This week we will be celebrating Book Week at OSHC, with lots of fun book based activities planned for the children to participate in if they want. These include making up their own story, drawing their favourite book characters, recreating book cover designs with perler beads, making comic book strips, and many others. The children will also be able to engage in the normal range of activities on offer each day at OSHC.
Last week we celebrated Science Week at OSHC. Jasmine and James’ mum, Kelly, came in to do some experiments with us, and over the course of the week we did our own experiments and explorations, experimenting with colour diffusing, making slime, aerodynamics and exploring chemical reactions. The children were encouraged to try to predict what would happen, and then to describe what they saw.
Parents are reminded that when they are collecting their child from the service it is a good idea if they carry photo identification, just in case for some reason there are replacement educators at the service that don’t already know you. This policy is in place to protect the children and ensure they are being collected by the right people.
The term is now flying by, and the time has come to make your bookings for School Holiday Program. The theme for these holidays is Superheroes. Bookings for Camp Australia’s Holiday Clubs are now open. Copies of the program that will be on offer at our two closest Holiday Clubs, Ocean Grove Primary School and Geelong East Primary School, are now available at the service, and are also on the Camp Australia School Holiday Club website, which is www.campaustralia.com.au/holidayclubs. If these locations do not suit your family’s needs, then programs are also located at Fyans Park Primary School, Montpellier Primary School and Geelong Lutheran College.
OSHC at Drysdale Primary School operates out of the School hall, We open at 7:00 each school day, and send the children off at 8:50, when the teachers are scheduled to commence their yard duty. Unfortunately we are unable to accept children into our care earlier than 7:00. At 3:30, once the school bell goes, children attending after school care walk over to the hall from their classrooms, with preps being picked up from their classrooms and we provide a safe place for them to play and engage with other children until they are collected. Our closing time is 6:00. For more information on our service and fees, you may visit our website www.campaustralia.com.au. If you prefer to speak to us, you can contact our friendly Customer Care Team that is available to support our families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – except for National Public Holidays. Alternatively, you’re welcome to visit us in service and chat with our qualified Educators about the Camp Australia program at your child’s school.
A friendly reminder for parents that for staffing and catering purposes children should be booked into OSHC through the Camp Australia head office, and that should you need to cancel their booking please can this be done through head office as well. This works out much cheaper for you, as there are additional fees involved if children do not attend sessions they are booked in for. Bookings can be made or cancelled by logging into the Camp Australia website https://www.campaustralia.com.au or by ringing 1300 105 343. The team are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except National Public Holidays).
We look forward to seeing you and your family soon! From the Team at Camp Australia.