T1 Weeks 7-8
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👋 LIVE FROM THE HIVE … 👋
NEW STAFF
We’re excited to welcome Claire! Fresh to Bondi from the UK, her passion for working with children and commitment to their development will be a fantastic addition to our team.
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We’re also thrilled to introduce David as our new volunteer garden guardian. A passionate gardener at home, he’s the perfect fit to create enriching learning experiences for the kids. 🐛 🍃🌻
PENALTIES
A friendly reminder that we have penalties in place to encourage parents to follow procedures agreed upon at enrolment to ensure child safety. The penalty is $20 and serves as a deterrant for the following:
Failure to sign in/out - Failure to sign your child in/out at drop off/pickup.
NB: It is of the utmost importance that you walk your children to the hive room at drop off and do not leave them at the gate. There are no educators or teachers supervising the areas between the gate and the hive room.
Non-notification - If children are not attending a booked afternoon session, you must notify The Hive. Failure to do this means we treat your child as 'missing' and results in a non-notification penalty fee of $20 on your account.
Late collection - The Centre closes at 6:00pm. A late fee of $20 per 15 minute block (or part thereof) is charged for children collected after 6:00pm.
You can find more information on our website.
ONCE YOU’VE SIGNED OUT…
Please remember to leave the school grounds as soon as you sign out. We know it’s tempting to stay and have a chat with other parents, or hang out at the play equipment - and we understand that it feels harmless - but it actually makes it harder for our staff to supervise the children still in our care. The safety and security of the children in our care is our highest priority, and we thank you in advance for your support with this.
👨🍳 🎨 🎲 WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO? 🏏 🧸 🧪
The winds are changing, bringing in the cooler weather and shorter days... we're making the most of it and spending as much time outside in the warm sunshine as we can! Here's what we've been up to in our ACTIVITY CLUBS:
ART & CRAFT: sponge painting, DIY jewellery holder, ladybug handprints, leaf printing, salt fireworks painting, monster windsocks to name only a few...
BAKING CLUB: cherry and white chocolate oat cookies.. talk about YUM
SPORTS: quick cricket, oz tag tips, jack in the pack, star wars dodgeball AND pool noodle sword fights
EXPLORE & DISCOVER: DIY playdough, static hair experiments, hair salons, bug hunts and a spectacular TALENT SHOW
CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY: legomaster comps, magnatile tower comps, paper planes, KAPLA building and CUBBIES!
MORNING CREW: This week our morning crew made friendship bracelets, wrote letters to grandparents and played on the adventure playground
🏖️ HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🏖️
Bookings for our Autumn Holiday Program are OPEN!! With slots filling up quickly, it's set to be a busy one! Be sure to plan ahead and book early to avoid disappointment. You can find more information here.
Please make sure you sign our excursion permissions form for the Holiday Program! The link for the form is HERE. Even if you’re not planning to attend any excursion days, it’s a good idea to fill it out just in case!
REMINDER: Early Bird pricing applies until midnight on Sunday 30th of March.
🐝 BEES OF THE WEEK 🐝
THE ENTIRE KINDY COHORT
For settling in SO smoothly to their new routines at The Hive and embracing all that it has to offer!
Way to go Kindies!
ARTHUR (Y1)
For being an incredibly kind and thoughtful friend to everyone that he plays with, always considering the feelings of others, offering help when needed, and creating a positive environment for all.
Keep shining Arthur 🙂
🐌 OUR GARDEN 🌿
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Our garden guardian is hard at work preparing the space for garden time with the kids. We’re excited to get back to planting and weeding in the coming weeks!
