20th November 2018

Hi all,

The December school holidays booking sheets are out now, and are located next to the sign in/out book. 

Below is the program - Vac Care is only for ONE week ~~ 17th -21st December ~~

Priority is given to regular OSHC users with parents working on those days.

On the 16th of November for our pupil free day we traveled to the Adelaide Market! The children loved seeing the huge variety of food available, especially the baked goods. The children bought yogurt, henna sticks, sushi, bread, donuts, fresh juice and lots more. We can't wait to go back again (hopefully in the January school holidays!). 

Monday 17th December DIVIDED PROGRAM DAY Excursion Day – Op-shopping (over age 9 optional for interested people only)                                                            Strictly limited numbers We will leave just after 9am and travel by train to the Glenalta station and walk to the -Goodwill, RSPCA, Save the Children, Salvos and Red Cross op shops. We will then catch the train back from Coromandel Station. We will be back by 1.30/2pm. Please wear shoes for walking and weather appropriate clothes. Please bring a bag to carry your bargains in, some snacks, lunch and a drink bottle … and money. For children remaining at OSHC – board games, uno, chess, basketball, lego, monopoly, scrabble, D & D, games in the SAC, craft. Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Tuesday 18thth December Home Day – Xmas cooking We will be making some sweet treats to package up and take home. Please provide LOTS of snacks and lunch

Wednesday 21st December Excursion day – Xmas lunch at the Belair Hotel Priority given to working parents – limited bookings taken We will be leaving at 11.40am and catching the train to Glenalta station. The children will be having pre-ordered lunch and a play in the playground before catching the train back to oshc. We will back by 2,30pm. Please provide LOTS of snacks

Thursday 22nd December Xmas craft – beware … there will be glitter! We will make – cards, bon bons, bunting, xmas tree decorations. Please provide LOTS of snacks and lunch.

Friday 23rd December Home Day – Wheels Day Bring your bike, scooter, skate board, roller blades, remote control vehicle. We will also need lots of helpers to clean up ready for next year J Please provide helmets and appropriate shoes for riding/skating. Please provide LOTS of snacks and lunch

Thanks from Tori and the OSHC team 

1st November 2018

Welcome!

Was a massive couple of weeks we have had at OSHC. With two full weeks of vacation care, Spring Fair and the pupil free day. 


In week one of vacation care we had so much fun playing games outside in the great weather and visited Hallett Cove conservation park. The staff appreciated how well the children all behaved at the beach, and thankfully it didn't rain. 

The children did a great job cooking pizzas and making fruit kebabs in the kitchen for our healthy lunch and afternoon tea. The older children made some super yummy coconut and honey biscuits. 

We had a ninja visit us the end the week who taught us some bullying defense tactics. In week two we had a long drive up to Chookalaroo Campground in Kuitpo, and it was totally worth it! The children enjoyed climbing the trees, jumping across the creek, roasting marshmallows and toast and a lucky few even saw a red fox. 

 
 After visiting the recycling plant at Wingfield on Wednesday we decided to make paper from recycled scraps. 

The children added sparkles, flowers, herbs and old coloured paper to make some beautiful varied creations. 

For our final day of vacation care we visited the museum in the city. The children loved this excursion especially after lunch when we rolled down the grass hill near Parliament house...until some of us got very itchy!

We enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces at the Spring Fair and we hope you all enjoyed the afternoon. The pupil free day the following Monday was great fun, we made some bee hotels. Bee hotel's encourage native bees to come into the garden. 

 

Molly taught us all how to make some fantastic reusable bee wax wraps. They were very popular so we should have another opportunity to make some more in our next vacation care. 

Again, a big thank you to all the children for their excellent behaviour over vacation care, looking forward to our next in December (not too long now!). 

P.S. We have had a snake sighting in the school so be careful during this hot weather. 

Thanks Tori and the OSHC team. 

20th September 2018

Hi all!
Don't forget school holidays are fast approaching! Booking sheets can be found on the OSHC desk.

We really enjoyed helping the younger children getting ready for the disco last Thursday, and loved seeing how many children were ready to dance the night away. We have our own small disco every Thursday and love practicing our dance moves and singing along. 

Regarding the news reports of needles being found in fruit - We wish to assure you that we inspect, wash and cut up all our fruit before serving. We believe we should continue to support our farmers whilst being diligent in our duty of care to your children.  

Congratulations to the yellow team on winning this years Sports day held at Santos Stadium. We had a lot of exhausted kids on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning telling us about all the fun they had. 

Thanks from Tori and the OSHC team. 

6th September 2018

Welcome! 

Can you believe there is only 3 weeks until the October school holidays (1st - 12th October). The vacation care booking sheets and program have been released and are located next to the sign in/out book. Bookings are essential, as we do have limited spaces for our excurisions!

