Harmony Newsletter Dear Parents This is the time of year when we thank you warmly for
forming such strong bonds between you and your children and the Harmony carers.
Your friendliness and feedback makes our life in Harmony so rewarding and
fruitful. Staffing Now is also when you and Harmony management can all show
appreciation to the staff who help your children have fun, while at the same
time learning to become happy and responsible big people. All the educators thrive
on a hug and a “thank you”. At the same time, we thank you, our wonderful parents and
guardians, for entrusting your children to our care. The commitment to your
children’s total wellbeing is taken to heart by everyone in Harmony, because we
know how very very important are the early years. The recent staffing in all age groupings is as follows: Joeys (babies 6-18 months) Caroline/Ginette,
Melissa, Sandy Possums (1 ½ to 2 ½ years) Alisha, Teresa,
Rachelle Koalas (2 ½ to 3 ½ years) Brooke, Jeni,
Erin Bilbies (3 ½ years to school age) Lyilyana/Judith,
Yvonne/Gayle, Scott Staffing in 2004 (allowing for at least one person to remain
in each group, for continuity of care) is: Joeys Caroline, Melissa, Jeni Possums Lyilyana/Alisha, Sandy,
Rachelle Koalas Brooke, Teresa, Erin, Bilbies Josie (new Early Childhood
Educator), Yvonne, Scott We welcome you to introduce yourselves to next year’s staff
and get to know them as partners in your children’s life. Toni, our Cook, continues next year, as does Janet as Adminstrator
and Robin as Manager. Yvonne is currently on 2 weeks annual leave, and all
staff will be taking a well-earned rest during the 2-week closedown from 20
December to 4 January. Closedown &
re-opening This Friday, 19 December, is our last day of operations this
year and we close at 4.00 pm. If you are unable to
arrange pick-up of your child by then, please arrange tell staff before
Thursday, so that staffing for overtime (at overtime rates) can be organized
for you). Harmony re-opens at 7.30 am on Monday, 5 January, and we look forward to seeing most of you
again then. Donations Much appreciated are the following very useful arts and
crafts items from parents: recycled A4 paper & large posters for drawing (Flynn’s
mother); more large drawing paper (Lachlan’s mother); photo frames & paper (Harry S’s
mother); paint & paper (Holly’s mother). We could really use lots and lots more recycled A4 paper, so
if your office throws it away (and the printing is not confidential) we love to
help save the trees and use it in many different ways in Harmony. Fees Regretfully we have found it necessary to raise fees
slightly as from 5 January next year (just $1 a day), mainly because of the
high costs of repairs and maintenance (especially during the recent building
boom). New fees are as follows, before any CCB subsidy is deducted: Over 3 ½ years of age $51 per day $180
per week Under 3 ½ years of age $56 per day $203
per week
15 December 2003