Tuesday, 19 June 2018

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.