February Newsletter #2

Hi everyone, we just have some updates from our previous newsletter already lots of events have been planned some of which we really need your support with! 

Fundraising – Leigh Fishing Competition

On Saturday 17^th of March, on the field of Leigh School, we are running a sausage sizzle/drink stall from 1-5pm and need a roster of parents to run this stall, for 1-2 hours. All food will be purchased we just require helpers on the day!   Also if you have 1-2 hours free on Friday evening to help prepare vegetables for the hangi at Leigh Hall.

 This is a great opportunity for fundraising targeting people out of our community,

Please see Carmel if you can help out.

Family BBQ Invitation

You are invited to our Family BBQ Night:- a great opportunity to meet with Elysia and Kym and our new families in the community

Friday 2^nd March, 5-30-7-30pm

Sausages provided just bring along drinks and salads etc.

5+ A Day   as part of our term focus we are discussing this concept with the children. If you  would like to share the healthy meals/recipes that your children particularly enjoy,  bring them in -maybe we could use them at preschool.  Thanks

We are celebrating Purple Day with the children on Thursday March the 1^st to commemorate the Haiti Earthquake. We will do some purple coloured baking and if the children could wear something purple, if they have it that would be great.

 

Raised Garden beds at Preschool;

We have planted out our hanging baskets and some of our flower bed.  If anyone has any flower or vegetable seedlings for the children to plant they would be really appreciated. This ‘hands on’ experience for children is truly valuable, they help us plan out where the plants go, plant them and then enjoy watching the plants grow – so it is an ongoing journey of learning for them.

Our AGM will hold place at the end of March, at Preschool, date to be confirmed.

We have several parents leaving the Committee and need 2 -3 new parents to come on board to attend monthly meetings and to support the teaching team.  If you are interested and would like to know more either discuss with Carmel or a current Committee Member – (Megan, Pam, Jade, Angela, Janine, Nakita, or Shara).

So A Big Thank You to these parents for giving up their time for our preschool !!

Without a dedicated team of parents to donate their time and individual talents we can not run the preschool - Everyone’s contribution is valued.

Library Visit  - Thursday 8^th of March 9.00am: Once a month we plan this visit which is supported by the School – (April’s class and alternatively Rooms 1 and 3) we will need 3-4 parents to support this visit which lasts until 9-30am

 

February Newlsetter

Newsletter February 2012

Welcome back to Preschool to all of our families and children. We all hope you enjoyed your Christmas and holidays.  We have made a few changes to the Preschool including; a new interior softboard covered hesian cladding to cover the painted walls, a Parent Notice board out on the deck so we can share information with you and some changes to the interior layout.  Please encourage your children to sign in when they arrive on session to help support their early literacy and writing skills. 

 At the end of last year we conducted interviews for new teachers and we are very pleased to inform you that we have been able to employ two new teachers on a part time basis.  

Elysia Green will be working in the Under 2 area Tuesday to Friday with our infants and toddlers.  Elysia is a qualified, registered Teacher with previous Under 2 experience and has moved to live in the Pakiri area over the Christmas holidays with her family.

Kym Powell  (Samara’s Mum) was been relieving for us last year and she will be coming in on Wednesday for Non Contact release time for the teachers.  Kym is a qualified registered Primary trained teacher who has many years of experience and offers a valuable perspective to share particularly with our older children.

We welcome Elysia and Kym to our Teaching team and Preschool please introduce yourselves to them if you don’t already know them. We are planning on holding a family BBQ over next few weeks to get to know our new teachers and families.

We also welcome some new children and their families to our Preschool, Apikera and Jimi Baker who started in the last couple of weeks of last term, OShana Lima who is nearly 5, Luke Dzedins who is three. We hope you all enjoy your time here at Leigh Community Preschool and make lots of new friends.

Reminders:

Please ensure your children have water bottles, hats and two sets of spare clothes for water/sand and messy play.

Our overall focus for this term is Summer in Aotearoa which includes all the great aspect of living in NZ: water safety, slip slop slap, 5+ A Day,

and we hope to go over for a swim in the school pool once we get more settled in.

Hearing and Vision for all 4 year old children not already tested on Wednesday 14^th of March 2012 at 9.45am

 

Welcome back from all the team and we wish you all a great year ahead.

Carmel, Vicki, Jenny, Elysia, Kym, Selena and the Management Committee

November Newsletter

Welcome Back to Term 4 Everyone, I am sure this term will fly by being only an 8 week term and with all the preparations for Christmas etc.  Well we have had a really busy few weeks with the Gala Preparation. We are pleased to advise you that we made just under $8,500 profit for the centre, which is a fantastic result considering that we had a lot less people attending the day than normal with the World Cup being on that evening.

