Term 4 Week 8 - Celebrating Summer!

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HIVE CHRISTMAS PARTY!!
Our Hive Christmas Party will be next Thursday, 12th Dec and we’d love to see some parents there! The fun starts at 3:30pm so please join us to celebrate another wonderful year together at The Hive.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM::
Bookings are filling up fast, so don’t leave it until the last minute. Remember, bookings for Tue 28 Jan fall into Term 1, and can be found under ‘Next Year’s Bookings’ - you need a 2020 enrolment for Tue 28 Jan onwards.

CALL OUT FOR A KEYBOARD…
Do any families have an electronic musical keyboard that they no longer need and would consider donating to The Hive? We have some musical Educators who’d like to develop the idea of a music club, and lots of children who are keen to get involved. We already have drums and guitars and we’re just missing a keyboard. C’mon, universe…! ;-)

LATE COLLECTION AFTER 6PM::
An email has gone out this week about a slow creep back towards multiple late collections, after 6pm. PLEASE be on time to collect, which means your child should be signed out by 6pm. Sign-outs after 6pm carry a minimum $15 penalty fee and I’ve asked the team to tighten up on this, so that we can bring things back into good shape.


CLUB NEWS::

  • Remember: SENIORS have a MINI-EXCURSION on Wednesdays, returning to school around 4:45pm. They do take their bags and you’re welcome to collect directly from the grassy area behind the fenced playground next to Bondi SLSC

  • more challenging conditions with smoke meant not so many SPORTS this week, so we focused instead on…

  • ART & CRAFT the kids explored an outdoor summer theme, making paper windmills, rainbow wind chimes and mini pocket fans

  • Our little scientists got busy in EXPLORE & DISCOVER using natural materials to make their own paintbrushes, and then creating their own sand paint to use with them!


PHOTOS ::

  • Andrey (Y1) enjoying some very creative magnet attire play!

  • Jamie (Y1) adapting magnets as hair accessories. Why not?!

  • Xavier (YK), Leo (Y2) and Freddy (YK) with …the tallest Kapla tower ever?

  • A busy session in the reading corner

  • Britt’s home made cheesy pesto pasta - a massive hit with the kids

  • Britt also makes cakes. This one was for a friend’s birthday (not the Hive kids!) but it’s too cool not to share! Give her a shout if you need a cake made for your next party… britt@thehivebondi.com.au

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Term 4 Week 7 - Ocean Week

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HIVE CHRISTMAS PARTY!!
On the afternoon of Thursday 12th December, we’ll hold our Hive Christmas Party, and we’d love you to come! From 3:30pm we’ll be running loads of fun Christmas-themed activities and games, there’ll be party food and music - and maybe even a visit from Santa…! Please join us for the fun and to celebrate another wonderful year together at The Hive

HOLIDAY PROGRAM:: Bookings are now open! It’s a jam-packed, fun-filled, thrill-spilling calendar!!
Book early to avoid disappointment.
Remember, bookings for Tue 28 Jan fall into Term 1, and can be found under ‘Next Year’s Bookings’

ENROLMENTS FOR 2020:: Don’t forget it’s a two stage process.

  1. You must ‘FINALISE’ your new/re-enrolment and wait for approval. This can take up to a week

  2. Once your enrolment is approved, you can then log on and book the sessions you’d like. These will be approved by mid-December


PHOTOS ::

  • Busy creating our very own crystal coral reefs!

  • Evie (Y5), Emily, Sarah & Eve (Y1) get busy with the magnets

  • Greek yoghurt with fresh fruit salad and veggies - YUM!

  • Den-building QUEENS… Freyja and Ivy!

  • Drawing Club has some dedicated and skilled members!

  • Hugo ‘taking roll call’ at the morning session ;-)

  • Valentine & The working on a giant puzzle in the morning

  • Happy little chefs making green muffins with Mia, and learning how to safely use knives


CLUB NEWS::

  • For EXPLORE & DISCOVER this week we started making our own crystal coral reefs! We are waiting for them to grow in the Hive room and can’t wait to see the amazing creations that will slowly appear

  • Our theme this week was the OCEAN, so we had lots of related craft, such as whales, underwater jewellery and decoupage wooden fishies!!

