Author: Jennings Breege

BALLYGLASS COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE
Newsletter—November 2014

Hello again! Christmas is coming so we have various dates coming up to let you know about.

Dates to Remember:
Sessional services finish for the Christmas holidays at 12pm on Friday 19th December. This includes any children attending the 9.15am to 12.45pm service. Sessional services will begin again on Monday 5th Jan.
All other children (Full and Half Day Care) will finish for Christmas on Tues 23rd Dec and will come back on Monday 5th Jan.
Children’s Christmas party is on Sun 7th Dec at 3pm—everyone welcome!
We will hold a Christmas Concert with children from the Playschool and Preschool rooms on Thurs 18th Dec at 10.30am. Santa will also be visiting us at approx 11.30am.

Children’s Christmas Party
We will be having a Christmas Party for the children on Sun 7th Dec at 3pm. Santa will be in his grotto and there will be lots of activities for the children including: icing gingerbread men, making reindeer food for Santa’s reindeers, making Christmas cards and lots more! Everyone is welcome! Entrance fee is €7 per child, this includes a present from Santa and all other activities.
Children Must Be Accompanied By An Adult
As part of the Christmas party we will be having a cake sale. Any parents that are good at baking and would be able to donate some cakes—all donations would be gratefully
received!

Children’s Christmas Concert
The children in the Playschool and Preschool rooms will be performing a Christmas Concert for parents on Weds 18th Dec at 10am. We will ask you to dress your children up for the concert but will provide details of this nearer the time!

Early Closing Tues 23rd Dec
The staff would like to finish at 4pm on Tues 23rd Dec. If this is a major problem for anyone please let me know, Claire

Esther McSweeney and Sinead McLoughlin
Esther McSweeney recently left us to live in
England. Esther worked in the baby room, we will miss her and wish her every happiness in her new home and job. Louise McAndrew is now working in the baby room with Dearbhla. We would like to welcome Sinead McLoughlin who is taking over Esther’s position but will be working in the Preschool room. Sinead will begin working for us in December.