Making Happy Feet
Why not have a go at making some happy feet.
Making Feet
- Stones and pebbles
- Double sided tape
- Strong Card Board
- Paint if desired
Beep Beep Day 2021
Beep Beep Day takes place in crèches and Montessori schools around the country every year. It usually takes place on the Friday during Irish Road Safety Week (08 October) but it can take place at any other time during the year too.
On Beep Beep Day, children aged 5 and under will practise basic road safety skills with the Simon and Friends road safety storybooks, songs, games and activities.
We will distribute Beep Beep Day Packs to participating pre-schools free of charge but act fast because we only have a limited amount of stock available.
You can customise the number of items in your packs and can choose from posters and booklets for parents. Packs are available in both English and Irish too.
Order your Beep Beep Day pack now while stocks last.
Thank you for your interest in Beep Beep Day 2021.
All orders placed successfully will be delivered in time for Beep Beep Day on the 08 October.
Soap Foam Bubble ~~~ some outdoor messy fun
SOAP FOAM PRINTING
In this wet and wonderful outdoor art activity, kids use retro-style egg beaters, whisks, and straws to create mountains of colourful bubbles to make one-of-a-kind soap foam prints
SOAP FOAM PRINTING
Materials:
Directions:
1. Squirt a few tablespoons of dish soap into a bowl and fill it with water.
2. Mix the water using a whisk or rotary beater, or blow bubbles into the bowl with a straw.
3. After plenty of bubbles have been created, squirt liquid watercolours over them. Continue blowing into the bowl and/or mixing the water and adding color. Soap foam will spill out of the bowl and settle on top of the water when the bubbles begin to pop. I let my son go nuts with this part!
Parent and Toddler Group Closing Tomorrow
Are you currently operating a Parent and Toddler Group in the Carlow area or are you interested in setting one up?
Parent and Toddler grants are now open for applications.
Contact Carlow CCC for an application form.
The Access and Inclusion Model
The goal of AIM is to create a more inclusive environment in pre-schools, so all children, regardless of ability, can benefit from quality early learning and care. The model achieves this by providing universal supports to pre-school settings, and targeted supports, which focus on the needs of the individual child, without requiring a diagnosis of disability.
AIM commenced in 2016, since then, it has helped tens of thousands of children with a disability to access and meaningfully participate in the ECCE programme in pre-school settings nationwide. The model has been recognised internationally and has won awards for both excellence in practice, and inclusive policy.
Making a wind chime out of recycled materials
Recycled Plastic Lid Windchime!
CRAFT HERE –> https://buff.ly/3jI5ePK
Making a wind chime out of recycled materials is a fun project for kids and adults. Using colourful plastic lids that can’t go in the recycle bin is a great way to keep them out of the landfill.
If your child is a close contact of COVID-19 in school
If your child is a close contact of COVID-19 in school, what you need to do depends on:
- if they are fully vaccinated or not
- if they have symptoms or not
If your child is fully vaccinated
If your child becomes a close contact of COVID-19 but is fully vaccinated, they do not need to restrict their movements. They do not need to get a COVID-19 test either unless a public health doctor recommends it.
They are fully vaccinated:
- 7 days after the second Pfizer-BioNTech dose
- 14 days after the second Moderna dose
They will still be identified as a close contact as normal and get text messages with public health advice. If they develop symptoms, they need to isolate from other people and get a COVID-19 test.
If your child has symptoms
If your child has symptoms of COVID-19, they will need to isolate from others immediately and you should phone your GP. Do this even if they are fully vaccinated.
Common symptoms of COVID-19 include:
- a fever (high temperature – 38 degrees Celsius or above)
- a cough – this can be any kind of cough, not just dry
- shortness of breath or breathing difficulties
- loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
Isolating from others means they should stay in a room, on their own, with a window open for ventilation. They should avoid contact with other people. Depending on the age of your child, a parent may need to isolate with them.
Read more about what to do if your child is told to isolate from other people
If your child does not have symptoms and is not fully vaccinated
Your child needs to stay at home (restricted movements)
Your child should restrict their movements for 14 days, from when they were last in close contact with the person who has tested positive for COVID-19. This is sometimes called quarantine.
They can stop restricting their movements when both apply:
- They have a negative test (COVID-19 not detected) 10 days after they were last in contact with the person who tested positive.
- They do not have any symptoms of COVID-19.
Restricted movements means they need to stay at home, avoiding contact with other people and social situations as much as possible. This is to help stop the spread of the virus if they do have COVID-19 too.
During the 14 days of restricted movements your child cannot:
- attend school, childcare or any group activities
- use public transport
- visit other people’s homes or have visitors to your home
Your child can go outside to attend a medical appointment or to exercise as
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/contact-tracing/child-is-a-close-contact-school/
A Model for Supporting Access to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme for Children
For additional information contact https://aim.gov.ie/aim-supports/targeted-supports/
www.carlowccc.ie or contact 0599140244
