FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | MAY 2023 NEWS

Hi everyone and welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. The colder days have certainly come in of late. Please remember to bring your children in dressed appropriately. Jumpers and jackets that can be removed with light shirts underneath if your child gets hot from having fun and being active. Spare clothes are ideal as well, kids do have fun and do have accidents so it is best to be...

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Footprints Sunnybank | April 2023 News

Footprints News April 2023  From the Office - Upcoming dates to remember -  Monday 1st May - Centre Closed - Labor Day Public Holiday Friday 12th May - Mother's day afternoon teas (individual rooms) 2:30pm Sunday 14th May - Mothers Day Monday 15th - Sunday 21st - Under 8's week - keep an eye out for upcoming activities to be announced Wednesday 24th May - National Simultaneous Story Time...

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Footprints Sunnybank | March 2023 News

Upcoming dates to remember: Thursday 6th April, 2023 Easter Show 10:30am Friday 7th April, 2023 Centre Closed - Public Holiday Monday 10th April, 2023Centre Closed - Public HolidayMonday 24th April, 2023Centre Anzac Ceremony 10:00amTuesday 25th April, 2023 Centre Closed - Public Holiday If your child is going to be absent: As we are coming into the school holidays and upcoming public hol...

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Footprints News - February 2023

Footprints February 2023 News

Hi Everyone, Can you believe that 2023 is going past us so quickly already, as I type this it is the February newsletter but its the 1st of March, wow ! XAP We have had a busy start to the year - getting our new classes settled, working our way through XAP, introducing more access to parents and seeing daily information about their child/ren via XAP (EDUCA is now no longer where things are shared)...

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Footprints Sunnybank | December 2022 newsletter

Merry Christmas and  Happy New Year !!!   From the office - Wow can you believe it - December is upon us and another year has flown past by so quickly. I hope that 2022 has shared some good moments for everyone. Whether it be an achievement, a moment, an adventure - I hope everyone has a little bit of 2022 that they will treasure and hoping and wishing that everyone will have a lot ...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | July 2022 News

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | JUNE 2022 NEWS

Footprints Sunnybank June 2022 News

 Welcome to another month here at Footprints. What a busy time we have had with more new families coming to join us. Isn't it great to have more new smiley faces here each day ❤️ Welcome to all the new families, we hope you enjoy being a part of our Footprints Family as much as we love having you. As the numbers have grown I am excited to be able to have Miss Paula move from her float positio...

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Footprints Sunnybank | May 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the May edition of our newsletter. The past month has seen us keeping busy with new enrolments which has been wonderful to see. A big welcome to all our new families. With this increase, we would like to remind our current families that if you are thinking of additional days for your child, please act soon as we are filling up spots. Please also remember our enrolment pro...

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Footprints Sunnybank | April 2022 News

From the office:  Dates to remember: MONDAY 2nd May 2022 - Centre is closed for the Labour Day Public Holiday FRIDAY 6th May 2022 - Mother's Day afternoon 3-4pm What a busy but quick month we have just had, from school holidays to Easter to long weekends. I hope that everyone has enjoyed their month ? On Thursday April 14th we were excited to be able to host our first family event since COVID...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | MARCH 2022 NEWS

Hi everyone and welcome to another edition of our newsletter. We have had a busy month with even more to come. Firstly, please see the calendar of events and be aware of centre closure dates for the upcoming Easter break.  DATE EVENT Monday 11th April Fun Smiles Dental Van Visit (have your returned your forms?) Wednesday 13th AprilFun Smiles Dental Van Visit (have your returned your forms?)Th...

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FEBRUARY 2022 NEWS | FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK

Upcoming dates to remember:  Thursday March 17th - Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day Monday 21st March - World storytelling day (Make up for 20th) and Wear Orange for Harmony Day  Wednesday March 23rd -  Show 10am 'I love my world - Part 1: Recycling' by Showtime Stars - Please keep an eye on EDUCA for more information to come Hi Everyone, First and foremost, I hope th...

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Bringing Salsa to Footprints ! | FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK

At Footprints we love to celebrate our many different cultures within our centres. Our children, families and educators are from many parts of the globe and we embrace the specialness each culture brings. Last year we had educators teaching our Senior children (Senior Kindy and Kindergarten) Mandarin (with Miss Wendy) and Auslan (Miss Danna). This year we are looking at expanding this to...

