Detailed below is a list of what your child will need to bring to Busy Bees everyday:

• a change of clothes
• soft soled shoes
• a bottle of water for drinking

During the hot weather you should also provide:

• a hat
• sun cream
• mosquito repellent

General Information

Please dress your child in loose comfortable clothing. Although the children will be wearing overalls when participating in activities which may be messy, there is always the possibility of spills etc. therefore you are advised to dress your child accordingly.

Please do not give your child any of the following to be consumed at Busy Bees:

• candy/sweets i.e. gummy candies, lollipops etc.
• chocolate (biscuits, chocolate-filled cakes, etc.)
  
• fizzy drinks or drinks in glass bottles
• nuts
• seafood (or seafood products)
  

Drinking water is available to the children throughout the morning/afternoon sessions.

Show and Tell

Guided Show and Tell assignments stimulate new ideas, motivate students to organize their thoughts and speak in complete sentences. These activities also encourage parent/child interactions. In the beginning of each month you will receive a letter explaining the Show and Tell assignment and the presentation date. Parents are encouraged to assist their child in this simple homework activity and are welcome to join their child on their show and tell day.

Illness

You should not bring your child to school if he or she has any of the following:

• diarrhoea
• vomiting
• suspicious rash/spots
• a fever
• sinus infection (green mucus)
• serious cough
• any other contagious illness that can be easily spread to the other students
  

If your child becomes unwell at school, you will be contacted and asked to collect them. Every effort will be made to keep your child as comfortable as possible until you arrive.

Medicines

Teachers will only administer medicine to a child if a doctor has prescribed it and the medicine is labelled with the child's name, the name of the medication and the dosage. In addition, parents must complete a 'Medicine Form', which states the times and dosage the medicine is to be taken.

To prevent accidents, medicines should not be left in your child's bag. Instead parents must give the medicine to the teachers at the beginning of the school day, and collect it when school has finished.

Collecting Children from School

Your child's safety is our top priority. You must inform the staff who will usually collect your child from school by completing the attached form. Under no circumstances will staff allow a child to leave with a person who is not authorised to collect them. If the person who regularly collects your child changes, the details need to be updated by prior notification (in person, by email or by telephoning the school). The same applies if a new person will be collecting your child on a specific day. The school needs their name, phone number and, if possible, a photo to identify them. Please ensure that the contact phone number for your child's carer is kept up to date so that we can call them if there are any changes to pick up or they are running late.
Children should be collected from school at 11:30am for the morning class and 4:00pm for the afternoon class.

Busy Bees Procedures for Severe Weather Warnings

If by 6:30am any of the following warning signals have been raised Busy Bees will be closed for the morning session.

• RED RAINSTORM
• BLACK RAINSTORM
• TYPHOON 3 OR ABOVE

If any of these signals are raised before 11:30am the afternoon class session will be closed. If any of the above signals are raised while Busy Bees is in session, parents should immediately collect their child from school.
Listen to the T.V. and radio announcements on Kindergartens and Childcare Centres for information on school closures.