22 November, 2007

Selena Rinehart
Director

It is lovely to see Charley’s Place Family Day Care taking off so well, and it’s great to be able to welcome them into the Charley’s Place family.
Places are available with carers for care in their homes and positions are available for people wishing to start their own business and become carers themselves.
We have an exciting month ahead, with our big Christmas party planned and a visit from Santa.
Also, a few changes to be made with staffing – We will be wishing Emily all the best next month as she embarks on one of life’s greatest adventures and starts maternity leave. Kristy and Theresa will be Group Leaders In The Outback while she is away and Erin is now a permanent assistant In The Jungle.
Several of the staff are attending workshops in Dalby this Saturday. “Understanding Autism” and “Nutrition and Behaviour”.
And a BIG congratulations to Theresa for finishing her Certificate III!

A quick recap of events at the centre:
Camp Coolibah has merged with Charley’s Place Early Childhood Centre and due to licensing, we are only able to offer 25 places per day for the coming summer holidays. So please get in early with your bookings to avoid disappointment – places are filling up fast.
Vacation Care will begin on the 10th of December to cater to non-state students.

In The Outback:
Hello to everyone from the out back room. In the past two weeks the children have been busy using their fine motor skills. They have been writing their names and doing lots of puzzles, drawing, gluing, painting and cutting with scissors. The children have also been learning about the theme “Under the sea” by painting fish and reading sea books. Kristy and Theresa are very excited about being Group Leaders and are looking forward to getting to know the children better over the next few weeks.

Down On The Farm:
The children in the nursery enjoyed playing in water today. We have been studying India as our cultural topic and also focusing on being healthy and healthy eating. We will be starting on our Christmas activities in the coming weeks. Please remember that we have an open door policy and we would love to see parents pop in at any time to visit.

In The Jungle:
The children have enjoyed playing outside with the sand, balance beams, ball games and playing with bikes and trucks. Inside we have enjoyed playing with puzzles, playdough, dolls, home corner, dancing, singing different rhymes and reading books. We have done a range of art, painting and gluing. We will be starting Christmas activities soon. A reminder to parents to please ensure your child comes to Charley’s Place with a water bottle, sheets, hat and a spare set of clothes.

After School Care:
What a couple of weeks it’s been at ASC. The children have had a great time relaxing and chilling out after school. The girls have enjoyed our home corner while the boys have been perfecting their gross motor skills playing in the great outdoors.