Annie Dennis

Just in time for spring cleaning …the next Working Bee is on at Annie Dennis this Sunday from 9am till noon.  Summer is just around the corner, and it’s time to start getting ready. There will be jobs to do inside and outside at the Centre so a variety of skills are required.  As ever, children are welcome to come along and help, and there will be refreshments provided.       

Everyone is welcome to the ADCC Working Bee this Saturday afternoon (19 June).

Check out the display in the foyer for information on what the Environment Subcommittee has planned. There are small repairs to play and other equipment, gardening projects, plus lots of general sprucing up to be done. 

And of course this is the time to bring in your cuttings and seedlings for planting. 

The fun starts at 1pm, there’ll be bowls of hearty soup for everyone in the afternoon, and children are, of course, most welcome to come along and join in.  

Be a part of the Seedlings Project at Annie Dennis Children’s Centre.We need families to start growing cuttings now so they are ready to plant at the next Working Bee, which will be held on Saturday 19 June.Check out the display in the foyer. All you have to do is take a seedling pot (or two) home with you and plant some cuttings in each one.Give them plenty of water and lots of autumn sunshine, and watch them grow. If you’re not sure how or what to cut, pop into the office for some gardening tips.Happy cutting!    

Don’t forget this Sunday is our first working bee for the year from 9am to noon. Bring the kids and have some fun sweeping and sprucing up the yards.There’s also a range of other jobs to be done, so if you’re interested, pop into the office beforehand to see what tools or skills are needed.Celebrate at the end with a sausage sizzle lunch.   

 Cooped up from all the rain, come along to the Annie Dennis working bee on March 21st from 9am-12pm.  Bring along your tools and enjoy a sausage sizzle for your efforts in keeping the centre in good shape.  Children most welcome.

Come one, come all…. We need some help with a Spring Clean before the Open Day.

Please come along on Saturday 5 September to lend a hand between 9am and 12pm.

BYO brooms, gardening gloves and any gardening gear you might need.

As there will be yummy hot dogs for everyone to eat for lunch, please RSVP to the office.

And of course, you can bring the kids!

As part of our ongoing commitment to making ADCC as environmentally sustainable as possible, air-conditioning units in the children’s rooms are in the process of being replaced with more efficient models.

We have installed and replaced four units so far, with another three units to be installed
by the end of the year. The air-conditioning units  have a six-star rating, which is the highest efficiency rating available.

A passive cooling system has also been installed in the Kindergarten room so that air in the room can cool down overnight whenever possible, and minimise the need for air-conditioning during the day.

A big thanks to all staff, and especially the Green Team, for making sure energy at the Centre is used wisely!

FINAL WORKING BEE 9am-12pm

Come and join us for our final working bee for 2008, including a yummy sausage sizzle.

Our plans for the Centre include:

• Building a seat around our new tree in the Bastings St yard (if you can help with measuring up and buying materials, please see Lara or Anna)

• General clean up and gardening

• Create something with the last of our ‘junk and treasures’

• And much more… 

Come along and admire the wonderful play spaces that you have helped to create for all the children at Annie Dennis. Children welcome!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 12pm-2pm

And while you’re enjoying the sausage sizzle, we will announce next year’s Committee of Management at the Annual General Meeting, to be held in Annie’s Yard.

This is your chance find out who’ll be behind the scenes helping Lara and Anna with the day-to-day operation of the Centre. It’s the most relaxing way we could think of to hold our AGM!

ADCC is a community-run childcare centre, so if you’d like to get involved and join a committee, simply add your name to the lists in the Centre foyer. If you’d like to know more about what’s involved, drop in at the office for a chat.