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Messages from Maddi Welcome! CELC Team Changes Baby Belle Photography Fees & Charges 19/20 Baby News! Healthy Eating Did you know…? Donations Please! Triple P Sessions at CELC Reminders Important Dates Question Time!
Message From Maddi Hi Families! I am back! Yay! I am super excited to be back at Carinya after having spent some time in the Team Leader role at our Traralgon Early Learning Centre. I had a great time over at TELC, but couldn’t wait to get back to everyone here at Carinya! It is great to come back and see some new faces throughout the centre, so a big warm welcome to all our new families! I think I have now met all of the new families, but if I haven’t I am the Team Leader here at Carinya! As I am sure you have all noticed, we have had a little shuffle of offices here at CELC! My office is now to the left as you walk in the door. Megan our fabulous Administation Assistant is now sitting at my old desk as you walk in to the right.
Carinya Early Learning Centre 33-39 Rintoull Street, Morwell 5128 5722
Given that Megan only works specific days across the week, please be sure to come to either Megan or myself with any questions or queries you may have! We are both more then happy to help! Talk Soon! -Maddi
Welcome! We would like to extend a nice warm welcome to our two new Educators to CELC! Than Delipitiya & Gemma Albanese. Than has been newly employed by Latrobe City Council in a recent recruitment campaign, whilst Gemma has been employed with Council for sometime now and some of you might have seen her face at one of our other services and most recently at TELC. We are super exicted to have two new eductors who both have extensive experience and knowledge within the Early Years Sector. We would also like to welcome Rachel back to the centre after having some time off at the beginning of the year.
CELC Team Changes As per a post made to XPLOR on Monday, 17 June 2019, there has been quite a few changes across the centre. Here is a current list of which educators you will find where: Learners Room: Room Leader/s: Kym & Chantal Room Educators: Gemma Discoverers Room: Room Leader: Pat Room Educators: Than, Rachel & Lizzi Inventors Room: Room Leader: Khalehla Room Educators: Kara Planning & Breaks: Sam, Lizzi & Rachel Educational Leader: Kara Please be advised that you may still see any of the staff within any of the rooms, especially during our family grouping in the morning and the afternoon or whenever may be required.
Baby Belle Photography From Monday 29 July 2019 to Friday 2 August 2019 Lee from Baby Belle Photography will be visiting the centre to take photos of the children! Lee will be visiting each day to ensure that each child’s gets photos taken on the days that they are booked into care! Registration forms are now available in each room and also from the office. Registration forms must be completed and returned to the office by Wednesday 24 July 2019 if you would like photos taken of your child. It is not compulsory for parents to purchase photos or have photos of their child taken, however if you wish to do so a registration form must be completed.
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Fees & Charges 19/20 Please be advised that at the ordinary council meeting held on Monday, 3 June 2019, Council adopted the fees and charges for the 2019-2020 Financial year. The new fees and charges will come into effect from Monday, 1 July 2019. 01 July 2019 – 30 June 2020 Early Learning and Care Full time care (5 full days/week) $460.00 per week, (7.30am – 5.45pm per child daily) Sessional care: Morning session (7.30am – 12.30pm); or Afternoon session (12.45pm – 5.45pm)
$61.50 per session, per child
Full Day Care (7.30am – 5.45pm)
$97.00 per day, per child
Holding fee Before & After Kinder Care
100% $16.00 per hour
$61.50 per session, per child
If you have any concerns regarding these changes please contact the Family Services Department on 1300 367 700.
DID SOMEONE SAY BABY, BABY, BABY? It is our pleasure to let you all know that 3, yes 3 of our staff members here at CELC are expecting a baby towards the end of the year!! Kym (Learners) is expecting her first baby and both Khalehla (Inventors) and Megan (Admin) are both expecting baby no.3! All three are now over half way, and travelling along nicely, and would you believe it – they are all due within a week or 2 of each other! Big congratulations to all three ladies & their families!
Healthy Eating At Carinya we encourage families to bring along healthy nutritious foods in their children’s lunch boxes. Foods with positive nutrtion not only improve children’s development and overall health in their early years, but also provides them with the energy they need throughout the day! If anyone has any healthy easy receipes that they think other families might enjoy, please feel free to pass onto centre staff and we can include these in our newsletters!
