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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Mother’s Day breakfast. It was lovely to welcome you into the Preschool and enjoy time together, celebrating great mums, nanas, aunties and a few dads. We hope to continue to build this connection as COVID restrictions continue to ease and we develop new routines to build family connections in the centre.
Nature Play
We believe time spent in the natural world is essential to growth - spiritually, socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Our programs intend to nurture the ‘whole child’ and foster a genuine love, care and respect for nature. We do this through bringing the natural world into our indoor environments and investigating the natural world in our outdoor environment as well as ‘beyond the fence’. We encourage the students to take calculated ‘risks’ and trust their bodies, own capabilities and instincts when adventuring in the Pine Forest.
School uniform
A reminder to please ensure your child is dressed in our Preschool uniform including closed shoes, preferably joggers or school shoes. It is also important for the children with longer hair to have it tied back neatly. All belongings should be clearly labelled. Thank you for your assistance.
New Service Model
Catholic Education has developed a new service model for all Catholic Preschools for 2022. For more information, please see a letter sent to our perspective parents from Ross Fox found here.
If you have any questions, please speak to Michelle Woodward (Director)
Did you know you must enrol for Kindergarten for 2022?
St Anthony's Parish Primary School and St Thomas the Apostle's Primary School are currently holding their open days for you to explore the school facilities and meet some of the wonderful staff.
The number of outbreaks of gastro in ACT childcare centres last month were seven times higher than average. ACT Health have requested that services remember the following information;
- We all need to do our part to help prevent the spread of gastro. And good hand hygiene utilising soap, running water and clean towels is critical.
- If children or educators have symptoms of vomiting or diarrhoea, they must stay at home until 48 hours after their symptoms have stopped. Hydration is very important during this time.
- Educators, families and carers should be reminded to make sure everyone practises good hand hygiene to prevent the spread to other household members. This includes washing hands with soap and running water.
Please let us know if you are keeping your child home due to gastro symptoms as we are required to let families know that we have had an outbreak of an infectious disease (date and number of cases is the only information that we share with families).
For more information on gastro please click here for ACT Health's fact sheet.
CANTEEN ROSTER: 6231 4022 Maree Alchin (Manager)
WEEK 4
Tues 11/5 Megan Doherty 9-12
Weds 12/5 Kelly McGrath 9-12, Kristy Martin 9-12
Thurs 13/5 Carole Coulton 9-2
Fri 14/5 Di Young 9-2, Rach 9-10.30, Ed D 9-10.30, Lisa Fairlamb 11-2, Trish Rae 11-1.45
WEEK 5
Tues 18/5 Shari 9-12
Weds 19/5 TUCK DAY – Kelly McGrath 12-2, Oslinda 12-2, Gemma Dowie 12-2, Marsha Rutten 12-2
Thurs 20/5 Carole Coulton 9-2
Fri 21/5 Mary Russell 9-12, Naomi Parsons 12-2, Rachel Esler 9-10.30, Ed 9-10.30, Karen Carmody 9-2, Courtney Guy 12-2
WEEK 6
Tues 25/5 Megan Doherty 9-12
Weds 26/5 Kristy Martin 9-12
Thurs 27/5 Lorelle Jago 9-11.30, Breehnha 11.30-2, Natasha Parker 9-12
Fri 28/5 Di Young 9-2, Rachel Esler 9-10.30, Ed D 9-10.30, Lisa Fairlamb 11.30-2
TUCK DAY 19/5 SUBWAY available on QKR. Cut off 9pm 16/5.