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October 2012
WELCOME TO OCTOBER’S IN:FORM!
October’s edition is full of information about what’s going on in and around the Centre – I hope you will find it useful.
If you haven’t signed up to receive it electronically, then just complete the ‘Email updates’ form in the ‘Contact’ section of our website – www.theredoak.org.uk – or ‘like us’ at www.facebook.com/theredoak
Thank you to everyone who joined us on our trip to Littlehampton to celebrate the Centre’s 3rd Birthday. We hope you all had lots of fun!
We hope to see you at The Red Oak soon.
Duane Kirkland, Centre Manager.
‘Like us’ @/theredoak
DAD’S CLUB
Saturday 27th October 10.00 am-12 noon
Open to children under 7 and their
Dad’s. Come along and join the fun.
Bacon Sandwiches included!
Deputy Manager
We are pleased to announce that following
interviews, we have appointed a new Deputy
Manager for the Children’s Centre. We will
publish further details later in the month so
please keep an eye on our website.
NEARLY NEW SALE
(Baby & Children’s Toy’s, Clothes & Equipment)
Saturday 6th October 10.00 – 12.00
Canada Hall, Battlebridge Lane, Merstham
£1 entrance, £12 Table For reservations ring Nicola 01737 643261
Baby Massage
The next 5 week baby massage course starts on 23rd November. £25 per baby (with a discount for twins) for the course.
Everyday Parenting
A free 5 week, informal and interactive course designed to get the most out of family life. Starts 12th November. Crèche available.
Post Natal Group
The next group begins on Wednesday 24th October.
Courses coming soon!
This is our first combined cluster, and is open to all home-based child carers and staff from local day care settings.
The clusters are a good opportunity to come and discuss local issues affecting children and the childcare sector, share experiences, offer advice, network, keep up-to-date with news and drink tea!
The focus for this cluster is: Making the updated EYFS work for you
Book your place by contacting the office (see back page)
ALLERGY ALERT
Please can we ask you not to bring nuts into the Centre, as we have children in our pre-school suffering from severe allergies.
Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
The next cluster meeting for local childcare professionals is:
Wednesday 17th October: 7pm-8.30pm
Making the updated EYFS work for you
Octobers’ activities:
Advice & Info
Drop in and see us if you have a question or need help on anything to do with raising a family, or if you need help with completing paperwork.
Free
baby baby
A small, friendly and open session for parents to drop in with their under 1s. Join us for coffee, chat & play.
50p per family
Baby Clinic
Drop-in to have your baby weighed or to see the health visiting team... then stay for a while and have a drink while your little one plays.
Free
Baby Massage
A 5-week course to teach you all you need to know about baby massage. It’s great for relaxation, bonding and communication. Call to book.
£25 per baby
Dad’s Club
An opportunity for dad’s to bring their children to a session of play and activities. Open to children under 7, and their superheroes!
50p per family
Little Sports Stars
A drop-in active session with ‘Little Sports Stars’ – the specialists in children’s multi-sports and activities. Open to children aged 2-5.
£1.50 per child
Fox Cubs
A group for children (aged 3-6) to enjoy, explore and learn about nature, the environment & wildlife. Run with Surrey Wildlife Trust & Furzefield Primary School. See web site for more information.
£10 per child per 6 week course.
Playlink
A popular drop-in stay and play session run jointly by Merstham Playlink (Welcare in East Surrey) and us. Runs at Age Concern, Weldon Way, Merstham
50p per family
Post Natal Group
A 4-week course for new mums introducing a wide range of topics including Baby Massage, First Aid, Feeding and more.
Free
SPLAT!
Come, stay, play & learn all together! Use all our facilities and equipment, meet others, take part in organised activities… There’s LOTS to do! SPLAT (hbc) – for home-based child carers – is on Mondays @ The Red Oak.
£1.50 per child/ £2.00 during holidays (if not on subscription).
Splodgers!
A chance to come and do all the arty, crafty and MESSY things you want to do with your children, but without the stress of doing it at home!
£2 for first child, then £1 each
Kids Zumba We are sorry to announce that our kids Zumba teacher is unable to continue with the kids zumba classes on Wednesdays so with immediate effect, they will no longer run.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Calendar
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
25 26 27 28 29
1400-1500
Have your say!
1845-2045 Parenting Puzzle (3)
1000-1200
Post Natal (2)
1300-1500 baby baby
1000-1200 Playlink
1230-1415 Baby Clinic
1530-1700 Fox Cubs (1)
0930-1100 Splodgers!
1300-1400 Baby Massage (2)
1430-1500 Little Sports Stars
1 October 2 3 4 5 6
0930- 1100 SPLAT! (HBC)
1000-1200 Playlink
1145-1345
Preparing to help in schools(2)
0900-1000
Have your say!
