Toya

Toya was born in Spain. When she was still a baby, Toya's parents moved to Australia.
Toya's parents tell her that she is very lucky because they taught her to speak Spanish as well as English and that when she grows up she can travel to Spain and maybe even live there like a local Spanish person.

Toya doesn't have any brothers or sisters. She spends a lot of time with her parents and their friends. Her friends say that this makes her quite grown up. In some ways Toya's friends think of her as the mother of their gang of friends because most of the time she knows the right thing to do and how to solve tricky problems.

Toya enjoys her own company and thinks of her guitar, Freddie, as one of her best friends. Toya spends hours and hours with Freddie her guitar practising songs and also just making funky noises.

Mucking around with Freddie is almost as fun as when Toya plays with her band. At the moment, Toya and her band enjoy just playing in Toya's garage, but one day they want to perform at a concert for their friends. Toya
has made drawings of what she hopes the stage will look like with flashing lights and silvery costumes.

How Toya influences our program

TOYA : ENGAGING

Enthusiastic
Imagination
Express emotions
Interest
Pride

CREATIVE

Opportunity to express ideas and make meaning of different media. It can include arts, crafts, music, cooking, drama and dance.

MUSIC AND DRAMA

Playing musical instruments from Australia and other countries, chants, rhymes, jingles, singing, movement to music.

Children explore aspects of their own identity through role play. This can include situations to assist children deal with relating to others, bullying, wellbeing. Having children engage in this type of communication enable children to share experiences and develop their vocabulary

OSHC ROOM

Children develop a sense of belonging when the OSHC room displays their work. This includes charts and posters that reflect birthdays, favourite footy teams, hello and other words in different languages.