SAFA

Newsletter May 2003

We would like to welcome to SAFA Sophie and Millie. We also welcome to our staff Karen to replace Louise who unfortunately could not return to us after Easter. This term we will also have helping us Rebecca who is completing a DQE Award.

Staff rota – Monday Lyn & Karen

Tuesday Lyn & Kath

Wednesday Lyn & Kath

Thursday Lyn & Kath

Friday Kath & Karen

All involved in the SAFA Club are working hard to register with Ofsted and we hope this will be completed for September 2003. This will mean working to ‘The National Standards’ for Out of School Clubs, and we will also be able to increase our hours.

Training – a member of staff will attend a 3 day basic Playwork Workshop and will start a Cache Level 3 Diploma in Playwork – equivalent to NVQ3. Other staff members are soon to complete NVQ3.

The children this term have been involved in choosing craft and activities and these have included making shortbread, origami, sewing, making junk model cars and abstract painting!

Next term we will be cultivating a small area behind the resources room. This will include rain gauges, planting spring bulbs, and making wind chimes. On rainy days we will be concentrating on preparing some pasta pictures and painting portraits for entries in the Mannings Heath Horticultural Show children’s section. Father’s day cards and chocolate dipped apples are also planned.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mrs Dawson and to thank The Governors and staff at St Andrews for their support for SAFA.

Lyn, Kath and Karen