HAERE RA, FAREWELL to Wallace who went to school this month. Farewell also Ellena and Phoebe!!! Farewell also to Arran and Kiera who are off to kindy! Wheels day this Friday to celebrate their last day!!!
And a warm Haere Mai and Welcome to Busha and family, Ben and Aren and their whanau
STAFF NEWS:
Congratulations to Lara who graduated this month with a Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood). Our children enjoyed having Lara and her family call in to spend a little time at the centre on graduation day.
Congratulations also to Helen on reaching full registration status.
Stacey has been at a transition to school evening with Brooklyn School
Helen has posted a new song the children have been learning on the website. Check it out!
HEALTH AND SAFETY
BECC EMERGENCY CELL NUMBER IS: 027 8123247 We do have an analogue phone in the event that phone lines will be operating.
In a major civil defence emergency/earthquake we have an emergency plan in place where we take cover until the shaking ceases. We then check for injuries/hazards and take a roll call. Teachers are obligated to remain on site for 48 hours until children are collected or processed through the civil defence centre which is Brooklyn School. You need to have a family plan and keep your contact details up to date – we will not release your child unless the contact is on the list. This is our legal obligation.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD WITH PEANUTS OR PEANUT PRODUCTS. ALSO NO WHOLE EGGS. We have a child who is allergic.
Our Health and Wellness Policy states that in the event of a vomiting/diarrhoea virus your child may not attend until 48 hours after they are symptom free. In an environment such as this these kinds of viruses can be hard to contain. Frequent handwashing and washing surfaces with Janola can help prevent the spread to other children and teachers/teachers’ family members.
CHILDRENS’ INTERESTS…
this month have been in fantasy play . . . featuring Ben 10, art and creative works.
Please see the wall displaying these works of art!
JOINING IN PLAY
Snatching and conflict over toys are very common amongst young children who are beginning to learn how to play with others. We often find encouraging them to say “I’d like a turn when you’ve finished”/”You can have a turn when I finish” helps reassure both the child who wants the toy and the one still playing with it. As they grow a bit older, we sometimes see children disrupting play due to wanting to join in but not knowing how. A useful approach here is to say something like “That looks like fun, maybe I can help.” Asking directly “Can I play?” doesn’t always work as the answer might be “NO!”Watching for a while and commenting on what is happening can help a child join in gradually – “That’s a big tower. I can bring over some more blocks and help make it bigger…”
COMMITTEE NEWS
Big thank you to all the parents who turned up to move the playhouse down to the children’s playground. Thanks to Louise who initiated our participation in the competition and to Ashley’s folks who went along to the Easter egg hunt at Bunnings on the night!!!
Thanks to Sam and Mark who came in over the weekend and waterblasted the back yard – it looks great.
Thank you also to Erik and Zuleika who came in and put the shelf up in the office for us.
Have a nice long weekend!!! Safe travels.
