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Welcome to December!

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I would like to acknowledge the Dharug people, the Traditional custodians of the lands on which I live and work today. I pay my respects to elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hope of Aboriginal Australians.​​

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Flowers

What's on in December!

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Christmas party

Friday 20th Dec

Save the date. 
Happy Days Children's Christmas party disco. 
20th Dec 6pm start




 

Image by Annie Spratt

Christmas Eve

Tuesday 24th December

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On this day children will be able to bring in a party lunch box. Foods that we normally wouldn't allow at school such as chips and chocolate will be allowed on this day. We would also encourage east foods such as sandwiches and wraps rather then heated food.  (Please stay within restrictions of no nuts or nut products) 
We also encourage the children to be dressed up in their Christmas outfits. 


Please be reminded that the centre close at 1pm on this day. 

Image by Tim Mossholder

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Centre will be closed

Happy Days will be closed on the following days
- DEC 25th 2024
-DEC 26th 2024

-JAN 1st 2025


DEC 31st The centre will be closed at 1pm

Portrait with Megaphone

Important Reminders

Fob (DOOR) Key 

Please speak with Miss Ashleigh or the other Educators if you have not received a key. There us a charge of $25 per key, refunded at the end of your child's enrolment, once returned. 

Car Park Etiquette

Onsite parking is something for all of us to share. Please follow these simple car park rules for everyone's safety: 

 

  • PARK AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE COLOURBOND FENCE to allow another vehicle to park behind you. We can safely fit 4 vehicles at any time during drop off and pick up times if everyone is parked appropriately. 

 

  • DO NOT PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE CENTRE, this is the thoroughfare to allow vehicles to enter and exit safely at Happy Days. 

 

  • MAKE YOUR DROP-OFF/PICK UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE if you have parked someone in. If you’re planning on talking with an educator, we advise you to park on the curb side instead.

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  • DO NOT PARK IN THE STAFF CAR PARK. 

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Collection of Children by Others

You must call the Centre or inform educators if somebody else is collecting your children from Happy Days. 

Children under the age of 18 are no permitted to drop off or pick up your child. An adult must always be present.

 

A valid ID from the person picking up your child is required to be presented to one of our educators for photocopying.

Policy Review

Every month we review a set of policies to ensure that they are relevant and up to date according to regulations.

 

You are invited to provide feedback on our policy of the month below (send your feedback to blacktown@happydayskindy.com):

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Celebrations Policy

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Child safe environment Policy

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Communication

OWNA is our main source of communication. If you have yet to set up your notification's please do. 

All events, announcements and and reminders will be posted and sent in OWNA. 

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Clothing & Sunscreen

Please ensure your child has a bag which contains SPARE CLOTHES which includes shorts ,pants, shirts, jumpers, socks and underwear. We understand that your child may not have accidents however spare clothes are required for those times your child may have an accident or gets wet or dirty.

 

As the weather is beginning to change, please bring cooler clothes in your child's bag for weather changes such as a long/short sleeve shirt, a pair of shorts and pants/tights, spare socks and a jumper. 

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SUNSCREEN MUST BE APPLIED BEFORE OR UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CENTRE. You will find our sunscreen on the sunscreen table in the classroom just outside the foyer.

 

Sleep Sheets

SLEEP SHEETS ARE REQUIRED for all children 2-4yrs who are not in the Mighty Mangoes room.

 

These must be CLEARLY LABELLED with your child’s name and placed in a labeled pillow case. Your child may not have a sleep however it is our duty of care to allow your child to have a rest for 10min listening to soothing music while the room is cleaned after lunch. Your child will then be invited to participate in quiet activities with the educators.

 

Open and closing Hours

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Please be reminded that Happy Days opens at 7am. Educators will not allow any child to enter the centre before 7am.

 

We close at 6pm. Parents must collect their child before 5:55pm as this time will allow staff to close the centre and go home to their own families on time. A late fee of $15 per 15 minute Block (eg if you are 5 minutes late you will be charged the $15) will be applied to your account for any late pick-ups. To ensure this doesn't occur please have an emergency contact on standby to pick up your child. 

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What we got up to last month...

Diwali Candles

Diwali

Diwali, or Dipawali, is India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians. We celebrated at Happy Days through dressing in our Indian attire. We also had an Indian inspired Afternoon tea, which the children had the opportunity to try different snacks such as gulab jamun, indian biscuits and savoury treats. The children participated in lots of art /paintings. They painted their own henna art onto hands and made some lanterns and rangoli's.  The children were also involved in a discussion with Miss Harinder about what Diwali is and how it is celebrated. 

Police Car

Police Visit

During this month we had a visit from Constable Alan from our local Blacktown police station, involving the children in discussions about what the police do in our community. We looked at pictures of different police vehicles and the children were asked what they thought were the jobs of the police. Most of the children think that police just catch bad guys, but we discussed that police protect and keep us safe in different ways. We were learning about keeping safe as pedestrians while crossing roads, and what the different road signs mean. It was great to see the children’s knowledge about the importance of road and pedestrian safety, with a lot of the children giving their own input into the discussions. And some of the children were lucky to dress up in some real police clothes. And thank you to Blacktown Police Station for providing us with resources, such as puzzles, road signs and some colouring pages and pencils.

Giant Poppies

Remembrance Day 

 

Remembrance day is a very significant day of the year, where we commemorate the soldiers who gave their life in service of their country. The children were provided with sponges and red/black paint to engage in a red poppy painting, they had discussions amongst each other about the features of the poppy and were excited to display their artworks to their educator.  The children also participated in other types of poppy craft like, collage, free painting and painting using recycled paper. 

Colorful Sweatshirt

Loud shirt day

 

Loud Shirt Day is the perfect excuse to be bold and bright and to celebrate the incredible achievements of children with hearing loss.  The Happy Days children and educators all came in wearing bright coloured shirts.

During group time The children participated in a discussion on the importance and meaning of Loud Shirt day and further extended by making a shirt collage activity with different coloured paper creating their own master pieces.