Mother Hubbards
Newsletter
May/June 2016
Dear
Parents,
Welcome
to our latest newsletter.
The
children are as busy as ever! The Montessori and ECCE classes are doing lots of
preparation for their graduations and the after schoolers are getting ready for
their summer camp and helping their teachers to come up with lots of fun ideas
for activities. We are all enjoying the longer days and we love when the sun
comes out to play! It’s great to get outdoors so much more now!
We
know you are all busy but we really appreciate you taking the time to read our
newsletter as there are some important notices.
Happy
birthday to everyone celebrating their big day during the months of May and
June. We hope you have a wonderful day. Children are more than welcome to
celebrate their birthday at Mother Hubbards. If sending in a cake it must be
shop bought and unopened in the original packaging due to HSE regulations.
ECCE 2016 – 17
Children
who will be 3 years from June 30th are entitled to avail of their
free preschool (ECCE) year in September 2016 also you can avail for 2 years. We
are currently taking bookings. Please contact us to book a place or if you have
any queries. Remember to tell any neighbours or friends who might have children
in this age range as places book up fast.
Illness Policy
We
would like to remind our parents of our illness policy.
Full
details can be found in the Parents Handbook or in our Policies and Procedures
folder, located in the hallway at the entrance
Children
should not attend the service if they are ill and staff should be informed of
any illness they may have had so we can be vigilant for spread of illness to
other children and staff. The following common illnesses exclude a child from
the service:
Temperature Over 37.5 degrees Celsius
Diarrhoea More than twice in last 48 hours
Vomiting more than once in last 48 hours
Conjunctivitis First 2 days at home and then
once eyes stop weeping
Chickenpox 7 days from appearance of rash
Scarlet
Fever Can return to service after
1 full day of antibiotics & once blisters dry up
Hand,
Foot & Exclusion period is one
week
Mouth
Staff
must be informed if medication has been given prior to their child attending
the service.
Toys in Crèche
We
would like to remind parents that children can bring their cuddly toy just to
help them settle this will be between teacher and their parent but we cannot be
responsible for toys that are lost or broken, which does happen a lot. We also arrange
show and tell days to allow children to bring one special toy from time to time.
Summer Camp
We
are delighted to announce that our annual Summer Camp will be returning for the
months of July and August. Our summer camp will be starting on the 04th
July 2016(Monday). It runs from 9am to 1pm. 5 days a week, parents can pick and
choose the weeks they need.
The
cost for 3 – 5 year olds is €65 per week.
The
cost for 5 – 9 year olds is €75 per week.
Other Notices If your
child is finishing with us at the end of June and embarking on their next
adventure in life, we hope that your child has enjoyed their time with us. We
would like to thank you, as parents, for your co-operation over the last number
of months. We would like to wish all of the boys and girls well on the next
chapter of their lives – big school and we will miss them all.
Please
note that our opening hours are 7.15am – 6.30pm sharp. We ask that all our
parents to arrive on time to collect their children.
We
are coming in to summer and hopefully the sun will shine! J Please
send in sun cream and a sun hat for your child with their name on it.
Many
thanks from all the staff at Mother Hubbards J
Important
Dates for your Diary
Montessori
Speech and Drama play will be on the 15th of June 2016.
Graduations
Montessori
(Lydia & Marta’s class) will have their Graduation on the 23rd of
June
ECCE
(Sarah & Nicola’s class) will have their Graduation on the 15th
of June
ECCE
(Malgorata’ sGosia class) will have their Graduation on the 14th of
June
ECCE
(Aoife’s class) will have their Graduation on the 17th of June
Thank
you from all the team in Mother Hubbards Ongar!
Mother Hubbard’s,
6 The Avenue,
Ongar Village,
Ongar,
Dublin 15
01-8260055