Issue 10 / 19 June 2015
Junior School Bulletin
Junior School News Literacy Week For the past week we have been celebrating Literacy with the concluding event being the Celebration Assembly on Friday afternoon. This week has been about focusing on literacy and celebrating its value in our lives. The importance of literacy cannot be understated. Literacy is the ability to read, view, write, speak and listen in a way that allows us to communicate effectively. Sound literacy skills are essential for participating in society, getting a good job and making a meaningful contribution to our communities. It is also essential to helping us make sense of our world. We began our Literacy week celebrations with the Year 6 students creating a collage of the well known book ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ that ran from the Junior School Administration down to the Year 1 classrooms. The text was written in English and Japanese.
ELC Family Service It was a real treat to see the ELC students at Church over the weekend. It was very cute seeing them taking the lead, they really contributed to the service. It has been wonderful having the Early Learning Centre students and their families join our College community this year. Our College is a much better community for having them on site. Student Reports With our new database system we now have the opportunity to send home reports electronically. These reports will then be available online through Parent Lounge for parents to access at any stage after that. Semester 1 It’s hard to believe that we are coming to the end of the Semester. For the Prep students it’s half way through their first formal year of education. For the Year 6 students it’s the half way mark of their final year in the Junior School. The school holidays provide an excellent opportunity for the children to take a break from the day to day pressures that are associated with school life. I would encourage the children to take time throughout the break to read a good book and keep up to date with their number facts while still enjoying the outdoors. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parent volunteers who have volunteered their time throughout the Semester. The College really appreciates your assistance in the Tuckshop, Uniform Shop, as class coordinators, parent volunteers in the classroom, traffic safety attendants, helping at the Fete, library volunteers, and the many other ways that you support the College. We are so blessed to have so many parents who are very supportive of our ethos and we really value the partnership that exists to provide a quality Christian education for the children.
Our Year 3 students worked on a collaborative project with the Prep students. Other classes created picture books and used the time to write informative reports. The Year 5 students created a digital storybook using a technique called Claymation. It is the same technique used by the creators of the Wallace and Grommit movies. The results were spectacular. The students enjoyed the focus on literacy this week, I have had lots of positive comments from them about the benefits to their learning from the activities that they have undertaken.
Our teachers and teacher assistants often go above and beyond what is expected of them. I would also like to thank all of our staff for their valuable contributions over the course of the Semester. Darrin Schumacher Head of Junior School
Happy Holidays!
From the Acting Deputy Head of Junior School 3 Years to go! 2018 is going to be a very special year for the Gold Coast. In the month of April, over one and a half billion people will have their eyes fixated on our beautiful part of the globe as athletes form over 50 nations converge to take part in the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games. Recently, Junior School captains Sara Allan and Elijah Friebel attended a ‘Schools Connect’ function to learn more about the opportunities that lie ahead for our students. During the Commonwealth Games bidding process, St Andrews adopted the country of Anguilla to be our partner country for 2018. Soon we will make contact with our sister school and begin corresponding with their students to learn more about Anguillan customs, culture and characteristics. Hopefully we will even have the opportunity to meet some of their athletes. In the future, you can expect to hear more about our adopted Commonwealth Country. We will start a display in the Junior School to share our learning with the community so please get inquiring and share your knowledge. Phillip Buddee Acting Deputy Head of Junior School/PYP Coordinator GOLD COAST 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES™
SCHOOLS CONNECT COMMONWEALTH GAMES ASSOCIATIONS
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he Commonwealth Games is open to eligible competitors of the Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) of all Commonwealth countries, colonies, and dependent or
associated territories of a Commonwealth country. Although there are 53 Commonwealth countries, there are 71 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) that can enter a team
AFRICA
Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
AMERICAS
Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Falkland Islands, Guyana, St. Helena
in the Commonwealth Games. This is because some Commonwealth countries have more than one CGA. An example of this is the United Kingdom which is a single
ASIA
Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka
CARIBBEAN
Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands
Commonwealth country, but has seven CGAs within it; England, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all compete in the Games as separate nations.