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Footprints News | January 2022

2022 is here and so is COVID:   Hi Everyone, Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter for 2022. Well we certainly have been kept busy so early in the new year haven't we. I want to take a minute and thank everyone for working with us as we navigate the ongoing COVID pandemic. It is definitely around us now and we are all working hard to make sure we limit the exposure of COVID to o...

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December 2021 Newsletter

DATES TO REMEMBER: * January 19th 2022 - Classroom Australia Day door competition * January 24th 2022 Commencement of 2022 school year. From Monday 24th January, 2022 the new classes will begin, class lists will be going up this week, so please check to see if your child will be moving up. * January 26th 2022 Australia Day Public Holiday HAPPY NEW YEAR. Welcome to a new year, where ...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNBANK | NOVEMBER 2021 NEWS

* Dates to remember: 2021 Friday 3rd December - 6:30pm-8:30pm  Friday 17th December - 5:00pm Monday 27th December - Tuesday 28th December - 2022 Monday 3rd January - Wednesday 26th January - Children's Christmas Party  Class of 2021 Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony Centre Closed - Christmas Day Observance Public Holiday Centre Closed - Boxing Day Observance Public Holiday Centre Closed -...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | OCTOBER 2021 NEWS

Hello, thank you and 2022 re-enrolments  Hi Everyone and welcome to another edition of our newsletter.  I would love to start off by saying thank you to all our families for your patience during our renovation process. It is taking a little longer than planned due to material and labour shortages, but we are getting there. It has been exciting to see it all take shape. I would like to ex...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | September 2021 Newsletter

IMPORTANT - PLEASE TAKE NOTE   If your child is going to be absent from the centre for the day, can you please let the centre know via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call the centre 3423 8663 before 9:30am. We desperately need parents to get into the habit of this to ensure that we have the correct staffing needed for the day ahead and can organise the classes accordingly. We are cons...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | AUGUST 2021 NEWS

Footprints Celebrates its 12th birthday ! On Monday 24th August 2009 Footprints Sunnybank opened its doors to the first lot of children to begin taking steps into creating our Footprints Centre and Family and beginning to make it what it is today. On day 1 - we had 4 children attend, 1 Nursery child, 1 Toddler,  1 Junior Kindy and 1 Senior Kindy, with Miss Glenda here the whole...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | JULY 2021 NEWSLETTER

 Hi Everyone, I hope you are all keeping safe and well ? Firstly, here are some upcoming dates for you to be aware of: Dates to remember:  Date Event Friday 23rd JulyPyjama DayWednesday 4th AugustNational ATSI Day, celebrate your cultureWednesday 11th AugustCentre CLOSED - Ekka Public HolidayThursday 26th and Friday 27th AugustCentre Class/Individual photos will be taken (informatio...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | JUNE 2021 NEWS

 Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. A BIG welcome to all our new families that have started over the last month, we are so excited to have you all join our Footprints family. We hope you enjoy being a part of our centre as much as we do ❤ Dates to remember:  Dates Event 4-11 July 2021 NAIDOC week, each class will celebrate with a variety of activities Thursday 8th July Sh...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | MAY 2021 NEWS

Hello and welcome  Hi everyone and welcome to another edition of our newsletter. What a month, getting through all the public holidays was hard work wasn't it 🤣  Now its back to the normal Monday - Friday for a bit now. Routines are back in place, yay. Firstly I want to say a big welcome to the new families who have joined us since our last newsletter. We are excited to have you all as p...

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FOO APRIL 2021 NEWS

Hello 😀 Hi Everyone, Hope the past few weeks has been treating everyone kindly ?  It has been a busy month that's for sure, what with Easter, School holidays, public holidays, its hard to remember what day it is and when to come isn't it ? We have one more public holiday for now and things can settle back down a little again. Please remember if your child is going to be absent to give th...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | MARCH 2021 NEWS

MARCH 2021 NEWS ....   Hi everyone, Another busy month has come to pass us by, time flies when you are having fun sure is correct. This past month at Footprints, we have welcomed 3 new educators as our Footprints family is ever growing. We have welcomed -  Miss Donna who is our Nursery Lead Educator, Miss Helina and Miss Song who are float educators. If you haven't already...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | February 2021 News

Hello and welcome all to another edition of our newsletter.  Welcome back to our newsletter for February. The months are going way too fast, can you believe month two of 2021 is almost done ?!  I would like to say a very big welcome to all our new families that have started over the last few weeks, and some more new families will be starting with us in the next few weeks. We just love se...

