This week at Chiselhurst Kindergarten…
2025 Term 23
Week 3
In a flash - we’re in week 3, and there is plenty happening this week!!
First things first!! Ros has just started her Long Service Leave for the remained of 2025, and we are all wishing her the best over her break. She has been a cornerstone in the smooth running of Chiselhurst Kindergarten for over 17 years and is well deserving of some rest!! During this time, Emma - who manages our accounts, will be stepping in to fill this role. We hope that this transition is relatively seamless and hope she settles in quickly.
Our amazing art project aficionado, Wanita, will be visiting our Daisy group this week for her Bowerbird Blue project. She will be in on Thursday and Friday and we need all the blue things we can get!! Thank you to those of you who have brought in blue things, we will be needing as much as we can this term for each of the groups’ projects. Have a look through your art cupboard, even old games that are missing half the pieces!! We just need them to be waterproof as they will be displayed outside.
Finally - the Committee are meeting Tuesday Night in the Pod at 7pm. All families are welcome and invited to these meetings, so you are more than welcome to join us!
Week 2
Week Two – here we come!!
The work on our new roof is finally completed!! Thank you to Rubiks Roofing and Airlec (Solar installation), we are now the proud owners of a shiny new non-leaking roof and upgraded solar power system! An extra big thank you to all the people who donated to help fund this project – we couldn’t have done it without you!
We’ve got a new inclusion support educator in the Casuarina room – welcome Jackie Bloomfield! She has a wealth of experience and we are delighted to have her join us! Make sure you say hello and help welcome her to our Chiselhurst family!
Bravehearts - Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Program on Thursday 24 July (Acacia and Banksia will have their show later in the term). This is a session designed to educate young children in the fundamental principles of personal safety in a gentle, non-confronting way, helping them be able to identify unsafe situations, and providing them with the skills and knowledge on how to respond appropriately. We cherish the children that we’ve been spoilt to welcome into Chiselhurst, and we believe it is of utmost importance to give them the resources they need to protect themselves and speak up if they don’t feel safe.
Renee has been enjoying some time away on long service leave, so we will welcome her back in week 6. For the meantime we have Heidi Schnaitmann (Banksia) and Gail (Daisy) stepping in to that role.
We also have Ros about to enjoy a much-earned break too! She will be on long service leave from the start of week 3 until the end of 2025. Feel free to wish her well while she takes some time for herself after being such a diamond in the crown that is Chiselhurst.
That pretty much covers this week!!
Don’t forget to be a bowerbird and bring blue items in over the next few weeks too
Week 1
We hope you’ve all had an amazing break and all refreshed for the second half of the year. We’ve got so much planned, it will just fly by and be 🎄Christmas🎄 before you know it!!
This week we have Bernard from Nexus Arts producing a performance called “MANA - The Spirit of Polynesia” that will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday this week! The expanse of his cultural knowledge is astounding - but not unexpected as he was born in Malaysia to a New Zealand father and a Fijian mother. The children can expect to learn about sign language, native American dance, New Zealand tattoos and the Haka, then off to Hawai’i🌺 with the grass skirts and musical conches🐚!!
To see more about what Bernard does, CLICK HERE. You can also search him and find a few videos on YouTube to share with the excitement!
2025 Term 2
Week 10!!
Wow - what an incredible term we have had together! We’ve celebrated an incredibly successful Winter Wonderland❄️☃️, we’ve enjoyed visits from 🐞Bug🦟 and 🐨Wildlife 🐊 Educators, we’ve had the Firefighters🚒 and Police Officers🚓 come for 🚨First-Responders Day🚨, we’ve worked on the facilities at the 🔨working🐝 bee, we’ve had our annual 🛝Come and Play Day for prospective families🧒🏼, we’ve invited Dion the Indigenous 🖤❤️💛performer in to learn about Aboriginal Culture, and of course the tooth fairy🦷🧚♀️!!!
To wrap everything up this term, we will have a Pyjama Party!! Acacia and Banksia rooms are also raising funds for Tony’s Kitchen as part of this!! So please bring in a gold coin for this fundraiser too.
Acacia and Banksia - Wednesday 25 June
Casuarina and Daisy - Friday 27 June
See you all next term!!!
