Friday Newsletter 29 November 2018

29 November 2018

Good afternoon Parents, May today be a glorious day!

It seems like just yesterday that we were welcoming your little ones into school for the start of the year, and now the time has arrived to say goodbye to some as they move on to the start of a new journey. We have been so blessed to have had such a special group of both Parents and children here with us and would like to thank you all for being a part of our Baby Blessings “family” this year.

A special poem for each one of our Parents:

I dreamed I stood in a studio, and watched two sculptors there

The clay they used was a child’s mind, and they fashioned it with care.

One was a Teacher, the tools used, were books and music and art

One, a parent with guiding hands, a gentle and loving heart.

Day after day the teacher toiled, with a touch both deft and skilled

The parent laboured side by side, and all the values filled.

And when at last their task was done, they looked at what they’d wrought

The beautiful shape of the precious child, could neither be sold nor bought.

And each agreed it would have failed, if one had worked alone

For behind the parent, stood the school, and behind the teacher, the home.

We would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye to Teacher Christa as she sets off on a new adventure. Thank you for a great year! We will miss you and wish you all of the best.

And secondly, to welcome Teacher May who will be joining us for next year. We are excited and look forward to a wonderful year together.

A few quick reminders before we go:

School breaks up: Friday the 7^th of December 2018

And re-opens: Wednesday the 16^th of January 2019

Holiday Care will be available on:

Monday the 10^th and Tuesday the 11^th of December at a rate of:

 R50 per day (06:45 – 12:00pm), R60 per day (06:45 – 14:00) and R80 per day (06:45 – 17:30)

All reply slips (see below) and payments are due by Tuesday the 4th of December.

Please note that our 2019 Fees and Term Dates are available on our website.

For those Parents who have placed orders for the Christmas photo’s of their child, we are hoping to receive them by either tomorrow or early next week.

Thank you to the Parents who have already donated so generously towards our Christmas food hamper for the assistants here at school. They are all extremely grateful and send out many thanks! The box is still at the gate for any Parents who may still wish to contribute.

Once again, thank you to all of our Parents for your support during this year.

May the upcoming holidays bring with it a reminder of the holiness of the season, special moments together, and memories to last a lifetime!

This will be our last newsletter for this year, signing out now. For those Parents who will be returning next year, chat again soon…

May you all have a blessed Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Love Anne, Chantal, and the Team at Baby Blessings