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Footprints Sunnybank | January 2021 News

Hi Everyone and welcome to 2021. What an exciting year we have had already ! Firstly a big welcome to all our new families that have started with us over the December and January period so far, we hope you are all enjoying being a part of our Footprints Family and we just love having you all here.  New class lists -  New class lists for 2021 will be on display in the front foyer as ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | November 2020 newsletter

 Upcoming dates to remember: Friday 11th December 2020 - Children's Christmas celebration - TBA Friday 22nd January 2021 - Kindergarten Graduation Friday 25th December 2020 - CENTRE CLOSED - Public Holiday Tuesday 26th January 2021 - CENTRE CLOSED - Public Holiday Monday 28th December 2020 - CENTRE CLOSED - Public HolidayFriday 1st January 2021 - CENTRE CLOSED - Public Holiday Friendly remind...

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FOO | October 2020 News

 Hi Everyone and welcome to our newsletter for October 2020. Can you believe though we are actually in October, blink and Christmas will be here. I know many people will be happy to see the end of 2020, however - where has this year gone ?! Firstly I would like to wish Miss Rupa all the best as she will be finishing up Friday (30th October, 2020) and going on maternity leave, returning s...

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Footprints Sunnybank | September 2020 News

News from the office:  Firstly I would like to say a big welcome to all our new families and children that have started, the centre is feeling vibrant and busy which is fantastic to see. I hope you are all feeling welcome and settled. Please remember, if you have any issues or concerns please do let us know, we are here to help. CARPARK - A friendly reminder to parents to be safe in the car p...

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Footprints Sunnybank | August 2020 News

 Hi everyone and welcome back to another edition of our newsletter. I hope everyone is keeping well and safe. IMPORTANT - A reminder that the centre will be closed on Friday 14th of August 2020 for the EKKA Public Holiday. GENERAL NEWS: This month sees the centre turning 11. Happy Birthday to Footprints. It has been an exciting past year since our last birthday, we have seen all our play...

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Footprints Sunnybank | July 2020 News

July 2020 News  No Pay - No Stay Hi Everyone, I hope you are all managing to keep warm, safe and well during these cold bits we have had of late ?? Last week saw the reintroduction of CCS and family payments on accounts. I just wanted to take a quick minute to remind you the importance of ensuring your account is up to date at all times, as per your enrolment agreement. Statements are emailed...

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Footprints Sunnybank | June 2020 News

Welcome   Hi everyone and welcome to another month's newsletter. We have had a busy last few weeks with families returning after their COVID-19 breaks as well as happily welcoming many new families. We are excited to see the centre looking busy again. Welcome to all our new families and we hope you enjoy your time here at Footprints. Payments resuming  As you would be aware by now, ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Mail a hug campaign update

 While it took some time to get things together, we finally got to send our mail a hugs out today to some very lucky recipients. We hope they enjoy their surprise when they receive them and hope they send a photo of themselves to us with their hugs. It has been a great process for the children to be involved in, from wishing to participate, to choosing who they wished to send their hug to, to...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | MAY 2020 NEWS

 A message from the Office, Hi everyone and welcome to our May 2020 newsletter.  Firstly I want to say a BIG welcome to all our new families that have started with us over the past couple of weeks, it is been really heart-warming for the Footprints educators to be able to welcome new children and families to our Footprints Family. With the whole COVID-19 situation occurring, we...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Mail a hug campaign

MAIL A HUG CAMPAIGN        Are you missing someone? Can't see them to hug them? Why not post them a hug. It is a hard concept for the children to understand, why can't I see my grandparents? What about my friends? In order to help them through this, we would like to share their love through posting a hug to their love ones to get them through until they can see each other again...

