June 11, 2020

Term 2 Week 7 - Craft & Science Week

June 11, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

forget what you’ve heard: THIS is how the solar system came to be…

Explore & Discover club: making MAGNETIC SLIME…!!!

Brothers & friends, love drawing & colouring ✍️

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

Our WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAM IS OPEN for bookings! It’s a jam-packed program with loads of stuff to keeps the kids happy, busy and safe. This’ll be the last time you book HP through the old software system… :-)

Child care fees are back in from 13th July (Week 2 of Holiday Program). Make sure your CCS details are up to date in your MyGov online account…

Reminder to NOTIFY US of any afternoon absences >> there’s a $15 non-notification penalty for forgetting: we need that ‘missing kids’ list to be as short as possible…

Afternoons are getting busier and we still have spots available. If you’re thinking about booking - do it! 👌 The kids love being able to hang out and play together…

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

We went all out with the craft & science projects this week, which suited the weather just fine…

in EXPLORE & DISCOVER CLUB we got stuck into the magnetic slime workshop - so many kids wanted to take part that we had to run several sessions. We’ll definitely repeat this very popular and successful experimental activity!
we saw imagination, creativity, patience and fine motor skills developing in our POTTERY sessions with bowls, animals and ornaments amongst the lovely pieces produced
it’s never to soon to get the HAMA BEADS out again, and the kids loved making all sorts of colourful designs and creations
we also got creative with some beautiful GLASS STONES, so the kids could make their own rings and jewellery. Just stunning…

Although there was some rain to contend with, we still managed some DODGEBALL, ARCHERY and the kids even set up their own OBSTACLE COURSE!

June 04, 2020

Term 2 Week 6 - Environmental Week

June 04, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

LOGAN (Y3) & Isobelle (Y2) created a fantastic castle FOR TWO princesses

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

There’s so much to adjust to, as things return towards normal…

We’re finding some kids are not clear of the plan after school 🤔 Please REMIND THEM ABOUT HIVE in the morning: it makes the school—Hive transition much quicker and safer
Check your Hive bookings - only book what you need, otherwise CANCEL or NOTIFY US of any absence >> non-notification penalties are back in play from Monday, 8th June
Please look at the camera when you buzz for access - it helps us identify who’s coming in and which kids need to be ready for pick up
Keep sending WARM CLOTHES and WATER BOTTLES

* * IMPORTANT * *
We recently forwarded an email from the DESE about the need for each family to confirm their 2018/19 income by 30th June, in order to continue receiving CCS.
Click this link for more information

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

Environmental Week means we focus on sustainable, natural and recycled materials and practices as much as possible. Thanks to Eugenia for a beautiful craft program this week, designed to prompt some thought about our environment, our use of so much ‘stuff’ and the endless possibilities to reuse, recycle and to get creative!

the kids used plastic bottle tops as tokens and designed and created their own board games! We had great fun learning about what each of them had come up with
we created leaf lanterns, using recycled card rolls decorated with leaves, flowers and other items from nature, collected from our wanderings around the school grounds
a staged project is the creation of our own beeswax wrap, which is a) very cool and b) reduces the need for plastic boxes and food wrap
we made mobiles from natural materials, and also experimented with cabbage roots to create our own jewellery designs!
the kids enjoyed the better weather this week, with games of street hockey, soccer, archery sessions and fun with giant Jenga out in the quad.

What a week…!

Acknowledging Mabo Day on 3rd June and the struggle faced by so many Indigenous Peoples here in Australia.

Can’t have a week without a beyblade pic…! 🤣🤣🤣

May 29, 2020

Term 2 Week 5 - Reconciliation Week

May 29, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

loving nature: trees & Koalas (complete with choc chip cookies!)

Morning Crew: loving the new Tech Decks!

HIVE NEWS::

We’re making the very most of our time, with Hive staff undergoing a whole heap of TRAINING and refreshers in Term 2: First Aid, CPR, Autism Awareness, Trauma training and more on the way. We pride ourselves being a team who are motivated, experienced, trained and most of all - committed to caring for your children!

There is one more month of FREE CHILD CARE, which will cease on 28th June (end of Week 9). We’ll be in touch again nearer the time with reminders of what’s needed to be ready for the restart of fees and rebates.

Edie’s RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN (RAP) was approved this week by Reconciliation Australia - perfect timing for Reconciliation Week! 😊 We look forward to implementing the actions in there, and helping to enhance the kids’ understanding of the importance and relevance of reconciliation.

WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAM will open for bookings in Week 7. The program complies with existing restrictions, and will be amended should guidelines change further. To assist families who have suffered financially during this pandemic, and to help everyone ease back into paying for child care, we will apply a standard, subsidised day fee for the July holidays. We will revert to the usual varied fees for October.

