Out Of School Hours Care
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OSHC News Tuesday 23rd May, 2017
OSHC Program: During week 2 & 3 the children have been enjoying the crisp yet sunny autumn weather by choosing to play outside. The children have been demonstrating teamwork by playing gamesmanship of footy and soccer as well as chasey and dodgeball. Some of the children have enjoyed nurturing our OSHC garden by watering the garden beds and watching with anticipation as our new seedlings begin to sprout. The children have also enjoyed indoor activities such as creating bookmarks, painting leaves and making Mother’s Day craft.
Our OSHC service would like to inform you that during the first few weeks of term 3 our Assistant Director, Kelly will be undertaking her uni placement. This means that she no longer be at the service until week 5. Freddy Santos will be temporarily undertaking the role of Assistant Director. Freddy is present at our OSHC service on most days so feel free to say hello.
Car Park Area: Just informing you that from Wednesday 24th May the car park and gates near the playground will inaccessible due to the playground being upgraded. Please make sure you use the Malurus pedestrian gate in the meantime.
OSHC Menu: If children don’t like the food we serve at OSHC, parents may wish to pack extra snacks to bring with them. Unfortunately our budget does not allow us to supply an alternative.
Pupil Free Day: Lockleys North OSHC will be opening the service for the Pupil Free Day Friday 9th of June 2017.For those parents who expressed interest of care for this day, No cancellations will be accepted. The service will be operating from 7-00am-6.00pm and there is still room available if you require care for that day.
Vacation Care payments: A friendly reminder to all families that used Vacation Care during the April school holidays; all fees need to be finalized by the end of Week 4 to avoid any further action.
Attention Parents: Please be mindful to all parents that when collecting your child/ren from OSHC that the educators are also looking after other children and may not be able to talk for longer than 5 minutes as it distracts their focus away from the other children. If you have any urgent matters please feel free to contact the Director between the hours of 8am-4:00pm.
Active After School: If your child is going to attend an after school activity please notify the service in advanced. If our educators have not been notified by parent/caregiver children will not be allowed to leave the service.
Absentees: Parents who have children attending OSHC but are absent from school or picked up early from school, need to notify the service by phone on 8443 5308 ASAP as we have children on the waiting list.
Just a reminder to parents to contact the service on 8443 5308, if their child(ren) are no longer attending their sessions. If both parents and caregivers cannot be reached the police will be contacted.
Personal devices Just a small reminder to parents that children are not allowed to play on their personal devices whilst at OSHC as it is difficult to monitor what the children are accessing. They are more than welcome to play on the laptops, iPads and PlayStation that the service provides.
OSHC Payments: The service has received payments of EFT into the OSHC/VAC CARE account with no reference name. We ask those parents who use this method of payment to check their invoice. If you noticed that your payment hasn’t come thought on your invoice, please contact the Director on 0411 236 014 or 8443 5308. Please ensure you are writing your name or your child’s name as the reference.
Emails: Emails to the Director will be only attended between the hours of 8.00am- 4.00pm on Monday to Friday. If the matter is urgent please contact the service between 7am-6.00pm on 8443 5308 or 0411 236 014.
Yearly Permanent Booking Forms 2017: Please make sure you have booked your child/ren into OSHC if you require the service. It is essential that parents, who need care for their children, fill in the yearly permanent booking form which can be collected from the OSHC room, front office or our website.