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Footprints Sunnybank | April 2020 Newsletter

 Hi Everyone and welcome back to another edition of our newsletter. I hope that everyone is keeping well and safe?  Firstly for our families that are still at home, we have a special message from all of us here at Footprints, please click on the link below to see the message ......  YouTube Enter some description here... https://youtu.be/EIF7BUf1fYc COVID-19:  As you know,...

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ANZAC Day 2020 | Footprints Sunnybank Child Care Centre

 Dear Families, ANZAC Day 2020 is going to look very different this year, as we cannot gather together as a community and country to honour our men and women who have served and continue to serve our country. Instead many of us are adopting the Driveway Dawn Service. (From 6 am on ANZAC Day RSL QLD will be streaming a live short commemorative service, comprising The Ode, The Last Post, a minu...

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FOOTPRINTS SUNNYBANK | March 2020 Newsletter

March 2020 News  Important news from the office: COVID-19 and how this affects care   Hi everyone, during this time of great uncertainty as we work day by day, hour by hour I want to reassure you we are doing the very best we can to ensure the health and safety of all at our service. We are remaining open and everything is operating. The things that may change from day to day are th...

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Footprints Sunnybank | February 2020 Newsletter

 February 2020 Newsletter   From the office:  Since it's the beginning of a new year I would like to take this opportunity to remind our families that accounts are to be 0.00 balance each and every week. We are currently noticing that some families are not meeting this enrolment agreement and now, as a result, have had to implement a new policy. I am receiving a report every day fro...

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Footprints Sunnybank | January 2020 Newsletter

Hello everyone and Happy New Year !  Welcome to the beginning of another exciting year here at Footprints.  The first exciting thing that is happening at the centre this year/month is the renovation of the Junior and Nursery Playgrounds. Stay posted for updates. We cannot wait to see the end result.   Classes for 2020  The new classes for 2020 will begin on  Tuesday 2...

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Footprints Sunnybank | December 2019 Newsletter

Dates of importance to remember over the upcoming holiday period: * TUESDAY 24th DECEMBER - the centre will close at 6 pm as Christmas Eve is now a part public holiday. Please make arrangements to ensure your children are picked up prior to this changed close time.  * WEDNESDAY 25th DECEMBER - the centre is closed - Christmas Day Public Holiday * THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER - the centre is closed ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | November 2019 News

​*Please remember to see our full newsletter you need to click on this post to open it up in full* Hello and welcome November ! Can you believe that it is only another 7 more weeks now until Christmas. We have had such a busy and exciting month here at the centre - the biggest excitement for us all has been the new Senior Playground, we are so happy with our new play space and enjoying every momen...

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Footprints Sunnybank | October 2019 News

From the Office:  Hi Everyone, Welcome to the October edition of our newsletter. Firstly I want to say a very big thank you for your patience during the construction of the new playground. I hope that having the interim playground routine on display throughout the centre has helped you to know where your child should be in the mornings and afternoons. We can see the work progressing each day ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | September 2019 Newsletter

From the office: IMPORTANT ! Please read !  Hi everyone, this months newsletter edition will be from the classrooms, however before reading on ... I need to stress the importance to families to ensure that they are closing the front door, making sure it is shut. This is for the safety of all the children in the centre. Please also encourage your children to not push or pull on the door a...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Recycle bread bags program

We are collecting bread bags ...   Lets work together on recycling. We are now going to be collecting bread bags and recycling them, for soiled and wet items, to go home purposes - we would love it if you could assist us by donating your unwanted bread bags. Please dont throw them in the bin - bring them to us :-) We will have a box where you can drop these bread bags into - th...

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Footprints Sunnybank | August Newsletter

Footprints turns 10 !  Welcome to our August 2019 edition of our newsletter. This month the centre turns 10. What a wonderful milestone to see happening.  The centre is hosting a birthday party Friday 16th of August for ALL past and present families. We hope to see you all here.  The planned schedule of events is as follows: 3:30pm - 6:00pmJumping castle fun 4:30pmPresentation &...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Is turning 10 !

Footprints Sunnybank first opened its doors 10 years ago this month, we are excited to invite past and present families to come and help us celebrate this wonderful milestone. ​Time ​​Friday 16th August 2019  3:30 pm - 7:00 pm ​Location Footprints Sunnybank CCC - 357 Beenleigh Road, Sunnybank  ​Tickets - Free, but please register using link provided for catering purposeshttps://www.event...

