24 February
- For this Week
- Friday 28 Feb- Bright and Striped Dress-Up Day
- Early Years Connect - February issue
- Teacher PRD Check-in
- EA PRD Check-in
- Impact Walk Feedback
- PD - Dr Kate Williams
- Staff Calendar
Morning! Thank you again for a fantastic Sports day! The group spirits were high in many classes, with lots of happy faces and positive feedback from parents. Thank you for sustaining your energy throughout the day, I know it’s not easy 💪🏼We will likely move to the HKFC next year if Bradbury can help us secure a better deal.
The ESF Explore coaches were great. We will get a few children to make thank-you cards to send over to them. Hopefully, they will come again next year.
K2 PTC week
Monday: Director of Education Mark Blackshaw visits (AM)
Friday: Bright and Striped Dress-Up Day
K2 PTC Cover
Friday 28 Feb- Bright and Striped Dress-Up Day
Let’s show our support by coming together as a community to support Bradbury School’s Mr Mcclay and his daughter Freya by sharing your stripes! We’d appreciate it if you could drop some photos of the dress-up day in this album and we will share it with Ally :)
Early Years Connect - February issue
This month's explorations include:
- Reflections on Hillside's Impact Walk
- Rethinking the developmental appropriateness of "doing the calendar" at circle time
- New movement dances & a children's jazz album ♪
- Ambient sounds to help you focus
Teacher PRD Check-in
Please take a moment to use this link to schedule your Term 2 check-in session before Easter: https://calendly.com/audrey-tang
Our professional learning and development will continue as we engage with the Observable Impact framework. Thank you all for your commitment and participation in this initiative.
To make the most of our time together, Brenda will join us for the first part of our check-in session to discuss your Observable Impact in relation to your Teaching and Learning focus. Please remember to complete your Heat Check.
The second part of your meeting with me will be dedicated to individual check-ins regarding other areas beyond T&L.
EA PRD Check-in
Laura and Brenda have scheduled in Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 March for EA PRD check-ins. We will send out the detailed schedule shortly after confirming the timings with the class teachers.
Impact Walk Feedback
A big thank you for your involvement in hosting the Impact Walk at our school. I am incredibly proud of the exceptional work we do and the positive impact you have on our learning community.
Your enthusiasm, professionalism, and collaborative spirit were evident throughout the event, and it is through your hard work that we were able to offer a meaningful and enriching experience to our visitors. Your willingness to open your classrooms, engage in conversations, and share your early years expertise reflects the passion and dedication you bring to our children each day.
The feedback from the Impact Walk has been transformed into a Podcast. I must admit, I was amazed (and a bit intimidated) by this impressive technology! You can listen to the Podcast here. While it may not be perfect - there are some repeated bits and a few misses - it’s still quite impressive!
PD - Dr Kate Williams
Professor Kate Williams has lead 2 ESF webinars so far, focusing on neuroscience, early childhood development, and most recently, components of self-regulation. All data presented is research-based and relevant to the 3-7 age group, and she tailors upcoming webinars based on staff interests and needs.
The science and power of rhythm and movement for development and wellbeing - 4 Mar, 5-6pm
Dr Kate Williams
Across the lifespan, beat and rhythm play an incredibly important role in brain, motor, and social-emotional development, and social cohesion. In this seminar, Professor Kate Williams will share some of the fascinating facts on how the human brain and body perceive rhythm, and how we can use this knowledge to support movement, development, and wellbeing for both children and educators. Participants will learn about Kate’s internationally renowned program, Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR), designed specifically to support children’s skills to manage their own emotions, attention, and behaviour.
Further down the line, she’s also presenting on 1 Apr & 13 May.
If you’d like to sign up, please drop Brenda a quick message and she’ll sign you up.
Please check our internal calendar below. We might forget to remind everyone of odd dates. We will continue to add events as soon as they're confirmed. Here's the full 2024/25 Calendar and DRAFT 2025/26 Calendar.
Thank you!
