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What we’ve been up to at OSHC!
It’s been a little quieter than usual here at OSHClub due the recent lockdown, however, we’ve had an amazing time creating fabulous activities for children and families to do at home and in service!
OSHC at Home
Staying connected with families within the community, the team at St James OSHClub decided to start our own OSHC at home! We absolutely love our afternoon clubs here at St James OSHClub, so each afternoon we have been sending out will some activity ideas from our art, sports, cooking, sustainability and coding clubs.
This week we read Florette by Anna Walker for Book Week, got fit and active as we played sock basketball, regrew spring onions and got messy in the Kitchen with Laura and Lidia!
We hope you love bringing a little bit of OSHC home with you!
OSHC in Service
We’ve also continued to provide some high-quality experiences for children in service as we’ve cooked up a storm in the OSHC kitchens and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather.
Developing an understanding of proportionality and measurement, Lidia has absolutely loved baking some delicious choc chip pancakes, rice paper rolls and super sweet vanilla cupcakes. Lidia has also made connections to her mathematics learning as she created ABC patterns with her fruit kebabs for breakfast. What a superstar learner!
The children have also loved exploring our natural environment and enjoying some of the spring sunshine. Lidia has really liked bringing our board game battles to the outdoors, continuing to outsmart Laura in our connect four challenges!
Iris has been building upon her fundamental movement skills as she challenged herself to race in some awesome time trials using stilts. She’s almost a professional now!
In the craft corner, Lidia decided that she’d battle it out with Laura in our unicorn colouring competition. Developing her sense of commitment and enthusiasm, Lidia arose victorious, with Mr Flanagan crowning Lidia with the colouring champion. Laura was obviously robbed of her moment to shine!
Family Tree
Recently at OSHC, we’ve been working on the creation of our OSHClub family tree. Charlie in Grade 1 has helped to paint the sign for this area and has been the first family to join our tree. We hope to use this space as an area to celebrate the different cultures and families that make up the OSHC community at St James.
If you currently attend OSHC, we would greatly appreciate if you could send through a family photo so that we can build our tree!
What’s coming up at OSHC?
Take a look at some of the fun things coming up over the next fortnight at OSHC:
Monday 18th | Tuesday 19th | Wednesday 20th | Thursday 21st | Friday 22nd |
The Big Draw: The world’s biggest drawing festival! | Habitat Heroes: Care for our new vegetable garden | Mini MasterChef: Bake Lidia’s yo- yo shortbread biscuits | Ninja Warrior’s Club: Ultimate nerf battle | Fast and Furious Club: Basketball workshop |
Monday 25th | Tuesday 26th | Wednesday 27th | Thursday 28th | Friday 29th |
The Big Draw: The world’s biggest drawing festival! | Habitat Heroes: Care for our new vegetable garden | Mini MasterChef: Do you have a family recipe we can cook? Let us know! | Ninja Warrior’s Club: Create and test our own ninja obstacle courses | Fast and Furious Club: Basketball workshop |
Menu
Below are some of our menu specials for the next fortnight at OSHC!
Monday 18th | Tuesday 19th | Wednesday 20th | Thursday 21st | Friday 22nd |
Breakfast: French toast Afternoon Snack: Sushi bowls | Breakfast: Omelettes Afternoon Snack: Spaghetti with basil pesto | Breakfast: Smoothies Afternoon Snack: DIY Wraps | Breakfast: Egg soldiers Afternoon Snack: Vegetarian Butter chicken with rice | Breakfast: Pancakes Afternoon Snack: Healthy burritos |
Monday 25th | Tuesday 26th | Wednesday 27th | Thursday 28th | Friday 29th |
Breakfast: Breakfast Tacos Afternoon snack: Cheese and tomato toasties | Breakfast: Smoothies Afternoon snack: Pizza pinwheels | Breakfast: Fried Eggs Afternoon snack: Nachos | Breakfast: Mini fruit toast skewers with banana and strawberry Afternoon snack: Grazing board: pita, dips and seasonal vegetables | Breakfast: Waffles Afternoon snack: Fried rice with spring rolls |
A platter of fresh fruit and vegetables are always served with our menu specials.
Our amazing staff: Welcome Kaitlyn
We are very pleased to introduce our new educator at St James OSHClub. Kaitlyn is an amazing educator and we are excited for her to begin developing some strong relationships with the school community.
A little from Kaitlyn:
Hello! My name is Kaitlyn Bryson, I am an arts student at the University of Melbourne and next year I begin my Master of Teaching. Last year I spent some time volunteering at another school and had a wonderful time and am so excited to start my journey here at St James. I came to Melbourne from country South Australia and grew up on a small farm, surrounded by lots of animals and younger siblings. When I am not here at OSHClub you can find me either exploring the city by running or reading a book in the park.
Spotlight on the Community: ADHD Awareness Month
This week we are sharing some information from ADHD awareness month. ADHD Awareness Month is a 31-day period of time, annually occurring for the month of October, which is dedicated to raising awareness of and educating the public about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In raising awareness, the event aims to dismantle any harmful stereotypes or misinformation, and spread reliable key facts and information based on scientific evidence and peer-reviewed research.
What is ADHD?
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that causes higher than average levels of hyperactive, impulsive and inattentive behaviour. The term ‘neurodevelopmental’ might simply means that some individuals’ brains develop differently from neurotypical individuals (‘neurotypical’ meaning that they don’t display characteristics of autistic or any other neurodiverse patterns of thought and behaviour).
People with ADHD tend to have trouble focusing their attention on a single task or sitting still for long periods of time.
There are 3 different types of ADHD. These are:
- Primarily Hyperactive and Impulsive ADHD: Hyperactive and Impulsive ADHD is the most commonly recognised type of ADHD. Children with this type of ADHD may find it hard to stay sat still, with an impulse to move around or talk continuously.
- Primarily Inattentive ADHD: Previously termed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), a person with Inattentive ADHD is more likely to just display signs of distractibility and seemingly unmotivated behaviour.
- Combined Type ADHD: A person with this type of ADHD will show signs of both hyperactive and inattentive behaviour.
For more information on celebrating and embracing ADHD, please click here!
We love feedback!
As part of our commitment to ongoing quality improvement within the program, we are seeking feedback from families and communities!
This week we are focusing on Quality Area 2 of the National Quality Standard: Children’s Health and Safety.
What are we working on?
A meaningful approach to healthy eating is promoted within our weekly menus and aligns with relevant governing guidelines (NQS 2.1.3).
Question:
What would you like to see the service include in our menus? (NQS 2.1.3).
In relation to your child’s dietary needs, what’s important to you? (NQS 2.1.3).
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Please note, due to current COVID-19 restrictions, parents, families and caregivers must check in with the QR code located at our entrance before entering the building. When you have arrived with your child for pick up or drop off, please ensure you are wearing a mask.
OSHClub Class Dojo
If you have a child who attends OSHClub, please take a moment to sign up to our Class Dojo. Through the application parents can view how their child is behaving and also peep a view at the fun things we get up to!
Meet the team!
We’re here to make OSHC the best experience possible. If you have any questions about the program or just want to have a chat, feel free to give us a call, meet the team and see what happens firsthand in the program.
We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!
Enrolments
If you’d like to book in for all the fun at OSHClub, please head to www.oshclub.com.au to register your child. We hope to see you soon!
The team would like to thank all families for their continued support during this difficult time. We hope all families are staying safe and we cannnot wait to see you all again soon.
From the Team at OSHClub:
Laura and Kaitlyn☺