  • The favourite SPORTS this week were soccer, hockey and basketball

  • There’s been lots of MAGNET play in the chill zone this week - check out the photo above!

  • Our little free-play peeps had a blast this week with our huge LEGO collection. BEYBLADES were a big hit too!

  • MOVIE CLUB goes from strength to strength - very busy and popular! The kids are really enjoying playing with different genres, styles and sounds…

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Term 4 Week 6 - Cultural Week

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* * URGENT - RE-ENROLMENT FOR 2020 * *

Please set aside 15-20mins for the re-enrolment process.
Centre closure & staff hols means no enrolment processing from 20 Dec-12 Jan.
If you need bookings for January HP, please re-enrol ASAP!

WEATHER ALERTS:: More smoky conditions this week. Rest assured we change our plans as needed, and we make the most of our wide range of indoor resources, games and imaginations (not to mention the air con… ;-)

HOLIDAY PROGRAM:: Bookings will open next week! Book early to avoid disappointment.

NEW WALL DISPLAY:: We’re putting together our ‘hello’ wall display, using flags and languages from all around the world. Thanks to everyone for sending ion your info - it really is cool to see how many different countries and cultured are represented here in Bondi Beach!

GATE SECURITY:: We’ve installed a new screen in the Hive room to help improve the safety and security of all our kids, by allowing better visibility of all access/exit points at school. Keeping your children safe is—always—our highest priority.


PHOTOS ::

Sand Art activity - good work Leopold! >

Freddie, Poppy & Isla building with magnets in the Hall on a hazy day >

Charlie-Rose sharing family photos during Y1 roll call - good on you! >

< Lots of pics from our floral hangers activity

< Coco’s mum joined us too - we love it when parents have the time to hang out with us ;-)

Lots of Y1 children chose to practise their speeches during roll call this week >

Here’s Spike doing his. Great work guys! >


CLUB NEWS::

  • Well done to all the children whose work was displayed at Festivilion last weekend. The exhibition was amazing, and we’re lucky to have lots of the work now on show in the Hive room. Enjoy!

  • In ART & CRAFT club we were super busy! Floral hangers, Hama beads and sand art, to name but a few activities.

  • We’re making the very most of our new iPads, with lots of children continuing to learn about MOVIE-MAKING. We’ve also been using them for DRAWING tutorials, which has kept the kids very focused on some of our enforced indoor days…

  • Our SENIORS have finished their Festivilion activities and are now enjoying MINI-EXCURSIONS across to the beach and play area.

  • In our indoor CHILL OUT zone, we saw some wonderful creations made of lego, blocks and magnets. The kids love to let their creativity run free with these fine motor skill resources.

  • When the weather allowed us outdoors, we got busy with a SOCCER comp and lots of BASKETBALL.

Term 4 Week 5 - Recyclables Week

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WEATHER ALERTS::
We’ve had some very hot days and smoky conditions this week. On these occasions, we change our plans to put the safety of the children first - increasing shady play and keeping vulnerable children indoors

HOLIDAY PROGRAM::
We’re working hard behind the scenes on HOLIDAY PROGRAM, to get the ‘big one’ ready: 19th-20th Dec + 6th–28th Jan. Back to school on Weds 29th Jan. Bookings will open in Week 7…

“FESTIVILION” 2019 - Sat 16th November::
A final reminder about ‘Festivilion’ this weekend, featuring kids art workshops and 'clay play', music from Rose Bay Secondary College, jazz and choir performances and more. Half of BBPS will be there, with performances from the violin group, choir and dance ensembles, plus loads of Hive kids’ artwork on display! Come and enjoy this local community festival… ;-)

POLICY REVIEW::
We have a process of regular policy review here at The Hive. Sometimes this happens behind the scenes, involving changes which do not directly affect our families. At other times, we review policies that do impact you directly and we would value your input towards this process, to ensure that our policies best reflect the needs of our families, whilst also satisfying the stringent regulations applicable to all OSHC centres.

We will communicate via email regarding the review of individual policies which directly affect you the parents. Please watch your inbox, and do take a few minutes out of your day to review what we’re proposing and give us your input.

