St Patrick's Before & After School Care

Puzzles enable a child to develop problem solving skills on how to place a piece  in the correct space, cognitive skills through visual awareness, fine motor skills to learn how to grasp and pick up pieces through manipulation, hand- eye co-ordination by placing puzzle pieces in correct order and social skills by completing puzzles with peers. Children have especially enjoyed new puzzles this week.  

The salt art activity was highly successful in engaging the children and allowing them to express their own designs in the activity. It also provided an excellent opportunity for the children to develop fine motor skills and explore sensory experiences through art. 

We have spent this week choosing a rock, marbling it, waiting for it to dry and then adding eyes and feather to our pet rocks. Children explored different colour creations when the marbling  took place. Children were excited to see how their rocks dried the next day and were keen to place their eyes and hair on their pet rocks. 

Enrolment Information 

https://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Services/Family-and-Children/Before-and-After-School-Program

Kingston Council is proud to partner with St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School to offer a fun and exciting Before and After School Program that operates each day of the school term (excluding public holidays) in a supervised, relaxed, safe and fun environment. Each program has a dedicated Qualified Educator along with our highly qualified and experienced Educator team. Sessions offer a mix of structured and unstructured indoor and outdoor games, art, craft, cooking and special events.

Children are provided with a heathy and delicious breakfast in the Before School Program and nutritious afternoon tea during the After School Program. To make After School Care even more fun incursions and special visitors are a regular feature,  past special incursions have included Bunnings workshops, Yoga, visits by Local Sporting Teams and Silent Disco to name a few..

For further information about the programs offered by the City of Kingston or to enrol in the service please click the link to visit their webpage:

www.kingston.vic.gov.au/beforeandafterschoolprogram or call 9581 4867