C & K Forestview Community Kindergarten wholeheartedly wishes to THANK the following local businesses for supporting our kindy whether it be through annual sponsorship for overarching, larger picture purchases and needs of the centre to raffle prizes and other ways in which many members and businesses in our community support our kindy and kids.

GOLD SPONSOR ($3000 annually)

Greensill Farming Sustainable Farming for the Future

Thank you to Greensill Farming for their generous donation again in 2023/2024.

Greensill Farming began in 1945 with Roy Greensill planting, raising and cutting 66 acres of sugar cane by hand on our Home farm in Qunaba.  Roy progressively expanded operations to over 200 acres in 1966.

From these humble beginnings, the now third-generation farming operation has grown to become a large-scale agribusiness covering more than 8000 acres. Over the past 75 years, each generation has refined farming techniques to continuously evolve Greensill Farming operations through innovative practices to achieve sustainable farming for future generations to come. Sweet potato and sugarcane farming remain at the heart of our business, supported by a range of broadacre crops.

Website: https://www.greensillfarming.com.au/ Email: office@greensillfarming.com.au

Address: 160 Hughes Road, Bargara  QLD 4670

GOLD SPONSORS ($3000 annually)

Realway Bundaberg

RealWay Bundaberg is a proudly family-owned and operated sales-only agency that has been serving the Bundaberg region for over 20 years. Established by John and Debbie Illingworth, the business quickly became a trusted name in local real estate. With their children, Brent and Tegan, joining the family business, the RealWay Bundaberg brand continued to grow from strength to strength.

Fast forward two decades, and RealWay Bundaberg is now the most recommended real estate office in the region, proudly earning the RateMyAgent Agency of the Year award for seven consecutive years. This recognition is based solely on genuine client feedback, reflecting the exceptional service and results we consistently deliver. Today, Brent leads the business as Principal and Lead Sales Agent, supported by a dedicated team of high-performing Sales Associates who share the same commitment to integrity, professionalism, and outstanding results.

Our success is built on ethical, client-focused real estate practices, making us a trusted household name in Bundaberg. We believe in giving back to the community that has supported us, actively investing both financially and physically in local organisations, charities, and sporting clubs. This deep community involvement has fostered an extensive network of loyal clients and referrals—because in Bundaberg, word of mouth is everything.

At RealWay Bundaberg, we take a team-oriented approach to selling real estate. Every member of our team is familiar with your property, working collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcome. We don’t operate as individuals—we operate as a team, ensuring that every client benefits from our collective knowledge, experience, and dedication.

If you’re looking to buy or sell in Bundaberg, experience the RealWay difference—where integrity, teamwork, and results go hand in hand.

102 Maryborough Street, Walkervale QLD 4670

Email: reception@realwaybundaberg.com.au

Ph: (07) 4151 4288

BRONZE SPONSORS ($750 annually)

Gymfinity

Thank you to the continued support from Gymfinity. Gymfinity opened its doors in January 2012 and has erupted on to the scene. With a full Jansen Fritsen gym we provide world class facilities right here in Bundaberg. We offer classes from 2 years to adults with options in recreational and competitive to help you achieve all that is possible in the sport. Why not have a Gymfinity Party, let us put a smile on your dial.  

Gymnastics provides a great foundation for ALL sports. Gymnastics develops strength, flexibility, balance, agility and coordination…all skills needed for sports like hockey, basketball, volleyball and football.  Whether you become a competitive gymnast or participate in other competitive sports, gymnastics gives you a great foundation to succeed!

Phone: (07) 4151 8989 Address: 29 Steptoe St, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia 4670

Email: office@gymfinity.com.au Website: http://www.gymfinity.com.au/

BRONZE SPONSORS ($750 annually)

MindCache

MindCache is a trusted local IT services company. 

Thank you to MindCache for their generosity as a bronze sponsor. MindCache is a multi-generational local Bundaberg family-owned company that you can trust to look after all your business’s IT needs. They aim to help their clients achieve their goals and succeed in business. They pride ourselves on individually tailored approaches for their clients by listening and working collaboratively to meet each business’s needs. This includes concept and design, right through to implementation and training. 

Address: Shop 6/55-57 Walker St, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia, 4670 

Phone: 1300 154 651 Email: help@mindcache.com.au 

Website: https://www.mindcache.com.au/

BRONZE SPONSORS ($750 annually)

Duplic8

WE ARE DUPLIC8

We are leaders in printing solutions in the Wide Bay area. As official partners of the award-winning Canon Solutions, we provide a superior level of sales, service and support for our customers that remain unrivalled.

