Welcome to new centres
ECMS would like to welcome Glover Street Preschool, McLeans' Road Kindergarten from Bundoora and St. Helena Kindergarten from St. Helena. These centres will join the ECMS cluster in term 1 of 2010. We look forward to a working with families and staff from these centres.
Altona Flag celebration
On Monday 19 October Altona Kindergarten had the Koormurri Dance Experience come to visit. The Council provided funds for Australian, Indigenous and Torres Strait Island Flags to be purchased and these were unfurled on the day by an Aboriginal elder, Councillor Tony Briffa and Orlana Fidelle, a parent.
St Vincent’s ELC
St Vincent's recently had a Pyjama Day to raise funds for Melbourne City Mission to assist in their work with the homeless.
They have also planted out a new herb garden, which the children are really enjoying.
Empire Early Learning Centre
The children at Empire ELC have been busy helping prepare their new planter boxes getting them ready to plant seedlings, herbs and plants which were donated by centre families...
Maribyrnong River Children's Centre
In October, MRCC’s market day was a success with brilliant weather and staff and parents helpers looking after stalls to raise funds for the service. A total of over $2000 was raised. The remaining donations (clothing, home ware & toys) have been donated to the Salvation Army.
The Busy Bees Room has had the opportunity to take part in ‘Our City Our Children – Hearing their Voices’. Children took part in the project to gather information on their views around space and place, access and participation and if they feel they have a voice in the world. This project has included interviews with children; children were also given a disposable camera to take photos of their spaces and encouraged to draw pictures of spaces that make them happy or sad. This project uses the principles of the UNICEF ‘Building Child Friendly Cities–A Framework for Action’ and is being overseen by Grace Nicol, Early Years Facilitator for Maribyrnong City Council. This is an ongoing project. Thank you to Michele for her enthusiasm and time in supporting it.