After a couple of weeks off school for vacation care we are
straight back into the swing of things. We like to take the opportunity to
learn alongside our children when they have incursions at OSHC. During the
holidays we were lucky to have Paul from Lapin Ink teach us how to draw some
comics. He focussed greatly on how each frame needs to set the scene, introduce
a character or tell one step in an event so the reader can follow the story
line. We decided to continue some of that learning by drawing our own comics
this week.
Just like the rest of the world, many people (staff
included) are caught up in the storm that is Pokemon Go. For the regular
readers, we were anticipating this game early before its release date. We never
imagined it would be this popular! It isn’t just people playing the game on a
device, many have dusted off their old trading cards, drawn or coloured in
pictures, played make believe games or just talked about who has caught what.
It has been wonderful to hear about what the kids have caught during the
weekends, because I don’t think we have ever had kids share so much about what
they did on the weekend!
P.S. Go Team Mystic!!!
Tuesday this week was very creatively focussed; with lots of
art, origami, making and make believe games. The weather was dry enough that we
spent a great deal of time outside running amuck, playing ball games, such as
footy and lots of chasey on the playground.
Wednesday was similar to Tuesday as we were outside playing
badminton, football and soccer. In the SAC many children were having a go at
gymnastics. It was lovely to have some of the older and/or more experienced
gymnasts running a workshop style lesson with others. This sharing of knowledge
is always welcome.
Towards the end of the week we slowed down, with not much
happening outside. Luckily gymnastics resurfaced for some of the older girls
who put the cushioned mats to good use and practised different types of hand
springs and somersaults. Many of them really proved they had a growth mindset
by acknowledging when things weren’t working, breaking down the steps and
trying to identify what was stopping their progress. They used a video recorder
to watch themselves and see when they were not doing what they should.
We would like to remind you all of our closure time. Our
service finishes at 6:15 each night, if you are unable to collect your children
on time a late fee of $1 per minute per child will be applied to your bill.
This amount can not be covered by your Child Care Benefit. If you will be late
please contact Dianne on her mobile as we do get worried and so do the kids. It
is great to know you are on your way!
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Photos by C. H.
