N EW SLETTERSKYLIN E H IGH

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter Break!

Over the holidays we had a product ive working bee. Even

though it was cold and raining we had a terrific turn-out! The

sandpit was topped up with new sand, hedges were trimmed,

tanbark redistributed, leaves were raked and blown, the

outside undercover area was swept, wooden building blocks

were sanded, files were sorted and the foyer and inside the

kinder was given a general t idy up.

To the committee members who attended the working bee

and to all the Eastmont families who turned up in the wet

weather ? you all did an amazing job. Without this support,

Eastmont would not be the place it is.

So thanks to Sarah, Natalie, Ellen, Kath, Michelle, Lynette,

Annette, Dean, Yew-Chin, Renee, Daniel, Stuart , Mick, Nick,

Kathy (plus the enthusiast ic kids we had helping) for all your

hard work.

As you all know, Marie (our 3 year old teacher) has decided to

ret ire after being on long service leave during term 1. We

thank her for all her work at Eastmont Pre-School and wish

her all the best in this new and excit ing stage of her life. A

farewell will be happening early this term ? more information

to come.

We wish to welcome our newest staff member Nirthika

(Nithi), who will be assist ing with the 3 year olds on Tuesday

and Thursdays this term. Please make her feel welcome.

We have a few big events happening soon:

Our Open Day will be held on Saturday 19th May from 10am?

1pm. This is a fantast ic opportunity for prospect ive families to

come and see how wonderful our kinder is. Please spread the

word.

The Kids Movie Night is the most excit ing evening of the

kinder social calendar! Make sure you keep

Friday 15th June free. More details will be posted around the

kinder closer to the day.

Eastmont?s 50th Anniversary Celebrat ions will be happening

on Saturday 15th September at the Kinder with lots of fun

act ivit ies being organised. Please email our planning team at

50years@eastmont.org.au if you are wanting to help in any

way with this event, have any stories or photos, can donate

any items for a raffle or just want some more information.

Thanks

Cassie

KEY DATES

CELEBRATI NG 50 YEARS

32 FRANK STREET, Vermont

APRIL 2018

Mulan Dance (4 yo Koala) 7th May

Mulan Dance (4 yo Possum) 9th May

Picture Plates14th -18th May

Open day for perspect ive families for 2019 onwards19th May

Term 3 Invoices sent out 16th June

Fees are due (28th June)

Dental Session (3yo) 18th June

Dental Session (3yo) 26th June

N EW SLETTERSKYLIN E H IGH

4 YEAR OLD REPORT 3 YEAR OLD REPORT

OUR TEACHERS

On Monday and Tuesday the children returned to kinder happy to be back and have quickly sett led back into the rout ine. The children have told us about the fun act ivit ies that they enjoyed during the term break including going to the movies, day trips and going to the park.

During the last week of term one the children were busy making bunny ears using cotton wool and coloured st icky dots and decorat ing Easter egg shapes at the past ing table. This week the children have been enjoying doing marble paint ing using two different paint colours that mix together to make a new colour. They have also been exploring the different natural materials found in our sort ing box and using magnifying glasses to have a closer look. At mat t ime we have been singing the ?Echo Song? and dancing to the ?Animal Twist?

As we are a sun smart kindergarten the children must wear their sunhats for outdoor play unt il the end of April. As the weather gets cooler please ensure that your child has a coat or a warm jacket with them as we play outside every session unless it rains or storms.

A big thank you to all the families that attended the working bee during the holidays. It was great to come back on Monday morning to a very t idy playground with lovely new sand in which the children are really enjoying!

If there are any matters, regarding you child, that you would like to discuss please don?t hesitate to call me on 98744044 for a quick chat or to arrange a suitable t ime for us to meet.