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Footprints Sunnybank | July 2019 News

 Dates to remember: Monday 8th July - Friday 12th July  ​​Naidoc Week activities ​Thursday 11th July  ​​Naidoc Show with Showtime Stars ​Friday 19th July Pyjama day - supporting kids in foster care Tuesday 23rd and Thursday 25th July​​​Class and Individual Photos​​​Wednesday 14th August​Centre Closed - Ekka Show Holiday​Friday 16th August - SAVE THE DATE ​Centre's 10t...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Class photos 2019

 SMILE !  Footprints Sunnybank Class photos for 2019 are coming up. We will be having the sessions on Tuesday 23rd and Thursday 25th July in the mornings. There will also be individual portraits taken and sibling photo opportunities as well. Order/payment envelopes will be available soon in your family pockets so please keep an eye out and ensure envelope with order and payments is retur...

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Footprints Sunnybank | June 2019 Newsletter

From the Office:   Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter - the half way point of the year, can you believe we are already here. Time certainly does fly doesn't it. Firstly, I would like to remind families that we have a few new policies/procedures and I have been posting them up each week near the sign in and out kiosks for you to have a read of. As always, if you have ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Enrolment Incentive for our current families

 Enrolment Incentive - Free Child Care *conditions apply  As we are beginning a new year, the demand for child care places is high, especially once the school year begins and families begin to find a routine again. It is with this in mind that we would like to encourage our existing families to share an enrolment incentive with their friends, family and associates. For each family you in...

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Footprints Sunnybank | 2019

 Happy New Year ! Happy new year ! Well 2019 has arrived and we are in the full swing of things already. Next week from Tuesday 29th January, the children will be moving into their new classrooms. Before they do this though, we will be bidding a very proud farewell  to our graduating class of 2018. We cannot believe that time has come for you all to attend Prep. What a jou...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Kindergarten class of 2018 Graduation

We will be hosting a graduation event for our 2018 Kindergarten class on Friday 25th of January, 2019.

From 5:00pm - 6:00pm.

RSVP - email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Monday 21st of January, 2019.

Please check your family pockets for your formal invitation.

We look forward to celebrating with you all.


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Footprints Sunnybank | December 2018 news

​It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .... ​It is now that time of year, where we share our last newsletter of the year with you all. What a wonderful 2018 we have all shared together. We have welcomed so many new families into our Footprints family and look forward to sharing many more memories with you all in 2019.  To our graduates, we wish you all the very best in your new adventur...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Selfie with the centre Elfie Competition

Photo competition -  Selfie with the centre Elfie, you have to be in it to win it !   Take a selfie with our Elfie How to participate: - find Elfie in his hiding place - without moving him take a selfie - upload to your own Facebook page and tag FOOTPRINTS PARENTS. Each location you find Elfie and upload (and tag) a selfie will give you an entry into the draw to win a mystery p...

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Footprints Sunnybank | November News

Hi everyone and welcome to another edition of our centre newsletter. This month you will be hearing from the classes, before we begin with their news I would like to remind everyone that our Centre Christmas party will be held on Friday the 7th of December from 3:30pm. More information will be released in your family pockets and on Facebook next week, so please keep a look out for this information...

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Footprints Sunnybank | October News

Dates to remember - upcoming events: Thursday 18th October 10:30am - Itty Bitty Stars 'Pixel Town Road & Traffic Safety Show', see your family pockets for more info.  Wednesday 31st October - Halloween Dress Up day Tuesday 6th of November - Kindergarten graduation and Christmas photo shoot, payment envelopes are in your family pockets for payment and order. Payments must be received by Mo...

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Footprints Sunnybank | 2019 Re-Enrolment

 It's that time of year where we have to begin to organise our class lists for 2019. Each year at this time, we provide families with a re-enrolment form for the following year. Please fill this form out and return back to the centre ASAP to secure your booking and preferred days required for 2019 by Friday October 26th, 2018. After this date, we will be contacting families on the waiting lis...

