The playway news November \ December 2009

Hello, parents and playwayers…

Welcome!
We warmly welcome little Yousuf, Ruwanya and Ayan to our play circle. We are delighted to have you at the playway.
Rushen, who was so popular among everyone had to say goodbye to his play mates, as he returns to Kandy with his parents. We miss him.

Do you bribe (please do not even use this word in front of your child) your children?

It is not a good idea to bribe your children out of a meltdown, as that means it becomes something that works for them! It would be like me saying to you, "If you scream, kick and cry as loud as you can and embarrass me as much as you can, I will buy you that Prada handbag"!

It is very important—no matter how embarrassing or how long the tantrum lasts—that you do not give your children what they want! (What they demand by having tantrums).
Take a few steps away and tell your kid (calmly), "OK, if you are behaving this way, we will talk when you are done," and just ignore the people staring at you. (I know it is hard!) If the tantrum continues, you can periodically check in and just remind the child "let me know when you are done." BUT be watchful from a distance.

Here are ten tips for parents who want to find an alternative to “bribery” By Elena Neitlich:

(Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Parenting-Tips-to-Stop-Bribing-Your-Children&id=633296)

1. Immediately respond to the incident making sure that the child realizes that her behavior is unacceptable. Little kids need to be educated about right and wrong.

2. Use words the child will understand to explain that you are upset. Don’t assume she knows why you are unhappy. “Tammy, pulling the folded clothes out of the laundry basket is not okay. Mommy worked hard to fold those clothes. We have discussed this before. I am giving you a three minute time-out.”

3. Follow-through, act immediately, and do what you say you are going to do. Do not make idle threats.

4. Ask the child to apologize.

5. Reward the child with a huge hug and kiss and thank him for completing the time-out. Then let it go. It is not fair to your child to dwell on an incident after he has completed the time-out, or you have taken away a toy or privilege.

6. Do not feel guilty that you had to reprimand your child. It is your obligation to your child to teach her proper behavior. If you are calm and choose an appropriate consequence then you are being a great parent.

7. Be on the lookout for good behavior. How refreshing it is for kids to have their positive behavior recognized… especially when they weren’t expecting it to be noticed.

8. Keep a tally of all of the good behavior over the course of the day and reward with an extra story at bedtime, an extra fun craft project, or a “tickle extravaganza.” But most importantly, let the child know how proud you are of him or her and how much you love him/her.

9. Talk your children up! Say, “I have the most wonderful kids! I love to be with them!” Kids do hear you when you talk about them, loud and clear. Make sure that the majority of what they hear makes them feel warm and nurtured, loved, respected and cherished.

10. Children want limits set. They feel out of control if you don’t make the boundaries clear, and that scares them. Children want you to be the parent. One of the most wonderful gifts that you can give to your kids is to teach them how to behave properly.
Guiding children through the tough stages of childhood creates parenting opportunities for teaching lessons in manners and good behavior. By promoting peace, quiet and good behavior in the home, parents create a fertile environment that encourages growth and development.

Our Current Theme: Toys, Toys

The theme for the months of November and December is “Toys, Toys”. This topic of enquiry encourages the children, parents and teachers to understand the varying range of toys available and how they can contribute towards the development of a child.
The central idea of the theme is to explore what makes an object a ‘toy’ – what are the qualities of a good, age appropriate toy? We will investigate how safe and stimulating they are, how interesting they are and what makes them so. The children are encouraged to build their own toys at the playway using recycled materials.

the playway will invite various toy makers and the children will join them in making easy toys. If time permits, we may even visit a toy factory in January!
Moreover, Language, number, science, PSE, PE, rhythm & music and art & craft will be introduced through “Toys, Toys”.

Birthdays - Happy, Happy Birthday…

Hope you all will have a great BIG day. May all your little birthday dreams come true!


Nov 23 Raisa will be 3
Dec Vasilisa will be 2
Dec Thenuk will be 4
Dec Ruwanya will be 2

Flash Back
01 Oct, Children’s and Elders’ Day
Children and their grandparents enjoyed the event throughout that day. A very special thank you goes out to the grandparents who made sure they will attend the event amidst their busy schedules and who came from far away destinations. And a very warm heartiest thank you goes out to Mrs. Chandrica Rodrigo, Jaana’s grandmother for her presentation.

Deewali at the playway
Deewali was celebrated with Mrs. Sharmini Pushparaj, Adhithri’s mum and Yoga’s great enthusiasm. Children came dressed appropriately to join Adhithri and her mum. Mrs Pushparaj brought sweets, garlands and sparkles and lit bright lamps giving a true spirit of Deewali while Yoga did a beautiful decoration at the entrance of the playway. Thank you, Mrs. Pushparaj and Yoga for making it a memorable day for the children.

