Welcome to The Tyttebærhuset Newsletter Podcast. This episode gives you a glimpse of what’s happening in the kindergarten right now – both big and small updates. Today, we’ll talk about new children and staff, November activities, a little holiday magic with elves, and a special invitation to our art exhibition and open house.

A big thank you to everyone who joined the parent meeting. We hope you took home something useful. Your input will be discussed at the board meeting on November 6th, and the staff has already reviewed several points at the meeting on November 3rd.

We’re still working on a better solution for handling water bottles. For now, children can keep them in the cloakroom or in their bags as usual. We’ll share updates as soon as we have them.

New Children and Staff
We’re happy to welcome Pelle and Solveig to Group 3.
On the staff side, there are a few changes. Trine has resigned, and her last working day will be November 28th.
We’ve posted a job opening for an assistant – ideally with experience and perhaps a pedagogical assistant qualification. We’re also looking into whether we can hire a teacher. Please share the job posting widely so we can attract great candidates.

Christiane is working 34 hours a week until the end of December, and we hope to extend her contract – though she’ll be taking a longer vacation in January.
Sofus is with us as a substitute until December 2nd, after which he’ll be heading to the USA.
Eva will start as a paid student on December 1st and stay until the end of May.
Lilli and Berit are both scheduled for sick leave – Lilli from October 28th and Berit from November 24th – and we’ll receive reimbursement under §56.

A nationwide user satisfaction survey is currently underway for all municipal daycare services. It’s conducted by Statistics Denmark on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Health and Local Government Denmark.
We hope you’ll take the eight minutes it requires to respond. Your answers are important and will be used in dialogue with the municipality, the board, and the staff.
You’ll find the invitation in your Digital Post – for example, in e-Boks.

Would you like a glimpse into how we work with children aged 0–6 across the municipality?
Follow everyday moments, pedagogical stories, and news on the Facebook page Dagtilbud i Silkeborg Kommune.

Activities in November
Group 1 is wrapping up its music program with Fabulatoriet and carving little elves to decorate the Christmas tree at Rema.
Group 2 is getting into the holiday spirit with a visit to Museum Silkeborg and collecting horse manure for the herb garden.
All children are playing with water, practicing putting on rain gear, raking leaves, and digging in the garden.

Elves at Play
In December, we’ll play that elves exist. If children don’t believe in elves, we simply say it’s a game.
The elves will transform the houses so there’s holiday magic from the very first weekday in December.
In Blåbærhuset, the elves won’t move in until the children have decorated – that happens in the last week of November.
Please allow a little extra time for drop-off on December 1st.

Art Exhibition and Open House
We’re excited to invite you to our art exhibition and open house at Tyttebærhuset:
The opening for family and friends will be Thursday, November 20th, from 3:30 to 5:00 PM.
Open house for everyone will be Friday, November 21st, from 1:30 to 4:00 PM.
It all takes place in Troldestuen at Julsøvej 118 in Silkeborg.
Come and see the children’s artwork, learn about their creative process, and enjoy a tour of the building, which has been a school, a youth center, and, since 1992, a kindergarten.

Summary
Before we wrap up, just a quick reminder of what’s coming up. The art exhibition is on November 20th and 21st. The elves move in on the first weekday in December, so plan a little extra time for drop-off that day. Lucia will be celebrated on December 12th, and the calendar will soon be updated in Aula.