February 2017

Kia Ora Iwi Katea Kōhunga-hunga Whanau/Hello Balclutha Kindergarten Family. A very warm welcome to Kruz, Skylar, Anna, Askar, Lexi and Halimah and their families. We look forward to getting to know you and supporting your

learning journeys.

Welcome to 2017!

Its great to have all our children back

and see some new faces!

This term our group plan is focused on

developing our children’s ability to fol-

low the four Treaty Promises. Our Trea-

ty ensures that the Kindergarten is safe,

inviting and enjoyable for everyone!

Our four treaty promises are:

*Walking feet inside

*Use your gentle Hands

*Care for your friends and toys

*Do what your teachers ask you

We do this through discussion and

experiences that deepen the children's

understanding of our treaty!

We are looking forward to a fun filled

year!

IMPORTANT DATES

TERM DATES

Term One 23rd January- 13th April

Term Two 1st May - 7th July

Term Three 24th July - 29th September

Term Four 16th October - 20th

December

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Otago Anniversary Monday 20th March

Good Friday 14th April

Easter Monday 17th April

Anzac Day Tuesday 25th April

Queens Birthday Monday 5th June

Labour day Monday 23rd October

25th February is our Kindergarten

touch tournament

8th August is our kindergarten Bike a-

thon and sausage sizzle!

These two events are fundraisers for

our kindy and go towards much need-

ed resources for our children. Many

hands make lighter work! Come and

buy a sausage enter a team or two and

enjoy some fun with the kindergarten

community!

It is extremely important that you pick your

children up on time

Thank you

Shanay and Adam King who kindly moved our slide for us during the

holidays!

Thank you team it was much appreciated!

SUNSCREEN & HATS

This term, PLEASE apply sunscreen to your

child before they arrive at kindergarten.

We only reapply sunscreen after lunch to

children who stay all day (in line with our

sunsmart policy guidelines.)

If you have any concerns please don't

hesitate to contact the kindy or speak

to one of our teachers.

Kindy Contact details:

Phone: 4180330 Cell phone: 0212420411

Address: 1 Lanark Street, Balclutha

Email: balclutha@sokindergartens.org.nz

Bank Account Number for Expected Pay-

ments: Westpac: 03 0905 0322661-00

(Please use your child’s name as a reference)

A reminder that our

kindergarten is

NUT FREE.

This includes nut based

spreads such as

Nutella and peanut butter,

as well as muesli bars and

other foods containing

nuts.

ILLNESSES IN OUR KINDERGARTEN

We as a teaching team want to do our utmost to try and keep EVERYONE as healthy as we can, BUT to do this we need parents to follow guidelines set out from the District Health Board.

Keep your child at home if they:

Have green or yellow mucus coming from their nose.

Have signs of being unwell ie. Grizzly, Unsettled, listless or tired.

Have a high temperature or appears very hot.

Are complaining of, or appears to have a sore tummy, throat or ears.

Have a continuous cough.

Have had diarrhea and vomiting within the last 48 hours.

Have weeping, red eyes and/ or a yellow discharge around the eyes.

Have broken skin sores.

Have become ill with a communicable disease eg. Measles, mumps or chickenpox.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IF YOUR CHILD EXPERIENCES VOMITING OR DIARRHOEA OUR POLICY IS THEY MUST REMAIN AT HOME FOR 48 HOURS AFTER THEIR LAST BOUT. THIS IS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF ILLNESS AS WELL AS TO ENSURE YOUR CHILD IS 100% BEFORE RETURNING TO

Your Teaching Team

- Jolene, Kres and Carmen

Can we please

have donations of

wet wipes.