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BlocksThere are several Playgroup In A Box in the office and ready to go. Borrow one today! Read More..

Kids Recipe Sheets

cooking.pngVery popular and a bargain at $5 each. These sheets have a range of Peta's tried, tested and easy to make favourite recipes - including Play Dough, Slime and Finger Paint. They are laminated to ensure they'll handle many sessions.

Newsletter

December issue out now!

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KATHERINE FAMILY FUN AND INFORMATION DAY
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Re:Starting new playgroup
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Starting new playgroup
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Re:Beswick Family Fun and Information Day
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Interesting Writing Exercise

A WRITING EXERCISE

 

I came across this exercise  and thought it would be interesting to see what our kids thought. For older kids let them complete on their own, for younger kids ask them what they think.  Please take the time to share your responses.(they can remain anonymous if you like).

 

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Sponsors

K.I.C.S. greatfully acknowledges the ongoing support from all of our committed sponsors.Read More..
Field Team 2 coming to a playground near you!

K.I.C.S. is proud to announce their newest team members making up Field Team 2.  Jenna and Matt Kinny will be travelling to nearby communities and stations to find out who likes playing with play-dough and who enjoys painting.  In the meantime Field Team 1 will be starting shortly and as soon as the wet season is finished they'll be travelling further abroad.

Find out more about our Field Teams by clicking here!
 

Who Are K.I.C.S.

Katherine Isolated Children's Service (K.I.C.S.) became an incorporated association in 1988.

K.I.C.S. employs a mix of university trained Early Childhood Teachers and experienced staff, who travel an area of 760,000 square kilometres with their partners to deliver playgroups for children who are socially or geographically isolated.

 We are governed by a board of management voted in each year at our Annual general meeting. The board usually consists of parents using the service and other associated and interested individuals throughout the Katherine region.

The board includes a representative of the Katherine branch Isolated Children's Parent's Association (ICPA), Katherine School of the Air (KSA), the board may also include principals or teachers of bush schools, an aboriginal representative and interested members of the public.

K.I.C.S. is a full member of the Australian Early Childhood Association and the National Association of Mobile Services. We liaise with the Isolated Children's Parents Association and the Katherine School of the Air.

K.I.C.S. employed a second team in 2005 so children and families are visited twice as often - approximately every 2 months, during the dry season months of March through to December.

Email

If you have an email address that you haven't notified us of, could you please let us know so we can add it to our client database.

This gives us another option for sending out general information, playgroup dates and the Newsletter over the internet.

To send information electronically will cut out the expense of postage and printing.

Just send us an email at kics@bigpond.com or by using our contact form here

Programs

Our programs are compiled to cover all aspects of Early Childhood development & education.

Activities are sorted into the following learning areas:

  • Art & Craft
  • Social & Emotional
  • Physical
    (gross & fine motor)
  • Cognitive
  • Tactile
  • Mathematical
  • Science
  • Language
  • Group time

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