What we’ve been up to at OSHC!

We have had so much fun over the past two weeks as we’ve continued engaging with our after-school clubs! Within these clubs our weekly goals of focus have centred around building an awareness of healthy minds and bodies for overall wellbeing.

Sustainability Club

The children have had an awesome time developing their creativity and imagination as they have engaged with a range of materials from the local environment. Building a connection and respect for the natural environment, children have thoroughly enjoyed building all kinds of amazing creations in our loose parts play area. Some highlights have included fairy gardens, candy land and rainbow world! Building upon the children’s respect for the environment, we will continue to embed sustainable practices into our program next term.

Homework Club

Providing a safe and supportive environment for students to complete homework tasks, staff have continued to support children with readers, spelling and homework projects. Check out what we’ve been up to below!

Sports Club

The children have had an absolute blast in sports club over the past two weeks, developing their serve and carving it up on the tennis court! Building upon their gross motor skills as they focused on coordinating hand and eye to bounce, catch and hit the tennis ball, the children have really enjoyed these experiences.

Creative Club

Associated with our fortnightly goal, children absolutely loved getting creative as they designed their own germ monsters! Engaged in conversations about how germs can spread and make us ill, we discussed how we can stop this process by washing our hands. Check out how creative our OSH-tronauts are below!

Cooking Club

Back by popular demand, the children have had a fabulous time cooking up a storm in the OSHC kitchens! Developing their awareness of mathematical concepts through measurement and estimation, we have baked some delicious banana muffins. In addition, the children were provided with the opportunity to explore Vietnamese culture and develop their community connections as they made rice paper rolls!

Family Tree

Recently at OSHC, we’ve been working on the creation of our OSHClub family tree. Charlie in Grade 1 has helped to paint the sign for this area and has been the first family to join our tree. We hope to use this space as an area to celebrate the different cultures and families that make up the OSHC community at St James.

If you currently attend OSHC, we would greatly appreciate if you could send through a family photo so that we can build our tree!

What’s coming up at OSHC?

Take a look at some of the fun things coming up next term at OSHC:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Creative Club:

Self-portraits

Sports Club:

Vietnamese tug of war

Cooking Club:

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Habitat Heroes:

Gardening in the Heritage gardens

Coding Club:

Coding projects with Sphero

Homework Club:

Wednesday Afternoon: 4.30pm-5.00pm

If your children need any help with their homework, please feel free to speak to staff about how we can help them! We are always willing to give your child some extra support with projects or readers if they need!

Menu

Below are some of our menu specials for next week at OSHC!

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Breakfast:

Pancakes

Afternoon Snack:

Yoghurt pick and mix bowls

Breakfast:

Waffles

Afternoon Snack:

Zucchini Slice

Breakfast:

Omelettes

Afternoon Snack:

Sushi Bowls

Breakfast:

Avocado on corn fritters

Afternoon Snack:

Spaghetti with Luca’s Nonna’s pasta sauce

Breakfast:

Mixed berry muffins

Afternoon Snack:

Nachos

A platter of fresh fruit and vegetables are always served with our menu specials.

Spotlight on the Community

As part of our commitment to families within our community, we are so excited to announce our newest newsletter addition: Spotlight on the Community. Here, we will provide relevant resources within the local community to support families with parenting and wellbeing.

This week we are sharing an amazing six session parenting program accessible through the Castlefield Community Centre located in Hampton. The program is designed for parents of children aged 3 to 10 years of age who would like to learn more about tuning into their children through emotionally intelligent parenting. Information from their website includes:

More information on this program can be found here: http://castlefield.org.au/activities/

25th June early school finish

It is going to be an amazing afternoon! Bookings are essential and places are still available so please make sure you book ahead through Kidsoft or https://www.oshclub.com.au/st-james-oshclub-brighton-vic/ Ph.0412 570934 to secure your child's place at the party!

Holiday Program at

St Joseph's Primary School OSHClub

As St James OSHClub does not run a program here, our closest nearby program is located at St Joseph's Primary School. Over the school holiday period, Laura and Samara work alongside the amazing service coordinator, Siobhan to provide an excellent program, jam-packed with lots of super-fun activities that will keep your children engaged and happy these school holidays! We are particularly excited for our trip to Bounce and the Zoo! Check out the service program below or download the attachment for more information.

https://www.oshclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OSHC-St-Josephs-Elsternwick-VIC-R5-Bayside-Winter-2021.pdf

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Please note, due to current COVID-19 restrictions, parents, families and caregivers must check in with the QR code located at our entrance before entering the building. When you have arrived with your child for pick up or drop off, please ensure you are wearing a mask.

OSHClub Class Dojo

If you have a child who attends OSHClub, please take a moment to sign up to our Class Dojo. Through the application parents can view how their child is behaving and also peep a view at the fun things we get up to!

Meet the team!

We’re here to make OSHC the best experience possible. If you have any questions about the program or just want to have a chat, feel free to give us a call, meet the team and see what happens firsthand in the program.

We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!

Enrolments

If you’d like to book in for all the fun at OSHClub, please head to www.oshclub.com.au to register your child. We hope to see you soon!

From the Team at OSHClub:

Laura, Samara and Jocelyn ☺

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