BASE 1270

BASE 21

Base 1270 was up and running with before and after school care from Monday and the 1st few days have gone very nicely.  We are excited about what we can offer with an Outside of School Hours (OSH) program. 

The program will look quite different to the after school program that has been run on our site for a number of years.  Our intention is to provide the students involved with a range of fun and engaging activities, using resources from right across the school. 

Some will be interested in the origins of the name…Base 1270.  The school number is 1270, hence the use of this number.  The word ‘Base’, refers to the program being located at the base of Mt Buninyong, but also to the notion of the word ‘base’ referring to a secure and strong place.  The name was developed and chosen by some of our students.

Vacation Care is part of any OSH program and we can confirm that there will be a Base 1270 Vacation Care program running in the weeks of January 14-18 and 21-25.  If interested, look for details later this term.  

With sufficient interest the program will be extended to include Jan 30 & 31.  All Prep to 6 students commence school on January 31. 

Liam Rigby will be the Program Coordinator and will be on board from October 22.  For the moment Ash Meade is acting in the Coordinator role, but will then be staying on as an Educator.  We also have a bank of casual staff who will work in the service from time to time.  Sophie Cullinan and Ben Tovey are the casual staff that will be working at Base 1270 over the coming few weeks. 

There was quite a bit done over the break to improve the environment in and around the gym to coincide with us starting Base 1270.  The entrance has been repainted in a striking blue to highlight the main gym entrance.  The foyer inside has also been given a lick of paint and is looking great. 

Outside there has been quite a bit of landscaping done, which is a big improvement.  Areas that were uneven and covered in weeds have been transformed into mulched areas with trees or resurfaced with stone.  We have also added vegetable patches that will provide Base 1270 students with lots of fun and many learning opportunities. 

A big thankyou to the helpers who came along to the working bee on October 4th.  We had a productive team of parents and children who planted lots of trees, installed drippers and spread lots of mulch.

Base 1270 Admin

Thank you to families who have returned all relevant paperwork to complete enrolments for Base 1270. It has been a huge job! We know that there are many steps to the enrolment process and thankfully we only have to do it once!

Can you please make sure have completed all of the following steps: -

• Provided a signed enrolment form for each child.
• Completed and provided a direct debit authorisation form.
• Logged in to Centrelink to confirm your CCS enrolment with our service.
• Provided any action plans and medications.

If you have any questions about the program or difficulties with the enrolment process please do not hesitate to call Mel in the office or email oshc@buninyongps.vic.edu.au