Please send the following items with your children and ensure that their belongings have been labeled with their name.

• Bag or backpack – It is important that this bag is big enough to carry all of your child’s belongings and that the child’s name is clearly visible on the outside of the bag (it is also important that they can open and close it themselves).

• Hats are essential – Please choose one that gives your child protection from the sun, fits well and stays on. Full Brim. NO CAPS. Preschool has hats for sale at $12 each, please see the office should you wish to purchase one.

• Fruit Break – A piece of fresh fruit.

• Morning Tea – Such as fruit and crackers with cheese or vegemite, popcorn, homemade biscuits/muffins/cakes (not chocolate or cacao please), rice crackers.

• Lunch – Such as sandwiches with non-sweet fillings, pasta, salad, cheese and fruit.

• Spare clothes – To allow for a change in the weather and accidents requiring a change of clothes. Please ensure that they are seasonally appropriate and remember how quickly your child grows.

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What NOT to bring

Please do not send the following:

• Chocolate/Nutella or Cacao.

• Drinks – Please do not send poppers/cordial or milk. Filtered water will be available to refill your child’s drink bottle anytime during the day.

• Food items such as chips, muesli bars, roll-ups, chocolate/cocoa/cacao, and other items, which may cause tooth decay.

• Toys and small jewellery items.

• Handkerchiefs - Tissues are provided by the Preschool.

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IMPORTANT! Please keep the number of belongings that you expect your child to manage at Preschool to a minimum

and ensure they know their own belongings.

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Clothing

Please dress your child/ren in non-restrictive comfortable and easy to wash clothing suitable for messy play.

Although every effort is made to protect your Preschoolers clothes accidents do occur when children are learning and exploring. It is anticipated that paint may escape the apron onto clothing. We encourage messy sensory play for emotional health and fine motor development. Therefore, we ask you to encourage your Preschooler’s participation in these types of activities by providing appropriate clothing.

In accordance with our Sun Protection Policy, when outdoors, educators and children will wear sun safe clothing that covers as much of the skin (especially the shoulder’s, back and stomach) as possible. The following clothing will be recommended to families as suitable for outdoor play at Preschool.

This includes wearing:

• Loose fitting shirts and dresses with sleeves and collars or covered neckline.

• Longer style skirts, shorts and trousers.

Children who are not wearing sun safe clothing will be provided with spare clothing.

Please note: Midriff, crop or singlet tops do not provide enough sun protection and therefore are not recommended and discouraged.

Children and educators are encouraged to wear close fitting, wrap around sunglasses that meet the Australian Standard 1067 (Sunglasses: Category 2, 3 or 4) and cover as much of the eye area as possible. Children will be allowed to wear similar eye protection if supplied by parents.

Please label every item of clothing including shoes so that every item discarded can find their way back to the rightful owner. Use a permanent marker – this is just as effective a commercially manufactured labels.

Educators will encourage the children to store discarded clothing in their bags. Please check the lost property basket should you lose an item of clothing and let staff know as soon as possible.

Any lost property not claimed by the end of the term will be added to the Preschools spare clothing or donated to charity.