Wednesday, 5 September 2018

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

Thursday, 16 August 2018

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




Tuesday, 7 August 2018

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. 




Tuesday, 31 July 2018

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)