March in review

We had a lovely afternoon tea on 8th of March for all of the 2018 Erina Kindergarten Preschool graduates. It was a nice opportunity for all of the children to come in and show off their school uniforms along with catching up with friends and Teachers. Thank you to all of the families that participated, I am sure you will agree that it was a great success. We will be holding it again next year for the 2019 graduates.

Our Preschool children also enjoyed Healthy Harold Summer Holiday program on the 6th of March they covered topics including Safety, road safety, water safety, medication, sun safety, pedestrian crossing, stop sign, car safety, seat belt, holding hands, sun safety items.
All very relevant to our coastal lifestyle we enjoy on the Central Coast.

The children are currently in week two of the Butterfly experience, we have seen the lifecycle of a butterfly as the caterpillars have created their cocoons & emerged as beautiful butterfly’s.

a note from our approved provider

With Easter fast approaching we look forward to our Easter hat parades and our Easter smorgasbord spread! We look forward to having the opportunity to wish all our families a safe and happy Easter.

We have continued improvements happening through the month of April with expansions happening to the Gumnuts outdoor grounds with the introduction of a new walk in enclosure area for our rabbits and guinea pigs so the all Erina kindergarten students can ensure the company of our fury friends & the replanting of our autumn vegetable gardens with our keen little gardeners across all the rooms. We are so excited to be offering healthy food education and cooking and gardening as a core item of our curriculum programs across all our rooms.

We encourage families to keep abreast of our new and improved events calendar which has been emailed to all our families and is available on our website at
www.erinakindergarten.com.au

School Photos

School photos are fast approaching, we will be sending out an email in the next week with information about pre-purchasing photo packs. Playgroup Photos will take the children’s annual school photos for the week of

Monday 29th of April-Friday 4th of May.

School Readiness Information Night

Our annual School Readiness Information Night will be held on the 12th of June, and is a great opportunity for parents sending their children to school next year to speak to teachers from a variety of schools in the area. This can be a very exciting and overwhelming time for parents, and the information evening is a great opportunity to get some of your questions answered! There will be an invitation with more details to follow.

Easter Hat Parade

Please come and join us for our annual Easter Hat Parades, we encourage all of the children to make Easter Hats at home with their families to bring to the Centre on the day of their Easter Hat Parades. The Parades will start at 3:30pm sharp & our carpark can get very congested so please allow yourself enough time to arrive & get a park. We will have Mr Matt in the car park assisting with parking.

The Easter Hat Parade dates are:

Bush Babies	Monday 15th April 3:30pm
Snugglepots	Tuesday 16th April 3:30pm
Gumnuts	Wednesday 17th April 3:30pm
Emu, Joey, Koalas	Thursday 18th April 3:30pm

Educators of the month

As we have so many amazing staff members her at Erina Kindergarten we are now recognising two educators each month. This educators of the month for April are:

• Miss Rie for consistently engaging in warm, caring interactions with the Bush Baby children & families.

• Mr Joel, for his eagerness to learn & the relationships he is building with the Gumnut children.

Woolworths earn and learn program

You can help our school by collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Points. Just collect Woolworths Earn & Learn Points when you shop at Woolworths between Wednesday 1st May and Tuesday 25th June 2019. We will redeem these for awesome educational resources for our school. Simply pop them onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and once it is completed, just bring it back to school. We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program.

Policies in review

*Bushfire Fire Policy 2019 –
Our service aims to keep all children and educators safe at all times. Therefore, in the instance of a bushfire, the service will act at all times to protect the educators and children in line with recommendations and instructions from relevant emergency authorities – see enclosed policy or visit our website www.erinakindergarten.com.au to review all our policies for 2019.

*Continuity of Education and Care policy 2019 –
we aim to ensure continuity of education and care during transitions and routines, so each child has the opportunity to feel safe, secure and supported and can engage in rich learning and development experiences
– see enclosed policy or visit our website www.erinakindergarten.com.au to review all our policies for 2019.

Have you liked us on Facebook?

We have found that facebook has been a fantastic and easy way to communicate with families about what is happening at Erina Kindergarten and what events are coming up. We would love and so much appreciate you to head over to our page and provide us with some feedback and a rating of our centre.

Events Planner 2019

Our Event Planner for 2018 is now live online. We will email you a copy or visit the planner by using the link. We look forward to seeing you at our many exciting events.

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