Children’s Annual Disco
Get ready to boogie on Saturday 18th June for the Rathmines Preschool annual disco. 5:00pm till 8:00pm at Wangi RSL club. Immediate family is free. Prices for other family members are $4.00 per adult $2.00 per child. Raffle tickets will be sold on the night for your chance to win some great prizes. The children have been working hard on some beautiful keepsakes that will be sold for $5.00 each and all money raised will be going towards new resources for the children. Please find attached a RSVP form and return by Friday 10th June.
Sick Children
It is that time of year when a lot of our friends are getting sick due to the change in weather. It is VERY important to understand that if your child is sick with the cold/flu that they will have to be excluded until this clears up. If a child comes to Preschool with a constant running nose, a persistent cough or appears to be unwell, parents will be called and asked to collect their chikd/ren.
Early Years Learning Framework
There are currently a lot of changes happening in the child care industry. We are currently implementing the new Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) which has been introduced to all child care centres around Australia. All the staff at both Rathmines Preschool and Arcadia Vale Care and Early Education Centre attended a meeting with Karen Atkinson regarding the new EYLF and spoke about what changes we will have to implement. We will keep you updated with any changes that will be made to our centre. The weekend box has been implemented with the EYLF in mind as family involvement is a huge part of this new curriculum. These weekend sheets will be placed in your child/ren’s portfolios with your child/ren’s response to what was written on this sheet.
Monthly Policy Review
This month we will be reviewing our Access and Child Protection Policies. You will find a copy of the policies on the notice board in the Kookaburra room. Please take the time to read the policy and pass on your feed back to Tamara. Copies of policies are also available upon request at any time.
Upcoming events
Tamara has been busy organising the events for the year.
Emergency services week – Week of 4th July. We will be getting a visit from the fire brigade, SES and fingers crossed for a Police officer. More information to come closer to the date.
Dental Health week – We are currently in contact with Julie from pacific smiles to come in and talk to the children about dental health. Further details still to come.
Vision screening – This screening, which is highly recommended by Community Services, is for all children (over 4 years), who are starting school in 2012. The vision screening will take place on Friday 3rd June at 9:30 am. This is a free service and permission forms are now in parent’s pockets. Unfortunately the screening was cancelled for Tuesday 31st but will be rescheduled. Tamara will inform parents when she receives the new date.
All these events are provided at no extra cost.
Sticker charts
As you will all be aware we are no longer using the sticker charts as a reward system for the children. After our meeting in regards to the new National Quality Framework, which is currently in drafts, and EYLF sticker charts are no longer acceptable as children should do things because they want to NOT because they are rewarded with a sticker. The children have responded well to this and they are able to take their sticker charts home. The staff will continue to praise the children’s efforts and good behaviour. Please see Tamara if you require any further information in regards to our behaviour management policy.
June Birthdays
We would like to say a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our all friends who are celebrating their birthday in June
Aiden
Charlie
Thankyou Tamara, Brett, Deborah, Nicole and Cassie