Disco Dance Day - Toddlers & Preschool

Disco Dance Day
Come dressed up as your favourite pop star!!! (Hi 5, Wiggles, High School Musical or whatever you want to be for the day)
Bring in your favourite music: C.D., Tape, Video, DVD... Named please.
For two days of fun filled dancing
Monday, August 10th and Thursday, August 13th
Please note: This is for Toddler and Preschool children only.

Toddler's Trip To Chipmunks

The Toddlers will be heading off on a trip to Chipmunks in Henderson on Tuesday, the 25th August. Please note: This trip is only for children who are booked in on this day. We will board the bus at 9.30 a.m. SHARP, so all children need to be at the centre by 9.00 a.m. AT THE LATEST. We will return to Bayfield by approximately 1.00 p.m. Please check your pockets for permission slips or see staff if you have any queries.

Toddler News

This week has been a fun filled week. We had culture Day on Tuesday and some of the children came dressed in the colours of their country and culture. Their t-shirts, jumpers and pants were very colourful. The teachers were all dressed up in their cultural clothes. (Oops we forgot to photograph the staff!) We had some yummy traditional kiwi hokey pokey ice cream in a cone and our friend Henry brought us in a yummy chocolate cake, mmmmm. What full tummies we had!
We got to play outside in the nice weather. Our new friend, Georgia, came over from the Nursery to visit us as she is starting in our room next week. We say a sad goodbye to Matthew and Liam D who are moving up to Preschool. We will miss you both!
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The Preschool Week

What is going on in our Preschool?? We've had exciting weeks one after another. We have had a "Colour Week" recently where the children wore the clothes of a particular colour on each day of the week. See how gorgeous they looked on "Green Day."
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This week, we had a "Cultural Day" on Tuesday. some of the children wore their traditional costumes and some others put decorations on their clothes that showed their cultural heritage. It is fantastic for the children to share who they are and where they come from. As we can see, we are all different, but we are all one.
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Another exciting activity coming up is that the teachers have introduced stage performances. All the children are so enthusiastic that they all take turns to show off their talents on the imaginative stage in Preschool. As time moves on, you will see more and more little stars shining because the Bayfield Preschool children have heaps of talent.

Chickenpox

We would like to inform you that we have a chickenpox outbreak in the Preschool. We have (have had) 5 children with chickenpox. If your child is unwell please be aware that this is going around and you may need to visit your G.P.

Any questions please speak to Oriana or myself.

Kind regards
Shona

Butterfly Creek Trip - Preschool

The Preschoolers are heading to Butterly Creek on Monday, the 3rd August. This trip is only for children who attend on Mondays. The children will need to be at the centre NO LATER THAN 8.50 a.m. as they are having their morning tea before they leave the centre. All the children will receive a notice in their pockets regarding cost, timetable and what to bring, so please ensure you look out for these notices and complete your permission slips a.s.a.p.
Regards
Oriana and The Preschool Team

Toddler Birthdays

The start of July has proved to be a very busy birthday month.
The Toddler Room has grown with the new Nursery children moving up and settling in nicely into the Toddler Room.
We have celebrated many birthdays and some leaving cakes as we have sadly farewelled many children that have moved up to Preschool. See attached photos.
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Culture Day at Bayfield

Just a reminder about "Culture Day" which will be held next Tuesday, the 21st July. This is a special day when the children and staff can dress up in their national costume. It is also a day when the children can learn about other cultures. So please join in the fun. We look forward seeing all the children dressed in different costumes from our multi cultural centre.

The Comings and Goings in Nursery

As you may have noticed there have been some changes in the Nursery. We are sad to say goodbye to Ranen and Poppy who started in the Toddler Room this week and this is also Josephine's last week with us.
On a happier note, we would like to welcome Ava and Mia who have just started in the Tuatara Room, as well as Joseph and Anna who have moved to the Tuatara Room from the Pukeko Room recently.
Also, welcome to Meher, who has just returned from her 7 week practicum.

Colour Week

COLOUR WEEK

Bayfield are having a "Colour Week." This is happening from Monday 13th July - Friday 17th July.
As we are experiencing the ups and downs with the weather lately, we would like to have some fun during this week.
Each day will be exciting, so come dressed in the colour below. It doesn't need to be anything fancy: crazy socks, t-shirts or shorts - even lots of ribbons.
Look forward to seeing you dressed up.

Monday Blue Day
Tuesday Purple Day
Wednesday Rainbow Day
Thursday Green Day
Friday Red Day

Our New Preschool Teacher

We warmly welcome Laura Evans as a permanent teacher to our team of Preschool teachers. Laura has just completed her Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood from the University of Auckland and has previously completed her Bachelor of Communication Studies from AUT. Laura comes from Christchurch and has also had several years experience as a Nanny.
Welcome to Bayfield Preschool, Laura.

Toddlers News
The week started off raining but we had heaps of fun inside on Monday. We did some painting with brushes and played with the stickle bricks. Matthew and Liam O had fun with the trains and cars. Tuesday morning was nice so we got outside for a play. All the children were excited to get outside and enjoy the fine weather. It didn't last very long with the rain making it's appearance in the afternoon. We brought the bikes inside and Bailey, Baxter, Sacha and Nate all had a great time riding the bikes around and around, stopping to fix their bikes when they needed to. Wednesday brought sun and lots of outdoor fun. Molly brought out the radio and we all danced and grooved to The Wiggles. Zane, Gabriel, Annabelle, Emelia and Cooper all did the actions to "Bears Now Asleep." Thursday, we had another nice fine day of play outside kicking balls, riding bikes and lots of sand play. We would like to welcome Cooper and Ava to the Toddler Room and a sad farewell to Lily and Mia who are moving to Preschool.http://picasaweb.google.com/bayfieldeec/ToddlersBlog?authkey=Gv1sRgCPvQpL3V6qy4ugE&feat=directlink