It has been another busy week at OSHC. With the hot weather the children have been choosing to spend more time inside, with the squirt water bottles being a highlight for many children as they enjoyed being wet. Other popular activities have included lego construction, making pin art, discussing Spring Fair, paper planes, building things with the straws and connectors, playing fruit salad, and imaginative and dramatic play.
At the children’s request we have also started a countdown to the festive season. Currently there are only 33 days until Christmas, and only 22 more days of school for the majority of the students…not long to go now.
With Christmas fast approaching, that also means school holidays. Bookings are now open for Camp Australia’s School holiday Programs. The closest Camp Australia services offering a school holiday program to Drysdale Primary School are Ocean Grove Primary School, Geelong East Primary School and Fyans Park Primary School. Bookings can be made via www.campaustralia.com.au/holidayfun
Parents, please remember that if you know that your child is going to be absent from OSHC for some reason (family holidays/School Camp/Ect) please ensure you cancel your bookings with more than seven days notice to ensure you don’t get charged.
Could all parents check their account details. There are some children no longer in prep who are still marked as being preps on their account. While the usual staff members at the service know who the actual prep students are, and there is a prep list on display, if for some reason another staff member is filling in for Lisa it might cause confusion. Also, if your child has two accounts, for example, in the case of separated families, could parents please change the way their child’s name is shown through their account to help differentiate between accounts For example, John Smith (Mum), or John Smith M and John Smith D.
Also could parents check that EVERY person they want to pick up their child from the service is listed on their account on the Camp Australia website. We are legally not allowed to release children into the care of people that are not on their enrolment forms as approved pick up people. This is for the protection of the children. Your assistance in these matters is much appreciated.
A friendly reminder for parents that for staffing and catering purposes children should be booked into OSHC through the Camp Australia head office, or if it is impractical to do so, through a staff member at OSHC.. Where possible bookings and cancellations should be made through the Camp Australia Head Office website or phone number, which is 1300 105 343. This is to ensure that we have adequate numbers of staff present to care for your children, and that we have prepared enough food to go around at snack time.
In related news, could parents be sure to notify OSHC directly, or the Camp Australia head office, if your child will not be attending a session they are booked in for.. This helps streamline the session for everyone else as we are not spending time trying to track down children who are not actually coming. This includes days when your child is absent from school for whatever reason. The Camp Australia Drysdale Primary School OSHC mobile number is 0404 427 452.