Thank you, Rex!
Tharinda Rex Liyanwela, from Grade 12 at the British School joined the playway team for three days. He also conducted the PE lessons during this time, which the children greatly enjoyed.
Car Wash

A real life experience with a real car and shampoo brightened up the children on the 28th October when they were allowed to scrub and rub and rinse my car at the playway. The children enjoyed the experience. Hope daddies and mummies will give your children hands on experience with such real life situations in the future. Don’t you think it is very enterprising too?

Dress me like a Veggie

Thank you, mummies and daddies for being so creative. The children looked so cute when they appeared in the costumes. They were so proud to be their favourite veggie too. The event was so colourful, meaningful and fun filled when we all had a carefree time on stage. Please save the costumes for an event we want to have at the closing day for Christmas.


Dates for Your Diary

Monday, 2 Nov Poya & All souls’ Day -Holiday
Wednesday, 4 Nov Cookery day- Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Friday, 6 Nov Field Trip to Viharamahadevi Park
Monday, 9 Nov Bring your Favourite toy to school
Wednesday,18 Nov Let’s make a KITE with Mr. Indika
Saturday, 21 Nov Ramadhan Gifts –the children at the orphanage visit RC (tentative)
Wednesday, 25 Nov watch how we make soft toys with Mrs. Fernando
Monday, 30 Nov Bikes and Cars Day
Tuesday,1 Dec Poya Holiday
Thu-Fri, 3-4 Dec Parents meet Teachers
Friday, 11 Dec Santa arrives @ the playway Christmas Party, end of play for the calendar year
Tuesday, 12 January Play begins for the new calendar year


How to protect yourself and others…
from Pandemic Influenza 2009 (Influenza AH1N1)

Wash hands regularly with soap and water.
Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth regularly.
Cover your mouth with a disposable tissue or handkerchief when sneezing or coughing.
Dispose of used tissues properly and immediately.
If you have flu-like symptoms, stay home from work, school or crowded places.
If you have flu-like symptoms visit a qualified doctor.
Flu-like symptoms include,

fever
headache
body pains
sore throat
cough
runny nose
vomiting*
diarrhea*

*only sometimes

The only way to stop the spread of the pandemic is to spread the awareness.

Have a Nice November …

Neelika Edirisinghe
Director, the playway nursery

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theplayway News October

We are nearing the end of 2009! How fast does time fly? At the playway, we’ve been busy playing with the children and through play motivating them; giving them age appropriate stimulation, assessing them and planning the activities to keep them busy and happy always. Time flies without a warning!

Play is the tool, play is the key... What are the benefits of play?
Play is to a child what work is to an adult. It is through play that children learn about their world and the things around them. Play allows the children to explore their environment, gives chances to understand how the world works and how they can relate to it. A child can express feelings and emotions through various types of play activities far easier and earlier than they can express through words. The child naturally learns what he/she has to while being happy at play. It is stress free and allows the child to express any fears and confusions and it is while they are at play that professionals can monitor them and assess their development. This is the benefit of play.

At the playway, we witness the benefits of play. Our children are all autonomous learners and they are developing steadily and consistently. We observe and note the process of their play, not only the finished product.
Giving children the space and freedom of expression are the keys for development. Accepting them and their capabilities and treating them as unique individuals make a huge difference too. Never compare your children and force the other to behave like another. The stress such force build can cause very bad effects in later years.
“Give your full attention to the child and do not limit their play activities, especially imaginative play, other than for safety reasons. It is important that adults join children in play activities, but only when asked”, say Karen DeBord and Nick Amann in their article Benefits of Play. This clearly shows us intervention is unhealthy. Therefore I believe that everyone who deals with young children should have at least a basic training as to how best they can promote positive play and positive attitudes on children.
Please have trained care givers at your child’s service all times as it is important your child gets proper care all the time! It is their right!!

Welcome
We are delighted to welcome little Adhithya, Yousuf, and Shanaya to the playway. They complete our play circle. Hope they will have a great time at the playway.

Also a big welcome hug goes to Ms Menasha Paranavithane who joins the playway in October. She is a product of Ladies’ College, Colombo 7 and has completed her Associate Degree in Environmental Sciences & Management at ANC. She will enter Monash University, Sunway Campus shortly to complete her HRM degree which she currently follows at the ANC. She will remain with us till December 2009. She assists the teachers at the playway as she has a keen interest in under- fives.

Bye, Bye…
Ms Gayani Nelson takes time off from the playway for practice teaching. She is currently following a Diploma course in Special Needs Children at the Dept of Vocational Studies Ladies’ College Colombo.
She will be re-joining the playway staff in January 2010 with more qualification in hand. She has been a loving and a caring teacher. We will all miss her.