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Footprints Sunnybank | 1 World Charity Association

Footprints Sunnybank is pleased to be able to allow 1-World Charity Shops place a collection bin inside our centre to collect items that anyone in the Footprints Family no longer wish to have and would like to donate them for further use in a good cause. '1-World is a local charity making a difference both locally and overseas through our recycling programs. 1-World are advocates for pro...

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Footprints Sunnybank | September 2018 Newsletter

Hi Everyone and welcome to another edition of our newsletter. Firstly I would like to send a big welcome to all our new families who have started over the past month, it has been a busy enrolment period and wonderful to have more people come and join our Footprints Family - we love having you all here. Its time to hear from your child's class this month so please click on the tab below for your ch...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Keeping up to date

 At Footprints Sunnybank, we like to keep our families in the loop as much as we can, as soon as we can. We have a Facebook page that is open to the general public, this is where we place updates about what is happening at the centre, a copy of our monthly newsletter and any important updates you need to be aware of. To keep up, please like our page Footprints Sunnybank Child Care Centre anyt...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Fathers Afternoon

Footprints is hosting an afternoon for our Dad's to honour Father's Day coming up this weekend, here at the centre this Friday the 31st of August, 2018.  Starting at 2:30 pm, we will be hosting an afternoon tea and afternoon of fun and games.  Please bring a plate of food to share and a smile to have fun.  We hope to see you there. 

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Footprints Sunnybank | Griffith University Research Participation

Footprints is opening up our Senior Classrooms to a research program conducted by Griffith University. We are looking for parents from the Senior Kindy and Kindergarten rooms who are willing to allow their child to participate in this research. The research is in regards to children's early literacy skills, in particular Lower and Upper Case alphabet knowledge and sight words reading and the ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | We have light

You have asked and we have listened. Footprints is pleased to advise that we have now installed new lighting in the front entrance for the car park, making your entrance in the early morning and evenings more visible.   The lights have been set, however we do ask for you to let us know if the positioning of the lighting when on, needs to be adjusted. (when the light goes on) We...

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Footprints Sunnybank | August 2018 News

 Welcome to another month, they sure are flying by this year aren't they ?! We have been busy as usual here at the centre.  Can you believe that this month on the 17th, Footprints turns 9 years old.  Happy Birthday Footprints. Please remember that the centre will be closed on Wednesday 15th August for the EKKA show holiday. Are you going to join the crowds, or take advantage of...

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Footprints Sunnybank | July 2018 Newsletter

  Happy New Financial Year to everyone.  From the Office:   From the Nursery:  Wow, what a big two months it has been. We have welcomed a few new friends, welcome Vera and Tangaroa and their families. With the start of July we said goodbye to Alexandra as she headed off up to the Toddler room, it has been a pleasure to watch and help you learn and grow while being in ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | June 2018 Newsletter

From the Office:  Hi everyone, Welcome to another edition of our monthly newsletter. I hope everyone is rugging up and keeping warm. The cooler months are a reprieve from the severe heat we have been enduring, however a quick reminder must be made to advise that if your child presents symptoms of being unwell - e.g. fever, vomiting, not appearing to be their normal self.. They are best to be ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Reading Library

Footprints Sunnybank Reading Library  Take a book. Return a book. Donate a book.  The Family First Foundation encourages parents to have 'disruption-free time' of at least eight (8) minutes per day with each child.  There are many ways this can be achieved, e.g. eating a meal together, reading books together or having one on one discussions together. Footprints Sunnybank i...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Child Care Subsidy Changes - Are you ready ?

 It is not long now until the CCS (Child Care Subsidy) replaces the CCB (Child Care Benefit) and CCR (Child Care Rebate). Are you ready? ALL families need to update their details, if no action is taken you will miss out on the Centrelink assistance for child care, the length of time for it to be reinstated would be unknown, please follow the information below as soon as possible to avoid miss...