Week 9
Bugs Galore!! 🐞🐜🦟🪲🪳🕷️🦋🐝🦗
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small….. Our little ones this week will be taking the time to explore the world of “creatures small” as Torin from Bugs Ed. comes to guide us through to wonderous world of bugs! Although they might give you chills, or make you itchy as you think about that fly landing on your arm - there is a lot to learn from our tiny friends. At Bugs Ed., they believe that you're never too young to explore the incredible world of insects! Their fun, hands-on pre-prep program—featuring live and preserved insects, interactive props, and the Super Senses workshop is perfect for children aged 3 and up. If you’d like to know more about Bugs Ed - click here go to their website!
Week 8
Winter Wonderland 2025 was our best year yet!!
Thank you for all of our sponsors and donors - your financial support has been nothing short of incredible. It is clear that you value the young people that come through these doors, and the people that make Chiselhurst the magical place that it is
Thank you to all our volunteers - your assistance throughout the set-up, pack-down and throughout the afternoon allow for everything to move smoothly like a well-oiled machine!! We appreciate that it isn’t always easy to put your hand up when there are little cherubs running around, so thank you for putting in the effort to help us pull everything together.
Thank you to all our friends and visitors! It is so special to have so many people come through the doors and enjoy a spectacular afternoon with us.
If you’d like to help out again next year, let us know! Planning and meetings will start around March 2026 and we get to do it all again!!
We seem to go from one exciting thing to the next!
This week at Chiselhurst we have…..
MONDAY - 09 June - Acacia and Banksia are spoilt with a visit from Wildcall Wildlife Shows what are coming to introduce us to some of their native friends. Maddy is an excellent educator and communicator and has managed to blend her love of children and wildlife into the perfect incursion. Check out their website for more information on what they have been able to enjoy today
TUESDAY - 10 June - This is our ‘quiet’ day this week - maybe an extended nap for everyone so they have plenty of energy for the next morsel of excitement
WEDNESDAY - 11 June - National First Responders Day - Wee waa wee waa wee waa, the Acacia and Banksia groups are getting a visit from the police and firemen!
THURSDAY - 12 June - Bonus First Responders Day - Casuarina and Daisy will be getting a visit from firemen and hopefully a truck too!!
FRIDAY - 13 June - Wildcall Wildlife Shows, we can’t get enough of them. Casuarina and Daisy will get to enjoy their incursion today, meeting snakes, and bats, and cockatoos.
All in a days work!!
Week 7
¡Arriba, Arriba! ¡Ándale, Ándale! Come on! Get ready to race Speedy Gonzales to Chislehurst this weekend! Our Mexican Fiesta is in its final stages of planning - and what a weekend we have in store for YOU!
Check out our Facebook page for all the juicy details on how, when, where, what, and any other wonderfully wintery ‘w’ terms you can think of.
Massive Mexican Wave for our incredible sponsors this year:
GOLD Sponsors:
The Toowoomba Gallery
Toowoomba Positive Psychology
Bob Jane Toowoomba
Toowoomba Bathroom Solutions
Hutchinson Builders
Ozmac Welding Industries
Merivale Farms
Plumbing and Gas Australia
Finn’s Roofing
Toowoomba Family Vets
Adrian’s Group
OZTEC
Amy Philip Photography
NRG Services
Eucalypt AES
Lanah Dunn Jewellery
OH Health
Barham Chiropractic
SILVER Sponsors:
Moorlands Plumbing
L & L Allfreight
George Built Construction
Power Tynan
Dr. Liam Dunn
Hammel’s Plumbing and Gas
Dr. Tristan Allsopp
Iconic Pools
C & M Rigging and Fabrication
Toowoomba Dental
BRONZE Sponsors:
Mackarc Welding
Wild Fig Property Staging
Antara Studios
Toowoomba Landscape Supplies
Healthy Lifestyles Australia
Finders Key Buyers Agents
Week 6
Dragon Fields Farms have been so kind in letting us take care of eight little duck eggs. Over the weekend we welcomed 🐥 Daisy, 🐥 Daffy and 🐥 Donald to the world and the other eggs are moving about ready to join them. It’s hard work getting out of those eggs, so they have been pretty sleepy! Come into the front room to have a look at the little cuties.