Week one

Monday 1st Public Holiday

Tuesday 2nd Home Day Mixed up Olympics Have a go at – Backwards basketball Rolling race Wheelbarrow race Crab races

Wednesday 3rd Excursion day Hallett Cove Conservation Park Walk in the water’s edge, collect shells, go for a walk on one of the walking trails, chill out on the beach.

Thursday 4th Home day Cooking Make your own pizza for lunch, fruit kababs for afternoon tea, maybe a fruit smoothie or avocado chocolate mousse?

Friday 5th Home Day Little Ninjas (10.30-12) A 90 minute program that includes self -defence, fun, balance, exercise, anti-bullying messages and confidence building.

Week two

Monday 8th Excursion day Chookarloo campground Kuitpo Make a cubby, explore the forest, toast some marshmallows and bread on the campfire.

Tuesday 9th Home Day Wheels Day Bikes, skate boards, roller blades, remote control cars, scooters, rip sticks. Bring your helmets.

Wednesday 10th Excursion Day ‘War on Waste’ recycling plant Wingfield Take a tour of the recycling plant and learn how we can help win the war on waste.

Thursday 11th Home Day Paper making Using a blender! Make beautiful paper from recycled scraps.

Friday 12th Excursion Day SA Museum Mummies, fossils, minerals, gemstones, the ice wall, SA biodiversity centre, Mawson exhibit and the giant squid!

 Keeping in contact.There are numerous ways to get in contact with us at Eden Hills OSHC.

1.       Our Facebook page (invite only)
2.       Seesaw app
3.       Text or call Dianne
4.       Email;    dianne.gloyn438@schools.sa.edu.au

If you have not had an invite to the Facebook page please provide your email address to Dianne. Seesaw requires a QR code to initially access your child’s account, let us know if you need one.

Thanks
Tori and the OSHC team

16th August 2018

The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority is the board that provides the national quality standards that our OSHC service provides.
The seven quality areas assessed are;

1. Educational program and practice
2. Children's health and safety 
3. Physical environment 
4. Staffing arrangements
5. Relationships with children 
6. Collaborative partnerships with families and communities.
7. Governance and leadership.

We are committed to achieving these standards and always looking for ways to improve our OSHC. 

Please ask us if you would like any addition information or visit www.acecqa.gov.au  

DON'T FORGET next Friday (24th August) is a pupil free day. We are having a games day, so please bring a board game (or something similar), and a mug for hot chocolate. 

Breakfast is provided until 8:30am and a healthy afternoon snack at 3pm.

Booking sheets can be found on the desk. 

Dates of Importance:  

Friday August 24th - Pupil Free Day

Wednesday 19th September - Sports Day

Friday 28th September - Last Day of Term (early dismissal, 2:15pm)

Tori and the OSHC team

7th August 2018

Over the past few weeks we have been striving to improve and change our recycling system here at OSHC. The senior students brought the issue up after watching the ABC program 'War on Waste' in their classrooms.

We have also been discussing the controversy surrounding the plastic bag ban in VIC, QLD & NSW. 

We now have our own kerb-side recycling bin. 

And are collecting our soft plastics to recycle. 

If you have any questions about our recycling program or any suggestions please let us know!

Tori and the OSHC team. 

31st July 2018

Welcome to Term 3!

We had a wonderful two weeks of vacation care. Highlights from the children were, having Kate from "Artful Place" visit us with her pottery wheel. The children were able to plan, design and create a clay animal, such as a clown-fish, dinosaur and snake. They were also able to use her pottery wheel to make a bowl.

The children's creations went with Kate to be fired in her kiln and have been returned to us to paint during OSHC. 

We were also lucky with the weather and were able to catch the train to Mitcham Cinema to see 'The Incredibles 2'!
Dwayne Nelson, original member of the Adelaide 36's came to visit us again and taught us some new basketball skills and we played a big game of 'Poison' with him. 

In our second week, we had an amazing disco where we freestyle danced and learnt new dance moves from YouTube tutorials. 

Thanks to all that came along to Vacation Care over these weeks, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. 

We have created a secret Facebook group (Parents and staff ONLY), invites have been sent to the email address parents provided when their child/ren were registered. If you have not received an invite and would like one, please speak to Dianne. 

It is also important that you let us know when your child will be absent from OSHC, as we search for children who are on our list and have not shown up. If you let us know in the morning that your child will be away there will be no charge, otherwise it will be marked as an absence and fees will be charged. 

We have also have a sizable pile of jumpers hanging up in our bag room if you are looking for a lost jumper. 

Hopefully in the next coming days we will have a new playground to play on and have some new adventures!

Tori and the OSHC Team 

Dates of Importance:  

Friday August 24th - Pupil Free Day

Wednesday 19th September - Sports Day

Friday 28th September - Last Day of Term (early dismissal, 2:15pm)

19th June 2018

Welcome!
Can you believe, it's almost time for Vacation Care again! The program is out (and listed below), Please book in ASAP, priority is given to regular OSHC users on days that book out. All bookings are final at the end of term, changes can only be made after this, if numbers permit.
Cancellations will be charged for. 