Flash Back: Gardening at the playway


The children had a very keen interest in sowing their seeds and caring for them. Within days the seeds germinated and the children were able to witness the tiny plants. Soon they saw longer stems and greener leaves. At the end of the week they were able to take their plants home for further care.
Apoorva has witnessed flowering of her bean plant previously planted in the classroom. She keeps a closer look at the beans that grew out of the bean-flowers. Well done, green fingers!!!

October is here…


Flash Back: the Salad Day at the playway was a hit when both teachers and children had a firsthand experience in cutting and mixing all kinds of garden fresh vegetables into a scrumptious salad.

Flash Back: To market, to market to buy a…
The children at the playway had a remarkable day out at the imaginary market the teachers created in the lawn on the 30th. The buying and selling were at a peak and the parking-lot was full.

Our Current Theme

Our current theme remains the same as we shall expose the children at the playway to many different types of planting strategies like sponge gardening, home gardening and terrariums. We will also focus on gardening with this months’ fieldtrip by visiting a Plant exhibition at the Viharamahadevi Park. The children will be exposed to many types of plants, leaves, flowers and fruit there. From there they will be taken to the main park where they can run, play and have a great time with each other.

Dear parents, please help your child to collect different types of flowers and leaves (dried or fresh) to paste in their scrap books. Please send these items on the Oct 15, when they will be able to compare and contrast the differences between them.
Also, if you have large plastic see-through containers (used) that can be used as a base for a terrarium please lend them to us so that we can build our terrariums with the children and return the containers shortly. E.g.: Used large water bottles, small glass fish tanks etc.

Happy, Happy Birthdays!!!
03 Oct Dimitri
Dimitri will be 3 years old. We hope he will have a super birthday!
20 Oct Aunty Amaal
Our wishes go out to Aunty Amaal on her 27th birthday!



Dates for Your Diary
Thursday Oct, 08 Pink Day! Dress me in Pink…
Thursday Oct 15 Leaves and flowers for my scrap book
Wednesday Oct 21 Field Trip to Viharamahadevi Park (Tentative)
Wednesday Oct 28 Car Wash
Friday Oct 30 Dress me like a Veggie!

Have an Optimistic October…

Director, the playway nursery

Children’s/ Elders’ Day at the playway - Invitation

Dear Parent,

We are delighted to invite the grandparents of our students to celebrate the day with them at the playway on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
The children will entertain their grandparents with a sing along. They will be served with cakes and drinks and be presented with a token of appreciation made by their grandchildren. A film will also be screened at the auditorium for everyone.
If any grandparent is willing to tell the children a story or has anything else to share with them (such as a interesting hobby or collection), they are welcome to come forward and reserve a time slot during the day.
Please collect the required number of invitations from a teacher at the playway.
RSVP essential: 0772919386/nee.e@hotmail.com
Note: The children will be painting a surprise flower vase for the grandparents with glass paint, therefore you are requested to send a clean, glass jar to the playway as soon as possible. (E.g.: a jam jar, a Malted milk jar or a cheese cream jar.)

Neelika Edirisinghe
September 28, 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

A Joyous June! – An Update on our Activities at

A Warm Welcome to Thenuk and Melina, the latest additions to the playway family. We are delighted to have you in our play-circle. Hope you enjoy your time the playway.

Tales That Rocked the playway: the playway team presented Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff (with Stick Puppets), Goldilocks and The Three Bears (in May) and The Little Red Riding Hood as well as ‘Thoppi Velendha’ in early June giving the young audience a great opportunity to enjoy these popular stories from around the world. The students followed the presentations by acting out their own versions spontaneously. The experience children gained will last a long time. The photographs will be uploaded to the blog shortly!

Thank you teachers for creating the props within a very short time and volunteering to act, giving life to many favorite characters from around the world.

Thank you Isaac A student from New Zealand who spent most of his life in Laos and then Sri Lanka read three of his favorite childhood stories adding variety and meaning to our theme “Tales around the World”.

Thank you Yulia: Yulia read one of her favorite stories, A Porcupine Named Fluffy to the Busy Bees on a very busy Wednesday when she visited the playway.

Ms Masha from the Russian Centre library will be presenting Alonushka and Ivanushka, a very famous Russian children’s story at the library on June 17. The children will also be given an opportunity to explore the children’s books at the library at this occasion.
The Screenings of ‘Thoppi Velendha’, the famous Sri Lankan Folk tale, Three little Pigs and The Very Bad Wolf also gave the children tremendous opportunity to explore the theme “Tales around the World” and have loads of fun at the same time while doing it.

Integration: The art and craft, number, language lessons, PSE, PE, music and even cookery lessons were integrated with these stories. When we cooked the Enormous Pancake the children could not resist the aroma it produced. They demanded that they be washed and prepared for their snack at once. Luckily, this enormous pancake did not run away!

