👋 LIVE FROM THE HIVE … 👋

TEAM UPDATE:
We’d like to share some recent changes to our awesome team:
We welcome a few new faces: FRANKIE, EVIE, CLAUDIA and TAJ are all new recruits this last few weeks, and we’re really happy to have them on board! They’re helping us to seamlessly navigate some staff holidays happening around now, and also to service the small waitlists we have for Term 3. (If you’re on the waitlists, we’re working on them and will be in touch before the holidays)

We also said a very fond—and somewhat tearful—farewell to JENNIFER last week. Jen was our wonderful Kindy Lead for the last couple of years, bringing her very special warmth and experience to the role. We wish Jen and her family all the very best for their new adventure over in Penrith!
Of course we’ll miss Jen, but we’re delighted to announce a promotion to new Kindy Lead for the lovely LUCIA. Lucia has been on our Kindy team for some time now, and brings several years’ experience of working with younger school children. Her big smile, warm, inclusive nature and intuitive communication with the Kindys makes her the perfect person to step up into this important role. Congratulations Lucia!

MEDICAL CONDITIONS UPDATES…
Please remember that if there any changes to medical conditions, medical management plans, or emergency medications for your child, it’s vital that you let us know. We have a process for managing and documenting the changes, but we have to rely on parents to loop us in. Please emails bookings with any new details, and of course with your updated medical plans whenever you receive them from your doctor.

👨‍🍳 🎨 🎲 WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO? 🏏 🧸 🧪

We've been embracing the cold weather with lots of winter-themed crafts and cosy indoor activities! We've had chess club, lego competitions, the famous Hive Café and lots of childrens’ choice in the Hive room. And here’s what we've been up to in our incredible ACTIVITY CLUBS this past chilly fortnight...

ART & CRAFT: wacky hair portraits, DIY crowns, nature suncatchers, hot choccy mugs, cardboard roll snowmen, paper snowglobes
EXPLORE & DISCOVER: twig rafts, DIY kazoos, balancing butterflies, layered liquids experiment and lots of time in the garden!
BAKING CLUB: carrot cake & delicious milo biccys
SPORTS: handball, tip games, soccer, dodgeball, basketball drills and shootouts, and netball

🏖️ HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🏖️

Bookings are OPEN and filling up fast. Early Bird pricing ends at midnight tonight, so book today for the best value! All the details are on our website, and don’t forget to complete the excursions permissions form, whether you’re booking excursions or not. It’ll take 2 minutes, and means you’re covered if you get bumped up from a waitlist or make a late excursion booking…

🐝 BEES OF THE WEEK 🐝

Our award this week goes to MAXIME in YK. We talk regularly with the Kindys about different ways to stay in control of their feelings and practice healthy self-regulation, and this week Maxime has been working hard on communicating his big feelings as well as focusing very well on his writing!
He is also the master of building straw constructions, which can often be found on display next to the fish tank at the end of the day.

Go Maxime - we’re think you’re great!!

COACH MATT - EDUCATOR

All the way from Ipswich, UK… I arrived in Oz in 2017 after travelling Asia for 6 months. My favourite place was Vietnam because I got to motorbike from the north right down to the south, seeing the most amazing places.

My passion has always been soccer but I decided to go university to study Sport & PE Teaching which has now led to me being Coach Matt, here at Bondi Beach Public School!