1845-2045 Parenting Puzzle (4)
1000-1200
Post Natal (3)
1300-1500 baby baby
1000-1200 Playlink
1230-1415 Baby Clinic
0930-1100 Splodgers!
1300-1400 Baby Massage (3)
1430-1500 Little Sports Stars
8 9 10 11 12 13
0930- 1100 SPLAT! (HBC)
1000-1200 Playlink
1145-1345
Preparing to help in schools(3)
1400-1500
Have your say!
1845- 2045 Parenting Puzzle (5)
1000-1200
Post Natal (4)
1300-1500 baby baby
1000-1200 Playlink
1230-1415 Baby Clinic
1530-1700
Fox Cubs (2)
0930-1100 Splodgers!
1300-1400 Baby Massage (4)
1430-1500 Little Sports Stars
15 16 17 18 19 20
0930-1100 SPLAT! (HBC)
1000-1200 Playlink
1145-1345
Preparing to help in schools(4)
0900-1000
Have your say!
1230-1430 Introducing Family Foods
1845-2045
Parenting Puzzle (6)
1300-1500 baby baby
1900-2030
Childcare Cluster
1000-1200 Playlink
1230-1415 Baby Clinic
0930-1100 Splodgers!
1300-1400 Baby Massage (5)
1430-1500 Little Sports Stars
22 23 24 25 26 27
0930-1100 SPLAT! (HBC)
1000-1200 Playlink
1145-1345 Preparing to help in schools(5)
1400-1500
Have your say!
1845- 2045 Parenting Puzzle (7)
1000-1200 Post Natal (1)
1300-1500 baby baby
1000-1200 Playlink
1230-1415 Baby Clinic
1530-1700
Fox Cubs (3)
0930-1100 Splodgers!
1430-1500 Little Sports Stars
1000-1200
Dad’s Club
29 30 31
THIS WEEK IS HALF TERM SHINING STARS NURSERY WILL BE CLOSED.
Information about this weeks groups and courses will be included in November’s In:form , which will be out on 23rd
October.
These are the activities provided by the Children’s Centre (or by our partners) that are open to all our families with children aged 0-5. In addition, we host or run some groups or activities that are only open to some families, or which need an appointment to attend. These do not appear on the calendar, so don’t worry if you are coming to an appointment that isn’t showing! We reserve the right to change the programme at short notice and recommend you check before attending.
Is your baby around 4 months old?
Are they starting to show an interest in food?
Come along to a free session on
Introducing Family Foods
for advice and information about feeding and weaning your baby.
The next sessions at The Red Oak are:
Tuesday 16th October &
Tuesday 20th November
12.30pm- 2.30pm
Run by the Merstham 0- 19 Public Health Nursing Team.
Please call to reserve your place.
Do you have a suggestion or idea about
something the Children’s Centre should
be doing?
Do you have a comment to make about
the Centre?
Would you like the chance to hear
about and discuss our future plans?
Then drop in and
HAVE YOUR SAY!
Every Tuesday at The Red Oak.
Alternates between mornings & afternoons
– check the calendar for dates and times.
The sessions are peer-led, meaning
you’ll normally just be talking to other
parents.
Everyday Parenting
A Helping Hand
Whether a parent, Grandparent or Carer, this free course will provide you with
some tools to make bringing up children easier.
5 weekly sessions starting on Monday 12th November, 12noon-2pm.
The sessions cover the following topics:
Tears & tantrums
Value of play for learning
Introduction to basic first aid
You are what you eat growing up
Valuing yourself
A free crèche will also be available.
For more information or to book a place please contact the office.
Run in conjunction with the WEA Adult Learning.
Novembers’ edition will be available on Tuesday 23rd October…
Please recycle me when you pick up the next edition of in:form!
Day Trip We had a lovely time in Littlehampton, and judging from the responses we have had, we know you did too! The following email was sent from a parent who attended and we thought we’d share it with you all…
I just thought I would take the time to write a brief email to express my thanks for the day out to Littlehampton organised by the Red Oak Centre. The whole family really enjoyed the day out, and the friendly helpful attitude of everyone involved really helped make the day the success that it was. Our two boys were still excited the next day when we went to see their grandparents and took great delight in telling them all about it.
Activities such as this which include members from the whole of the local community are genuinely inspirational and show what can be done by a small dedicated team when they put their mind to it. The fact that there were games, activities and even a shelter for those with younger children was great, and the attention to small details such as giving everyone a map of the local Littlehampton area was great.
As I say, thanks for all you efforts to make sure the day happened including all the behind the scenes work and paperwork that I am sure are necessary to pull off this kind of thing in today’s world. Basically, well done, and keep doing what you're doing.
