20th March 2018

Hello again!

This post will be all about the past 2 weeks at OSHC., which were filled with some great things :)

On Friday of week 6, EHPS had a Pupil Free Day. For OSHC, that meant an excursion to Latitude! Both the children and staff were so excited to spend the day jumping, climbing, balancing, and having all kinds of fun. Latitude is a great place to spend a day of the school holidays too...if you are not in Vacation Care, that is!

Weeks 6 and 7 were filled with our usual favourite activities; card games, craft, and playing outside to name a few.

Here at EHPS OSHC, we place a big emphasis on play. We believe that play holds a lot of educational value, particularly in the development of social skills. At OSHC, children are given many opportunities to learn through play, which is something that we are proud to offer. A group of children created an artwork around a philosophy on play that we as educators highly relate to. It is on display at OSHC, have a look at a photo of their creation...

Friday of week 11 (13th April) is Belair Fun Day. As this is also the last day of term, there will be an early dismissal time of 2:15pm. OSHC will be available on this day from 2:15pm, so if you require OSHC please book in as soon as possible!

School holidays are just around the corner, and our Vacation Care program is out now. Please collect a copy of the program from OSHC to book your places. Have a look at what we will be getting up to...

 WEEK ONE

Monday 16/4/18– Friday 20/4/18

Monday 16th April Home Day – ‘Warrawong 2U’ (10am) Warrawong Sanctuary will bring a selection of native animals and reptiles for a 60 minute ‘edu-tainment’ session. We will learn a lot of facts whilst having an amazing ‘hands on’ experience. Warrawong is working extremely hard to reopen it’s sanctuary at Mylor and we would like to support them. Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Tuesday 17th April Excursion day – roller skating at the blackwood rec centre We will leave OSHC at 9.30am and walk to the Blackwood Recreation Centre for a 2 hour hosted skating/roller blading session. We will then (weather permitting) play in the playground at Karinya Reserve. After a play we will walk back to OSHC. We will back by approx. 2pm. Please wear appropriate clothes for walking, the weather and skating. Please wear or bring socks. Please provide lots of snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Wednesday 18th April Home Day – ‘minute to win it’ with stay active (10-12) Stay Active will get us moving and having fun with a series of crazy competitions that also teaches coordination, balance, strength and how to compete in a positive way. Wear clothes and shoes for physical activity. Lunch will be provided Please provide lots of snacks

Thursday 19th April  Excursion Day – the Beach House at Glenelg We will leave OSHC at 9.45am travel by bus to Glenelg for a 2 hour (10.30-12.30) ‘dry package’ that includes the merry go round, arcade games, dodgem cars, mini golf .. everything that’s NOT in the water! Weather permitting we will have lunch on the beach, collect shells and go for a walk. We will NOT be swimming J We will back at OSHC by 3pm. Please wear clothes and shoes appropriate for the activity. Please bring lots of snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Friday 20th April Home Day -  Gardening & hairy heads We will be getting our hands dirty and refilling and replanting one of our vegetable gardens outside and inside we will be making hairy heads (with stockings, sand and lawn seed) to take home. Please wear clothes that can get dirty. Lunch will be provided. Please provide lots of snacks.

wEEK TWO

Monday 23/4/18– Friday 27/4/18

Monday 23rd April Excursion Day – Adventure Playground, Belair National Park We will leave OSHC at 9.45 and travel by bus to the Adventure Playground in Belair National Park. We will have lots of free nature play, exploring, climbing, running, chasing and socializing. We will be back at OSHC by 2pm Please wear appropriate clothes and shoes for adventure play and the weather. Please provide lots of snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Tuesday 24th April Home Day – Mobile Science ‘Fun with forces’ (9.30-11.30am) Our favourite science people are back. From 9.30-10am they will present a ‘fun with forces’ show, followed by an hour long interactive hands on workshop. Please provide lots of snacks, lunch and a drink bottle.

Wednesday 25th April PUBLIC HOLIDAY ANZAC DAY

Thursday 26th April Home Day – Circus Elements circus skills workshop (10-12) We will learn – plate spinning, stilt walking, juggling and more J In the afternoon we will have our own circus performance … roll up, roll up Please provide lots of snacks and lunch.

Friday 27th April Home Day – ‘slime factory’ We are making slime J J J different types (hopefully fluffy and glittery!) we hope it works!!! Everyone will get a container to get their slime home safely. Lunch will be provided Please provide lots of snacks.

Don't forget to book your places as soon as possible, as they will fill up quickly!

Have a wonderful week!
Maya and the OSHC team