The second term is nearly here already and we trust you all had a great and well deserved Easter break and didn’t eat too many Easter eggs. Thank you for all your hard work with the children over the last term, you are all doing a fantastic job. Welcome to new Educarers, we look forward to getting to know and work with you.

 

There is a lot happening this term so we felt a newsletter was timely to let you all know what to expect for the upcoming weeks.

 

Playgroups this term are as follows:

 

April 24^th:     Rose Gardens 10am. Walk and picnic in the park with some relaxing Yoga for the children and Educarers. Make sure you bring a big towel or blanket to lie on.

May 2^nd:       Mothers Day Activities 10am at the office. Yummy coffee and cake for the Educarers.

May 8^th:        Ohope Retirement Village. Meet in car park at 10am. Could the children please bring some art work or baking for the elderly. This will certainly brighten their day.

May 15^th:      Police Visit. 10am at Diane’s place, 69 Pohutu Street. Suzanne Boonen will be here to talk to the children.

May 22^nd:     McAlister Street Park, 10am.

May 30^th:      Visit the Coast Guard Headquarters. Meet in car park at 10am.

June 5^th:       Pirate Day activities at the office, 10am. Arrrr arrr me hearties, come along for some fun maybe even walk the plank!!

June 13^th:     Story time at the Library. Meet at the park next to the museum at 9.45 for morning tea and a play, then off to the library for story time at 10.30am.

June 19^th:     Sandpit play at Barbara’s house, 1 Eleanor Place, 10am.

June 27^th:     Grandparents day, meet at the office, 10am. Bring a photo of the children’s grandparents and what they call them e.g., Nana, Poppa, Oma… or better yet, bring a Grandparent.

 

Important Notice: Timesheets need to be in on the 16^th May before 1pm or at the least your hours to the week ending May 20^th, as Maree is having a short break and  wants to ensure you are all paid before she goes away.

A change to timesheets. From the week beginning 23^rd April, instead of timesheets stating “week ending”, we will have “week beginning” with the date from the Monday at the beginning of the week. This brings the timesheets into line with our computer system and WINZ statements.

 

Green Change of Enrolment forms are for permanent changes only. No need to fill them out for the school holidays.

 

Remember, Term 1 profile sheets need to be completed, signed and handed into the office as soon as possible.

 

From the 1^st April, 07 WINZ income thresholds and subsidies increased. Many people do not know about this so we wanted to inform as many people as possible. If you think you may now qualify contact the office for subsidy forms or WINZ directly.

Number of Children	Gross Weekly Income	Childcare Subsidy (per hour, per Child)	Childcare subsidy (per week, per child for 50 hours)
1	Less than $1,200.00 $1,200.00 to $1,299.00 $1,300.00 to $1,399.00 $1,400.00 or more	$3.40 $2.36   $1.31   nil	$170.00 $118.00   $65.50   nil
2	Less than $1,380.00 $1,380.00 to $1,489.99 $1,490.00 to $1,599.99 $1,600.00 or more	$3.40 $2.36   $1.31   nil	$170.00 $118.00   $65.50   nil
3 or more	Less than $1,540.00 $1,540.00 to $1,669.99 $1,670.00 to $1,799.99 $1,800.00 or more	$3.40 $2.36   $1.31   nil	$170.00 $118.00   $65.50   nil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educarers, make the most of these lovely autumn days. There are plenty of things to see in and around our neighbour hood with all the trees changing colour, changes to the weather and it is definitely cooling down. There is a lot of new language and observations for young ones. Leaves are great for collecting to do crayon rubbings, gluing and pasting etc. With the windy weather you could make and fly kites. There are plenty of websites that offer excellent instructions and patterns for kites.

 

Educarers and staff are invited to a dessert and movie night at Maree’s place, 7.30pm on the 24^th April. We thought the “Devil wears Prada” would be good value. Please RSVP by Monday 23^rd April.

Come along for some fun, all welcome.

 

End of year Tax Receipts have been printed for our families and are being distributed. If you have not received yours by the 27^th April, please contact the office and we will reprint a receipt for you.

 

Have an awesome term everyone and we look forward to seeing you all at play groups as this is a good opportunity for adult interaction and getting to know each other. The children love the activities and playing with new friends.