SUN PROTECTION ::
Our SunSmart policy is NO HAT - NO PLAY. The same as school’s.
Please make sure your children bring hats to school every day
We give the kids sunscreen every afternoon at roll call.


PHOTOS ::

  • Morning Club dragon art - great work Lewis T!!

  • Some of our younger kids enjoying outdoor art, with their very own home-made paint

  • Anya & Cameron (Y2), role playing in their cubby café!

  • Sebi & Hugo (Y1) enjoying chill time in reading corner

  • iPads helping teach the boys how to draw


CLUB NEWS::

  • Thanks to Tobi, mum of Archie (Y1) who brought in a big bag of recyclable materials this week - perfect timing for our week’s theme

  • Our ARTY CRAFTY kids got busy making their own paint out of soil, crushed chalk, water and baking soda.

  • We also made a start on some CHRISTMAS decorations this week. Yep, it’s happening folks… ;-)

  • Lots of SPORT this week (when conditions allowed), with the play equipment and HOCKEY proving very popular. We continue to watch the older kids learn self regulation sportsmanship with their impromptu touch rugby games on the front grass

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Term 4 Week 4

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“FESTIVILION” 2019 - Sat 16th November

Our kids are working on various artworks this term which will form part of ‘Festivilion’ at Bondi Pavilion.

There will be kids art workshops and 'clay play', music from Rose Bay Secondary College, jazz and choir performances and more. Wander through and see the marine installation, grab some food from the sizzle and enjoy the fairground atmosphere. Half of BBPS will be there, with performances from the violin group, the choir and dance ensembles. Come and enjoy this local community festival!

ENROLMENTS 2020 ::

Enrolments are open, and all families are required by the government to go through the process annually. Your form will be pre-filled from this year, so it won’t take long.

When you log on, you’ll see a new sub-menu called “Enrolment for 2020”. Please click and review all existing information, add any new children for 2020 and on the last page, click “FINALISE”.
You’ll receive a system-generated confirmation email that your form has been submitted for approval. We will process those approvals on an as-submitted basis.
We do not anticipate any waiting lists for 202 - fantastic news!!

SUN PROTECTION ::

Our SunSmart policy is NO HAT - NO PLAY. The same as school’s.
Please make sure your children bring hats to school every day
We give the kids sunscreen every afternoon at roll call.

PHOTOS ::

  • Senior’s preparing Caprese Salad!

  • Seniors working on the art installation over at the Pavilion, ready for Festivilion

  • Our younger ones showing their handmade origami bookmarks


CLUB NEWS ::

  • Our ARTY CRAFTY kids got busy making origami bookmarks this week - check out the pics. This was a kids’ suggestion, and they loved the activity!

  • we had a tonne of SPORTS happening this week - rugby, soccer, gymnastics and of course WHEELS DAY for our little ones this term. And don’t forget Beyblade Club!

  • Our SENIORS are busy making an art installation for FESTIVILION (see photos). And Caprese Salad was on the menu for Seniors’ Kitchen this week.

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Term 4 Week 3 - Halloween party

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HALLOWEEN PARTY

We had a HALLOWEEN PARTY on Wednesday. The kids and the team had an amazing time.

ENROLMENTS 2020

Everybody must re-enroll and request sessions for the year 2020. No booking will remain in the system.

The system allows re-enrolments from Monday 4/11/19. From that Monday you’ll see a new submenu in the Becklyn system named “Enrolment for 2020”. Please click on it to review all existing information, add new child for the coming school year, and on the last page, please click “FINALISE”. A confirmation email will be sent to the nominated email address and to the Hive too.

SUN PROTECTION

Please make sure your child/en have always a hat for the afternoon play.

We apply sun protection policy: NO HAT - NO PLAY. We also use a sunscreen every day from this week during the summer.

GATE SAFETY

  • Please pull the Warners Ave gate closed behind you

  • Only allow out children directly under your supervision

Please don’t hold the gate open for long periods

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK >>>



CLUB NEWS ::

  • HALLOWEEN: apart from having a party on Wednesday, we did face painting and hair colouring on Thursday to help kids get ready for the trick or treat!

  • BAKING CLUB: Kids with Mia made an amazing carrot cake. Kids were using grater - no accident happened :-)

  • ART & CRAFT CLUB: kids were busy prepping art material for the Festivilion happening in Pavilion.

