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Family Playgroup Program
Monday
- Friday
9:00am - 11:00am or 11:15am - 1:15pm
Sessions are held during school terms only.
Playgroup is
for families with children 0-5 years old. Playgroup provides fun activities
such as craft, or playing outside in our sandpit or on our slides and
swings. Parents use a roster system to do certain activities each week.
This may be providing morning tea for Mums, doing an activity with the
children, preparing the fruit for the children, or cleaning. It can be
structured or open depending on the way each group wants to run it.
Welcome to
our past and new families, we're glad you have decided to join our
playgroup. We hope you will find the experience enjoyable. Playgroup is a
great opportunity for you to spend some fun time with your children. You
will also get to meet other parents and carers and your child will have
lots of new friends to play with.
The
playgroup runs sessions Monday to Friday during the school term depending
on the needs of our parents and the availability of the room. In 2011 the
sessions will be 9:00am to 11:00am and 11:15am to 1:15pm. If you would like
to change sessions throughout the year then please contact Lisa and Tracey
in the Office.
Office Hours
are Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
We are all
parents and carers of young children so we understand that life can be
pretty busy sometimes. However it is really appreciated if you can make a
special effort to arrive on time so that you can get the full benefit
from playgroup and to assist with the setting up of the play areas. You
will need to leave promptly at the end of the session as there may
be another group using the centre after your session.
Content Index
Term Dates for 2011
Fees
What is Provided + What to Bring
Session Schedule
Rosters + Common Courtesies
2011 Playgroup Committee
Term Dates for 2011 :: TOP
Term 1
- Monday 7th February to Friday 15th April
Term 2 - Monday 2nd May to Friday 8th July
Term 3 - Monday 25th July to Friday 30th September
Term 4 - Monday 17th October to Friday 9th December
Fees :: TOP
Fees are $45
per family per term. This includes a
Building Levy of $15.00. Fees for
the next term are payable in advance by the end of the previous term. New families must also pay annual
Membership to Playgroup
WA of $28.00 and annual
Membership to Whitford Family Centre of $5.00.
Fees
are non-refundable.
Cash or Cheque
only, sorry no EFTPOS/Card Facilities.
Please pay these fees to Lisa or Tracey at the office during office
hours. If you have already paid Playgroup WA Inc fees to another Playgroup
this year, you do not have to pay again but we do need to see your member
card.
What is Provided :: TOP
Included in
the fees are all the art and craft supplies, play equipment and toys for
your child to play with, the venue, adult’s tea & coffee
facilities and a friendly, safe & clean environment to play in.
What to Bring
Please bring
along a piece of fruit to be cut up and shared with the other children for
morning tea. Coffee and tea are provided by the Playgroup and a roster is
in place for adults to supply morning tea for parents eg: cake or biscuits.
We are a "nut allergy friendly" centre so check for allergies in
your group. When it's your child's birthday you may like to bring something
special or a cake for the children to help celebrate. If you are in the
11:15am to 1:15pm session then please bring along lunch for you and your
children.
Session Schedule :: TOP
Our
playgroup runs on very informal lines. However, the following flexible
timetable is useful as a guide to the session. (11:15am to 1:15pm session
substitute appropriate times).
09:00
- Set up indoors and outdoors, free play
09:30 - Simple guided activity (optional) such as
gluing, collage, threading
10:00 - Morning Tea
10:20 - Free play, indoors and out
10:35 - Packing away, dishes, vacuum, etc.
10:45 - Music and story time
11:00 - Goodbye time
Rosters :: TOP
Everyone
helps out where needed with running the Playgroup session. There are
also rosters for morning tea, washing up, preparing a simple activity and
some cleaning jobs. The Group Leader will draw up a roster for these jobs
so please join the roster. It is VERY IMPORTANT that everyone helps
out. Toy clean ups will be held during the term, you are required to help
with this once in the year.
Common Courtesies
It is
appreciated that whenever you are unable to attend playgroup that you ring
the group leader to advise them. If you are on roster then your roster will
need to be swapped. If your whole group is having an excursion then please
let Lisa or Tracy know.
2011 Playgroup Committee :: TOP
If you have
any questions about Playgroup or have a concern you would like to raise,
please feel free to contact anyone from the current committee or your Group
Leader. Committee meetings will be held regularly and will be advertised on
the notice board. All members are very welcome to attend, not just the
Committee members. We value your input.
Co-ordinator Dionne Bruce dionneb2802@hotmail.com
If there is
something you'd like to know about Playgroup, ask your Group Leader who
will be happy to answer your questions or find out the answers if she
doesn't know.
Remember Playgroup
should be fun and enjoyable for everyone. We hope it will be for you.
ENJOY PLAYGROUP AND HAVE FUN!
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