What a cold and wet way to start term two! With wind and
rain driving us indoors the children took to entertaining themselves in ways
that they wouldn’t normally choose to.
Some art was inspired by the weather, with water colours
being the medium of choice. But you can see by the colours that the weather did
not dampen the mood! We are carrying on experimenting with mix medium art after
our art day with Helen. Some used white crayon first so that the paint did not
leave a mark. Others used black pen to outline objects or to highlight strong
images.
The giant chess board was our substitute for Tuesday’s no electronics night. Lots of different children had a go at learning rules while some experienced players taught strategy to younger players. There were some fantastic discussions about how different pieces move and how you can trap your opponent.
With another cool evening Wednesday many students spent
their time companionably together sharing interests and even sharing silence as
they escaped into their stories.
Last week’s survey is in!
We asked the kids what their least favourite afternoon meal
was so that we can better cater to preferences. It seems that with 21 votes for
both popcorn and salami & olive, these are the least favourites. So these foods
will appear less often. We also asked for suggestions of other foods we can
try. Some suggestions we are taking very seriously, such as Rubbish and
Jellyfish Ice-cream. Other suggestions
such as lollies, hot donuts and chips will not be a viable option as they are
high in sugars and fats and are particularly costly to feed the masses. Some
suggestions have been very worthwhile and have given us some ideas though!
Next week’s survey is asking students to reflect on Vacation
Care and tell us what excursion or activity they would like to repeat next
time.
We are also keeping an eye on our seedlings that are
starting to really take off. We will be planting them soon along with some lettuce
and garlic hopefully! The students have found it interesting that different
plants take longer than others to sprout. The seedlings also start looking
quite different than the adult plant.
UPDATE: The seedlings were planted on Thursday afternoon. With
the sun shining on us, we couldn’t help but take advantage of the kind
conditions and get our hands dirty. The children had lots of conversation and
questions about the plants. Such as, ‘why is the carrot a thin white root
instead of orange? Why do the chives and spring onions look really similar?’ We
also made comparisons between the seedlings and ourselves. Like how seeds that
were planted at the same time
are all different sizes and the plants need
soil,
sun and water to grow just like we need food and drinks.
We finished our week with a relaxing night watching a Scooby
Doo movie and playing dodgeball and chasey outdoors. Hope every mum and motherly figure enjoyed
their well deserved weekend!
House Keeping
Reminder
All the OSHC bookings get sent away to the Family Assistance
Office each Friday to be processed. When the details are returned to us we
print bills on Wednesday and these are made available on the desk or by
request. As OSHC is a not-for-profit service we rely on prompt payments to fund
our high quality service. Payments can
be made by card via EFTPOS in house or using the Qkr App available on both
apple and android systems. OSHC reserves the right to cancel care to those that
hold long outstanding overdue fees.
