O.S.H.C. @ I.P.S!
Welcome to Ivanhoe Primary Outside School Hours Care.
Wominjeka to OSHC at Ivanhoe Primary School!
We would like to begin by acknowledging the
Wurrunjeri People of the Woi Wurrung people,
we pay our respect to the
past, present and future first peoples of our land.
The custodians of the Birrarung Marr (Yarra River) and the land which we know, learn and play on, as Outside School Hours Care.
Thursday the 07/12/2023
The Children's' Program:
We have started putting up our trees and Festive decorations for the holiday season coming. It's looking all sparkly at OSHC! The activities that children have been choosing and asking to do are as the following.
Before Care: Hama beads, wool winding, tessellation blocks and spinning lazy the Lazy Susan's to create science experiments. Children have been making things from boxes, string, glue, origami and reading. When we go outdoor to play games, some students have been making movie trailers, other children just like to hang out and talk or play adventure games with their friends.
Aftercare:
The end of last week we made green play dough, this week we made another batch of red play dough. It's so nice to watch the children unwind after a big day of school, talking and rolling play-dough.
Staff and children have been going to play at the big climbing frame play ground. Outside the students have also been playing running games like, Fruit Salad and Sardines. Other students have been enjoying making mud pies, or doing some chalk colouring in on the concrete lizard. Many students like to play soccer and basketball. (around the world) Other sports that students have been enjoying are badminton, tennis and gymnastics.
Our second room has been open for Lego, dress ups, jungle games with the jungle themed soft toys and hairdressing hair dos. Our first room has had lots of Chess matches, some students have been learning to wind wool, some prefer to make pompoms. Indoor watercolour painting is popular and some like to make maps, then take them on adventures outside as part of their game.
Re-enrolments for next year:
It is time to re-enrol your child/children for next year.
If you are needing outside school hours care, the start of booking dates are from now!
Copy and paste this link or google Smart Central Parent portal or use prompts from your phone. Find applications, new application, choose 'same child', (don't create a double, 'New Child')
If you have any trouble, call 9499 5226 or email us atiposhc@ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au
Smart Central Parent Portal/Login
https://www.smartcentral.net › session › login
I would really like to get as many applications as early as possible so I can cater enough staff for students, i.e. children: Staff.
Staff to children ratio required is 8:1 with disability 12:1 with diverse needs a regular ratio is 15:1. Next year we will be looking into getting funding to help support diversity, giving our current staff more shifts.
So if you have any information like a letter from a Dr. about your child that you would like to be kept private but think having extra staff around to help out would be great, please let Lexi know. Or when you re-enrol, please upload a copy to Smart Central or send us a copy via email.
We have a Strategic Inclusion Plan and are in the midst of updating it.
Here is a video of what sort of support we are applying for.
Foundation/Prep start the following week after testing, on the 7th February.
Please don't panic, there is still plenty of places.
Most common enrolment problems are:
In the past I have had some parents try to enrol themselves instead of their child!
We all know that, deep down, they really want to come to OSHC!
I mean, after all, we are a Leisure Program!
Kids only though! :D
Foundation Information Night:
Foundation information night is on the 11th of December.
Hi new Foundation Families, I'm Lexi, (Alexis Simmonds) the OSHC coordinator and I will be at the information night answering questions to anything you would like to know about our program! I will also have some more information on the night!
That's all for now,
See you soon everyone,
Triganin!
From Lexi
