2017 Terms dates
  • Term 1 30 Jan 2017
    (Mon)    		 7 Apr 2017
    (Fri)
    Autumn Holidays
    (Term Break)    		 8 Apr 2017
    (Sat)    		 25 Apr 2017
    (Tue)
    Term 2 26 Apr 2017
    (Wed)    		 30 Jun 2017
    (Fri)
    Winter Holidays
    (Semester Break)    		 1 Jul 2017
    (Sat)    		 16 Jul 2017
    (Sun)
    Term 3 17 Jul 2017
    (Mon)    		 22 Sep 2017
    (Fri)
    Spring Holidays
    (Term Break)    		 23 Sep 2017
    (Sat)    		 8 Oct 2017
    (Sun)
    Term 4 9 Oct 2017
    (Mon)    		 15 Dec 2017
    (Fri)
    Summer Holidays 16 Dec 2017
    (Sat)    		 4 Feb 2018
    (Sun)
Standard routine
  • 10:00am – Set up (open up, toys out, music on etc) and free play
  • 10.10am – welcome song (bonjour bonjour) and introductions
  • free-play
  • 10:30am – wash hands and morning tea ( fruit) for children and coffee/tea for carerS
  • 11am – 2 activities: one inside (implement new vocabulary), one outside ( running games)
  • Pack up and clean up
  • 11:45am – story time and goodbye songs
Quick summary of possible activities
  • Buckets with water, cloths and brushes;
  • Bikes;
  • Climbing equipment;
  • Cars and chalk;
  • Vegetable guessing;
  • Puzzles;
  • Dress ups;
  • Kick the ball;
  • Blocks;
  • Drawing;  Threading;   Painting;   Printing;
  • Messy play e.g. noodles, cornflour goop etc;
  • Play dough;
  • Song cards for children to pick out songs everyone knows;
  • Guess the instrument (hide it in a bag);
  • Dancing to music with or without scarves;
  • Instruments to music – turn taking e.g. drums play, bells play, maracas play;