Term 2 Week 3

HIVE NEWS::

• Thanks to those who came along to the MOTHERS’ DAY BREAKFAST on Monday. It was lovely to hang out and to show thanks to the special women in the lives of our children.

• The Hive has received notice from the Department of Education that we will be visited for Ratings and Assessment sometime before mid-August. This will be the first time for us at The Hive. We’re looking forward to learning what we’re doing well, and where we have room for improvement.

• We hope you’re enjoying all the fresh ARTWORKS around the Hive. Jara was busy this week installing new pin boards, so we have lots more room to display all the brilliant stuff created by the kids!

• In the canteen, Britt is busy behind the scenes feeding up to 160 Hive kids, every single day. On Friday they absolutely LOVED her home-made banana bread!

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK - LOOK RIGHT > > > > > > >

The morning crew - led by Jacob - built their own ‘Teddy Catapult’ using the super-fun Genga blocks.
There were lots of giggles and some very hiiiiigh-flying soft toys ;-)

CLUB NEWS::

• BAKING CLUB theme this week was Japan, and the kids made some very unusual frozen fruit sandwiches! Thanks to Mia for helping the kids try different cuisines and foods, and learning as they cook. Have you noticed the paper bags now include a little info slip, telling you about the food inside?

• Now that the YK & 1s have got used to how it works, we opened up WHEELS DAY to Y2 too, this week. All three Year groups worked well together, following the rules and playing safely. There’s a great range of scooters, skateboards and inline skates, with everyone remembering helmets and lots of kids bringing their own pads too - thank you. We’re seeing skills improve every week!

• We had a recycling theme in ART & CRAFT this week, with the kids refining their fine motor skills: wrapping gifts in recycled paper, making bags out of old fabrics, creating intricate necklaces and working up some very artistic canvases - which you can see up on the wall!

• Crystals were the order of the week in EXPLORE & DISCOVER club - so much fun watching them form in various different colours.

PARENT REMINDERS::

• It’s getting chilly some days, so please remember to pack a school jumper for the kiddywinks!

• The kids listened well in LOCKDOWN DRILL this week. Thanks to all the parents who avoided pick-up during this time, allowing kids to take part in this important safety exercise.

Ready for it…

Blast off!!!!