EUROPE
Cyprus, England, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
OCEANIA
Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
COMMONWEALTH GAMES HISTORY
ANGUILLA
ABBREVIATION: AIA CAPITAL: THE VALLEY LANGUAGE: ENGLISH CURRENCY: EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR (XCD)
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nguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, which is approximately 26km long by 5km wide at its widest point, together with a number of
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much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. Anguilla attended its first Commonwealth Games in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, competing in athletics before taking part in every Commonwealth Games since. A delegation of five track PAST GAMES 2014 Glasgow, Scotland 2010 Delhi, India 2006 Melbourne, Australia 2002 Manchester, England 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1994 Victoria, Canada 1990 Auckland, New Zealand 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland 1982 Brisbane, Australia
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and field athletes took part in the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and the team was led by famous cricketer, Cardigan Connor. Eleven athletes represented Anguilla at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in athletics and cycling. 1978 Edmonton, Canada 1974 Christchurch, New Zealand 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland 1966 Kingston, Jamaica 1962 Perth, Australia 1958 Cardiff, Wales 1954 Vancouver, Canada 1950 Auckland, New Zealand 1938 Sydney, Australia
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he first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930. 400 athletes from 11 countries competed over six sports and 59 events. The Games were originally called the British Empire Games and went through various incarnations over the years until the current title of Commonwealth Games was introduced in 1978. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™ (GC2018) will be the fifth hosted by Australia since Sydney staged
There were no Games in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II and its economic aftermath.
the 1938 British Empire Games. Perth hosted the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games while Brisbane and Melbourne were Commonwealth Games cities in 1982 and 2006 respectively.
Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales have attended every Games.
In 2000 the CGF created the Commonwealth Youth Games, open to athletes from 14 to 18 years of age. The inaugural Games were held in Edinburgh.
Australian schoolgirl Jenny Turrall was 13 years, 8 months old when she won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle at the Christchurch 1974 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester 2002 saw the introduction of fully inclusive Para-sports.
All information was correct at time of printing
Chaplains Chat
Junior School Japanese News
It is such a privilege to share God and his amazing activity with our community. Recently, we investigated modern day missionaries as a theme for Middle School worship and this brought to mind a gentleman called Don Richardson who worked with a tribe in Western Papua in the 1960s and 70s. I was fortunate enough to have read his book called Peace Child as a young adult and it was this that led me back to investigate all that happened fifty years ago.
Prep students in P1 recently had the opportunity to participate in a Skype session with students from Ehime Elementary School in Japan.
The story is a truly remarkable testament to the manner in which God’s message of reconciliation through Christ is applicable to all people. Don, Carol and their 7 month old son, Stephen, arrived into the jungles of West Papua in 1962 to live amongst the Sawi people who were living as they had for thousands of years. The Sawi culture involved perpetual violence and treachery with the tribes about them which included cannibalism. They had not yet interacted in any way with the outside world. Don Richardson set about living amongst them and learning their language. Upon being able to share the story of Jesus, he was horrified to find that the Sawi thought the hero of the Christian message was Judas because he was able to so cleverly betray Jesus. In their worldview, the greater the act of treachery a man could perform, the more value he was to his tribe. This, together with the constant fighting that continued, led Richardson to feel there was no way to bring God’s love, goodness and peace meaningfully to the Sawis. But God knew otherwise. Over time Don came to learn of an ancient Sawi tradition whereby two tribes could make peace with each other if one warrior from each tribe was prepared to offer up a baby son to the other tribe to care for. As long as the two children remained alive and cared for, the peace was maintained. Don Richardson was able to draw on this ancient custom to convey how God has made peace with all of creation through his very own peace child, Jesus. This began a beautiful transformation of the Sawi people. They changed from being a violent people to genuinely caring for those of their own but also for tribes they had traditionally fought with. The power of God’s love and forgiveness as experienced in Christ’s life, death and resurrection brought untold beauty into the lives of the Sawi and their neighbours. Thankfully, our culture today is not as visibly violent as the Sawi but we still experience hurt and betrayal and just as Christ brought healing for their pain, he is able to do the same for us. What a beautiful fact to celebrate. Graeme Schache Chaplain
Students were able to ask questions about the Weather and Seasons in Japan as part of their unit of inquiry. Our students were also able to introduce themselves in Japanese. It was a very fun and valuable experience for all involved. Well done P1. Sharon Taki Junior School Japanese Coordinator
Sport News Regional Cross Country St Andrews had 12 students represent the Hinterland District at the Regional Cross Country Championships at Runaway Bay on 9 June. In an outstanding race effort, Ethan Read qualified for the State Championships by finishing 3rd in the 10 Years Boys’ race.
