After a 2 hr meeting (Helen & I represented the Playgroup Committee) with the City of Tea Tree Gully Neighbourhood Development Team, it was decided the Sunnybrook Community House is not suitable for our group. Because of this decision, there will be NO PLAYROUP THIS WEEK (29th August).
Playgroup will now be held on a Sunday between 1 - 3:30pm at the Greenwith Community Centre. We are excited about this development, but apologise to anyone who will not be able to attend because of the change to the day and location. We do, however, believe more family units will be able to attend because often sport on a Saturday prevents siblings and Dads from being able to attend, and even prevents whole families from attending. The main reason for the relocation is because of the security issues. I wish to thank everyone who responded to my request for something in writing about the security issues. It really did help to explain our situation at the meeting.
The relocation of the playgroup will mean we will finally get the opportunity to implement programming, which I am particularly excited about. We have the basketball court booked for the last part of the session so the kids can run around and play ball, hopefully to run of all their energy before they go home (and hopefully strengthen their muscles, coordination & social skills at the same time). The court session will go from 2:30 - 3:30, allowing us time to pack up in the room at 3pm. We will work out how to manage this for children who don't like the court noise.
We are also looking for playgroup volunteers. We need two each week and they don't have to attend every week as we can put together a roster system. So, if you know someone who would like to volunteer, please email me at rainbowlandplaytime@gmail.com.
Lastly, the City of Tea Tree Gully staff have offered to help us with funding applications. This is fantastic because they often know a lot more about what is out there than we do.I would like to finish by saying that I am grateful to the CTTG for their responsiveness this week. They showed us compassion when it came to addressing our concerns and worked outside the square to come up with an outcome that not only meets the needs of the children's safety, but also their developmental needs in programming ideas.
♥ Allison xxx
Playgroup will now be held on a Sunday between 1 - 3:30pm at the Greenwith Community Centre. We are excited about this development, but apologise to anyone who will not be able to attend because of the change to the day and location. We do, however, believe more family units will be able to attend because often sport on a Saturday prevents siblings and Dads from being able to attend, and even prevents whole families from attending. The main reason for the relocation is because of the security issues. I wish to thank everyone who responded to my request for something in writing about the security issues. It really did help to explain our situation at the meeting.
The relocation of the playgroup will mean we will finally get the opportunity to implement programming, which I am particularly excited about. We have the basketball court booked for the last part of the session so the kids can run around and play ball, hopefully to run of all their energy before they go home (and hopefully strengthen their muscles, coordination & social skills at the same time). The court session will go from 2:30 - 3:30, allowing us time to pack up in the room at 3pm. We will work out how to manage this for children who don't like the court noise.
We are also looking for playgroup volunteers. We need two each week and they don't have to attend every week as we can put together a roster system. So, if you know someone who would like to volunteer, please email me at rainbowlandplaytime@gmail.com.
Lastly, the City of Tea Tree Gully staff have offered to help us with funding applications. This is fantastic because they often know a lot more about what is out there than we do.I would like to finish by saying that I am grateful to the CTTG for their responsiveness this week. They showed us compassion when it came to addressing our concerns and worked outside the square to come up with an outcome that not only meets the needs of the children's safety, but also their developmental needs in programming ideas.
♥ Allison xxx
