weather appropriate clothing packed in their bags. Could we also ask that all children bring their drink bottles. Be mindful not to leave any children in the car unattended.
We’d love your help to help us improve at Choklits…
So, don’t forget you can send us feedback or share your ideas at any time regarding our service, practice, policies or curriculum in a couple of different ways-
- In person at Choklits, either verbally or in writing using the clipboards provided
- Via phone or email
- Using our National Quality Areas Feedback Form
- Using our Policy Feedback Form
- Visiting choklits.com.au/contact
Thank you for being part of our Choklits family, and here’s to a fantastic weekend ahead!
The Choklits Surrey Hills Team
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