Equestrian Bianca Van Kampen competed at the Equestrian Queensland National Qualifying Event on 6 & 7 June. She has now qualified to represent Queensland at the Nationals in Werribee, Melbourne in December. Bianca also went to the Interschool Regional Championships on 8 June and won this event. She will now also go on to compete at Queensland State Interschool Championships to be held on the 1 July.
Tim Hornsey just missed South Coast selection in 9th place in the 11 Year Boys’ event. Auskick Our AFL Auskick program concluded last week on the Top Oval with an Auskickers v Parents game. The program was extremely well run by AFLQ once again and our Girls Auskick group have an opportunity to go and play on Metricon Stadium later in the season. That will be an amazing experience for them I’m sure. Thank you to Mrs Walker for coordinating the program with Tim Searle from AFLQ.
Friday Sport We have had a great season of Friday Sport again this Semester. Our Year 5 Girls and our Year 5 Boys soccer teams both made the Grand Final after very successful round games with the boys remaining undefeated. The Palm Beach fields were unavailable for the Boys’ Final on Friday so hopefully this will be played soon. Three of our four Hockey teams also played in Semi Finals with the ‘Scorchers’ drawing with the eventual Premiers in the Semi, but missing out on the Final due to a lower ladder position.
Inter Lutheran Cross Country Congratulations to our SLAPS team which came 3rd in the A Division Aggregate competition and won the Percentage Trophy. Congratulations also to Ethan Read (1st place) and Imogen Stewart (3rd place) who were recently awarded the St Andrews ‘Athlete of the Meet’ medals. A reminder that students in Inter Lutheran teams can have ‘Inter Lutheran Sports Rep 2015’ embroidered on their blue sports shirt if they leave the shirt with Mr Manion or at Junior School Administration before the end of term.
All Years 5 and 6 students will soon have to select a ‘Summer Sport’ for Semester 2. The choices at this stage are Cricket, Tee-Ball, Basketball, Touch and Boys’ OzTag (Girls played in Semester 1).
Netball Over the past month approximately 30 girls from Years 4-6 have trialled for the Junior School netball teams. Two teams will travel to Maroochydore in October to compete at the Mission Primary Schools Championship. There is some outstanding netball talent in our Junior School. Exciting times for this sport in our College! Well done to all girls who trialled. It takes a lot of courage to go for selection into representative teams.
Year 4 News Fantastic Fleays Adventure As part of our Sharing the Planet unit Year 4 had a great time exploring David Fleays Wildlife Park, identifying different producers, consumers and decomposers that make up our Australian food webs. The connection between these living organisms became quite clear when the rangers explained how important each of the elements of the food webs were to the survival of the ecosystem.
Athletics The Years 4-6 St Andrews Athletics Carnival will be held on the Top Oval on Friday 17 July. Parents and friends are very welcome to attend and support our young athletes in the House Athletics Competition. More information will be circulated soon. Students who perform very well on the day may then nominate for selection to attend the District Carnival on 3 & 4 August. Nomination forms will be available on our Carnival Day. Andrew Manion Head of Sport
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Did you know? • The sun provides plants with some of the energy they need to survive. Without the sun, all plants would die. • Producers are plants. Plants provide animals with the food they need to get energy. • Consumers are living things that need to eat other living things in order to survive. • Decomposers are organisms that break down dead plants and animals. Kirsty Puxley Year 4 Teacher
Performing Arts News Gold Coast Eisteddfod Below are the session times for this year’s Gold Coast Eisteddfod. All groups will receive notes before the end of Term with further details. NB: All sessions are at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. JS Dance Troupe
Thursday 6 August 11am
MS Song & Dance Troupe Thursday 6 August 3.30pm MS Elite Dance Troupe
Thursday 6 August 6pm
Semitone Choir
Monday 10 August 9am
Golden Clef Choir
Wednesday 12 August 5.30pm
MS/SS Choir
Thursday 13 August 2pm
Combined Dance Troupe
Friday 14 August 8am/1pm/6pm Sessions
JS Concert Band
Monday 17 August 5.30pm
Mini Musos
Tuesday 18 August 5pm
Concert Band
Thursday 20 August 11am
Percussion Ensemble
Thursday 20 August 7pm
Jazz Band
Friday 21 August 8.30am
Cilla Scott Head of Arts
Monday 13 Term 3 commences for all students and staff Tuesday 14 Chapel, Worship Centre – 1.40pm Friday 17 Years 4-6 Track and Field Carnival Tuesday 21 Assembly – Multi Purpose Hall 1.40pm Wednesday 22 3-Way Conferences
St Andrews Lutheran College Outside School HourS Care June/July Vacation Care 2015 175 Tallebudgera Creek Road Tallebudgera 7.00am-6.00pm Email OSHC for a copy of the Vacation Care Program standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au Vacation Care Fee $49 per day plus activity. Cost example 23rd June Magic Mike Show (INCURSION) $8.50 per child.
