South Morang Playgroup in South Morang, Victoria | Community centre

South Morang Playgroup

Locality: South Morang, Victoria

Phone: +61 438 442 241

Address: 8 Doreen Rogen Way 3752 South Morang, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.southmorangplaygroup.org

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24.01.2022 Hello SMPG! Hope you are all well and safe. As a teacher myself, I am missing that face to face interaction with students. I love sitting down in front of a grade and sharing a book with them. So, I have stepped completely out of my comfort zone abs have recorded a story for you to share with your kids if you wish! I have included an activity to go with the book too.... With ANZAC Day approaching, I have quite the collection of Picture Book for this topic. I can read some of these too if you wish. Hope you enjoy- and I hope this works! Technology almost defeated me! My first shared book is, ‘Where is the Green Sheep?’ By Mem Fox. Activity will be in the comments. Xx See more

22.01.2022 Our beautiful Budgie kids had a fabulous last day of term today, celebrating in true SMPG festive style with Suzi Starface Merry Christmas to all of our families. We are looking forward to seeing you all next year and welcoming our many new members

21.01.2022 Good Afternoon SMPG Members This morning when we attended Playgroup we were informed that The City of Whittlesea has made the decision to cancel all non-essential events and gatherings for the foreseeable future. This extends to all events, programs and group activities that occur within Council-owned buildings and facilities from tomorrow, Wednesday 18 March 2020 until further notice. ... Unfortunately, playgroup fits into this. This decision has been made following the lead from the State Government and other councils in light of the current global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We understand that this interruption to your community group will come with impacts. Council will work with community groups throughout this difficult time and groups will be reimbursed where applicable. This decision has not been made lightly, however, it is necessary to ensure we remain vigilant about protecting ourselves, and each other, during this time. Council asks that all residents, businesses and visitors to the City to continue following the advice of DHHS on hygiene and safety practices. Visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus for more.

21.01.2022 Good Morning SMPG! Just a quick message to ask you to please check your email and reply when you can. Also, if you have participated in a trial with us this year, can you please message us through Facebook :)

21.01.2022 Who’s excited?! We are!! https://www.facebook.com/events/234535840774393/permalink/262250874669556?sfns=mo

20.01.2022 Welcome back to Term 1! We hope that those who have attended their sessions already had a great time. It’s great to see you all- new & old! ... Please message us if you would like to enrol or trial our playgroup! We currently have vacancies in our Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday groups. All sessions run 9.30-11.30 at Riverside Community Centre in South Morang. There is plenty of room in our groups- if you have a mother’s group or similar, now is a perfect time to join together & set up an easy, low cost weekly catch up & meet new friends whilst you’re there

16.01.2022 2020 is here and very shortly we will be back in session! First week back will be the week starting the 3rd February. Please check your emails- if you haven’t received an email from us and wish to attend playgroup this year- please contact us ASAP! ... We have had a lot of movement of members between groups this year (mainly due to school / kinder enrolments!) and currently have vacant positions in our Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday groups. If you are new to our playgroup & wish to potentially enrol- please contact us to organise a free trial session We look forward to seeing you all again very soon and sharing lots of fun & play together again this year

16.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS !!! SMPG will be returning for the final four weeks of term! We are all so excited to welcome you back. On Monday evening, the committee met and discussed how this will look like. ... Tuesday and Wednesday groups 9.30-11.30 will run weekly. Adults will need to wear a mask hand sanitiser and disposable masks will be provided in the event you forget one. Access will be via the side door. Key holder will disable the alarm and then open the hall at the side entrance. Sign in at the beginning of the session is a must. We have lots of exciting activities planned to make this a special time for our children. Any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

14.01.2022 Yesterday I braved the Post Office to send these little surprises to our young members. Thank you to those of you that replied to the email about providing your address. Remember: if you’re a current SMPG member or a family who completed a trial this year, let us know your address and one will be sent your way too. Just a little something to let you know you’re not forgotten and we care about you all. Stay safe.... Xx See more

14.01.2022 Are you interested in joining SMPG in 2021? We have lots of vacancies for next year. And especially for new groups. 2020 has seen many changes for us all and playgroup seems to be no exception! We currently have the hall on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings- there may be flexibility with this. ... It would be perfect for mother’s groups that have formed this year (or any year) who wish to organise a regular semi-formal catch up session. SMPG is a parent run, not for profit organisation that always strives to stay a low cost and welcoming activity for families with babies up to preschool age. We have a fully stocked storeroom, full of toys and activities appropriate from infancy up to preschool. Please contact us if you are interested, and include days you are interested in and if you are wishing to join as part of a pre-formed group or individual family unit. Merry Christmas to everybody- we hope you all enjoy the festivities that little bit more this year

14.01.2022 Good Morning SMPG members What a week it has been! Just thought we’d give you an update on what these current circumstances mean for Playgroup. As you are aware, we were to resume Playgroup next week. We were so excited to have our families back and see you all. We had booked to clean our store room on Tuesday just gone. ... Council informed us earlier on Tuesday about their restrictions with numbers in the community centres. With their numbers in mind, we decided to postpone our clean up. Then obviously we are now back in Stage 3 restrictions. This means means another minimum six weeks until we can resume sessions. We’ve done this before and we can do it again. Our thoughts are with you all and please reach out to family and friends if you are feeling overwhelmed. We’re here too if you need a chat. Take care and stay safe xx SMPG Committee See more

09.01.2022 Next week is our Annual Teddy Bear Picnic! Don’t forget to bring your special friend(s) along to enjoy the day! It’s not too late to join us- contact us now to arrange a free trial

08.01.2022 Hello SMPG families! We hope you are all well and looking forward to some normality as restrictions begin to be lifted. As you would be aware by now, restrictions are lifting on June 1st. This means that Playgroup can return. Yay!... For this, I am waiting for some communication from Whittlesea Council about the process for the hall. Hopefully I can get some clarity tomorrow. To ensure safety and health of all our wonderful members, the Committee is going to organize an evening to clean the equipment in the Store Room. We will let you know when this date will be. We can’t wait for Playgroup to return so the children (and adults!) can reunite with their friends. Watch this page for further updates. Thanks for your support and patience SMPG Committee

06.01.2022 Pancake day is not too far away! Who loves pancakes? We do! Contact us to join us for a free trial session.

05.01.2022 Good Evening SMPG Today was National Simultaneous Storytime. The text chosen this year was ‘Chicken Divas.’ I was hoping to have this uploaded much earlier but came across a few hurdles along the way. You might like to share with your kids tomorrow Have a great night! ... Rhiannon See more

03.01.2022 Come & join us! We have lots of fun & exciting activities planned this term. This week we are celebrating Valentines Day. Pancake Week will follow shortly. You can also look forward to a Teddy Bear Picnic & Easter activities. Send us a message to book your free trial & find out what our playgroup is all about. ... Our playgroup is the perfect place for your mother’s group catch ups. Safe, clean & fun place for your kids to play, explore & learn while you catch up with friends- new & old

01.01.2022 We’ve had so many families express interest in joining SMPG in 2021! Our Committee are working hard to reply to all the messages! If you haven’t yet messaged us with your email address, please do so. In the next week, we will send some information regarding the joining process.... We can’t wait to welcome new families next year and also some familiar faces. Have a safe and happy Christmas!