Duplic8 is 100% locally owned and operated. We fully understand and utilises the local economic trends in order to give back to the community and its various organisations and projects.

With over 50 years of combined experience, our friendly, knowledgeable and passionate staff maintain a level of professionalism in the field for an enhanced customer service experience.

OPTIMISING DIGITAL INTEGRATION

Our aim of optimising your company’s digital integration ensures that we are maximising productivity in all your business processes. We assist your business by identifying problems in manual document processing and increased equipment costs. We have a simplified but unique strategic evaluation process to cater to different types of businesses to understand their needs and how to improve efficiency in a structured manner. Our specialty is creating streamlined workflows to reduce the ongoing costs of each individual business.

Beyond Printing

We combine our expertise with all our products and our world-class customer service, we make the process of transitioning to the latest technology and processes smoother for all our customers.

We dedicate the time to actively listen to your concerns and all the important aspects of your business. In turn, we can provide you with an in-depth evaluation of your needs to create a more effective strategic outline to increase your company’s productivity which will ultimately give you a competitive advantage in your market.

Contact us

Ph: 074 155 8558

Email:  service@duplic8.com.au or evolve@duplic8.com.au

20 McLean Street, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia

Websites and social links

http://www.duplic8.com.au/

FRIENDS OF FORESTVIEW LEVEL ONE ($250- annually)

As Bundaberg’s leading provider of professional massage therapy, we specialise in holistic healing to help restore and maintain balance in your life.

Remedial Massage & Reflexology Relax and rejuvenate with our wide range of Chinese massage therapies, tailored to support your physical and emotional wellbeing.

Natural Pain Relief Our traditional Chinese treatments offer a natural, holistic approach to relieving both acute and chronic pain.

Cupping & Dry Needling Experience the benefits of time-tested practices like Chinese cupping and dry needling—used for thousands of years to promote healing and overall wellness.

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1C1fy5YuP6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Google: Holistic Therapies Bundaberg https://g.co/kgs/yMbjy5V

Website: https://holistic-massage.com.au/

Address: 64 Targo street

Phone : 0475303440

More Kindy supporters…

Paul Beutel Photography

Thank you to Paul Beutel Photography who has generously donated a portion of the proceeds from our annual kindergarten photographs and many of the images found on our website. You can visit Paul at his website or can be contacted at:

Paul Beutel Photography
Phone: 0412 173 824
Email: paulbeutel@ozemail.com.au

Interested in becoming a corporate sponsor?

C & K Forestview Community Kindergarten greatly appreciates any support which may be offered from businesses or families.

For further information please contact Forestview Kindergarten on admin@forestviewkindergarten.com.au

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Forestview Community Kindergarten recently appeared on Bundaberg Now in a story featuring our beautiful neighbouring Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park and the important role the flying foxes inhabiting this park play and how Forestview embraces the beauty of this area to inspire our Nature Play program. Please see this link. https://fb.watch/24yElhK52Q/

 

 

 

“C&K see children as thinkers and theorisers rich in ideas and knowledge and recognises childhood as a critical stage of development where children are loved, happy and secure; have the freedom to think, express themselves, experience fun, and feel they belong.” Reimagining Excellence 2017

 At Forestview we recognise that being an active global citizen is now a consideration for all children growing up in the 21st century. The world has changed, and this requires us as educators to reconsider how and what we learn and teach.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where academic concepts are coupled with real world problems and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is applied in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, and global enterprise.   C & K Stem Practice Guide

WHAT IS STEM?

Children are building their knowledge of the world, critical thinking, prediction and problem-solving skills. They are learning to find solutions, are open to communicating and collaborating with those around them and are developing dispositions to persist with challenging thinking tasks.

At Forestview we know children are innately curious, willing and keen to actively explore and make meaning of their world. When STEM is viewed through the lens of early childhood education, educators often weave science, technology engineering and mathematics into play-based experiences that are naturally engaging and meaningful to children.

At Forestview we also recognise that for young child, learning is not divided into distinct discipline knowledge or curriculum areas such as science, mathematics, engineering or technology learning. Daily learning experiences engage children in exploring and learning about:

• earth and space sciences e.g. comparing and contrasting natural materials like rocks and soil or watching the seasons change
• physics e.g. rolling balls across the room and rolling cars down ramps
• biological sciences e.g. caring for animals and looking through a magnifying glass to count how many legs are on a bug
• chemical sciences e.g. combining materials to interact such as adding bicarb soda to Anzac biscuits
• technology when using simple machines like gears, wheels and pulleys; computers, iPads, interactive boards to research, code and create multimedia representations
• engineering when planning and designing structures with blocks, Lego, marble runs and other construction toys
• maths when counting, matching shapes, making patterns, measuring with tape measures or body parts.  C & K Stem Practice Guide.

WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Children are expanding their knowledge of the world as they develop their dispositions to be curious, take risks, persevere and be open to new possibilities. At Forestview, providing opportunities for all children irrespective of age or gender to participate in STEM learning is important for educators.

STEM is not a new concept. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have longstanding scientific knowledge traditions. These traditions have developed knowledge about the world through observation using all the senses; through prediction and hypothesis; through testing (designing, making and appraising); and through making generalisations within specific contexts. These scientific methods have been practiced and transmitted from one generation to the next and contribute to ways of knowing the world that are unique as well as complementary to western scientific knowledge. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are permeating modern life. There are driverless cars, medical procedures by robotics, the Internet of Things.  C & K Stem Practice Guide

Through an inquiry-based approach that is meaningful and relevant to a child, learning opportunities in STEM alongside the Arts, language and literacy, supports children to learn and apply their thinking to everyday situations.

Through play and hands-on meaningful experiences, children lead and co-design their learning with their peers and educators.

At Forestview Community Kindergarten we introduce key STEM skills by teaching them to:

• ask questions
• work together
• think creatively
• solve problems
• explore and take calculated risks
• test solutions to problems
• discover new ways of doing things.

By encouraging your child to ask questions, we are allowing them to take an active role in their own learning and helping them understand the world around them.

When children are encouraged to ask questions, they are developing their critical thinking skills and building their STEM capabilities.

When a child asks….  Why?

We try to not provide the answer.

Instead, we respond with alternative questions and ideas, and encourage them to search for answers and solutions themselves.

So, what are some of the recent STEM experiences we have been exploring at Forestview and what does STEM look like in action at Forestview.  

• Science, Maths and Technology – How long does it take a piece of ice to melt experiment – While playing in the mud kitchen a child shared their understanding and knowledge around how putting water in the freezer would turn it into ice and then taking it out returns it to water. The children were encouraged to share what they knew about this and one child suggested we time how long it takes. Educators encouraged children to estimate how long they thought it would take for the ice to melt and then compare these estimates with findings and observations of the experiment. We have now frozen water in larger sized containers and will use our knowledge from this experiment to adjust our estimates accordingly.

Maths – Sorting family pictures into like groups (comparing and contrasting which groups contain the most, least, same or more.

Engineering – Testing a bridge to see if the walls of the river will hold.

Science – Testing an idea/theory…If you put sand on the bridge, will it tickle our feet when we walk on it?

Maths – Using a tape measure to measure the height of our plant and then document the height of our Sunflower plants on our growth chart as they grow each week.

Engineering –  Marble run towers

Maths – Sorting our teddy bears who attended a teddy bears picnic into size groupings, small, big, middle sized.

Science – Flower drinking experiment

Science and Engineering  – Working out how far a car or water will travel down a pipe system.

Science – Planting seedlings and exploring how seeds germinate

Science – Creating ping pong volcanoes using just the right amount of water pressure to explode the balls from a container.

Engineering – Perspex block building

Engineering – Balancing blocks to build a tower to the ceiling.

Engineering – Designing a city within a 3-lane highway.

Maths – Talking about number and measurement and using the mathematical language when we are creating recipes in the Mud Kitchen.

Science – Hypothesising about what might happen when we mix red and blue ice colours – making a prediction about what new colour will be made.

There are lots of exciting things you can do at home or when you are out, making learning enjoyable for everyone. Please see below a link to a resource from Western Australia that provides a very clear and simple to follow format of STEM ideas you can easily incorporate into home activities and experiences.

https://www.education.wa.edu.au/dl/l982mk

Thank you to all the kindy families and community members who came on the “FABULOUS SHOPPING FUN” bus to participate in our shop till you drop event and to support and raise money for our wonderful Kindy. We hope you all had a fabulous time.  We are most happy to announce that we raised an amazing $2323 from this our last fundraiser for 2019 which is absolutely awesome and will go towards completing some amazing indigenous artwork in our Bush Tucker Garden area – this has been a long term project of the kindy, and we are so excited about the artists commencing their designs on our mural wall and totem poles next weekend.

 Another big thanks go to all those businesses and people who donated prizes to our very successful onboard raffle. 👏🏻

 FORESTVIEW WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TOWARDS THIS YEAR’S SHOPPING BUS TRIP RAFFLE PRIZE LIST.