Newsletter – May 2016

COMMITTEE NEWS A committee meeting was held on Tuesday 10th May at the Kindy. Thank you to those committee members and parents that attended the meeting. The next committee meeting will be at 7pm on Tuesday 7th June 2016. All parents are invited to attend.

STAFF TRAINING Monday 13th June (pupil free day) all staff will be completing compulsory C&K Compliance Training which also includes Child Protection Training.

The James Cook University Medical Student Teddy Bear Hospital visited the kindy recently. The children enjoyed bringing along their teddy or soft toy and learning all about Doctors and hospitals and what happens if you have to attend visit one.

ADVERTISING IN THE KINDY

NEWSLETTER

If you or your business would like to place an advertisement

in the Kindy newsletter, the cost is $5 per advertisement,

which is for an ad approx ¼ A4 size. All advertisements need

to come through the Kindy office.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday - CLOSED

Tuesday to Friday 8.30am to 12.30pm

NATIONAL FAMILIES WEEK CELEBRATIONS

Next week sees the commencement of celebrations at Kindy for National Families Week, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea & Under 8’s Week. Families are invited to come along and help the children celebrate. Please refer to the note with your sign in sheet and on the verandah for your groups date and time. Please remember to bring along a small plate to share if possible. At Western Suburbs Kindergarten we want to celebrate the vital role that families play in Australian society and acknowledge the importance of hearing the voices of children and their families. We have placed our “Community Family Tree” up on the verandah. When coming along to kindy for drop off or pick up please help us make our “Community Family Tree” grow by writing your thoughts on a leaf and placing it on our tree. Ask yourself and your children; how does our Kindergarten community help your family? We look forward to creating a thriving tree of thoughts to share with the Kindergarten community.

VISITOR’S REGISTER The Visitor’s Register must be signed if you stay on roster or any time you are at the Kindergarten outside your child’s regular Kindy hours (e.g. to attend a committee meeting, working bee etc.) All attending, including siblings and other family members should be signed in for insurance purposes.

VACANCIES

PLAYGROUP At Western Suburbs Kindy we operate a playgroup each Wednesday from 10.00am to 12.30pm. Playgroup currently have vacancies so if you or you know of a family with children aged birth to Kindy age let them know to contact Julie in the office for further details. Playgroup costs $100 per term per family. There are a variety of inside and outside activities set up and during the morning our Playgroup Co-ordinator Janelle will have a 30min mat time for the children to enjoy songs, books or similar. KINDY Due to a family moving interstate a vacancy has become available in group C. Monday and Tuesday 8.00am to 3.45pm. If anyone knows of a family that may be interested in this position please have them contact Julie in the office during office hours.

IMMUNISATION Thank you to those families that have already updated their child’s immunisation status with the office using the correct proof of immunisation as set out in the last newsletter and emails to families. There are still some families that have not provided the correct immunisation. These familes have been emailed. Please note – the “Red Book” is NOT classed as an official immunisation record as per the new policy that the Government has released. Please ensure your child’s immunisatrion is provided to the office within the next week. If your child has recently received their 4 year old immunisation needles we will also need an update of this for our file.

HEALTHY HAROLD Healthy Harold will be visiting the Kindy on 19th & 24th May. For more information regarding his visit please refer to the advertising flyers at the end of this newsletter. Please don’t forget to sign the permission form located near sign in sheet for your child’s group.

COMPLIMENTS COMPLAINTS & SUGGESTION FOR IMPROVEMENT

FORMS As part of our ongoing QIP we are asking for parent input into the continual improvement of our Kindergarten. The Management Committee has placed a Compliments, Complaints & Suggestions for Improvement form in the foyer (next to the visitors sign in register). If parents have any ideas or suggestions that can be considered for the improvement of the Kindergarten please take the time to complete one of the forms and place in the secure box on the wall next to the office door. If at any stage the forms have run out, please see Julie in the office.

