April 2011 Newsletter
Special Request from The Ocean Room
We are currently collecting materials to use for boxconstruction, and would greatly appreciate any donations ofboxes, cardboard tubes (sorry, no toilet rolls) and other itemswhich the children can use. Please see Anneke, Tara or Nicole if you have any questions.
Henny Penny Chicken Hatchery
We are once again happy to provide the children with theinteractive learning experience of the Henny Penny ChickenHatchery. The eggs and chickens will arrive on the 2nd May,and the experience will be here for two weeks. We will belooking for homes for the chickens, so please let Brett know ifyou would like any. We are sure the children will be thrilled bythe process of the eggs hatching and watching the chickensgrow and develop.This experience is a wonderful learning opportunity, and we happily provide this at no additional cost to families.
Contact Details
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU INFORM US IF ANY OFYOUR CONTACT DETAILS CHANGE. We have had several instances when we have needed to contact a family,only to discover that their phone numbers have changed. Thishas a huge impact on the well being of their child.It is essential that we are able to contact parents at all timeswhen their child is at the centre.
Staff Swap: Trainee Education
As you aware, Brett and Sharon also own RathminesPreschool. Due to a change in training regulations, traineesare now required to work with children in different age groups. As Rathmines caters for children aged 3-5 years, Cassie from Rathmines will be working here from the 16th-27th May,and Kasey will be working at Rathmines. This means thatboth Cassie and Kasey will learn about a wider range ofprogramming, observing and interacting with children, staff andfamilies. Please see Brett or Sharon if you have any questions
Safety & Consideration in our Car Park-PLEASE
As busy people we are well aware of how hard it is to organisechildren, drop them into childcare and school, then get on witha day-we certainly lead hectic lives. Whilst we appreciate ourfamilies have time constraints, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCESARE CHILDREN OF ANY AGE TO BE LEFT UNATENDED INTHE CARPARK., UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE CARSTO BE KEFT RUNNING IN THE CARPARK. Leaving childrenin a car is illegal, and we are obligated to inform the relevantauthorities when this happens.
Sneezin’ Season
One again we are at the time of year when many people have coughsand colds. We wish to remind families that the centre does not havethe facilities to cater for a sick child. When a child is starting a course ofantibiotics, they cannot attend the centre for the first 24 hours after thestart of the course. Any child who has a continual discharge of green,yellow or clear mucus from the nose is unable to attend-this also appliesto children with a persistent cough. We ask that families are honestabout their child’s health, as a child recovering from an illness can easily infect others.-please consider the health of all children who attend.Please remember that if a child is unwell enough to require medicationsuch as Panadol, Dimetap, Nurofen etc they are too unwell to attend thecentre. Staff realise and appreciate that it is difficult for a working parentwhen their child is too ill to attend, however the well being of all childrenand staff at the centre has to be considered. It is also essential that theExclusion Periods are adhered to at all times.
Happy Easter
We would like to wish all our families a safe and happy Easter.As part of our Easter Celebrations we will be having an EasterEgg Hunt each day from the 18th-21st April, where each childwill receive one small chocolate egg. Please inform staff inwriting if you do not want your child to participate. We will beclosed on Friday 22nd April, Monday 25th April and Tuesday26th April (Fees will not be charged for these days. Enjoy yourlong weekend! Thank you to everyone who has donated a prizefor our Easter Raffle, this will be drawn on Friday 15th April
Upcoming Events
- Steps Free Vision Screening (for children aged 4 years)
- Monday 2nd May Family Disco-June
- Joel Howlett Magic Show
- Bob Turner Reptile Show
- Cook Book Fundraiser-please place recipes in the box inthe entry foyer
Thank you Sharon, Brett, Anneke, Tara, Nicole andKasey