Stuarts Point Preschool
November 2014
Newsletter
From the Committee:
Thank you to
GASP – Heather Kind and Chris Kaczan (Dunecare) for your generous donation.
Fees due: Please ensure your account is
paid and up to date for the end of the year. There are various payment methods
available. See Jodi or Kelly in the office on a Wednesday or Friday. Thank you
Unkya Markets:
SUNDAY 14th of DECEMBER……We are cooking our famous bacon and egg
rolls for breakfast or brunch. Please volunteer your time by adding your name
to our display or pop along and purchase a roll to support our preschool.
Staffing: Erin
is returning from maternity leave in 2015. Jodi will be finishing up at the end
of this year.
From the Staff:
End of Year Party: Will be held on the last day of term WEDNESDAY 17th of
DECEMBER. Please join us from 1-3pm for a BBQ. If you would like to bring a
healthy plate of fruit, cheese and cracker or salad that would be fantastic. The
‘party’ will be held outdoors and preschool will have an ‘Art Appreciation
Gallery’ in which families can purchase handmade canvasses.
Nude Food: We are passionate about
nude food – healthy unpackaged/unprocessed nutritious foods in our children’s
lunch boxes. Please see staff if you have any questions regarding this.
Facebook: For those of you on
Facebook, don’t forget to ‘Like’ our Facebook page – Stuarts Point Preschool
and keep up to date with our latest happenings.
Reminders:
Old Machines: If
you have any old VCR’s, CD players…..or anything with removable parts we would
love it! We also would love your old hammers
and nails.
End of Term 1: Wednesday 17th of December 2014 is our last day of Preschool we will
be closed from December 17th 2014- Wednesday January 28th
2015.
Term 1 2015: Will commence on Wednesday the 28th
of January.
Community Notices:
Scotts Head Playgroup: Wednesdays 10am – 12pm @ Scotts
Head Rec Hut or Beach. Visit the Facebook Page: Scotts Head Playgroup.
Annual Fire brigade Fundraiser: Sunday 16th
November at the Stuarts Point Bowling Club at 11am.
Support the
Cook
Brothers Memorial Day
Events include: pool comp, lawn bowls,
mullet throwing comp, crab races, Johnny
bowls balls to the wall, seafood and meat
raffles drawn throughout the day, an auction
with great goods! Come along and enjoy
a plate of Cooks famous battered fish with spuds and bread for only $5! FUN – Jumping castle for the kids, live music by the piano man from 3pm
From our Lilly Pilli Children:
Art
Appreciation - exploring the arts and different painting techniques.
Our Lilly Pilli Preschool children have been discussing and exploring the arts through demonstration and hands on discoveries as they prepare to create their own canvass for our end of year ‘Art Gallery Walk.’
Life
cycle of the butterfly and worm discoveries....
We investigated, discussed and observed our caterpillars, Chrysalis and butterflies. We are hoping to get some silk worm before the end of term.
Exploring our worms and what it means incorporate sustainable practices within our preschool.
Tinkering and deconstructing old
machines....
We have been very busy this term
exploring the arts, investigating life cycles and tinkering with old machines.
From our Gumnut Children:
Healthy
Eating
Our Gumnut room is full of fun and new discoveries as our children have been making delicious fruit smoothies and vegetable pizzas.
Dylan is deep in concentration as she slices her banana to add to her smoothie.
Kyla is enjoying a fresh blueberry smoothie.
Making
Music
Our children and educators love it when family members join in, singing and exploring musical instruments with us!
Our Gumnut children continue their fantastic adventures around our creek and oval area, they have been bird watching, cooking and creating new tunes.
