👋 LIVE FROM THE HIVE … 👋

💙 🧡 SHOUT OUT to all the DADS and LADS 🧡 💙
To every one of the men out there who positively influence our children: hats off - we celebrate you!! Dads, brothers, cousins, uncles, family friends - you can all make a real difference to the children in your worlds. We hope you enjoyed the P&C’s Basketball Shootout on Fri 1st, what a great turn-out!

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR T4
Our T4 sessions are very busy: Soccer for YK-1, Pottery @ the Pavilion for Y3-6, Skateboarding for Y1-6 and a separate Skate session for YK. The levels of interest tell us we’re providing a service that people really do value 😊 …but we’re always happy to evolve, so if anyone has activity ideas for us to explore next year - let Sydney know!
We have just 6 spots left for Kindy Skateboarding in T4, so if you’re keen fill out this form ASAP.

WHO’S ON SHIFT?
You can now find out who’s on shift at any given time, by looking at the chart which sits above the sign out station.

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO?
We’ve been busy with hula hoops, rock painting, balance boards, hama beads, dodgeball, clay club, cardboard kites, circus skills, paper weaving, oztag and so much more!
Did you know that we devise our program based on development of activities that the kids have enjoyed before, Educator feedback/evaluation, emerging research and materials, kids’ strengths and changing interests. We’d LOVE parent input too, so please don’t be shy - if you have any ideas, let us know!

PARENTS, PLEASE REMEMBER…
We need you to leave the school grounds as soon as you’ve signed the kids out. That means not heading over the play equipment with kids and younger siblings please! This helps ensure that it’s only the kids in Hive care who remain in the school, allowing for clear, effective and safe supervision exactly where it’s needed.

😲 WHAT THE HAIL?! 😲
Last week’s surprise hailstorm really left its mark!
It took us all by surprise, so well done to the team for making sure everyone stayed safe
and (relatively!) calm...

For some kids, it was their very first experience of hail, so we made sure they got a good look after it had all stopped. It also prompted some interesting discussions about how hail comes about, as well
as all the other different types of weather…

On that note: it’s getting very warm in the sun, but it’s cold in the wind or the shade… so please make sure your kids pack warm layers AND sun hats at this time of year. We need to cover all the bases… ☀️ 🥶 🤷

🏖️ HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🏖️

Our awesome Spring Program is booking out fast, but we still have a few spots left on some days. You have until midnight this Sunday, 10 Sep to take advantage of the early bird preferential pricing, so don’t delay - book today!! If you do miss out, email us here to join the waitlist…

Your HP confirmation email from Becklyn will show the actual cost to you after CCS is applied.

🐝 BEES OF THE WEEK 🐝

Our Bee of the Week this time is LEWIS T. in Y5.
He stood out as being particularly helpful and patient during box training, helping the younger kids get to grips with
the new moves and the rhythms of the exercises.

Good on you Lewis, for such a collaborative and
supportive approach to our new activity - helping make sure
that the youngest kids felt confident and included.

Sydney - Educational Leader

Did you know... Sydney moved from Canada to Australia waaay back in 2015 and has been at the Hive for 5 years now! She was just granted her Permanent Residency 🎉 so we look forward to many more Happy Hive years together…

Sydney leads the team to create the exciting Activity Programs for term-time & holidays. If you have any ideas - she's always open to new suggestions…

When Sydney’s not busy at The Hive, she's hanging out with her big cuddly dog Zango.

🏃🏽‍♀️ HEALTHY KIDS 🤗

Drinking water is the purest and simplest way to quench your thirst, as it isn’t loaded with the sugars found in fruit juice, fizzy drinks and flavoured waters. Drinking water instead of sweetened drinks helps avoid dental and gut problems, while the fluoride found in tap water can help strengthen teeth and bones.

DID YOU KNOW: In NSW, 55% of boys and 46% of girls in Year 6 drink more than one cup of sugary soft drink each week. By Year 8, these figures rise to 68% of boys and 50% of girls.

AUSSIE BACKYARD BIRD COUNT

Many children have a healthy fascination with the environment and the things they find living in it. Creating opportunities for children to explore and interact with their local environment helps them develop respect and appreciation for natural spaces and animals.

Next month will see the Aussie Backyard Bird count. If you want to learn more about local birds, complete a quiz, test your knowledge and get ready to take part in October’s count, then check out this link!
Last year Australia counted 3.9 million birds across 620 different species, in just 7 days!