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Footprints Sunnybank | May 2018 News

May 2018 Newsletter ​May 2018 ​June 2018 ​Friday 11th - Mother's Day Afternoon Tea ​Tuesday 5th - World Environment Day - Activities TBA ​Thursday 24th - Superheroes and Villains Dress up Day​Friday 22nd - Movie Night Fundraiser Dates to remember:  From the Office Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. This month we will hear from the rooms but firstly I just want to share a couple of ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Proud Announcement

WE ACHIEVED - MEETING  NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS  Footprints Sunnybank has received it's final report from the recent assessment and rating  that was undertaken at the centre (13 & 14 March, 2018)  and are pleased to share with you all that the centre has received a rating of Meeting National Quality Standards. I am sure you will join with me in congrat...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Mother's Afternoon

 We love our Mums ! So much so that we are inviting all our Footprints Mothers and Grandmothers to our Mother's afternoon event.  This will be held here at the centre on Friday the 11th of May and begin at 2:30 pm. Afternoon tea will be provided. Mother's Day Raffle will be drawn at this event.  Come along and spend an afternoon with us being kids.

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Footprints Sunnybank | Two week's free child care incentive

       Please find the  Terms and Conditions for this promotion for both new and current families here.  Don't forget to mention this advertisement when wanting to take advantage of this offer ! Please feel free to share this post. We look forward to hearing from you soon. If you have any further questions please feel free to call Centre Manager Glenda on 07 3423...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Anzac Day

 ANZAC Day Remembrances ​The importance of the ANZACs and why we take time to remember them is proudly taught by the educators at Footprints. Activities were planned for in the weekly curriculum to assist with the education and learning of ANZAC Two of our classes (Nursery and Kindergarten) held ANZAC ceremonies. To see more photos and videos of the two ceremonies, please head ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | April 2018 News

DATES TO REMEMBER: ​APRIL ​MAY THURSDAY 12th APRIL - 2:30pm - Commonwealth Games Incursion/Show ​MONDAY 7th MAY - Centre Closed - Labour Day Public Holiday ​WEDNESDAY 25th APRIL - Centre Closed - Anzac Day Public HolidayWEDNESDAY 9th MAY - Mothers Day Morning - Further Details to be announced closer to the date​WEDNESDAY 9th MAY - Mothers Day Raffle drawn​​TUESDAY 15th MAY - Interna...

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Footprints Sunnybank | March News

 Dates to Remember: ​March 2018  ​April 2018 ​Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th - Assessment and Rating ​Monday 2nd - Centre Closed - Public Holiday Tuesday 20th - Police Visit (Community Links - for Neighbour Day 25.03.18)Monday 23rd - Earth Day Obserance (for 22.04.18) -activities TBA​Tuesday 27th - Junior Side Easter Afternoon Tea  (Nursery, Toddlers and Junior Kindy)​​Wednesday 25...

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Footprints Sunnybank|February 2018 Newsletter

Welcome everyone  - Happy February to all. ​This is our first edition of our centre newsletter for 2018. We have had a busy past few months as I am sure is the same for you all too. We hope everyone is now settling down into their new routines and the year is starting to slow down a bit for all to enjoy. Dates to remember: Wednesday 14th February, 2018 - Come dressed in RED to share the ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | October 2017 Newsletter

October 2017 - Footprints News  Welcome to another month here at Footprints. The past month has seen our numbers growing, it has been exciting to see the new faces come and join our Footprints Family. I hope you are all settling in well and please remember if there is anything we can do to make your time here more comfortable, please let me or the other Educators know. Firstly we would like t...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Newsletter September 2017

​From the Office: Hi everyone, normally I don't do a segment from the office in the newsletter when the classes do theirs, but we have had a very exciting month here at Footprints and I just wanted to share with you all some of what has been happening. Firstly at the end of July, we were fortunate to host a child care industry expert, Caroline Fewster to come to our centre and give us industry fee...

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Footprints Sunnybank | August 2017 Newsletter

​​ From the Office: Dates to remember: ​August ​​September ​Wednesday 16th - Centre Closed EKKA Public Holiday ​Friday 1st - Father's Day Raffle drawn ​Friday 18th - Movie night Fundraiser (Centre's birthday celebration)​Thursday 7th - Pirate Dress Up Day​Thursday 24th - Centre's 8th Birthday​Thursday 7th - The Mystery of Turtle Island Pirate Show - Itty Bitty Starts 2:15pm  Staffing Update M...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Solar Power has come to Footprints

Solar Energy has arrived at Footprints ​Furthering Footprints' commitment to sustainability within the centre, we are pleased to announce we have gone solar.  We have recently installed a solar energy system and now the panels on our roof are collecting renewable energy from the sun. Did you know that modern society is extremely dependent on electricity generated by oil and coal, which both a...

