Wominjeka Everyone,

It is with our great excitement to announce that we are purchasing Aboriginal art designed polos for our OSHC educators. We are looking now for someone who could help us in setting up our logos for us. If you are (or know someone who is) familiar with AI or EPS file formats, please let us know.

Jacob’s Reserve Outings

In reflection of the seniors participants Jacob’s Reserve Outings will be offered now on Mondays as well, starting from next week the 3rd of May. Please note, all students with permission are allowed to go on the excursion. If you want to give permission, please email Bernadetta on oshc.brunswick.nw.ps@education.vic.gov.au

What’s coming up this term:

Outings to Jacob Reserve every Monday and Thursday from 3:45-4:45PM for our grade 4-6 students.
Local Elders from Wurundjeri Land Council will be visiting us to teach us about Wurundjeri History and Cultural Games:
- On Tuesday 11th of May from 4-5Pm for Grade 4-Grade 6 Students
- On Monday 17th of May from 4-5PM for Pre – Grade 3 Students
Uncle Trevor will be Walking through Yakkai Barring & Story Telling on Sorry Day (Wednesday 26/5) from 4-5PM
Mitch Tambo will be performing during our assembly on Friday the 28th of May (for the Reconciliation Week) from 2:30-3PM
Uncle Trevor will be visiting us again on the Winter Solstice Event (23rd of June) from 5-6PM with some song and dance workshop!

PROGRAM For week 3 of Term 2:

	Mon 3/5	Tue 4/5	Wed 5/5	Thu 6/5	Fri 7/5
BSC	100 piece Puzzle Jewellery bead craft Cook Muffins up for afternoon	White Board drawing Tennis	Stamp Craft Home Corner Shop	Yarn Circe (8.30am) Paper Doily craft	Kick to Kick footy Bookmarks
ASC	Indigenous Australian focus activity: Updating acknolwedgement of country Excursion to Jacobs Reserve ( Masking Tape and paddle Pop Craft Sticklits construction Cooking Club	Sewing Club: Soft Plastics bin covers Games on the basketball court 4pm Cooking Club Jewellery making Mother's Day(Use cards	MasterChef Cooking club seniors only Still Life drawing Sand Pit Play	Sewing Club: Soft Plastics bin covers Sand Pit Play Excursion to Jacobs Reserve (eat before leaving 4.15pm - 5pm) Cooking Club (6 only juniors) Drawing (simple craft project only)	Table Tennis Board Games: Snakes and Ladders Indigenous Garden Sign design. Paints and paper
BSC *Menu	Raspberry Smoothies	Yoghurt	Avocado on toast	Crumpets	Pancakes
ASC **Menu	Muffins	Potato Curry	Chilli Corn Carne with Tacos	Pasta Bake	Dips, Rice crackers and avocado

(*) a variety of cereals is offered (porridge, corn flakes, weet-bix, rice balls) and a selection of toast (wholemeal bread or fruit toast) with spreads (jam, butter, nuttlex or vegemite) is available every morning

(**) a fruit and vegetables platter is offered every afternoon

Please Note: Focus activity and menu are subjected to any changes

From the program this week:

Yesterday we had our very first Excursion to Jacob Reserve for 2021 and Master Chef conducted by our amazing seniors was just a great success! Congratulations to all our seniors!

From Admin:

Emergency Contacts – Hub Guests:

Emergency contacts cannot sign in/out your children through the app. You will need to send a code to them via Hub Guests:

Go to Account tab

Click on Hub Guests

Click “ + ” on the top right on the screen

Click Next

Type their contact details, e.g. email, name and address

Click on Send Invite

Your contact person will receive an email with the code and they will use it for sign in/out.

For more information please click here:

https://support.ourxplor.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039413152-Home-Hub-Guests

PLEASE NOTE:

If your emergency contact is one of the service’ s parent, you will need to use a different email from their Xplor account – otherwise it won’t work.

If they cannot provide a second email address, please send an email or txt and specify who is collecting your child/ren. One of our OSHC team will sign out your child/ren for you.

This is only if your emergency contact has already an account with us.

Xplor Home Account for both parents:

Just to clarify that both parents, on the same account, can have access to the app, with different emails.

We have noticed that there are few parents who have set up the app, but not their partners.

If your partner hasn’t set up their account, please send an email to Bernadetta with their email address and they will be guided how to set up their app.

Finance Account:

Only parent 1 can have access to the finance account on their app and make payments.

If you struggle to access to finance tab in your app, please contact Bernadetta.

Change in permanent bookings:

If you need to make any changes in your bookings, you will need to contact Bernadetta on oshc.brunswick.nw.ps@education.vic.gov.au with your request, as Xplor will not allow you to make any changes in your bookings.

To claim your CCS (Child Care Subsidy) you must:

Sign your Complying Written Agreement (CWA) on your XPLOR HOME app: go to accounts/finance
Confirm your enrolment with BNW OSHC through Centrelink or myGov.au

Please note if your child hasn’t attended for the last 12 months, Centrelink will automatically decease your enrolment.

Learning Feature on the Xplor Home app:

As you may have realized the Home app will allow us to share learning observation of your child through the app.

You will get a notification every time we publish a learning observation and you will be able to comment on the feed, you may even want to share some of your child’s interest or make a suggestions for us. For example, and activity that you think that your child would like to do at OSHC as an extension of their learning.

Lastly, you can also share some of your child’s experience at home with us using a photo or video, by Xplor Home app:

Go to ‘Learning’ tab, on the left bottom
Click on the double ‘cameras’ on the left top and choose photos or videos you would like to share
Write a comment or your experience in the Caption box and then click on ‘the send icon’ on the right top

How to enrol your second child to OSHC:

To enrol your second child you will need to click enrol on the following link using your same email for your Xplor account The system will automatically recognise your account and merge all your children together:

https://www.brunswicknwps.vic.edu.au/page/183/Register-for-OSHC

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