ELC News The ELC family service on Sunday 14 June was a great success. The children sang “Jesus Loves Me” and watched the puppet show and joined in with lots of dancing. Please don’t forget holiday request forms. Bronwyn Waters ELC Director
Dates to Remember - July
Fee Reduction available even if you do not receive CCB you are generally still eligible to receive 50% of out of pocket fees back. To receive Child Care Benefits for Vacation Care please provide OSHC with Customer Reference Numbers and register your child with the Family Assistance Office, Phone: 13 61 50 All families need current 2015 enrolment or updated forms for bookings to be accepted by OSHC. Payment of OSHC FEES – are to be received at the start of each week to confirm and hold bookings. 2015 Enrolment Fee - $27.50 per family. Late fee applies.
OSHC - Opening hours 7.00am-6.00pm Phone: 5522 5762
INSIGHTS Building parent-school partnerships WORDS Michael Grose
Reading your child’s report
Reports can mean anxious times for children. Will my parents be disappointed or proud? This is the main concern of most children.
Could try harder . . . always does her best . . . lacks concentration . . . easily distracted . . . a pleasure to teach . . . Do these comments, taken from a batch of student reports sound familiar? Student reports bring mixed feelings for parents. Pleasure and pride if they are performing well but considerable angst when children are not progressing as you hoped. Reports can mean anxious times for children too. Will my parents be disappointed or proud? This is the main concern of most children. Kids of all ages take their cues from their parents, so your reaction to their school report can affect the way they see themselves as learners and as people. Before you rip open the sealed envelope containing the report do a little self-check to see if you are in the right frame of mind:
1 Are your expectations for your son or daughter realistic and in line with their ability? Expectations are tricky. If they are too high then kids can be turned off learning. Too low and there is nothing to strive for. Pitch your expectations in line with your child’s abilities. A quick check of your child’s last report cards may provide you with a good yardstick.
2 Do you believe that children learn at different rates? There are slow bloomers, late developers and steadyas-you-go kids in every classroom, so
avoid comparing your child to siblings, your friends’ children and even yourself when you were a child. Instead look for individual progress.
3 Are you willing to safeguard your child’s self-esteem rather than deflate it? Self-confidence is a pre-requisite for learning, so be prepared to be as positive and encouraging as possible. School reports come in different formats. Some are prescriptive while some use grading systems such as A, B, C, etc. with room for teacher comments. Regardless of the format school reports should provide you with an idea of your child’s progress in all subject areas, their attitude and social development.
Here are some ideas to consider when you open your child’s report: • Focus on strengths. Do you look for strengths or weaknesses first? The challenge is to focus on strengths even if they are not in the traditional 3Rs or core subjects.
• Take into account your child’s effort and attitude to learning. If the report indicates that effort is below standard, then you have something to work on. If your child is putting in the required effort, then you cannot ask any more than that, regardless of the grading.
• Broaden your focus away from academic performance to form a picture of your child’s progress as a member of a social setting. How your child gets along with his or her peers will influence his happiness and well-being, as well as give an indicator to his future. The skills of independence and co-operation are highly valued by employers so don’t dismiss these as unimportant.
• Take note of student selfassessment. Kids are generally very honest and will give a realistic assessment of their progress. They are generally very perceptive so take note of their opinions.
• Discuss the report with your son or daughter talking about strengths first before looking at areas that need improvement. Ask for their opinion about how they performed and discuss their concerns. After reports are read and discussed celebrate your child’s efforts with a special activity or treat. In this way you will recognise progress and remind them that the holidays are just around the corner when they can forget about assessment, tests and reports for a while.
