👋 LIVE FROM THE HIVE … 👋

SENIOR EXCURSIONS

Last week, the weather gave us the gift of a beautiful sunny afternoon – the perfect way to kick off the senior excursions! A group of 25 headed over the road to the Pavilion Playground with Matt and Sydney and had a whale of a time playing soccer, playing on the playground, and soaking in the freedom…

PLEASE LEAVE AFTER SIGN OUT

With the days getting longer, we understand it’s tempting to stay and have a chat with other parents, or hang out at the play equipment after sign out. Though it might feel harmless - 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.

REMINDER - SMART WATCHES

💡 Just a gentle reminder: children shouldn’t bring out electronic devices (like phones or smartwatches) while at The Hive, unless you’ve arranged an exception with us. If they do bring them along, they’ll need to stay tucked safely away in their bags.

GOING AWAY…?

For planned absences of one full week or more, we allow families to cancel their permanent bookings for that period. This reduces your costs, and helps manage the allowable absence total, as recorded by Centrelink. You should request these planned longer absences in the app as HOLIDAYS. The absence must be submitted before 9am on a Friday in order to take effect the following week.

See the step-by-step instructions below—photos and red text will help guide you along the way.

Click ‘Bookings’ to open the calendar
- Click 'add new' (top right)
Choose ‘Absence/holiday’
Select start and end date.
- Add optional comment.
- Select HOLIDAY (this is important)
Click 'Request' (bottom right). The request will cover all that child’s bookings within the selected period
All done! Your holiday request has been received. You will be notified when it has been processed.

💥DID YOU KNOW…? 💥

At The Hive, we operate using a child-led approach.

This means, we give children the freedom to choose what they’d like to do! When kids pick their own activities—whether that’s sometihng crafty, gardening, playing soccer, or taking some quiet time—they feel confident, capable, and proud of their choices.

Following their interests helps them learn new skills in ways that feel fun and exciting. Most of all, it lets children know that their ideas and voices matter every single day 🙂

🏖️ HOLIDAY PROGRAM 🏖️

✨ HP bookings are now open – and spots are going fast! ✨ Make sure to secure your bookings so you don’t miss out!
NB: Early bird prices end on Sunday the 21st of September.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON WAIVERS
We’ll be visiting three venues, each with its own waiver. For two of them (FRENZY PARK - LB ONLY) and (MONSTER JUMP @ EQ), you can give the Hive permission to sign on your behalf. The third (NINJA PARC – for Big Bees only) requires your signature directly. More details about the waivers are available on the excursion permission form - You can find the link here.

A quick reminder to please complete the excursion permission form, even if you’re not planning on booking any of the excursion days!

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

The days are getting WARM (one might even say HOT?!?!). We’ve been outside as much as possible, looking forward to those glorious summer days…. Here’s what we’ve been up to in our ACTIVITY CLUBS lately:

ARTS&CRAFT: cardboard roll olafs, jewellery, pop out cards, diy flower bouquets, chatterboxes, popsicle stick fruits, watercolours, hama beads, free drawing,and comic strips!
EXPLORE & DISCOVER: modelling clay club, dance games, recycled crafts, bird count walk and movie club
SPORTS: touch rugby, circus skills, netball, dodgeball, newcombe ball, soccer, kick tennis, handball, and soccer shootouts!
CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY: cubbies, kapla blocks, beyblades and legomasters!!

🐝 BEES OF THE WEEK 🐝

CLEO (YK)

For showing such wonderful curiosity on our bird count walk and getting so excited about spotting pigeons! It was such a joy to see. Thank you, Cleo, for reminding us that even pigeons can be beautiful in their own way!

Ben - Educator

Ben joined our team back in February after graduating from Rose Bay Secondary College last year, and it didn’t take long for him to feel right at home at The Hive! He’s especially passionate about supporting children’s well-being and bringing plenty of fun, energy, and enthusiasm to mornings and afternoons.

When he’s not at work, Ben loves a good laugh and enjoys keeping active and social—whether that’s a day at the beach or catching the footy with mates. A keen sports fan (and player!), football ⚽ is his absolute favourite. He’s currently studying a Bachelor of Business Management at UTS, majoring in Sport Business, and is soon off on a trip to Europe to watch football!