Posts for inclusion into front page
Where has this year gone? There’s only a few months left till the end of the year!
In this seasons newsletter we have made a few changes to the way our newsletter looks. We thought it was time to brighten things up a little, so we hope you like it! Our layout isn’t the only new thing happening at Lighthouse though, click below to open our newsletter and find out what your little ones have been doing over the last few months, and what’s coming up in the future!
Yes, it’s that time of year again where the clock goes forward so that we can bask and play in beams of sunshine (with sunscreen of course) for a little bit longer each day. However this change in time also can be quite disrupting when it comes to your little one’s sleeping patterns! Daylight savings begins on the last Sunday in September, and ends on the first Sunday of April. Aiding this change in time is simple and easy, and now is the perfect time to start! Four tips for transitioning to DayLight savings are below!
Tip 1: Over the progression of one week before put your child to sleep 10 minutes earlier or later each night. For example if their bedtime is 7pm – when the clock goes forward sleep-time will be 6:50pm the first night and 6:40pm the next night and so on. For the next daylight savings this will be reversed, so before the clock goes backwards you can slowly begin to change the bedtime. So if your little one’s bedtime is 7pm, sleep-time will be 7:10pm for the first night, 7:20pm the second night and so on.
Tip 2: If your child is finding it hard to sleep because it is still daylight, try to make the room darker. Perhaps you could hang a sheet across the curtains if you don’t have ‘blackout’ curtains.
Tip 3: If your child keeps waking early, encourage them to stay in bed with a quiet activity if you can. It’s ok to let them know that it is too early to get up.
Tip 4: Usually is takes around one week for everyone in the home no matter how old you are to get back into a regular sleeping pattern. You may still have a grumpy child on your hands for a week after but be assured it will come right. Also, don’t get too annoyed about the changes of Daylight savings, it’s a sign that summer is just around the corner!
This has been a year filled with fun and exciting learning experiences so far, and we are excited to see what the next few months have in stall for us. It is such a privilege to teach these children with their curious young minds…
Welcome back to school! The children returned to Lighthouse with heaps of stories to tell about the fun that they had during the festive season. We hope that this new year will be filled with many precious moments with your children and that you will enjoy watching them grow and develop as much as we do.
Dec-March-2015-Newsletter
The year is slowly coming to an end and Summer is creeping closer. We are all very excited about the warmer weather! Outside play will become part of our daily fun again – no more rainy, wet days to keep us inside. On this note – please remember to put Sunscreen on every morning before school and to bring those beautiful sun hats along again!
Here is an update on what we have been up to at Lighthouse over the past three months – a lot has happened and there is much to look forward to.
23 Nov 2013
Lighthouse Preschool was invited to join in the Botany Town centre parade this year. This is the first year in our 30 years history that lighthouse has attended and all the staff, children and parents all enjoyed working on preparing for this special event.
The children learnt new Christmas songs and the together with the teachers made gorgeous headbands and beautiful ponchos for the event. We chose silver ponchos to help keep the children cool and the weather did not disappoint. The sun was out in full force and there were no clouds in sight! The children were fantastic and all waited patiently for their turn to walk down the parade in their costumes!
We hope all the children and family had lots of fun and enjoyed this unique event.
We want to give a big thankyou to all the parents who turned up on the day and all those who helped out prepare for the event but could not come.
A special thankyou to Zion’s mum for spending countless hours preparing and decorating the Van and for being the first to arrive on the day to help put everything together!
7 Oct 2013
Hope this newsletter finds everyone starting to put their winter clothing away and preparing for the beautiful summer weather coming around the corner! Below is a quick summary of the activities that Lighthouse has been up to.
07 August 2013
Where has the time gone? We can’t believe that it’s already August! We certainly agree with the saying “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!” Below is a quick summary of the activities that Lighthouse has been up to.