Sue Eddy

Sonya Skok - Teacher, 4 year old

Helen Butcher - Educator, 4 year old

Moira Doolan - Educator, 4 year old

Sue Eddy - Teacher, 3 year old, Educator 4 year old

Anita Li - 3yo & 4yo Educator on Mondays

Melissa Crozier - Possum Teacher on Fridays for Term 2

Nirthika (Nithi) - 3yo assistant on Tues and Thurs

Zahra Syed - Wed & Fri luncht ime

First ly, thank you to the dedicated parents (and

children) who braved the rain on Sunday to attend the

working bee. The children are loving the fresh new sand

and we really appreciate how nice and t idy the grounds

are.

The last week of Term 1 was very busy; the children all

made pirate hats and drew their own maps before going

on treasure hunts outside to discover the gold box with

gold-coloured (plast ic) coins and chocolate frogs.

This week the children are enjoying paint ing with pastel

colours as well creat ing t issue paper past ings. We have

been talking about families and the children have been

drawing who lives in their house. The large sort ing box

with natural materials including shells, pinecones and

bark has fascinated the children who have enjoyed using

magnifying glasses to examine the various textures and

patterns. There are lots of new puzzles and books in the

reading corner and finger puppet characters from some

well-known fairytales at the puppet theatre.

We have been singing lots of songs including the Echo

song and Autumn Leaves and dancing to the Gummi

Bear song and with a partner to Knees Up Mother

Brown.

There will be parent/teacher information sharing

sessions later this term, however if parents would like to

discuss any aspects of their child?s development or

progress before this please contact me to arrange an

appointment.

Shutterbugs photo orders are dur back by Friday 27th

April.

Sonya Skok

EASTMONT UNIFORM

CORPORATE GRANTS

It 's great to see so many children wearing our Eastmont uniform.

We are start ing to build a collect ion of pre-loved Eastmont uniforms. All items will be $5. We would love you to donate any items that we can resell and all

proceeds will go towards our 2018 fundraising.

If you wish to purchase or donate pre-loved uniforms, please contact uniforms@eastmont .org.au

At Eastmont we regularly seek out community, local council and government grants in order to enhance the facilit ies and experience of our kinder children and their families.

If any of our families have somebody employed in an organisat ion that offers community grants or sponsorship programs through staff members, you could help us secure valuable funding for the kinder! We know of the following companies that offer grants for staff with an interest in community organisat ions:

- Telst ra - RACV - NAB - ANZ

- Commbank - Suncorp - Bendigo Bank

If you work for one of these companies, or are in a posit ion to introduce us to your business funding teams/partnership managers please let us know at: grantspolicyohs@eastmont.org.au

SAVE THE DATE ? 50 YEARS

CELEBRATION

SOCIAL/FUNDRAISING

If you are interested in joining

the Social/Fundraising

committee this year or would

like to help out with future

events, please contact

Natalie:

fundraising@eastmont.org.au

Eastmont Pre-School turns 50

later this year and we'll be

having a party to celebrate

this milestone.

Put Saturday 15th

September from 11- 2pm in

your diaries and start

spreading the word. Our

celebrat ion will include a bbq,

burying a t ime capsule, raffle,

act ivit ies for the kids and of

course birthday cake! More

details to follow short ly.

However, if you or anyone

you know went to Eastmont

and have any photos or

stories you would like to

share for this occasion, please

email

50years@eastmont.org.au.

EASTMONT'S NEW BANK DETAILS

We are now utilising our Bendigo Bank account. When transferring money to Eastmont, please use the following account details;

Account Name - Eastmont Preschool Association

BSB - 633000

Account Number - 157140757

* * Please update these details in your online banking.

