👋 LIVE FROM THE HIVE … 👋

HAPPY DAY, DADS & LADS
We hope you enjoyed the basketball shoot out this morning - well done to our wonderful P&C for organising such a beautifully fun time for our school community! And we’re sending out big hugs to all the significant men in the lives of our children - thank you for role modelling and being there for them!

We’re stoked to currently have the highest ever number of males on our Hive team - GG, Coach Matt, Seb & Taj are all regulars. Zane joins us during the holidays. Jara is always behind the scenes remotely, and is a regular visitor down to Sydney. And finally - we’re welcoming a new recruit Harper onto the team. We’ll see more of him during the holidays and we’re looking forward to further boosting our male contingent. We love you guys!

CHANGE TO OUR BILLING CYCLE:
In response to parent feedback, from the start of Term 4, we will change from fortnightly to a weekly billing cycle. More detail was in the comms from us on 22nd August.

PAY NOW OPTION:
To further support your financial control, we’ll be introducing a PAY NOW option within the app. This will allow you to make additional payments by card, on days that suit you best, thus reducing the amount debited in the next scheduled pay cycle. More detail to follow…

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

We've been enjoying the warmer weather this past fortnight by spending LOTS of time outside! Our craft activities, sciencey-y activities, baking club and more have all been based out in the sun and we are LOVING it. Some more exciting details about what's been happening in our ACTIVITY CLUBS:

ART & CRAFT: melting snowpeople (see ya winter!), sponge painting, lorax hand craft, DIY books, bookmarks and mini flipbooks!
BAKING CLUB: a deliciously rich passionfruit slice and a scrumptious berry tart
SPORTS: topple ball, bean bag rally, spikeball, basketball, handball, soccer, hockey, tug of war!!
EXPLORE & DISCOVER: leaf printing, nature books, fizzing colours, adventure playground nature hunts

Meanwhile in the mornings.... We've been working towards making breakfast independently (minus use of the hot appliances...) and it's been going GREAT! cheese and vegemite toastie anybody?

If you have any requests for breakfast food items you'd like to enjoy please let us know

🏖️ HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🏖️

Bookings are now OPEN! Early bird pricing will apply until midnight Sun 15th Sep (end of Week 8). At this time of year, we go all out to offer a super-exciting program, ramping up excursions and high energy fun everyone, now that the Little Bees know the ropes and have had some excursion practice!

There are new babies to see at Taronga Zoo: From a newborn Pygmy Hippo calf learning to dive, two adventurous chimp babies learning the ropes, a curious seal pup, a Southern Hairy-nosed wombat joey peeking out from its pouch, and the thrilling news of twin Red Panda cubs!

Remember, your CCS eligibility applies to Holiday Program bookings too!

🐝 BEES OF THE WEEK 🐝

This week we shout out to our friends at koh, who supply our cleaning products.

Free from chemical nasties, approved allergy friendly and fragrance free, and Eco-certified by GECA, you can be confident that the products we use to clean The Hive are safe for your children.

Thank you Adam and the team at koh, for your ongoing support of The Hive.

🐌 OUR GARDEN 🌿

Our Sensory Garden is almost ready! Nelly and the team have been working hard, and we’ll soon have windmills & wind chimes, as well as plants we can touch and taste… We’re also busy weeding, and the children have been able to take home a few flowers and some spring onions!

😃🚰 PSYLLIUM HUSK SLIME 🥗🏃🏽‍♀️

This psyllium slime recipe is a great non-toxic alternative to glue slime, and it’s easy to make. It is lovely for children who enjoy sensory play or creating different types of slime. It is also taste-safe, so it is fine for younger children, or children who tend to put things in their mouths. It has a great texture and isn’t sticky, if it’s cooked enough.

INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons psyllium husk
2 cups water (approx. 500ml)
3-5 drops food colouring (optional)

METHOD
Combine all the ingredients in a pan and heat slowly, stirring continuously. It will gradually form into a piece of slime, at which point you can take it off the heat.
Once it’s cooled, you’re good to go!