2022 Term 1 Wk 8 - Well, hello again!

😊 HELLO! 👋

It’s a sign of how busy we’ve been that this is the first Hive newsletter of 2022! Apologies for the hiatus (and lack of photos in this one) but we’ve been 100% focused on the wellbeing of the kids. This one is slightly less jazzy than usual, but please take 5 minutes to read - it’s full of helpful and relevant info…

📰 WHAT’S THE NEWS…? 📰

The hot topic is WAITLISTS. We’ve made good progress, but they’re not gone yet. If you’re on the list, please be patient. Rest assured: we have literally every available hand on deck, plus agency staff, plus a huge recruitment drive that’s been going on since November.

On that note, we’re super happy to welcome ZOE, LAUREN, ANNA & ALFIE to the team! They’re all undergoing induction training at the moment and will be great assets to the team - WELCOME ! We continue to recruit and are very hopeful of having an even bigger team soon…

On the rare occasion that we can’t meet ratio - we’re so grateful for your support in volunteering to cancel. We’ve learned it could be helpful to let you know when we have enough volunteers - we’ll remember this next time.

🏖️ HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🏖️

  • HP bookings will open on Tuesday 15th March

  • First day of HP is Mon 11 April

  • We’ll fill up quickly, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

  • It’s important to read the ‘bookings open’ email in detail, particularly the cancellation policy.

🗓️ PARENT REMINDERS 🗓️

  • Remember to NAME all belongings - we have so much unlabelled lost property :-(

  • Kids need a hat every day - no hat play, same rule as school

  • We’re outside whenever we can be - so please remember long sleeves, just in case it’s cool or windy

IMPORTANT : bookings and absences

PLEASE remember to let us know if you’re going to miss a booked Hive session (and avoid that $15 non-notification penalty fee!)

If the absence is due to a Covid isolation order, let us know the iso start/end dates - we can waive the absence charges.