Some people are still using our old bank account - please make sure all future payments are made into our new account - you can find the account number on the bottom of your invoice.

As a result of our recent survey regarding the need for a parent committee, it has been decided to keep this on hold for the time being.

When you check out your child's profile book, please use the whanau page to make your contribution to your child's book.

You may have noticed a few changes at First Class recently (don't you love the new carpet?), also changing, is the names of our three units. Our 3-5 year old unit will now be known as the Kindergarten Unit, the 2 year old are now the Toddler Unit, and the Nursery - will still be The Nursery!

Enclosed with this Newsletter, you will find The Book Worm flyer. You can now purchase Wheelers Books directly over the internet and First Class will still benefit with 20% of your total order being given as a credit to the centre. So check it out. Get your orders in by 7th April to have them delivered to the centre before the end of term.  Go to www.wheelers.co.nz

• School Holiday 21st April - 2nd May
  School holiday forms are enclosed, please return these as soon as possible to allow us to plan for the holidays.
• ANZAC Day - 25th April
  The centre will be closed on this day.
• Education Review Office Visit
  This will be happening within the first two weeks of June. We will not be accepting casual enrolments during their visit.
• Parenting Toolbox Course
  To enroll for this great course, please register at the office before 24th April. For more information, check out the advertisements page.

As we head back into the cooler months, please take a moment to familiarize yourself again with our Illness Procedures, attached. We are not able to look after sick children, so please make sure you have your own procedures in place to cope if your child is sick or needs collecting early.

1. In order to provide a quality environment for each child, it is essential that we minimise the risk of cross infection. We apply stringent health measures but also require that children are kept away. If a child seems unwell, signs may include but are not limited to the following:

   Listless behaviour Feels hot Out of character behaviour Develops rash Vomiting / diarrhoea Conjunctivitis

2. Any child that has either vomiting or diarrhoea should be isolated and collected immediately.
   
3. To reduce the incidence of person to person spread of a disease; No child who has diarrhoeal bowel motion and children who have vomited in the previous 24 hours will not be permitted to attend the Centre.
   
4. All other children that appear unwell must be monitored regularly and any change of symptoms be documented until the parent or caregiver arrives.
   
5. All staff are to be trained in recognizing Meningitis symptoms.
   
6. If staff members are concerned about a child while at the Centre their temperature will be taken and parents / caregivers will be phoned to discuss symptoms, and if needed to collect their child. If applicable Pamol will be given after discussion with parents, if staff are unable to contact parents Pamol will be given provided consent has been given on Enrolment. Pamol will not be given to mask signs of illness, if Pamol is needed parents must collect children as soon as possible.
   
7. If medical attention is deemed necessary parents will be contacted immediately. If we are unable to contact parents in an emergency, we will seek medical assistance as necessary. Details of the illness will be recorded in the Sickness / Accident Book. A copy of this will be given to the Parent on arrival or taken with the Enrolment Forms and Health information to the Medical Centre.