Ongar April & May 2013 Newsletter

Mother Hubbards Newsletter

April and May 2013

We have lots of birthday being celebrated:

• Lara who turned 6
• Alex who turned 9
• Caoimhe who will be 10
• Srijan who will be 7
• Anna who will be 8
• Grace who turned 1
• Ines who turned 1
• Emma who turned 1
• Melodie who turned 1
• Lasbet who turned 3
• Emma who will be 3
• Anna who will be 3
• Rory who will be 3
• Jamie who will be 4
• Megan who will be 4
• Christina who will be 3
• Moyo who turned 2

 

Welcome

We have to say a big welcome to Matthew, Aoife and Cillian who joined us in the Baby Room, Aoife who is our Toddler Room, Sienna and Clodagh who are in our Junior Montessori and Liam in our Junior Afterschool Room.

A big welcome also to Emma who has joined our team, Emma is working alongside Gosia in the Wobbler Room. Louise has also rejoined our team she will be looking after the Junior Afterschoolers. Donna will now be working alongside Alison with the ECCE class.

We would also like to welcome our area manager Catherine back from her maternity leave.

Sun cream and Sunhats

As the weather is starting to get a bit better could all parents please send in a sunhat for their child clearly labelled to be left in the crèche.  Also for parents of sessional children (those who attend 9.00-12.00) please ensure that they have sun-cream applied before coming into the centre.  Children who do not have sun cream on will not be allowed to go outside.  Could parents of part-time and full-time children please send in a bottle of sun-cream to be kept in the crèche. 

 

ECCE Scheme for September 2013

Could all parents of children in the Pre-Montessori and Junior Montessori room please inform Irene or Ciara if their child will be attending in September for the ECCE Scheme.

 

Afterschool for September 2013

We are currently working on our numbers for September.  Could parents in the Montessori Room please confirm if their child is staying with us for afterschool care and also which school they will be attending.

 

Summer Camp

We are delighted to announce our annual summer camp programme for the months of July and August. The camp will provide numerous indoor and outdoor activities.  Some activities include cooking, arts and crafts, music and dance, obstacle courses, treasure hunts, sports days and many more fun activities. The camp will be divided up into two groups:

 

3-4 years

9.00 am to 1.00 pm

€75 per week/€275 per month

 

5-9 years

9.00am to 2.00 pm

€85 per week/€315 per month

 

Toys in Creche

We would like to remind parents that children are not allowed to bring in their own toys unless it is agreed with your child’s teacher. We have noticed that toys and games are being brought in quite frequently. Unfortunately we cannot be responsible if a toy is lost or broken. This is something that can and does happen. We will be happy to arrange days for show and tell to allow children to bring in one special toy from time to time.

 

 

Ongar Village                  Phone: 01 8260055

Ongar,

Dublin 15                                 

E-Mail:  ongar@motherhubbardschildcare.ie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nephin Rd March newsletter 2013

Mother Hubbards Childcare

March Newsletter 2013

Birthday

Ø  Conor Raftery  was 3 years old

Ø  David was 3 years old

Ø  Conor Mc Enroe was 7 years old

 

A big welcome to Niall White in the babyroom and his parents Claire and Gethin who already have their daughter Roisin in Montessori room.

Pyjama Day

We all had a great time for Pyjama day we have raised 300 Euro in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) Hospice Home Care for Children Programme.   We wish to thank all parents and staff for the contribution.

Mother’s Day

We hope all our mammies have received nice goodies on that occasion.  We wish them all a Happy Mother’s Day.

 

Easter Hunt

The children enjoyed the Easter Hunt and were

delighted to find one.

Topic of the month

A simple recipe for the children: Pasta Carbonara

Ingredients:

• Onions (2 medium),
• mushrooms (1 pack)
• bacon
• 1 large or 2 small eggs
• 1/2 carton cream (I've cheated before and used milk/cream)
• pasta

Directions:

• Fry off your onions till they are nice and brown, put them into an oven proof casserole/pyrex dish and keep it warm in the oven.
• Fry the chopped bacon and then the mushrooms put each ingredient into your casserole dish as its cooked keeping the juices in the pan. (If you are pushed for time, you could cook the bacon under the grill while you are frying off the onions and mushrooms).
• Turn the heat under the pan down low, add your cream, egg and some black pepper. Keep whisking and keep the heat low (if you have electricity, you might want to swap to another ring) till the mixture is heated through.
• Drain your cooked pasta, add it to your casserole dish and pour your sauce over, give everything a good stir and serve!

 

 

                                                                  Mother Hubbards Childcare

19 Nephin Road

Dublin 7

Tel: 01 8688460

Email: dublin7@motherhubbardschildcare.ie

Nephin Roads February newsletter 2013

A big Welcome to Niall in the Babyroom and his parents Claire and Gethin.

 

Let’s wish Happy Birthday to:

·         Nathan who was 3

·         Martha who was 4

·         Julia who was 2

·         Aine who was 3

·         Abigail who was 4

 

Huge thanks to all parents, children and staff who have contributed to our Cake Sale for the Cancer Units in Tallaght Hospital.  It was a real success with a contribution of 165 Euro.

 

Jessie has recently completed an updated Two Day Paediatric First Aid. Denise and Siobhan have updated their skills and knowledge in Occupational First Aid with a refresher course by Berrick Resources.

 

Congratulations

 to Ciara who just got engaged.  We wish her a very happy future.

 

We are holding our Pyjama Day on the 8^th of March and we would like to remind all parents to have the children wearing their Jammies on the day.

 

All children are busy with activities for Mothers’ Day.

Montessori children have been planting cress seeds for the promotion of safe food.

 

 

Spare clothes

Parents are advised to label the children’s clothes centre to avoid confusion.

 

Collection Time

Parents, relatives and childminders who are collecting their children between 12 pm and 2 pm, please be aware that the babies, toddlers and pre Montessori are sleeping during these hours. It would be much appreciated if parents could be as quiet as possible.

 

Afterschool Care

Any parent who wants to avail for Afterschool care for September, please contact Jessie or Teresa for further information.

 

Preparation for solving Sleep Problem

Helping your child to sleep

Take a logical and structured approach to dealing with your child's sleep problem - it works!

• Be clear what problem you are dealing with.
• Consider all the options and decide which one suits you best. Remember it will be you who are carrying out the program and you are the expert on your individual child and what suits them best. It might be that you could use a mixture of the approaches discussed. Try to keep you plan simple though as a complicated plan at 4 am.
• Keep a sleep diary for at least a week before starting on the program. This will help you clarify exactly what is happening with your child's sleep and you can measure your successes by it.
• Plan when to start on the program you have chosen. Don' t start on a program if you know that there is some major change about to happen in your child's routine e.g. move to new house, starting school, going on holidays etc. When starting on a program you will need a few weeks of stability so that your child will have the chance to adjust to any changes you are planning to make.
• Be clear on what you are doing - consider all the possible pitfalls and plan for these. If you plan to take a gradual approach to the problem have all the steps written out before you start. They are not set in stone and can be changed as you go along but they do provide a good reference point.
• Continue to keep a sleep diary as you are doing the program. Sometime a small change might have happened that you could miss if you are not keeping the diary. The diary also provides you with a means of keeping track of how the program is going.

 

 

Mother Hubbards Childcare

19 Nephin Road

Dublin 7

Tel: 01 86 88 460

Email: dublin7@motherhubbardschildcare.ie