February 22, 2020

Term 1 Week 4 - Wildlife Week

February 22, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HIVE NEWS::

CONTENT MISSING

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO?

CONTENT MISSING

PARENT REMINDERS ::

Y3-6, please complete the permission form for the Senior’s mini-excursions on Wed afternoons.
Any children booked into non-Hive activities at school, (chess, coding, music etc) must have a completed Extracurricular Permission Form in order for us to release them from The Hive
If your child will miss a booked session, you must let us know. Up to 12pm the day before, log on and mark the session ‘AWAY’. After this time, email us at bookings@thehivebondi.com.au. If it’s a last minute notification, call us on 0450 896 686. All notifications must be before the start of the session to avoid a $15 penalty fee
We’re a SUN SAFE centre, which means NO HAT, NO PLAY.

February 16, 2020

Term 1 Week 3 - Valentine's Week

February 16, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

Juniors collect native ingredients with Jono

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO?

This week saw the introduction of our first ever Hive senior buddy program!!! Our new Kindys absolutely loved doing BAKING CLUB, with the help of their Big Bee buddies - they had so much fun making delicious banana bread to take home for the family.

We celebrated Valentine’s Day this week, making some beautiful lanterns, pottery and heart chains in ART & CRAFT.

In EXPLORE & DISCOVER the children were busy making perfume. They loved experimenting with creation of their own fragrances using orange, lemon & lavender oils.

Our Seniors are gearing up for some more fun MINI EXCURSIONS this term. Permission forms must be completed, as per the email sent to all Y3-6 parents.

PARENT REMINDERS ::

Any children booked into non-Hive activities at school, such as chess, coding or music lessons m must have a completed Extracurricular Permission Form in order for us to release them from The Hive. If you haven’t already, please take 2 minutes to do it now.
If your child will miss a booked session, you must let us know. Up to 12pm the day before, log on and mark the session ‘AWAY’. After this time, email us at bookings@thehivebondi.com.au. If it’s a last minute notification, call us on 0450 896 686. All notifications must be before the start of the session to avoid a $15 penalty fee
We’re a SUN SAFE CENTRE. All children need to wear hats when the UV count is 3 or more. Children without hats must stay in the shade, which will impact their free play and activity options. Please make sure your child has a hat!

February 05, 2020

Term 1 Week 2 * * WELCOME BACK * *

February 05, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

WELCOME EVERYONE!!
It’s great to see you all again, and it’s so lovely to meet all our new Kindy friends! Half the kids in YK are enrolled with us, so rest assured - your little ones will always see some familiar faces at The Hive!

BUSHFIRES
We have deepest empathy for everyone and everything who’s suffered from the fires. So: we did something about it…

We were very busy during our long Holiday Program making pouches for baby animals, using fabric donated by our fabulous parents.
Our big-hearted educator Ethan was instrumental in organising the Bronte Boardriders’ ‘Boards for Bushfires’ auction event, which raised a whopping $40,000 on 18th Jan at the Cloey. And the event t-shirts were designed by our very own Harry!
See photos!
Our Hive Exec committee decided that all permanent staff members may take two days/year of paid Community Service leave. This will come into play later this month when Jara joins Blaze Aid to help rebuild a farm in Braidwood, close to Canberra. And next month, Ellie will take some time to help clear a site and start a house rebuild in Ku-rin-gai Chase.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM::
We had an absolute ball during HP. Enjoy these photos of the good times, and remember to book in early for April.

But till then, Happy Term 1 everyone!! Please stay tuned to our weekly newsletter for updates, reminders, important info and… loads of cool photos!!!

December 13, 2019

Term 4 Week 9 * * Hive Christmas Party * *

December 13, 2019/ Jara Poslusny

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE::
This will be our final newsletter for 2019! We wish every one of our Hive families a happy, peaceful and fun-filled holiday season. We can’t wait to see many of you during our amazing Holiday Program!
We’d like to thank you all for your ongoing support throughout 2019 - we love running the Hive and we really do think our Hive community is the BEES KNEES!!

♡♡ Mwah! ♡♡

HIVE CHRISTMAS PARTY!!
We celebrated hard this week with a wonderful Christmas party on Thursday. A huge salute to Lenka and the team, who poured their hearts and souls into making this a wonderful celebration for our Hive kids. We hope you enjoy the photos…

HOLIDAY PROGRAM::
Book now - some days are already SOLD OUT!
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.

December 05, 2019

Term 4 Week 8 - Celebrating Summer!

December 05, 2019/ Jara Poslusny

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

November 28, 2019

Term 4 Week 7 - Ocean Week

November 28, 2019/ Jara Poslusny

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.

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

November 21, 2019

Term 4 Week 6 - Cultural Week

November 21, 2019/ Jara Poslusny

*** * 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.

November 14, 2019 November 14, 2019/ Jara Poslusny

November 14, 2019

Term 4 Week 5 - Recyclables Week

November 14, 2019/ Jara Poslusny

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