OSHClub News
OSHCLUB News
Week 6 Wrap Up!
What a great week! This week in the kitchen, the children enjoyed making delicious lemon slices. Everyone got involved in measuring, mixing, and layering the ingredients to create a sweet and tangy treat. The best part was getting to share and taste their creations together, the slices were a big hit and the kids were proud of their efforts in the kitchen!
Our food highlights this week were just as exciting, with a wide variety on offer for both breakfast and afternoon tea. Breakfast club served up tasty options including cinnamon apple muffins, French toast, croissants, cheese toasties, and waffles, which kept everyone energised for the day ahead. Snack Squad kept things warm and comforting with garlic bread and tomato soup, butter (chicken) potatoes and rice, pizza scrolls, and tomato pasta. To end the week, we celebrated Sophie’s goodbye party with a range of fun party food, sharing lots of laughs and happy memories with her before she's off to her new teaching position!
The children also had plenty of fun with creative and physical activities throughout the week. Arts and crafts included painting, watercolouring, Hama beads, air-dry clay, shrink paper, and chalk drawing, which encouraged imagination and creativity. Our science-inspired experiments were a highlight too, with the children making oobleck and homemade playdough. To balance out the creativity, there were lots of opportunities for physical play, from group games in the hall and footy on the oval to exploring the senior playground and competitive rounds of gagaball!
Goodbye Sophie!
This week we said a special goodbye to Sophie, who is stepping into a casual role with OSHClub as she focuses on her new teaching position! Sophie has been such a wonderful part of our service, always bringing her kindness, energy, and care to the children and families. While we will miss seeing her on a regular basis, we are so excited for her as she begins this next chapter.
To celebrate, we held a fun farewell party filled with laughter, games, and of course plenty of delicious food. The children enjoyed helping set up the party, sharing stories, and making sure Sophie had a memorable send-off. We wish her all the best in her new role and know that she’ll continue to bring her warmth and creativity wherever she goes!
Spring Holiday Program
The Spring Kids Fest Holiday Program for Mount Pleasant Road OSHClub is now available! For your convenience, please find the schedule attached below.
To secure a place for your child, please book now:
Please note: When booking via the Kidsoft portal, surcharges for special experience days (Excursions, Special Events, and Make & Take Days) may not yet be visible. You can still proceed with your booking for these days on Kidsoft - your child will be booked into the special experience, and the applicable surcharge will be automatically added once the Kidsoft system is updated.
To help you and your child prepare for Holiday HQ we've created a guide you can find here:https://www.oshclub.com.au/holiday-programs/how-to-prepare-for-holiday-hq/'
Family Suggestions
At OSHClub, we deeply value our families and community and would love to incorporate more family voices into our program. Whether it's a cherished family recipe we can cook together, a creative art activity, or any other idea, we would greatly appreciate your input!
Feel free to share your suggestions in our journal, located in the parent sign-in area, and we’ll do our best to bring them to life. Your contributions help make our program even more special!
Drop off/Pick up
Parents/ guardians are required to sign children in for Rise and Shine sessions and sign children out of Stay and Play sessions using the service iPad. Please ensure you are coming to the room when dropping your children to Rise then Shine or holiday program. Please do not let them walk by themselves.
Enrolling Your Child
For new enrolments, please go to https://www.oshclub.com.au/register/
A helpful video for navigating the iParent Portal and completing the enrolment process can be found on this page.
Please note: CRN numbers and all birth dates must be entered correctly if you wish to claim the Child Care Subsidy. CCS applications are submitted automatically to Centrelink when new enrolments are actioned.
Bookings
Online bookings for Rise then Shine and Stay and Play sessions close 24 hours in advance. Online bookings for the Holiday Program and Curriculum Days close 5 days in advance.
If online bookings have closed, and you would like to make or cancel a booking, please SMS the program phone on 0427 144 945.
Cancellation of Bookings
IMPORTANT: If your child is booked in for an afternoon Stay and Play session and that booking is no longer required, please cancel the booking on the iParent Portal. If you are cancelling on the day, please contact us on the program phone before 3:15pm.
We are responsible for all children booked into our care. If a child does not arrive after school care when booked in to attend, we will need to confirm the whereabouts of the child by contacting parents/guardians and emergency contacts. If we cannot successfully do this, it then becomes a missing child incident.
As you can imagine, this can be very stressful!
Thanks for your cooperation by notifying us of any Stay and Play absences.
Contact
Program Coordinator: Amelia Scalzo
Permanent Educator: Leyla Enayati
OSHClub Program Phone: 0427 144 945
Email: mountpleasantroad@oshclub.com.au
OSHClub Head Office: 1300 395 735