GLENCORE ANIMAL PORTRAIT DISPLAY

The Glencore Animal Portrait Prize is co-

ordinated and awarded by Perc Tucker

Regional Gallery, Townsville. The exhibition is

currently on display at the gallery until 10th

July. Western Suburbs Kindergarten is very

excited to announce that one of our staff

members, Jannelle Bennett from Playgroup &

Unit 2 has a painting in the exhibition. Janelle

painted her dog “Daisy” for the exhibition. We

are very excited to have such a talented artist

working at Kindy. We encourage families to go

along to the exhibition before it closes in July

and check out Janelle’s art work as well as all

the other talented artists. We would love to

see photos of children next to “Daisy” or their

favourite animal portrait!!

SCHOLASTIC

BOOK CLUB

Issue 3 orders have now closed. The books have arrived and will be delivered to families soon via your child’s teacher. Keep an eye out for issue 4 catalogue soon.

GARDEN ROSTER & WORKING BEE LEVY

Term 2 garden roster is up on the notice board and filling fast. Please remember to collect an Indemnity Form when placing your name on the roster (forms next to the roster). All adults that attend the roster must complete one of these forms and hand into the office by Thursday morning the week their roster is on.

Working Bees for the remainder of the year:

Sat 14th May 2016

9am to 12noon

Sun 31st July

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sat 22nd October

2.00pm to 5.00pm

For the next working bee we will need a drill to drill into block masonry and also utes or trailers as there is a lot of garden pruning to be done.

50TH CELEBRATIONS Western Suburbs Kindy commenced in 1966 in a small church hall behind the current Mater Hospital. In January 1970 the Kindy moved to its current location. Many years on and many families and children later it is now time to celebrate our great Kindy and recognise 50 years of Western Suburbs Kindergarten.

The management committee are looking for a small group of parents/carers to assist our Director and Admin Staff in the organising and advertising of our celebration. If you think you would like to help please leave your name with Julie in the office.

50th CELEBRATIONS and C&K OPEN DAY

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday 10th September

More information to come next newsletter

INFORMATION FROM SCHOOLS

Currajong State School Under 8’s Week

Friday 27th May

9.15am to 10.50am

Activities include, teddy bear picnic, dress ups, messy play, craft disco dancing, lego &

story time.

Please RSVP to admin@currajong.eq.edu.au or 47580 666

If anyone would like more details on the school information advertised in the newsletters please see Julie in the office.

2017 ENROLMENTS The end of June we will be commencing our enrolments for 2017. If you or a family or friend have a child that turns 4 by 30th June 2017 they are eligible to attend kindy at Western Suburbs Kindergarten next year.

Please ensure you have added your name to our waiting list for 2017 so we include you in our bulk email to commence the enrolment process.

LUNCHBOX IDEA ZUCCHINI SLICE

375g zucchini 1 large onion 3 rashers of bacon 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 cup self-raising flour ½ cup oil 5 eggs salt and pepper Grate unpeeled zucchini coarsely, finely chop onion and bacon. Combine zucchini, onion, bacon, cheese, sifted flour, oil and lightly beaten eggs, season with salt and pepper. Pour into a well-greased lamington tin (base 16cm x 26cm). Bake in a moderate oven 30 to 40 minutes or until browned. Cut into squares to serve.

KINDY PHOTOS All groups had their kindy photos taken as well as their individual photos this week. Next week the photographer will provide all families with an order envelope. There will also be spare envelopes in the office and proofs of the individual photos in the foyer. Please make note of the due date for orders that will be marked on the envelope.

Thanks again to Hugh & Maureen Sugden from Studio169 for coming to Kindy for our photos again this year. Hugh & Maureen have been our photographers for many years and do a wonderful job with the children to ensure the families get a lasting memory of their time at Western Suburbs Kindergarten.

14th May Working Bee 9.00am – 12.00pm

15th – 21st May

National Families Week, Under 8’s Week and Australia’s Biggest

Morning Tea (refer to group note for your

group’s celebration date & time)

10th Jun Pupil Free Day

13th June Pupil Free Day

13th June Staff Compliance Training

14th & 16th June

First Five Forever Program (Visit from Aitkenvale Library)

24th Jun Last day Term 2

11th Jul Term 3 commences

19th July Monty Pryor Performance

22nd & 26th July

National Pyjama Day at Kindy

31st July Working Bee

23rd 25th Aug

Fruit & Veg Puppets

8th Sept Sharing Culture Performance

16th Sept Last day term 3