PACKTA - Peninsula and Chelsea Kindergarten Teachers Association

Peninsula and Chelsea Kindergarten Teachers Association
Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
packta1@hotmail.com

Professional Development

Professional Development Schedule:

www.tln.org.au

AEU MEETING:

2012 Regional meeting

16th February

5:30 at Peninsula School Mt Eliza.Guest Speaker Kathy Walker - ' Documentation, so you want your life back!"

Membership fees can be paid on this night

6th March. PACKTA committee meeting at Erinwood Pre-school. 5:30pm

27th March. PACKTA AGM and presentation by Karen Anderson ' Connecting with nature' - hear about Karen's study tour of Nature kinders in Denmark and her journey to Kindergarten at the beach.

An EYLF PLP e-Newsletter
(available to all care and education settings and educators)

A regular EYLF e-Newsletter will give momentum to the work of implementing the EYLF by providing case studies and other information about how educators are engaging with the EYLF across a range of settings. Researched and written by an ECEC expert with the support of other ECEC experts, it will respond to content in the online forums; questions and issues raised at the workshops; information from case studies of services; and requests from services about particular issues they are facing.
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 1: Talking about 'Play'
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 2: Intentional teaching
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 3: Thinking about play
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 4: Thinking about intentions
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 5: Voices from the field
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 6: Learning outcomes
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 7: Understanding cultural competence
EYLF PLP e-Newsletter Issue 8: Planning for learning

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eylfplp@earlychildhood.org.au.

Connect with the new EYLF PLP Twitter network
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EYLF PLP online Forum—come in!
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EYLF PLP Facebook page
Join us at our EYLF PLP Facebook page, a great place to connect with the early childhood community, and take advantage of the 'Thinking Practice Series' and the 'Observing practice' series.

AEU MEETING:

School transition project

www.education.vic.gov.au/earlylearning/transitionschool/

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Training course

PACKTA Trade Fair/Expo will not take place in 2011 but will be bi-annual

Thanks to the following traders for participating in our trade fair.

The Friendship Tree Kim and Donna: www.thefriendshiptree.com.au

Modern Teaching Aides: mdegeus@teaching.com.au

Lastings and Pukeko Books: www.pukekobooks.com.au

Robyn Crowe: www.creativecapers.com.au

M.A.N made creations: www.manmadecreations.com.au