Teaching children how to hold their pencil

Stumbled across this useful YouTube video on helping children to hold their pencil correctly. Handy Tip: place a visual mark on pencil with a black marker, which directs children to the area of the pencil they need to hold. 

Healthy Lunchbox Alert!

Check out the links below for healthy choice options to keep your child going through the day. Why not plan your child’s lunchbox with them, so they have ownership of their decision making? 

http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/packing_a_lunch_box.html/context/217

http://www.freshforkids.com.au/lunch_box/lunch_box.html

http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/parents-carers/healthy-eating-and-drinking/lunch-box-ideas.aspx