Kalinda Primary School Newsletter

OSHCLUB

Articles and Information from OshClub

Ongoing Information

Phone: OshClub on 0439 992 434   Email: kalinda@oshclub.com.au

Head Office: 1300 395 735   

Staff

Coordinator: Jane Evans

Assistant coordinator: Jeon (Angie) Jin

Program Assistant: Sarah Taroza

OshClub Casual Staff: Leonie Keilor, Claire Zolich, Loressa Mancuso, Giang Nguyen and Maddy Plant

 

IMPORTANT - Please message the program phone ASAP if your child/ren are booked in for an After School Care session, but will not be attending. 

We need to account for every child booked into our care.  If a child does not arrive to After School Care in a timely manner our process is as follows:

  1. Check school attendance with the school office
  2. Call and text parents
  3. Call and text emergency contacts
  4. Escalate to a missing child incident and contact police

Your cooperation in letting us know in advance if a booking is no longer required is hugely appreciated. 

 

VACATION CARE 

Bookings are now open for the Spring School Holidays at Kalinda OSHClub.  

This school holidays we will be running two exciting incursions and one excursion each week. 

 During the first week we will be visiting Chesterfield Farm in Scoresby, and the following week we will be attending an OSHClub Carnival Day at Laburnum Primary School, which will involve fun games, sporting challenges and another chance to meet some farm animals.  

Incursions running these holidays are:

  • Cooking with Jamie Oliver's Learn Your Fruit & Veg Program
  • All Creatures Great and Small with Wild Action – learn about invertebrates, marine creatures, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
  • Terrarium building with Lots a Scents – create a living plant terrarium
  • Fun Fit circus skills workshop – juggling, clowning and much more. 

Bookings can be made online via the iParent Portal or by contacting us at OSHClub.  

 

Please see the attached Vacation Care flyer for details or come in and pick up a copy from the sign-in/sign-out desk.  

 

 

This week's news:

 

Activities planned for this week and next:

Balloon Stress Balls

Magnet Construction

Build a Board Game

Make Your Own Paper Beads

Drama – Pirate Island

Table Tennis

Dodge Ball

Crossover Tiggy

Around the World Basketball

Giants Treasure

What we have been doing and making:

 

In Other News

This week we welcome our new Assistant Coordinator, Jin (Angie) Jeon. Jin has worked as an English language teacher in her native South Korea before migrating to Australia. She has completed just completed a Master of Social Work at Monash University and is mum to a 14-month old daughter.

Next week we farewell Sarah Taroza who is moving into a community education role, but we will also welcome Isabel Bonicci who is taking on the role of Program Assistant. Isabel is currently studying towards a Master of Teaching (Secondary) at Deakin University.

  

EARLY SCHOOL FINISH - Friday 20th Sept 

Kalinda OSHClub will be offering an extended After School Care session on Friday 20th of September. 

The session will run from 2.30pm to 6.00pm at the cost of $39.00 (before any applicable Child Care Subsidy). Many families are eligible for Child Care Subsidy, which reduces the out of pocket cost of outside school hours care. To establish what level of CCS you may be entitled to please contact the Centrelink Family Assistance Office on 13 61 50. 

Please note that the pre-existing After School Care bookings have been automatically transferred to the associated Early Finish Time. 

 

How to book 

Please log in to your account online at www.oshclub.com.au to access the iParent Portal. 

  1. Select the bookings tab 
  2. Select the date in which you would like to book (press the ‘+ Booking’ button) 
  3. Select the child/ren that you would like to book into the session 
  4. Underneath the Room select the After School Care - Early Finish  
  5. Acknowledge the terms and conditions 

 

SUN SMART POLICY 

With Term 4  just around the corner, children will need to wear a sunhat outdoors when the UV rating is at 3 or higher.  

As school hats are often stored in children's classroom tubs, please pop a spare sunhat into your child's bag for OSHClub. They are welcome to leave their hat at OSHClub or keep it with them in in their bags. 

 

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Our weekly drama workshops with Drama Co. are now nearing their end. We have one more workshop running this Friday from 4:00 - 5:00 pm. It is a standalone workshop that includes both a drama and a craft component. 

Friday 13th Sept - Pirate Island 

If this sounds like something your child would love to participa