Love of Lego helps kindy kids transition into school at Jervois

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Children from Tailem Bend Kindy and Jervois Primary School have come together to celebrate their love of Lego at the Jervois school library.

Around 20 children and teachers happily showcased their Lego creations to one another in a warm and supportive environment at the end of term two.

A teacher from Jervois Primary School, Kiarra Stoeckel, together with school students, warmly welcomed the group from Tailem Bend Kindy, led by teacher Rachel Keller, along with the visiting children and their parents. 

This program began in term one this year.

The director of the kindy, Meagan Wynne Pahl, said the initiative was intended to support children’s creativity and fine motor skills, while also giving them the opportunity to learn from older school students and build meaningful connections before they transitioned to school.

Through this program, strong buddy relationships were formed between kindy children and school students.

For example, Hallie from Jervois was paired with Alby and Felicity from the kindy group.

Students were also given diaries to reflect on each visit to Tailem Bend Kindy, where they spent time with their buddies building Lego creations together.     

Hallie and Alby proudly introduced their project to visitors.

Over three visits, they built a town called “Hallie and Alby’s Buildings” – a creative township featuring houses, castles, playgrounds and more.

“We got a dog park for space dogs to visit us,” Alby said enthusiastically.

Hallie also created a caterpillar house surrounded by trees, designed to feed a very hungry caterpillar and help it transform into a beautiful butterfly.

Henry, Alby’s twin brother, built a rocket.

“This rocket helps the planet avoid anything hitting us, save the Earth,” he said.

Ava delighted visitors with her King Duck and car creations, as Mack, Declan, and other children proudly shared their own imaginative builds.

William from the kindy had just turned five and was very excited to start school in term three.

He built a motorbike together with his father, and in the end, his design evolved into a motorbike with a trailer-style attachment.

“William loves building Lego, and we just love encouraging him to get creative with Lego building,” his father said.

Seeing the children’s joyful creations, teachers from Jervois and Ms Keller from Tailem Bend exchanged positive reflections during the celebration.

They shared their delight at the success of the program and expressed enthusiasm for its continuation. 

“We are very pleased with how this club has developed, and we look forward to building on it even more in the future,” Ms Keller said.

As the day came to an end, smiles, creativity, and connection filled the room, with children proudly holding their Lego creations and already looking forward to the next meeting of their growing friendship.