The Inglewood Station

20/12/2024

Our first week of vac care done. It's been busy with lots of fun engaging activities for the children.

24/04/2020

Our Anzac memorials at both stations the children made today. We hope you still manage to commemorate Anzac Day in your own ways this year 👏

19/04/2020

Your wings already exist, all you have to do is fly 🕊 How cute is our feather wall?! All designed by our Station children ☺️

27/03/2020

We are going on a bear hunt.. Inglewood can you spot me?! 🐻 🌈

13/03/2020

I came across a poem at The Station that one of the children wrote which I thought was lovely.

Noa’s poem about happiness -
Happy, happy, everyone’s happy,
Why don’t you try
Come come now now now
It’s fun, very fun, yay!
Yay now you are happy let’s have a party. 🎉 😃

06/03/2020

This week at Beaufort St. station we’ve been discussing healthy food choices and the children drew their favorite healthy meals! 🥦 🍉🌽

29/02/2020

This is great 👌

Today in one of our classes I introduced the children to two apples (the children didn't know this, but before the class I had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor, you couldn't tell, both apples looked perfect). We talked about the apples and the children described how both apples looked the same; both were red, were of similar size and looked juicy enough to eat.

I picked up the apple I'd dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, that I thought it was disgusting, it was a horrible colour and the stem was just too short. I told them that because I didn't like it, I didn't want them to like it either, so they should call it names too.

Some children looked at me like I was insane, but we passed the apple around the circle calling it names, 'you're a smelly apple', 'I don't even know why you exist', 'you've probably got worms inside you' etc.

We really pulled this poor apple apart. I actually started to feel sorry for the little guy.

We then passed another apple around and started to say kind words to it, 'You're a lovely apple', 'Your skin is beautiful', 'What a beautiful colour you are' etc.

I then held up both apples, and again, we talked about the similarities and differences, there was no change, both apples still looked the same.

I then cut the apples open. The apple we'd been kind to was clear, fresh and juicy inside.

The apple we'd said unkind words to was bruised and all mushy inside.

I think there was a lightbulb moment for the children immediately. They really got it, what we saw inside that apple, the bruises, the mush and the broken bits is what is happening inside every one of us when someone mistreats us with their words or actions.

When people are bullied, especially children, they feel horrible inside and sometimes don't show or tell others how they are feeling. If we hadn't have cut that apple open, we would never have known how much pain we had caused it.

I shared my own experience of suffering someone's unkind words last week. On the outside I looked OK, I was still smiling. But, on the inside someone had caused me a lot of pain with their words and I was hurting.

Unlike an apple, we have the ability to stop this from happening. We can teach children that it's not ok to say unkind things to each other and discuss how it makes others feel. We can teach our children to stand up for each other and to stop any form of bullying, just as one little girl did today when she refused to say unkind words to the apple.

More and more hurt and damage happens inside if nobody does anything to stop the bullying. Let's create a generation of kind, caring children.

The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.

Taken from ❤️❤️
https://www.facebook.com/relaxkidstamworthrosiedutton/

Original Credit: Mum in the Moment

28/02/2020

Friday movie night at Bob Daniels community centre! How exciting!! 🎥 🍿

20/02/2020

This is Michele, an extremely familiar face at The Station, with this being her 5th year working here!
With years of experience as a teacher, both main school and kindy, and heaps of volunteering and knowledge under her hat makes for the best career.
Michele is the heart of our team and it helps that she is the best cook - When she makes afternoon tea it’s definitely a treat for all!
The kids and staff all adore Michele but what’s not to love?! She’s bubbly, fun, tells the best stories and has activities galore up her sleeve. But not just that, Michele is so kind and caring she takes everyone under her wing.
Michele’s hobbies (just to name a few) include patchwork, sewing, gardening, reading and movies. And she can always tell you the best place to eat around Mount Lawley so don’t be shy to ask for recommendations!

20/02/2020

How heartwarming is this photo 💗 3 of our very gentle kindy boys completely transfixed on baby Harper 👶🥰

18/02/2020

Yesterday we got the pleasure of meeting this bundle of joy, baby Harper!! Lisa brought her in for all of us to ogle at and she just loved the attention! 😍👶