* * We'll remind you again when the next round of fees are due

2018 MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

Director - Sonya Skokeastmont.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au

President - Cassie president@eastmont.org.au

Vice President - Ellen vicepresident@eastmont.org.au

Treasurer - Kath t reasurer@eastmont.org.au

Secretary - Melissa secreatary@eastmont.org.au

Minutes Secretary - Michelle minutessecretary@eastmont.org.au

Enrolment Officer (3yo) - Penny enrolment3yo@eastmont.org.au

Enrolment Officer (4yo) - Caroleenrolment4yo@eastmont.org.au

Grants/Policy/OHS - Claudine grantspolicyohs@eastmont.org.au

Projects/Maintenance - Ash & Jawad

projects@eastmont.org.au

Communicat ions Officer - Candice communicat ions@eastmont.org.au

Administ rat ive Officer - Lynet te Ellisadmin@eastmont.org.au

Social/Fundraising Coordinator - Natalie

fundraising@eastmont.org.au

EASTMONT PRE-SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY

At Eastmont Pre-School we offer a play-based, child centred-curriculum that is

guided by the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the

Early Years Learning Framework. We aim to create a warm, caring, inclusive

environment where children of all abilit ies feel relaxed, supported and happy and

are able to explore, discover, imagine and create.

- We promote respect and care for other children, adults and all living

creatures as well as an appreciat ion of nature and respect for the

environment.

- We respect individual differences and foster an environment in which

each child and educator is supported and valued for the unique strengths

and interests that they bring to the group.

- We provide opportunit ies that encourage and develop, self-esteem, a

posit ive self-image and communicat ion and independence skills.

- We recognise that families are a child?s first and most important educators

and seek to work in collaborat ive partnerships with them to ensure the

best outcome for all children. We welcome and encourage family

involvement in all aspects of our service.

- We value cultural diversity and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander people are the tradit ional owners of the land and the

original inhabitants of Australia.

- We recognise that Eastmont Pre-School is part of our local community

and value opportunit ies to contribute to that community.

- We cont inually strive to improve the quality of our service.

https://www.facebook.com/eastmontpreschoolvermont/

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EASTMONT

Download t he East m ont Preschool Skool bag App for iOS and Android: Look for EASTMONT

PRESCHOOL in t he App or Play st ores

Don't forget to check your pocket for important notices about upcoming events!

SHOP AND SUPPORT EASTMONT

WELCOME BBQ

A HUGE thank you to

everyone that helped make

our BBQ a great success!

Aishwarya, Anne, Ash,

Ashwin, Cassie, Claudine,

Ellen, Jawad, Michelle, Penny,

RIchard, Sarah, Simon, Stuart

A big thank you to everyone

else that helped out who we

may have missed.

SOCIAL/FUNDRAISING

If you are interested in joining the

Social/Fundaraising committee this

year or would like to help out with

future events, please contact

Natalie:

fundraising@eastmont.org.au

A big thank you to Bakers Delight , Brent ford Square for donating all of the bread used at our Welcome BBQ.

Don't forget - shop at Bakers Delight , Brent ford Square, let them know you are from Eastmont and as part of their Dough Raiser Program they will give a percentage of your purchase back to the kinder.

Open a new account or a loan or switch your home loan or insurance policies over to Bendigo Bank Want irna Mall and mention Eastmont and they will donate money back to the kinder.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ALLERGY ALERT

There are children attending Eastmont Pre-School this year that have allergies to peanuts. Please do not bring peanut butter to kinder.

To minimise the transfer of allergens from home please ensure your child washes their hands at home before they come to kinder.

BUILDER NEEDED

We are looking for a small building company (or builder) with a commercial license to assist us with the construct ion of a future project. For more details please email Cassie at president@eastmont.org.au

GRAPHIC DESIGNER NEEDED

We are looking for someone with graphic design experience (or experience using Adobe Illustrator) to assist us with some logo updates. If you or someone you know can assist please talk to Sonya or Sue or email Michelle at minutessecretary@eastmont.org.au

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We have begun using Who Gives A Crap 100% recycled toilet paper. The company donates 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in need of developing countries http://au.whogivesacrap.org/

And they deliver to your home for free!

PARKING RESTRICTIONS REMINDER

There are parking restrict ions on one side of Frank St (the far side of the

street to the pre-school). For the safety of the families doing pick up and

drop off, please obey the signs and do not park on the far side of the road

between 8:30 - 9:30am and 3:00-4:00pm. Thanks.