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Thursday, November 9, 2023

St Peter's October

 



Slime time !



Dominoes 



We love our new Lego Table donated to us from our preschool teacher Karen !


We had 2 Birthdays last week 
Happy Birthday Jorga & Stephen 






We visited the beautiful gardens of Festina Lente !
Thank you Cathy and Thomas for the wonderful tour !







Halloween in St Peter's 
See you all after the Mid- Term !


Ravenswell Afterschool October



Today we said Good Bye to our afterschool childcare worker Leonie after 11 years in Ravenswell.
She will be missed by all the children and her colleagues. 
We wish her well in her new adventure !



 



Festina Lente

16th October
Ravenswell after school visited Festina Lente Walled gardens




Sienna & Maya 


Snack time in the gardens






Ou











Halloween in Ravenswell after-school



 See you all after the Mid-Term.




Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Job Opportunity

 

The Marian Centre CLG, Greenpark Rd,  Bray, Co. Wicklow

The Marian Centre is well established Community based Childcare Project that works with the community in the greater Bray area.

 We are looking to recruit a full time Early Years Educator to work in our Greenpark Rd Pre-School,  33.75 hours per week 9.00am – 4.30pm.

ESSENTAIL:

·         Applicants must hold a minimum QQI Level 5 or above qualification in childcare.

·         Have an in-depth Knowledge of Siolta and Aistear, Child Protection guidelines and the Childcare Act.

·         All applicants should be able to demonstrate dedication, flexibility, initiative and an ability to develop a strong, non-judgmental and supportive rapport with children, parents and colleagues.

·         Have a strong ability to work as part of a team.

DESIRABLE:

·         Occupational First Aid certification

·         Community based experience

·         Experience of working in partnership with families 

·         Have a good knowledge of disadvantage communities.

BENEFITS

·         7 point pay scale

·      24 days Annual leave

·      13 days Sick Pay

·      Financial support for professional up-skilling and development

·      Further development and training opportunities within our services

·      Employee Welfare and Wellness program


For further information and Job Description please contact Lisa Kearns on mpshwc@eircom.net.

Applications to be in by the November 21st,  Interviews to be held end of November 2023







Friday, October 27, 2023

October in Ballywaltrim Afterschool. First aid /Visit to fire station / Trip to Festina Lenta .


 First Aid /Visit to fire station / Trip to Festina Lenta 

WOW what a busy month we have had this month ! 

We started off with a visit to Festina Lenta for some spooky fun we build a bug hotel and we also designed some pumpkin's we tasted some lovely herbs and we got to bring some home.    







 











We took a trip to the local fire station we got to try on a firefighters  uniform we learned all about the great service that the fire crew provide to us all in Bray . We got to sit in their brand new fire engine.   






This week we all took part in a first aid course we learned all about CPR and how to perform it we also learned all about the dangers of fireworks and bonfires we learned how to call emergency services  and we also learned how to check our fire alarms at home . 












We finished off the  month with our Halloween party 😏Happy Halloween and mid term to all  our families stay safe 💖💕