We welcome Rico and Friija McGuiness who start with us next week and farewell Jack who is attending another centre.

A BIG THANK YOU to all the ‘parents and friends’ that helped us out, you are fantastic and we really do appreciate all your support, time and assistance that you donate to make this such a successful event for the centre.  Of course our many sponsors from the surrounding areas and some even down in Auckland provide the majority of the prizes for our gala so we thank them also, without their support this event just wouldn’t happen.  All our sponsors are included on the reverse side of this newsletter so please support them in return. 

Morning Tea for Leigh Fisheries

We are going to make a morning tea for the team at the Fisheries to thank them for their Gala support.  So could each family please provide one plate of either savoury or sweet food, on Friday 11^th of November.

Please have plate to Preschool before 9am so it can be taken up in time for their morning tea, Thanks

Free casual sessions

For the remainder of this term each child will be eligible for one free casual session each week, over and above their regular bookings. The conditions are that: it is on a ‘first in - first served’ basis and there are limited places each day.  Please note that this is not a regular booking and some days in the Under 2 area this may not be possible due to the number of children already attending that day. Please phone/see Carmel to discuss further.

Kapa Haka, Vikki Demant will be teaching our children Waiata every Friday morning at 9.00am  leading up to our ‘Christmas in the Pa’ concert on Saturday 3rd December at the Omaha Marae our children have been invited to perform.

Photolife, please read info in pockets and return money and forms etc to Preschool before Friday 18^th of November.

Family social night: Sausages, Wine & Cheese etc, Silent Auction & Mystery ticket draw: $5 adults children free.  Friday 18^th November 5-7pm

The last day of this term is Friday 16^th of December 2011

Gala 2011....Thank you sponsors!!!!!