Donations Please! The children really love to dress up! If you have any costumes that you no longer want or use, we would love to take these off your hands. We are also seeking donations of wool for craft activities!
Triple P Sessions - CELC CELC have the following upcoming FREE Tripe P Sessions to be held in our Preschool Dealing with Disobedience Learn more about: • Common Forms of disobedience • Why children are disobedient • How to prevent disobedience and teach your child limits • Ways to keep track of your child’s behaviour
When: Monday 22 July, 6pm to 7.30pm Put an end to endless arguments Learn more about: • What common problems are • Why children fight • Ways to keep track of your child’s behaviour • How to teach your child to play cooperatively.
When: Monday 5 August, 6pm to 7.30pm
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Children actually develop from the inside out, starting with large muscle groups and systems at the center of the body. Then growth and progress gets started on smaller physiological systems. Babies are actually born a little underdeveloped when delivered. This is because there is only so much room in a woman’s womb. So, the first weeks of a newborn’s life, are kind of considered a ‘fourth trimester.
To register, please follow the link and register for the session www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/triplep or ask Maddi or Megan in the office to register for the event on your behalf. There is also other sessions being held at other various council locations. For more information please visit the website above.
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Immunisation Records At the time of enrolment, we asked you to provide a copy of your child’s Immunisation History accessible through Medicare / MyGov app. If your child has had any recent Immunisations, It is important that you please forward a copy of the updated Immunisation History through to our CELC email: CarinyaELC@latrobe.vic.gov.au
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Kindergarten Enrolments 2020 On Time, Kindergarten Enrolments for 2020 close on June 30 2019. If your child will be four years old by 30 April in the year that they will attend 4 year old kindergarten you can submit an Application for Registration through Latrobe City Councils Central Registration Scheme on the Latrobe City Council’s Website. For further information contact please call Family Services on 51285645 or email fsadmin@latrobe.vic.gov.au if you have any questions. Placements for late enrolments will be offered in order of receipt of application where places remain available.
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Xplorers As we are now in full swing using Xplor, if you have someone coming to collect your child from the service they need to be set up as an Xplorer. Parents aren’t to give family or friends who are authorised to collect their child, their PIN’s that have been set up for them. By setting up an Xplorer, the Xplorer will create their own PIN at the centre to allow them to sign the child in and out. To find out how to set up an Xplorer, please follow this link https://support.ourxplor.com/hc/enus/articles/115010600408-How-can-I-addan-Xplorer-to-my-child-s-account- or see the centre staff for assistance.
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Important Dates th
8 July –
NAIDOC Week Celebrations
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Triple P Session at CELC Dealing with Disobedience
Baby Belle Photography
August August
Red Nose Day/Disco– Children to wear red! To make a donation to our ELC fundraiser page please follow this link: https://littlerockersdisco.every dayhero.com/au/LCC-EarlyLearning-Centres
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5 August
Triple P Session at CELC Put an end to endless arguments
Get to know your CELC Staff through…
QUESTION TIME! A new addition to our termly newsletter will be a section on getting to know our CELC Staff more. It only seems right to introduce you all to our newest CELC employee –
Than Delipitiya 1. How long have your worked for Latrobe City Council’s Family Services? 1 Month 2. How long have you worked within the Early Years Sector?
8. What is your biggest achievement? To become a teacher over in Sri Lanka and to work with children. To see the difference I can make in the life of a child by making them happy and being there for them in times of need. 9. If you won the lottery, what would you do with it? I would help my family first and then I would love to open an animal rescue centre. 10. Do you have any pets? If so, what and how many? 2 horses, 2 dogs and 1 cat
Started in 2011 so approx 7.5 years 11. What football team do you go for? 3. Where were you born? Sri Lanka
4. What are your favourite hobbies? I Love riding horses. I have 2 horses, Bart & Ruby. I also love spending time with my 2 dogs, Taffy and Barny 5. Have you been overseas? If so where? Thiland, Malyasia, Singapore, India and Sri Lanka 6. What is an interesting fact about you or hidden talent? I am Trilingual and can speak 3 langauages – Singhla, English and Tamil. 7. What is your favouite way to relax? Sit back and watch netflix – I love watching horror movies!
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Carlton 12. If you could have 1 super power, what would it be? Be a super mum to all unfortunate children in the world.