New Child Care Package
Have you updated your details on your MyGov account? Changes come into force from the 2nd of July - if you haven't updated your details you will receive no benefits. Please see staff for details.

Winter
Brr... it's cold outside in the afternoon, please make sure your child brings a jumper, children who don't have warm clothes may not be able to play outside!
Children have been enjoying making Hama bead creations, cubby building, watercolor pencils, waffle block construction, D & D, wooden shapes and dominoes.  

Dates of interest
Here is a reminder of the dates of interest for term 2...
Friday 6th July - Last day of term (OSHC available 2:15pm - 6:15pm)
Monday 9th July - Vacation care begins 

 WEEK ONE

Monday 9/7/18– Friday 13/7/18

Monday 9th July Home Day – It’s winter so that means … the games are back J We have a dual driver racing game, pinball and 3 arcade games. These are a winter holiday favourite. We will have them for the whole week. Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Tuesday 10th July Excursion day – YMCA gym at Marion leisure centre (10-2) We will leave OSHC at 10am and travel by bus to the Marion Leisure Centre to take part in a two part gym program. Part one is group games on the basketball court, part two in the gym room. We will be back at OSHC by 2pm. Please wear appropriate clothes and shoes for running, climbing, jumping and provide socks. Please provide lots of snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Wednesday 11th July Home Day – mmmm … Winter cooking It’s cold outside! We will make vegetable & pasta soup, pumpkin soup and savoury scones for lunch and vanilla slice for afternoon tea. We will have lots of discussions about food - likes/dislikes, how food grows, how to minimize food waste and how to support local producers. Lunch will be provided Please provide lots of snacks

Thursday 12th July  Excursion Day – ‘Music Box Circus’ circus performance and workshop (9-1) We will leave OSHC at 9am and travel by bus to ‘circobats’ in Edwardstown to watch a children’s circus performance (involving Aurelia Neave, a grade 7 from last year and Ginger and Laszlo’s sister) and then take part in a circus workshop. Please wear appropriate clothes for movement and the weather. We will be back at OSHC by 1pm. Please bring lots of snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Friday 13th July Home Day -  PJ day (all day) Wear your pj’s, bring a pillow, bring a mug for hot chocolate, bring a board game, snuggle in, build a fort/cubby, read a book, watch a movie, do some art/craft, play D&D/uno/Pictionary/Monopoly, games in the SAC or just chill out. If we are lucky and the sun is shining we will put up the hammocks (don’t count on it!) Please provide lots of snacks, lunch and a mug.

wEEK TWO

Monday 16/7/18– Friday 20/7/18

Monday 16th July Home Day – Ceramics (10-2) Kate from ‘artful place’ ceramics will be working with every child to make something individual (if possible she will bring her pottery wheel) out of clay. These will be taken away by Kate and fired in her kiln and returned to us at a later date to be painted. All children will get their artwork back to take home, we will take them to children who don’t come to OSHC during the term. Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Tuesday 17th July Home Day – Basketball clinic (10-12) Dwayne Nelson, an original member of the Adelaide 36’s, will involve the children in a clinic that teaches ball skills and team building. Please wear clothes and shoes that allow for – running, throwing, catching, dribbling (the ball!), jumping and having fun. Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Wednesday 18Th July Excursion day – ‘the Incredibles 2 or ‘hotel Transylvania’  movie at Wallis Cinemas Mitcham (9-2pm) We will travel by train to Mitcham and walk to the Wallis cinema in the Mitcham shopping centre to watch a movie. We will be back by 2pm. Please bring a rain coat or umbrella if it looks like rainy weather. We will provide a movie snack. Please provide snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Thursday 19Th July Home Day – Disco Day (10-3) There will be music, disco lights, glow sticks, singing, dancing J wear your disco dancing clothes and get ready to boogie J we will have two discos, am and pm. Lunch will be provided Please provide lots of snacks.

Friday 20th JULY Home Day – ‘TOONWORLD’ cartooning workshop (10-11.30) “Come on a journey filled with creativity and challenges where you will meet fun characters and we will design our own lands against Evil Rubbix and his rampaging stickmen army! There is no erasers because there is no mistakes, erasers are the enemy! We give kids the power to believe their pencils are the ‘swords of destiny’ and can defeat the enemy.” Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Please read your Vacation Care programs carefully, as there are some days that have clothing/footwear requirements. We have several excursions that require children to wear shoes that are appropriate for walking, wet weather clothing/umbrellas, and PJ's (For PJ day!). Please ensure that your children's clothing and footwear comply with the requirements of the day, as it makes it difficult for them to fully participate in activities if they do not.

On each day we ask that you provide lots of snacks, as well as lunch on most days. We ask this because the children are often extremely active at OSHC, and that combined with long days means that they are very hungry! Please check what food is required for each day your children attend, and ensure their lunchbox is full.



Tori and the OSHC team.