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Group Games – Children select their favourite one to play.
Cotton Bud Painting
Art And Craft
Monday 6 July Art And Craft Create Sun and dream Catchers to hang in your room
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Take some cookie home to share
All Children Cost -$3
Salt painting Coloured salt Puff painting
Tuesday 7 July Art And Craft
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Snow flakes and Snowmen
Winter wonderland
Tuesday 30th June Creative Arts
Magic Show All Children Magic Mike Cost -$8.50
Which team will win? Come play our own team games
STATE OF ORIGIN 3
Day of Football
Cost -$5 Wednesday 8th July
All Children
Tie dying
Wednesday 1st July Creative Arts
Paper planes, origami and Paper Sculptures
Creating with Paper
All Children Jumping Castle Cost -$14
Thursday 9th July Jumping Castle
Hand Care and Nail ART
Create your own Bling!!!
Thursday 2nd July Creative Arts
Creating your own puppet show.
Paper bag Puppets
Puppets
Bugs Stick insects Mini garden
Friday 10th July A Day Of Bugs
Using Alfoil to create to make a 3D figure.
Friday 3rd July Artist day
Greek Day Greek music Ancient Greek Stories Greek Dip and Greek Salad Greek olive leaf headdress
My Time Our Place Every day the children are able to choose from a variety of activities e.g. Board games, drawing, sports and construction sets, technology Monday 22nd June Tuesday 23rd June Wednesday 24th June Thursday 25th June Friday 26th June
2015 Enrolment Fee -‐ $27.50 per family. Late fee applies. OSHC -‐ Opening hours 7.00am -‐6.00pm. Contact OSHC Phone: 55225762
Monday 29th June Kids in the Kitchen Cookies and Milk Cooking different cookies and making milkshakes
Family Assistance Office—Ph.: 13 61 50 Payment of OSHC FEES – are to be received at the start of each week to confirm and hold bookings.
Vacation Care Fee $49 per day plus activity cost: Fee Reduction Available Even if you do not receive CCB you are generally still eligible to receive 50% of out of pocket fees back. To receive Child Care Benefits for Vacation Care please provide OSHC with Customer Reference Numbers and register your child with the
175 Tallebudgera Creek Road Tallebudgera 7.00am-‐6.00pm Please EMAIL BOOKINGS QUERIES TO standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au
St Andrews Lutheran College Outside School Hour Care – June July Vacation Care 2015
Day of Football
Wednesday 8th July
Tie dying All Children C ost -$5
Wednesday 1st July Creative Arts
Jumping Castle All Children Cost -$14
Thursday 9th July Jumping Castle
Thursday 2nd July Creative Arts
Friday 10th July A Day Of Bugs
Friday 3rd July Artist day
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Name of Children : ___________________________________ Year Level: ______________ Date of Birth: ___________________
I have read the St Andrews Vacation Care Program and conditions and fully understand all requirements. I will ensure that my child/ren is/are fully equipped as specified on the program. I agree to abide by all requirements including payment of fees. The program may vary due to the requirements of the children, weather, staff and availability of Sites within the college. Any queries please email standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au Late Fee applied after closure of service at 6.00pm please call 55225762 if delayed
St Andrews Lutheran College Outside School Hours Care 2015 Vacation Care Booking Sheet Phone: 55225762 or standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au Please tick the days that your child/ren is coming. One tick for each child please uses your child’s initials e.g. Z, B. if different child coming different days. Bookings must be paid in full at the start of each week to confirm booking Vacation Care Fee $49 per day plus activity cost 2015 Enrolment Fee $27.50 per family Bank Details St Andrews Lutheran College Outside School Hours Care: Bank Westpac Queens Street Brisbane: BSB 034-‐002 Account Number 748050. Identify with name.
