Monday, August 24, 2009

the playway News - September


Welcome, Everyone!
Hope every one of you had a great holiday! Welcome back!
We are delighted to welcome our new additions Vasilisa, Milena, Harish and Jailen to our play circle. Hope you will enjoy the experience you receive at the playway.

Thank You
Thank you for choosing the playway as your child’s first stepping stone. We strive to give your child every opportunity to enjoy the early years and your family to become a part of the activities at the playway.
Thank you parents, for your active participation at the parent conferences July 2009. We were delighted to have that very important meeting with you. I sincerely hope you too enjoyed looking through your child’s efforts through his/her work with us and openly discussing many aspects of your child and his/her development. But I would like to stress the importance of daddies' participation as well. Hope we shall see more daddies at our meetings in December.
As you know, both the children and the teachers have enjoyed every activity to the utmost and both parties have learned immensely while doing so.
Thank you parents for joining in the activities that were lined up throughout last term. You have been of immense help in bringing extra colour to our programme.

The Field Trip

Rahmah’s parents supported Rahmah to share an experience she enjoyed, with her friends when they invited all the children at the playway for an exciting morning at the Fingara Cricket Club.The field trip was entirely sponsored by Mr and Mrs Cader. Thank you Mr and Mrs Cader, we all enjoyed the trip very much.

Our Current Theme: How does my garden grow?

Planting Song
Author Unknown

I took a little seed one day
About a month ago.
I put it in a pot of soil
In hopes that it would grow.

I poured a little water
To make the soil just right.
I set the pot upon the sill
Where the sun would give it light.

I checked the pot most every day,
And turned it once or twice.
With a little care and water
I helped it grow so nice.

Through this theme we aim to create awareness in children of their immediate environment: their garden. The growth of a plant is an exciting experience to a child. He/she will be exposed to the wonderful world of plants and their growth through active involvement in growing seeds, watering, caring for and harvesting. The children are encouraged to ask questions, explore and find answers.
• Please send in used ice cream, margarine or other variety of tub that can be used as a plant pot.
• The children will be bringing plants to care for at home and your corporation in this regard is highly appreciated.
• If your garden has a vegetable plot, fruit trees or a pond with water plants I would greatly appreciate you letting us know, so that we could arrange for the children to enjoy a day in your garden.

Birthdays in September…

Hope all of you
will have
loads of fun!!!
07 Harish will be 2
12 Mikayla will be 2
16 Apoorva will be 4
20 Maya will be 1
25 Jaana will be 3
26 Akaash will be 3

Dates for your Diary:
25, August The play starts at the playway
1, September New playmates arrive
4, September Poya Holiday
9, September Gardening
11, September Cookery Day: Salads
21, September Public & Bank Holiday: No Play
30, September To Market, To Market, To Buy a…


Good News
Amaal gave birth to a baby boy on 18, August 2009. She and her husband, Shafraz have named him Aadam. Both Amaal and Aadam are doing well. Congratulations, Amaal!

The photographs are uploaded to the blog. Please visit. We are in the process of creating a new web site and we are confident that it will be an easy access for information about the playway.

REMINDER Fruit Break: Don’t forget our fruit breaks!
Please do note that on both Tuesday and Thursday usual break time is given a special twist with the playway fruit breaks. Send your child a fruit and/or fresh fruit juice that he she will enjoy. Please let me know if your child is allergic to any kind of a fruit or other food item as children sometimes share food during breaks.

REMINDER Chocolate Wednesday: Every other Wednesday we enjoy chocolates during our break times as chocolates have been proven to be good for children occasionally and in small quantities. Please send your child’s tooth brush (labeled with name) along with the chocolates to brush their teeth after eating the chocolate.

REMINDER Physical Education: During Wednesday and Friday mornings the 3 Plusses (Blue Whales) will engage in 15 minutes of PE in the garden. Tuesday and Thursday mornings is the time for the 2 - 3 year olds (Baby Dolphins) to have their PE lesson. Please send them in their the playway T- shirts with shorts and sneakers on the right days.

REMINDER Book Pool: We are extremely happy to note that our “A Book a Home Program” is doing extremely well. The response from the children and parents is great. The aim is to arouse curiosity and love for books in children. A book read aloud by the mummy or the daddy can develop pre-reading skills and highly recommended. Your child is at his/her peak considering language absorption. Please read as many books to them as possible. And also you could set an example by reading for your own enjoyment in their presence.
While saying a big thank you to the parents who send books regularly to the book pool, a reminder is sent to the others who have not yet done so. Please send one of your child’s favorites so he/she can share it with his/her friends. Books shared thus far have been returned to the owner in their original condition. Books submitted will be noted and returned at the end of each week. Please send a book once a week and take a book home daily.

THE BOOK CORNER FOR MUMMIES & DADDIES
There are a few good books from my personal collection for your use at the playway on themes related to early childhood education. Please feel free to check out a copy and return it within a month so that other parents can have access to the same.

Recycling begins at the nursery

Please send any item that can be recycled at the nursery. Used CDs, clean empty cartons, disposable cups and paper plates, toilet paper rolls, tissue boxes, old hand bags, shawls, fancy slippers, costumes and old telephone directories to name a few.

Have a Sensational September
Neelika Edirisinghe
Director, the Playway nursery