Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)

Week 6, Term 3, August 17th, 2023

Co-ordinator: Alexis Simmonds

Assistant Co-ordinator: Sarah Emerson 

We would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting today, the Woiwurrung, Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Ivanhoe Primary OSHC (Out of School Hours Care)

For bookings, enrolment or inquires phone: 9499-5226

Or email us at iposhc@ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au

Find us at the corners of Tate & Ailsa Grove, Ivanhoe 3079.                                                           

It’s the building called ‘The Playhouse.’

My Time, Our Place, Framework for School Age Care in Australia, V2.0. 2022

Belonging, Being & Becoming.                                                                                                             Providing Play and Leisure experiences that give opportunities for children and young people to learn as they discover, problem solve, create, improvise, imagine and act with confidence.

Week 6, Welcome to Science Week

For Science Week, there are cool experiments going on down here at OSHC! We have been making, explaining and observing OSHC has become a Science Laboratory! 

'Hang on...

Please send help! 

I think AI has taken over my (Lexi's) Philips' Computer from the 2000's, apparently that is old in the world of computers and apparently AI doesn't know anything before 10 years ago... 

Hang on, is this the 11-12 year old's of the school playing a joke on me?

What is Chat GPT? Is it Fiction or non-fiction? Will it take over my computer?

Wow! Science really is everywhere', Lexi...

At outside school hours care, there was a massive sandpit that the children loved playing in. One day, Lexi decided it would be hilarious to move the entire sandpit to a different spot without anyone noticing. Armed with buckets, shovels, and a mischievous grin, she enlisted the help of her friends. Under the cover of darkness, they carefully dug up the sand and transported it to a new location, making sure to leave no trace behind. The next morning, chaos ensued as the children arrived and couldn't find their beloved sandpit. Confusion filled the air as they searched high and low, wondering where it could have gone. Meanwhile, Lexi and her friends watched from a distance, giggling uncontrollably, as the teachers scratched their heads in bewilderment. It wasn't until the end of the day, when Lexi confessed her sandpit relocation prank, that everyone erupted into laughter, realizing the harmless trick she had played.

'Oh Naughty Chat GPT! Shame on you, that isn't true!

The Children helped me move the sandpit themselves!'

'Ok, sorry about that folks, I've logged out of that free app now.' (end fiction)

Welcome back to Outside School Hours Care! 

Other things that have been happening during National Science Week... 

Lots and lots of experiments...

The cool thing about experiments is that you can make Before and After observations...

Just like Before and Aftercare. 

Like this morning we saw some hot air balloons flying over OSHC around 7:15am. 

We started wondering why hot air balloons often take off in the morning? When the air is colder. This morning was very cold, it was 0 then 2degrees. Then we started thinking about how hot air rises, so we got out some bubble/blowers and we noticed that the bubbles floated up really high, then came down low quickly soon after. 

Then at aftercare...

By Sarah  - On Monday we set up some gradual experiments and hypothesized what might happen. We grew rainbows, planted seeds, and have blown bubbles with Sarah, have made fluffy, soft, sticky slime with Emma, watched balloons being blown up by gases made when mixing substances with Emma, have given circuit design a go with Tom F.  Lexi showed the children how to make orange, mandarin and grapefruit 'Pomanders' using cloves. 

Lexi, 'We will observe: as the fruit dries, it will shrink and the cloves will become joined making a type of a nice smelling wooden ball.'

Google meaning search...

The word “pomander” comes from the French phrase 'Pomme D'ambre.' (apple of amber) Originally, pomander balls were made of decorative metal or china and held scented herbs or spices. Back in the Middle Ages, these aromatic balls served as protection against diseases or disguised unpleasant odours.

Back to Sarah:

Still to come this week, students will help Tom P create a volcanic eruption, make milky fireworks with Sarah and watch what happens when we mix Mentos and Coke with Sam. So many exciting experiments for our budding scientists to look forward to and experience. 

Thanks Sarah, almost sounds like AI took over! :D

One more thing from myself, Lexi.

On Friday I will be surveying students at lunchtime what kind of ideas they have about their play environment? In the school ground area between OSHC the Playhouse and The Bee Hive.

We want to make a plan for the entrance of OSHC and for our 'To Be' Community Garden.

So I will be interviewing anyone who would like to share their ideas and writing down their ideas this Friday at Lunchtime! 

See you there! From Lexi.