Curiosity Contact Details

Please ensure that you call the Centre or text in before 9am if your child is unable to attend. We do appreciate all our families who make the judgement call to keep their unwell children at home. Thank you.

Phone: 7127 2820

Mobile: 0408 226 664

Email: curiosity@gspv.sa.edu.au

Email the Acting Director: karen.bloffwitch@gspv.sa.edu.au

Email the Assistant Director: karen.bloffwitch@gspv.sa.edu.au

Email the Green Team Lead Educator: tricia.childs@gspv.sa.edu.au

allison.burt@gspv.sa.edu.au (interim Lead Educator from, Term 3 - Week 2 - 7)

Email the Blue Team Lead Educator: vanessa.bastiaans@gspv.sa.edu.au

Email the Orange Team Lead Educator: shelly.collins@gspv.sa.edu.au

Important Dates for 2024

Term One

Term 1 commences for ALL children - Mon, Jan 29

Living & Learning Conversations with Families - April 9 & 10

Holiday Program April 15 - 26

Term Two

Term 2 commences - Mon, April 29

Mother's Day Come & Play - Wed 8 May, 8:30 - 10:30am

Closure Days - July 1 & 2

Holiday Program July 3 - 19

Term Three

Term 3 commences - Mon, July 22

Book Week Parade - Thurs Aug 22

Father's Day Come & Play - Wed Aug 28, 8:30 - 10:30am

Living & Learning Conversations with Families - September 19 & 24

Holiday Program - September 30 - Oct 11

Term 4

Term 4 commences - Mon, Oct 14

First Transition Visit for all children, Thurs Nov 21 (ELC 4 and School 2025)

Blessing Service (for all children going to school in 2025) Wed, Nov 27

Transition Visit for all children, Thurs Nov 28 (ELC 4 and School 2025)

Final Transition visit for all children, Mon Dec 9

(ELC 4 and School 2025)

End of Year Celebration, Dec 12 from 4:30pm at GSLPV Church. Community Picnic to follow.

Curiosity closes for 2023 on Thurs, Dec 12 at 3:20pm. Afternoon Program is not available on this day.

Holiday programs will run throughout each term's holidays. Nominations to attend will be sent to families in Week 5 of each term. Children's bookings through term time will be applied if nominations are not returned by their due date.

Important Dates for 2025

For families continuing with Curiosity in 2025, please note that care is not available from Dec 13 to January 13 to allow our dedicated team time to take their annual leave.

Staff Working Days

Acting Director/Assistant Director

Mrs B (Karen) - Mon to Fri (Fri alternate weeks)

Green Team

Mrs Childs - Mon to Fri (absent Term 3, Week 2-7)

Mrs Ally - Mon to Fri (Term 3, Week 2-7)

Mrs Frost - Mon to Fri

Blue Team

Mrs Vanessa - Mon to Thurs

Miss Baker - Mon to Fri

Orange Team

Ms Shelly- Mon to Fri

Mrs Alka - Mon to Fri

Inclusion Team

Mrs Ally - Wed & Fri

Mrs Bek - Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Please refer to our entry Staff Board each day for the nominated roles of Emergency Wardens and Responsible Person in Charge.

Uniform Shop Hours

Online QKR! uniform orders are welcome. You can download this app via the app store on your device. Please make sure that you select ELC and not school uniforms to ensure you order the correct t'shirts and jumpers.

Orders will be packed on Tuesdays and Thursdays and ready for pickup from the front office at the end of the school day.

The uniform shop is open for business:

Tuesday: 8.00am - 10.30am

Tuesday: 1.00pm - 3.35pm

Thursday: 1.00pm - 3.35pm

Please contact Dani, our Uniform Coordinator, via email for all your uniform inquiries.

Storypark

Thank you to all our families who have been reading and responding to your child's learning stories. It is wonderful to celebrate these moments with you. Storypark can be accessed via an app for easy use.

Communication Pockets

Your child's communication pocket in the entry of the Centre will hold important notices and items that belong to your child. Green Team pockets are located in the Green Team room. Please check on your arrival each day. Thank you.

We do ask that any forms you send back to the Centre are handed to the educator at the door on your arrival. Please do not leave them in your child's bag as educators support children to unpack their bags and can miss these important documents. Thank you.

Starting Blocks

A great website as a 'go to' for news, advice and updates on the early childhood education and care.

Getting Curious About CURIOSITY ELC

Active, Connected & Growing for LIFE!

Issue 10 · 16 Aug 2024

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