Daddies Week at the playway
It is wonderful to announce the tremendous interest the families have shown regarding this event. Many daddies have signed up for the week long celebrations. Please check out the schedule:

15, Monday Thayba’s Daddy Cricket and Base Ball BASH
16, Tuesday Karan’s Daddy Football at its BEST!
17, Wednesday Mikayla’s Daddy PE for All
18, Thursday Akaash’s Daddy Racing Car Fever
19, Friday Maya’s Daddy Cuddly Story Time with Daddy
Ishaq’s Daddy Goody Bag Surprise

Thank you daddies for making this week and your children’s lives very special

Top Secret: In the meantime, the children at the playway are busy making very special gifts for their daddies!

Happy, Happy Birthdays
Karan celebrates his 4th birthday on 20, June, while Nikitha his 2nd birthday on
26 June. Everyone at th playway and the staff of the Russian Centre wish you two fun filled birthdays.

Have a Joyous June,
Neelika Edirisinghe

the playway News - June, July

Hello Parents

June is here and is full of good things… Daddy’s Day and Favorite Book Character Day: just to mention a few.

IDP FUND: A big thank you to everyone who contributed towards the IDP Fund. It was enough to feed an army. The children got together and sorted, discussed and packed the stuff before I handed them over to the BMICH officials. The biggest lesson the children learned from the experience was to lend a hand to the needy. Karan even carried his contribution up the stairs all by himself in his eagerness. It was a very meaningful task for the children.

WELCOME: We are delighted to welcome little Maya and Kehathi who join our play circle in June. We welcome them to the playway family with warm hugs and kisses! Hope you enjoy the experience…
Another warm welcome to Ms Gayani Nelson who joins our team as a teacher. She holds a Diploma in Preschool and Child Care Management from the Mother’s Touch Teacher Training School. She is a product of Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya, Nugegoda. She is an experienced and mature teacher who will undoubtedly add strength to our team. We wish you all the best here at the playway.

MATERNITY LEAVE: Ms Amaal Junaid, a teacher who is loved dearly by all the students and the staff at the playway departs to have her baby. Her last day at the playway was Friday, May 29: a sad day for us all. The children heaped her with hugs and kisses while the staff saw her off with best wishes. She hopes to return to the playway with her baby when they are ready.

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAYS Karan will be celebrating his 4th Birthday on the June 20. Nikitha will celebrate his second birth day on the 26th June while Atara celebrates hers on the July 9. We wish them the best on their birthdays. Hope you have lots of FUN!

CURRENT THEME: Tales around the World remains the theme for the Busy Bees while the Yellow Butterflies move on to explore farm animals and life on a farm within the theme “On the Farm”.

A DADDY SPEAKS… (Author Unknown)
Just for this morning, I will let you
choose what you want to wear,
and smile and say how perfect it is.

Just for this morning, I will leave the
dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put
that puzzle of yours together.

Just for this afternoon, I will unplug
the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with
you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

Just for this afternoon, I will not yell
once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and
whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one
if he comes by.

Just for this afternoon, I won't worry
about what you are going to be when you grow up, or
second guess every decision I have made where you are
concerned.

Just for this afternoon, I will let you
help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you
trying to fix them.

Just for this afternoon, I will take us
to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can
have both toys.

Just for this evening, I will hold you in
my arms and tell you a story about how you were
born and how much I love you.

Just for this evening, I will let you
splash in the tub and not get angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you
stay up late while we sit on the porch & count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle
beside you for hours, and miss my favourite TV shows.

DADDIES! Please take time off from your busy schedules to spend with you under fives for you are a very important person in his or her life!
We shall celebrate the Daddies of the playway on the Friday 19, June. the playway will honor the daddies by declaring a week ( 15-19 June) for daddies, during which daddies will be a part of the nursery’s daily program. We invite daddies to come forward to read to us, teach us games, play a musical instrument for us, take us for a ride or show us an interesting place in Colombo. (A factory you own, a hotel kitchen you have access to, a farm you know in Colombo or suburbs or a sports/swim place you visit etc.)
Please contact Neelika with any suggestions for activities during this week on 0772919386.
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 (Busy Bees) will engage in 15 minutes of PE in the garden. Tuesday and Thursday mornings is the time for the 2 - 3 year olds (Yellow Butterflies) 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.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday, June 5 the playway presents Red Riding Hood
Friday, June 12 the playway presents Thoppi Vellenda
June 15 – June 19 the playway Daddy’s Week
Friday, June 19 the playway celebrates Daddy’s Day
Tuesday, June 30 the playway Favorite Book Character Day
July 22, 23, 24 the playway Parent Conferences
Tuesday, July 28 the playway Sports Day
Thursday, July 30 Play breaks for Summer Holidays!

Have a joyous June & July…

Neelika Edirisinghe
Director, nursery.