Sponsor List for our 2011 Gala

LEIGH FISHERIES                        VODAFONE

FIRESTONE WARKWORTH       ASAHI SUSHI

LEIGH GENERAL STORE  GOAT ISLAND DIVE

SAWMILL BREWERY                  GLASS BOTTOM BOAT

SHADZE OF LACE                        ASB BANK

QUEEN ST CAFÉ                          MIRRORS HAIR BOUTIQUE

SUSHI GALLERY                          CAMERON AUTO SERVICES

NOT JUST HATS                            COBARA 

DOUGH PUNCHER BAKERY & MINI GOLF

DOROTHYS                                   WARKWORTH VETS

OLEANZ                                         RUSH COFFEE

LEIGH MOTORS                           LEIGH SAWMILL CAFÉ

KINGS PLANT BARN                   BIOMARINE

McENTEE HIRE                            BARFOOT & THOMPSON

FRUIT PLAZA                                COUNTRY STORE

RANSOM WINES                           ANZ BANK WARKWORTH

CHARLIES GELATO           DRAGONFLY CAFÉ

HERONS FLIGHT                          HUSH HAIR & RETAIL

WARKWORTH MENSWEAR      HALLS WARKWORTH

UNICHEM PHARMACY              NATIONAL BANK WARKWORTH

FRANKLINS PHARMACY ROBERTS BAKERY

OBR FASHIONS                            BOOKWORMERS

BEACH HOUSE LIVING              SHEER BLISS

GINGER CAFE                              IMELDAS

KATYA MAKER BOUTIQUE      COREY’S ELECTRICAL

XS CUTS                                         SNELLS BEACH MOTEL

SNELLS BEACH DIVE & FISH    BRICK BAY WINERY

SALTY DOG INN                               RED LETTER DAY

MAHURANGI RIVER WINERY   BROOKVIEW TEAHOUSE

FEAST CATERING                           SOUTHERN PAPRIKA

WHANGATEAU ROSES                  WINDFALL RESERVES

PET DOCTORS & ANIMATES    HYPERION WINES

PLUME & RUNNER DUCK          ASCENSION VINEYARD

OMAHA SUPERETTE                  TI PONT VINEYARD

CADBURY’S/PASCALLS             INTIMATE APPAREL

WARKWORTH NATURAL HEALTH SHOP

GLAD RAGS                                   FORGET ME NOT FLORIST

WARKWORTH BAKEHOUSE      SPORTS WORLD

NEW WORLD                                SHEEP WORLD

REPCO                                            KODAK EXPRESS

GAME GEAR                                 OFFICE MAX

LOTHLORIEM WINERY              LIBERTY PARK

PROTEA PATCH                           TUMBLEWEED

MIDDLETON TRANSPORT         CAFÉ SANDSPIT

SNELLS BEACH LIQUORLAND    LEIGH RADIO

KOWHAI LIQUOR STORE       MATAKANA MARINE

MATAKANA COAST OYSTERS    GULL MATAKANA

TWINSET & PEARLS          DICK SMITH ELECTRONICS

QUINCE CAFÉ                              MARIAS FLORIST

LJ HOOKER                                   UNITED VIDEO

TAKE NOTE                                   WARKWORTH HORSERIDING

OMAHA BEACH GOLF CLUB      WARKWORTH MOTORCYCLES

WILMOT TOYOTA                           GUTHRIE BOWRON

WARKWOTH STIHL SHOP             TASTE

ECOSTORE                                        ASCOT OPTICAL

BNT BRAKES & TRANSMISSION     MATAKANA ITM

REVIVAL RECYCLE BOUTIQUE       TI POINT REPTILE PARK

HOME PLUS                                    VILLAGE BOOKSHOP

MATAKANA LIQUOR                    BACH

McDONALD ADAM OPTOMETRISTS  

MARINE LAB VISITOR CENTRE        FINISHING TOUCHES

THE BRIDGEHOUSE                   NOIR BLOND

BLOOM SALOON                         MATAKANA PHARMACY

MATAKANA CINEMAS               VILLAGE HEALTH SHOP

QUINESSENTIALL KIWI             BIN INN

September Newsletter

This month we welcome Esme Rochford and Gabby Crabb and their families both of these girls are two and are settling in very well. Remember we only have 3 weeks until the end of term Friday 7^th of October, we return on Tuesday 25^th of October after Labour Weekend.

The World cup is getting a good following from children and the teachers, have you seen the

All Blacks flag flying at on our dingy mast – thanks to Vicki. 

Gala – Sunday 23^rd October 2011

Each Wednesday we will hold a gala meeting at 3-30 so parents can stay after they collect their children.  Everyone has received a list of things that can be done leading up to the Gala so from now is when we need your HELP:    Only 5 weeks to go – so we are counting down 

Please check the list of jobs, come to a meeting, volunteer to run a stall on the day, we can support you with all the knowledge, resources and support you need if you haven’t done anything like this before. It is actually a lot of fun but we need everyone on board to make this a success.  We also welcome help and support from Family members and friends if they are up for the long weekend.

If you have any business contacts outside the Warkworth area that might be able to assist in donating product for the quick fire raffle or silent auction, we can give you a letter to request a donation for their records.  Please see Carmel.

A big hello from; Emma, Rob, Olivia and Tessa.  They are settling down well in London.  There is a gorgeous photo of Olivia on her First day of school on the notice board.

 

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June Newsletter

 

 Newsletter June 2011

The last day of Term 2 is Friday 15^th of July and Term 3 begins on Monday 1^st of August.

The next committee Meeting will be Wednesday 13^th of July

Thanks to the parents who have supported the centre recently by providing wood/ collage equipment, working on the fences, gates etc, we really appreciate your assistance.

The next Library visit to Leigh School will be Thursday 7^th of July.

Health Warning:

Please be aware that there has been an outbreak of Measles in West Auckland – please see notices for further information on parent board/sign in desk.

Reminders:

Please include a named bottle with water, spare clothes (on warm days we still have water play) and warm hats for colder days if possible for your children.

Thanks

Carmel will be away on 27^th and 28^th of June for a Leadership Conference, Kym and Janine will be here to cover over these days. Jennie Leah will be acting Head Teacher if you have any queries.

IRD Tax Rebates

If any families require a receipt for the fees over the last tax year for IRD please ask Selena. She can complete earlier years also if you wish to claim a rebate.

Requests:  Spare shopping bags, any unwanted boxes for collage ie, cereal or attractive boxes, tissue boxes, gladwrap or tinfoil inner cardboard tubes.  We can also use cleaned egg shells for artwork, or anything else you might think we could use. Thanks

Parents/caregivers

The teachers appreciate you keeping your children at home if they are not well, if they have run a fever or experienced vomiting or loose bowl motions, just a reminder that your children must stay away for at least 24 hours after any of the above symptoms. Thanks

If you wish to make any changes to your child’s sessions for Term 3 please see Carmel

We hope you all have a great holiday break, keep safe and warm…………

Carmel, Vicki, Jenny, Jennie and Selena