Four-Year-Old Finches Program

Session Days in 2020 and 2021
Wednesday and Friday (8am - 4pm)

Teacher - Heidi Innes
Assistants - Jo Stevens and Amy Callinan








Rhythm of the Day
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The rhythm of the day is supported by verse, songs and blessings giving thanks to and acknowledgement of the gifts nature has provided for us. The daily program is as follows:

• Arrival and indoor/outdoor supervised play
• Indoor play and morning activity (including painting, milling grain, cooking, bread making, drawing, household activities and craft such as sewing, making pom-poms and felting)
• Indoor pack-up and setting of meals table
• Circle time (this includes songs, rhymes, movement, games and birthday celebrations)
• Washing hands and morning tea (often fruit with apple muffins, muesli or apple crumble depending on seasons)
• Outdoor play
• Story time
• Prepare lunch table, set up resting bags and wash hands
• Lunchtime (seasonal menu including pasta, salad rolls and pumpkin soup)
• Clear meals table, sweep and prepare for rest
• Quiet rest time
• Outdoor play
• Outdoor pack-up  
• Wash hands and afternoon tea (usually homemade Anzac biscuits or apple cakes)
• Chapter book story time
• Outdoor play and home time

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Enrolments
Enrolments in our four-year-old kindergarten Finches program are administered by Banyule Council. Please visit their website for more information to enrol for 2021. Registrations for 2022 will be accepted from 8.30am on 1 March 2021. Please note that applications will not be time stamped.

Vacancies
Please contact Banyule Council to have your name put on the waiting list for 2021. Please contact us using our online form here if you require any further information.

Fees
Fee information can be found here.