Winter Wonderland planning is well underway and thank you to everyone who has donated or sponsored our main fundraising event of the year!
The administration area is now packed with different items that some lucky families will be able to take home! See the list below to tantalize your imagination! If you’re forward thinking enough – Christmas is just around the corner….
Painting by Kelly Alexander
Harolds Finishing Touches Hamper
OH! Optimise Health Hamper
2 x Lady Lou Earring Sets
4-person Tiny Teepee Party Voucher
Lego Camper Van - Friends Set 42663 (778pc)
Stihl Child Play Chainsaw, Hard Hat and Earmuff Set
Good Year Camp Chairs
Michelin Tyres Stainless Steel Drink Bottle
BF Goodrich Swag
$200 OH! Optimise Health Voucher
10 x Class Pass to Antara Studios
$100 Voucher to Miller’s Gourmet Meats
$100 Voucher to Bakers Duck
$100 to Grand Central
These are yet to be sorted into auction and raffle – so keep your eyes peeled for how you can get your hands on these!!
Week 5
On Sunday our Working Bee team made such a difference to our building and grounds. Thank you!!
Thank you to our volunteer workforce: Ben Teys, Brad Hancock, Anastasia Donaldson, Sam Thompson, Lexie &Tarek Watson, Jason Darbyshire, Erin King, Jim Grohn, Katie &Robbie Hannah, Grant Roberts, James Greenwood, Jake McGrath, Claire Hannah, Frank Howden, and our staff: Rosemarie Dawes, Renee Brown, Lucy Lydement, Gail Riches, and Michelle Power.
Special thanks to Megan Hancock, Sally Greenwood, Lexie Watson and Callie Alexander who prepared morning tea for our hard workers.
And Zilch Waste! For letting us have zilch waste left at the end of the day by providing a skip bin! THANK YOU EVERYONE!!
And if all that excitement isn’t enough for you, our ducklings are due to hatch any minute now - we’re eagerly awaiting our tiny duck cuddles. Straight from the farm we have Farmer Andrew from Dragon Fields making his anticipated return with another little piggy for our Casuarina and Daisy groups.
But not everything is all smiles and rainbows, because we have to farewell our beloved Tracy Mulloni from Lady Gowrie who has been our Early Childhood Education and Care Coordinator for many years. We’ve always enjoyed her visits and been incredibly dependant on her knowledge and support. So long Tracy, we wish you all the best in wherever your life takes you! But with one goodbye comes another hello as we welcome Hayley Brown! We look forward to building an incredible working relationship over the coming months and years. ♥
Week 4
We get to meet a lot of our prospective families this week at our Parent’s Information Night (2026 intake), and Come and Play Day.
Meanwhile, in the Acacia and Banksia group, they get to meet the three little piggies from Dragon Fields Farm!! Let’s hope the big bad wolf doesn’t come by!
Don’t forget our Working Bee on Sunday 18 May too!! Every good thing takes work! So we will be coming together with our skills and helping hands to give our lovely facilities a bit of love (please note this is a child-free event due to WH&S legislation).
Week 3
In getting ready for Mother’s Day, we will be preparing a small session in each of our rooms for the children to express their appreciation to the mums! We would love to see you there. The celebrations are scheduled for….
Acacia: Tuesday 6 May at 8:30-9:45AM
Banksia: Tuesday 6 May at 8:15-9:30AM
Casuarina: Wednesday 7 May at 8:30-9:45AM
Daisy: Thursday 8 May at 8:15-9:30AM
Week 2
Tuesday and Thursday this week we have Dion Drummond coming to visit us! Dion is one of Australia’s most experienced Indigenous performers, covering both Mainland and Islander culture as a dancer, singer, and storyteller. We look forward to learning about Aboriginal heritage with him!
Week 1
This week we will be visited by the Tooth Fairy!! She’s real! She will come and teach us all about dental hygiene and what to expect over the coming years when our teeth get upgraded to the adult model. We are very excited to meet her and learn all about our teeth.
To see what has happened in previous weeks, click here for our historical posts!