  • SENIORS: carving a pumpkin for Halloween

Term 4 Week 2 - Sculpture by the Sea

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HALLOWEEN PARTY THIS WEDNESDAY 30/10

We’re having a HALLOWEEN PARTY on Wednesday from 4pm to 5:30pm, with all sorts of ghoulish treats and tricks! Make a spider mask with us… Parents are welcome to join us.

> Program for the day…

DYO Halloween costume, Spider hat, Halloween slime, Mummy, Scary surprise box, Pumpkin Patch hunting, DYO BLOODY Mary Ice cream, Scary snack bar

DONATIONS:

Thanks Rogelia, mum to Daniella for a box of coloured papers, A3 copy papers and much more…
Thanks Canelle, mum to Marcel, Nino and Lucette for a big bag of games and toys.

Also, we are sad to say goodbye to Lauren who worked with us a few months. She was an amazing member of our busy team and we are wishing all the best in her future career in teaching.

ENROLMENTS 2020

Everybody must re-enroll and request sessions for the year 2020. No booking will remain in the system.

The system allows re-enrolments from Monday 4/11/19.

SUN PROTECTION

Please make sure your child/en have always a hat for the afternoon play.

We apply sun protection policy: NO HAT - NO PLAY. We also use a sunscreen every day from this week during the summer.

GATE SAFETY

  • Please pull the Warners Ave gate closed behind you

  • Only allow out children directly under your supervision

Please don’t hold the gate open for long periods

PHOTOS OF THE SPRING HOLIDAYS >>>



CLUB NEWS ::

  • BAKING CLUB: Kids baked an amazing original Pretzels. They were very creative with the shapes though…

  • SCIENCE CLUB: We bet that some of you had a relaxing bath this week with the Bath bombs the kids made.

  • ART & CRAFT CLUB: Kids were helping with the Sea lanterns for the Festivilion.

  • SENIORS: Another amazing day across the road on Wednesday. The weather is perfect!

Term 4 Week 1 - Cultural Week and Spring HP

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HIVE NEWS & PARENT REMINDERS::

MINI EXCURSIONS - FESTIVILION:

The Hive have been invited to participate in The Sea Dragon Project, a community arts project that will be held at Bondi Pavilion as part of Festivilion.

Festivilion, is an event being coordinated by the Friends of Bondi Pavilion and supported by Waverley Council, to celebrate our community, creativity and the Pavilion.

The Hive kids are invited to create sea themed artwork to exhibit in the Pavilion. They are also invited to participate in a twilight lantern parade, as part of the formal celebration of the event. Workshops have been scheduled in the weeks prior to the event, where the kids can make their lanterns and other artwork.

The kids will have an opportunity to work on large scale artworks at the Pavilion. These will be exhibited for a few days in the foyer of the Pavilion. On festival day, there will be acoustic music performances and drop in art workshops underneath their marine installation. The lantern parade will begin beneath the lighted marine sculptures. Face paint and costumes will naturally be encouraged for this auspicious event.

ENROLMENTS 2020

Everybody must re-enroll and request sessions for the year 2020. No booking will remain in the system.

The system allows re-enrolments from Monday 4/11/19.

SUN PROTECTION

Please make sure your child/en have always a hat for the afternoon play.

We apply sun protection policy: NO HAT - NO PLAY. We also use a sunscreen every day from this week during the summer.

GATE SAFETY

  • Please pull the Warners Ave gate closed behind you

  • Only allow out children directly under your supervision

Please don’t hold the gate open for long periods

HOLIDAY PROGRAM & HATCHING CHICKS!!

We hatched chicks and ducklings! The most popular program for the kids. Kids love animals and observing how the little chickens and ducklings come to this world was such a great experience.

PHOTOS OF THE SPRING HOLIDAYS - LOOK RIGHT > > > >



CLUB NEWS ::

  • BAKING CLUB: kids baked an amazing PIZZA - check the receipt

  • SCIENCE Club: Puffy paint - the kids had so much fun with shaving cream and food colouring

  • ARCHERY - we have archery sets for the kids - they love it!

  • SENIORS sprayed artwork over our homemade Billy karts which we’ll be using during our wheels days.