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Beyblades
We love when our students get creative; here they are using the K’nex to make their own Beyblades. A lot of team work and patience went into creating these and the look on their faces when they ‘actually worked’ was priceless!
Reconciliation Week
27 May – 3 June
Reconciliation week is fast approaching, and this year’s theme is ‘Be a Voice for Generations’, the theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our
everyday lives where we live, work and socialise.
Our students have been revisiting and discussing the significant events in reconciliation week (the anniversaries of the successful 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo land rights decisions). We have also been discussing what is means to ‘be a voice’ and watched a video about reconciliation and how we can make a difference on a daily basis.
It always amazes us how much the students take in and the questions that are asked during these conversations. As we tell the students none of us are experts and these conversations really open the space for us to collaborate and research answers together!
On another note, this week we begin to plant our new seedlings of local species in our Indigenous Garden with a focus on learning and identify their role in Indigenous culture. More to come!
2023 OSHC Leadership News
Our 2023 OSHC Captain, Takai (alongside Kelly), has been busy looking through resumes and interviewing candidates for educator positions at Beaumaris North. We are pleased to announce that she has hired 3 news educators who will be starting with us next week. We look forward to introducing them to you in next fortnights newsletter.
Quality Improvement Plan
This fortnight we continue to look at Quality Area 3 of the National Quality Standards ‘The Physical Environment’ and are wanting to get your feedback on the way our environment is designed, equipped and organised. Is it welcoming and inviting? Do your children ever say we wish OSHC had …? How can we better the set up?
Thank you to those who have emailed or had a chat with an educator about our environment. If you have any ideas or feedback please let us know.
Account Reminder
Just a reminder that statements are sent out on Mondays with payment required within 1 week (unless other payment arrangements have been made). To ensure your child’s ongoing place within the program please ensure these are paid on time. Thank you.
Child Care Subsidy
Balancing Deadlines Approaching
At the end of the financial year, which is 30 June, Services Australia compares your income estimate with your actual income to check you got the right amount of Child Care Subsidy (CCS). This is called balancing.
You need to confirm your family’s income before Services Australia can balance your payments. There are deadlines.
One year after the financial year ends
You have one year to confirm your income. If you don’t confirm your income within 12 months after the end of a financial year your CCS will stop, and you’ll have to pay full fees for child care.
If you got CCS for 2021–22 you have until 30 June 2023 to confirm your income.
Two years after the financial year ends
If you still haven’t confirmed your income two years after a financial year ends you may have to repay any CCS you received for that financial year.
If you haven’t confirmed your income for 2020–21 you must do so by 30 June 2023.
How To Confirm Income
Confirm your income by:
- lodging your tax return, or
- telling Services Australia that you don’t need to lodge, even if you’ve already told the Australian Taxation Office.
Learn more about the balancing process on the Services Australia website.
Wonder Recycling Rewards for Schools
Please remember to keep collecting your bread bags for us! We have once again joined the ‘Wonder Recycling Rewards for Schools’ initiative in an effort to raise soft plastic recycling awareness and earn points for sports equipment for our school. Please keep your bread bags, tags and wrap packets (from any bread brand not just Wonder) bring them to school and place in the Wonder recycling boxes found in our OSHC room and in the foyer at the front office. Once collected, Wonder is going to turn the plastic into wonderful things like school play equipment!
The more we recycle the more points we can earn for our school!
Quote of the Fortnight
“Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude” – Denis Waitley
Feedback
As always, families are welcome to give us feedback about any aspect of the program. We welcome your input! Please feel free to come in and have a chat with Kelly or Amanda or email Kelly oshc@beaumarisnorthps.vic.edu.au