Redlands House/Transition Gold
Welcome
What a fabulous week we have had in Redlands House and Transition Gold this week! We warmly welcome all new and returning families to the Preschool and look forward to embarking on a wonderful year of fun and learning together.
Parent Information Afternoon
For Redlands House families, this event will take place on Thursday 14 February from 4.00 – 5.00pm in your child’s classroom in the Preschool. As this event is for parents to listen and participate in the presentation from their child’s teacher, we do request no children attend.
Parking
Parking areas around the school can be challenging, especially during pick-up time. To ease congestion and ensure the safety of our students, the Prep School use a Car Line that enable parents to collect their children from the underground carpark from 2.45pm each day. We therefore ask Redlands House families to refrain from parking in the 5 minutes parking zone outside the Preschool from 2.45pm onwards. Families are still able to park for five minutes out the front of Redlands House between 2.30 – 2.45pm. Cones will be placed on the road at 2.45pm, not before, in order to prepare for the Prep Car Line. Please do not remove these cones to park your car, as they are a very important part of our process. Thank you for your careful attention to this.
Food Breaks in the Preschool
Just a reminder that each child has three breaks for food in the Preschool each day – Crunch & Sip, Morning Tea and Lunch. Crunch & Sip is a small fruit or vegetable snack that is accessible to the children, along with their drink bottle, please place the container in the wire basket at the door of your child’s classroom. Morning Tea and Lunch are stored in separate containers in the big fridge in the foyer. Each class has a fridge door to open. Morning Tea containers are kept in the class basket in the fridge and lunch boxes are stored on the shelf. Please remember that we are an Allergy Friendly Centre (ie. allergy aware) and have a number of children with serious allergies. Therefore, we ask that any food your child brings to Preschool does not contain nuts or traces of nuts, egg or shellfish. We have a number of resources containing nutritious and well-balanced lunch box ideas available in our Parent Library in the foyer for inspiration.
Birthdays
The Preschool staff take delight in celebrating the children’s birthdays each year. The children love to celebrate their birthday too – it’s a great conversation topic all year round. We are happy for you to bring a small treat on your child’s special day. Please be mindful of food allergies, a list of the ingredients will assist us to ensure children with allergies are accounted for. All celebrations will be held in the afternoon and treats will be available for the children to take home. A healthy treat is always preferable, however, if you prefer a cake, small cupcakes work well, as they are easy for the children to manage and don’t require cutting by staff.
Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Early Childhood
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848