At Pugwash Bay there

is nothing we like more

than exploring! Look at

what we found last week

- a HUGE Dragonfly!!

All the staff, children & parents

of Pugwash Bay

would like to say a big

WELL DONE

to the Louth team

We had a 'Wee County Day' to celebrate the teams

performance. The children dressed in their county

colours, made flags, went marching in the garden

and even had some red and white treats which they

made themselves.

Here are some of the photo's we took:

Summer News

Congratulations to all the children who graduated recently from our preschools. They made us very proud on the day.

We hope that all the parents and grandparents enjoyed the show. Pugwash Bay would like to thank all the staff for the hard work and effort put into preparing for the day.

Bay Estate:

• The staff at Bay Estate would like to extend a belated welcome to Caroline, our latest addition to the team. We would like to thank her for her hard work so far.
• We have a lot of birthdays coming up, so many I can't list them all so I would like to wish everyone a Happy Birthday including James (18th Jan) and Vineta (6th March). Enjoy your celebrations!
• We would like to congratulate Caron on the birth of her son Evan, Conor on the birth of his sister Eve and Ros on the birth of her brothers (twins) Tim and Joe.

Annagassan:

• We want to extend a huge welcome our new friends who joined us recently.
• We would like to wish Colleen Happy Birthday as her birthday is coming up now in March.
• With the weather improving recently we have got the children back outside and look forward to getting up the wellie walk once the spring weather arrives. We intend on making more bird food in the next few weeks and going out to hang them in the trees.

Knockbridge:

• The children are thoroughly enjoying being back out in our newly landscaped garden. We look forward to surprising them with some new outdoor play equipment once the spring weather arrives!
• We would like to congratulate Owen and Katie on the birth of their baby sisters.
• We would like to thank everyone who has donated to our Haiti collection so far. Red pancake Tuesday was a success and the children enjoyed it very much.

Lis Na Dara:

• We will soon be welcoming back our rabbits Ronan and Lizzy. The children can't wait to see them again.
• We are putting in a small entry into the St. Patrick's Day Parade this year and would appreciate support from all our parents.
• Congratulations to Monika who got married recently and is heading off on her honeymoon this week. We wish her all the best in the future.
• We would like to welcome Carol to the office in Lis Na Dara. She will be our new administrator and is keen to help with any queries you may have regarding your monthly statements.

Themes:

We have been very busy since we got back after Christmas and so far have covered many topics such as Farm Animals, Valentines Day, Pancake Tuesday and the favourite Emergency Services which is being enjoyed at the moment. We will have visits from community workers such as Guards, Firemen, nurses etc. which the children enjoy very much every year. Coming up next is St. Patrick's Day, The Deep Blue Sea, Easter and Healthy Eating.

Reminders:

We would like to remind parents to make use of the hand sanitiser units on the wall in the reception area of all the creches. Both parents and children's hands should be sanitised as they arrive and leave each day. Once you have done this don't forget to sign your child in.

Children should not be sent into creche for 24 hours after taking the first dose of an antibiotic. Please do not hesitate to ask the creche manager for a copy of the sickness policy.

Food Donations for Saint

Vincent De Paul

This year we decided to support a charity closer to

home. We are now collecting food in all four

creches to be donated to Saint Vincent De Paul no

later than Saturday the 19th December for

distribution to those less fortunate than ourselves.

All donations are greatly appreciated. Please place

any items in the boxes provided in the hall area of

the creche.