Tuesday 7th July Art And Craft
Monday 6th July Art And Craft
Cookies and Milk All Children -‐ C ost -$3
Tuesday 30th June Creative Arts
Monday 29th June Kids in the Kitchen
All Children Magic Mike Cost -$8.50
Vacation Care Fee $49 per day plus activity cost: Fee Reduction Available Even if you do not receive CCB you are generally still eligible to receive 50% of out of pocket fees back. To receive Child Care Benefits for Vacation Care please provide OSHC with Customer Reference Numbers and register your child with the Family Assistance Office—Ph.: 13 61 50 Payment to be received at the start of each week to confirm and hold bookings.2015 Enrolment Fee $27.50 per family. Late fee applies and Cancelations needs to be received 24 hours’ notice or charges will apply. All Previous outstanding monies need to be brought up to date for bookings for vacation care to proceed. Updated enrolment forms need to be completed for 2015. My Time Our Place Every day the children are able to choose from a variety of activities e.g. Board games, drawing, sports and construction sets, computers Monday 22nd June Tuesday 23rd June Wednesday 24th June Thursday 25th June Friday 26th June Magic Show Creating with Paper Puppets Art And Craft Greek Day
St Andrews Lutheran College Outside School Hour Care – June July Vacation Care 2015 175 Tallebudgera Creek Road Tallebudgera 7.00am-‐6.00pm Contact OSHC Phone: 55225762 or standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au
Please bring a backpack and bottle to fill with water. Please label all of your children’s belongings
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Medication if required, needs a medication form completed. This medication form is available at the OSHC service near sign in and out attendance roll. Please speak to OSHC Educators. All Medication needs to be handed into OSHC Educators with medication form completed. Please do not leave any medication in Children’s Bags.
Technology: -‐ Please note that if children bring in any technology such as IPADS, DS, IPODs they need to be responsible for looking after these items. OSHC does not take any responsibility for loss or broken items. Please name all such items including games. Please ensure that no M rated material including games or songs are brought into OSHC Vacation Care. The children have limited time on technology each day. Mobile Phones: -‐ children are not to make phone calls/text from personal mobile phones whilst in the care of OSHC. If children need to call Parents -‐ they can for important matters call from the OSHC landline with the permission of the OSHC Coordinator. Parents can leave message on 55225762 and OSHC Educators will communicate to the children any changes in pick up or who is collecting the children for you. The St Andrews College technology agreement needs to be abided by all children attending OSHC.
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1: Children have a strong sense of Identity Outcome Outcome 2 : C hildren are connected with and contribute to their world Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
Principles: Principle 1 – Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships Principle 2 – Partnerships Principle 3 – High expectations and equity Principle 4 – Respect for diversity Principle 5 – Ongoing learning and reflective practice
Sun screen applied to children before arrival. Sunscreen is available at the OSHC service or children can bring their own labelled sunscreen 50+.
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All children need to wear suitable play clothes/sun safe. Including WIDE BRIM HATS NOT CAPS thank-‐ you. Please pack a light jumper for cool mornings and afternoons.
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Healthy Food: A piece of Fruit or Vegetable Sticks for Fruit Break plus Morning Tea and Lunch to be provided for children and Water bottle by families. Please keep treats to minimum. Anaphylaxis Children attend OSHC Please no NUTS in Food brought into Vacation Care. Afternoon Tea is provided by the service for the children at Vacation Care. Menu displayed on Whiteboard each day.
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All Children required to Wear Closed in shoes and Wide brim hat
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Vacation Care Notes:
Our OSHC service offers a wide range of age-‐appropriate programs that reflect an understanding of the importance of childhood and the value of play. Using a holistic approach, we work closely with school/ communities to develop our capacity to provide OSHC to our community. Practices: Educators draw on a rich repertoire of pedagogical practices to promote children’s learning by: • adapting holistic approaches • being responsive to children • planning and implementing learning through play • Intentional teaching • creating physical and social learning environments that have a positive impact on children’s learning • valuing the cultural and social context of children and their families • providing for continuity in experiences and enabling children to have successful Please do not hesitate to email standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au or phone 55225762 any queries or concerns that you may have to the OSHC Service Leader Robyn Fuller My Time Our Place Collaboration: involves working together cooperatively towards common goals. Collaboration is achieved through information sharing, joint planning and the development of common understandings and objectives. Looking Forward to a Terrific Fun Filled Vacation Care. Bye from all OSHC Vacation Care Educators. June/July Vacation Care Educators Robyn Fuller-‐ Bachelor of Early Childhood Emily Kirkham – Certificate 3 Children Services Shane Martyn – Diploma Educational Support Joan Snowden – Diploma Children Services Chrystal Fuller – Diploma Children Services