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Footprints Sunnybank | July Newsletter 2017

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, this month we will be hearing from the rooms and catching up with what they have been doing.  Dates to remember ​July 2017 ​ ​Monday 3rd - Friday 7th NAIDOC week activities ​Wednesday 26th ​​Parent Teacher Interviews (check your child's classroom door for appointment slots)​August 2017​​Wednesday 16thCentre Closed - EKKA show holiday​​​Friday...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Look what we have received.

Look what we have received ! To support our interest in learning about the environment and sustainability this month, we have received a wonderful delivery of things that is going to help us continue on with our learning journey. Check out the video. Exciting times ahead. Check out our video below ... Drag to move this block   Duplicate   Move   Remove 'You have the chance to plant ...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Newsletter June 2017

 From the Office: ​June 2017 ​ ​Thursday 15th​​Incursion with Revolution Learning​July 2017 ​​Monday 3rd - Friday 7th ​​NAIDOC Week - activities TBA​Wednesday 26th ​​Parent Teacher Interviews Welcome everyone ....  Hello and welcome to another edition of our monthly newsletter. A special big welcome to all of the new families that have joined our Footprints Family over the...

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Footprints Sunnybank | World Environment Day-Month

 This month we celebrate world environment day. The educators and children at Footprints will be looking at this over the month of June, extending this focus from just a one day  focus into an ongoing learning experience. ​Each room will have their own educational focus. Nursery will be planting plants in their own 'gardens'. Each child that is in the room will have a chance to experienc...

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Footprints Sunnybank | Speech Assessment Screening Morning

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Footprints Sunnybank | Speech Assessment/Screening with Technically Speaking

 Speech Assessment/Screening with Technically Speaking  Footprints Sunnybank is hosting a speech assessment/screening opportunity for families on Tuesday 23rd May, 2017.  If you have any concerns about your child's speech, this is an ideal time to take advantage of the chance to have your child checked whilst here at the centre. Qualified Speech Therapist Leonie Robinson will be con...

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Footprints Sunnybank | May 2017 Newsletter

From the Office:​

Dates to remember:

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Mother's Day activity morning and lunch

An invitation is extended to all the Mums and Grandmothers of Footprints Sunnybank. The educators and children at Footprints Sunnybank will be hosting a morning of activities and a lunch for all to enjoy.

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Footprints | April 2017 Newsletter

From the office

Hi and welcome to another edition of our Footprints Newsletter.

This month we are introducing something new to how we deliver our news to our families and the community. By uploading information onto our website and making information available to you more accessible. We will still continue to deliver the information through the other channels - however this is the quickest way to get the information direct. Please do let us know your thoughts.

Dates to Remember

April 2017

Date Event
Wednesday 12th
​Pie drive delivery
Thursday 13th
​Centre Easter Afternoon Tea 2:30pm
Friday 14th 
​Centre Closed - Good Friday Public Holiday
​​Monday 17th 
​Centre Closed - Easter Monday Public Holiday
Tuesday 18th ​Itty Bitty Stars Safety Show - $10 per child - 11:00am
​Tuesday 25th ​Centre Closed - Anzac Day Public Holiday

May 2017

Date
Event
Monday 1st
​Centre Closed - Labor Day Public Holiday
Friday 12th 
​Mother's morning  - activities and lunch 10am - 12pm

Opening and Closing of Doors

Watch below as Miss Alison shares with you all some handy hints when opening and closing doors here at the centre.

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Thursday 13 April | Footprints Sunnybank - Easter Afternoon Tea

Family and Friends of Footprints - Come join the staff and children for an Easter Afternoon tea this Thursday at 2:30 pm in the Junior Playground. Please bring a plate of food to share. Please remember no NUTS or EGG products please.​ We hope to see you here 

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Footprints Sunnybank - Information Session - Gateway Therapies

Footprints Sunnybank will be hosting an information session for Parents with Teacher of the Deaf Melissa Homann and Occupational Therapist and Director of Gateway Therapies. 

Come along and see what therapies are available to you for your child and how we can help ?

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