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The children enjoyed a whole host of Aboriginal-inspired activities such as:

making bird houses, and learning about our beautiful native bird life
creating and learning about our own message sticks, as used by Aboriginal peoples throughout Australia
making clay prints inspired by the natural world

We also saw the kids loving a bumper new arrival of BEYBLADES and some amazing new TECH DECKS plus OBSTACLE COURSE, which had them absorbed for hours whilst they worked on those fin motor skills…

PARENT REMINDERS::

late pick up after 6pm and non-notification of absence carry penalty fees - please do the right thing! Thank you
kids still need water bottle - bubblers are closed
remember to pack a warm layer as the afternoons get colder…

HAND PRINTING, INSPIRED BY RECONCILIATION WEEK

May 21, 2020

Term 2 Week 4 - exciting news...!!!

May 21, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

Morning Crew: drawing club & puppet making

HIVE NEWS::

HUGE NEWS from us: we’ll soon be introducing you to a new-and-improved software system!! This brand new software, is a collaboration between two of the best in the business Xplor & QikKids. It’s secure, efficient, looks amazing and offers tons of fantastic new functionality. It also has an app - so, finally… something that works well on your mobile!! Enrolments, bookings, sign in/out will all change for the better. We’ll have more detailed communications to follow, but wanted to let you know about this exciting development, which we hope to have in place for the start of Term 3

School is back full time from Week 5, and we’re ready! If you need us to look after your small people - please book. Our staff are here - ready and waiting - and looking forward to seeing some of the faces we’ve missed over the last couple of months… 😊

💦We’re bringing this reminder to the top o’ the page! 💦
💦School bubblers are currently closed, so please remember to 💦
💦send kids with their WATER BOTTLES…💦

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

We got busy using lots of exciting, natural and recycled materials this week…

the kids created bird feeders from recycled milk containers and decorated them with all sorts of cool stuff. We bought bird feed too.
🦜🦜Please send us photos of your bird feeders being used at home! 🦜🦜
We used natural materials from the school grounds to make branch mobiles, with all sorts of beautiful shapes and colours…
We made our own chalks, tie-dyed fabric and folded paper bracelets. We have such creative, curious and clever bees here at The Hive! 🐝🐝
We had self-managed mini workshops of kids editing movies, taking drawing lessons from youtube, and running highly-charged Beyblade comps inside the Hive room - a real hive of activity ;-)
Archery, soccer, basketball and lots of free play were also the order of the week. We keep all equipment cleaned and on rotation

…and their ‘candley’ concoction! 🕯️🕯️🕯️ (are they hot dogs in that pan…??) — …and their ‘candley’ concoction! 🕯️🕯️🕯️
(are they hot dogs in that pan…??)

May 14, 2020

Term 2 Week 3 - back to school…

May 14, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HIVE NEWS::

We hope all the 💕mothers and others 💕 enjoyed cuddles and treats on Sunday. We think you’re the BEST!! 🌟🌟

We’re happy to see the children slowly starting to come back to school and Hive this week. We’ve missed them! We have staff ready to ramp up as numbers increase, and the usual fun-filled (and Covid-aware) program in place to keep the kids happy and engaged.

Please be reassured, we’re still implementing various additional hygiene measures, such as:

increased hand-washing and sanitiser applications
social distancing measures
amended activities and sports, to reduce high touch situations
rotation & additional cleaning of resources and equipment
safer drop off/collection. When you drop off or collect, simply come into the Hive room and make yourself known to staff - we’ll sign in/out at the touchscreen on your behalf.

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

We’ve had so many amazing craft and science projects this week:

the kids have made their own soaps, some amazing colours and scents (not sure how clean you’ll all be, but hey…)
we recycled milk bottles to make pencil holders, using a whole range of other recycled materials to cover, paint and decorate them. Such a useful thing to have at home!
Giorgette (Y6) had a great idea to create a tile mosaic, which the kids completed this week: they painted one tile each, which we joined mosaic-style to make a framed artwork. Nice work!
We also continued with the extremely popular Origami activities, with so many wild and wonderful shapes and 3-D creations being made

PARENT REMINDERS ::

TOYS: please keep your child’s toys and trading cards at home. Anything found will be held by staff, and returned to parents only.

WATER BOTTLES: the school bubblers are currently closed, so please remember to send a water bottle!

WINTER IS COMING: (the old ones are the best!) It’s getting cooler now, so please send a jumper or jacket every day

May 08, 2020

SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY

May 08, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

COVID-19 is causing stress and hardship for many Australian families. The Wayside Chapel’s mission of creating community with 'no us and them’ is more important than ever. Heart Café, a social enterprise run by Wayside Chapel in Bondi Beach, Char Rotisserie and the Bondi Surf lifesaving Club are working together to provide care packages to those people who need some extra help from our community right now.

If your family or you know anyone affected in the Eastern Suburbs by COVID-19 and are struggling to make ends meet through this crisis, please send them our way. We have family and individual care packs of toiletries, nappies, baby food, as well as chicken soup for that has been lovingly made to feed people who are currently having trouble putting food on the table.

Drop in to Heart Café on the corner of Roscoe and Gould street (opposite the Police station) or contact Heart Cafe Manager, Mo Rosa by email mo.rosa@thewaysidechapel.com and while we can’t give you a hug, we can give you a warm smile, 'Soup for the Soul' and some useful essentials that will make your life and budget a bit brighter to help you get through these hard times.

Love your community?

If you love Heart Cafe, you can continue to support us by ordering our delicious food and coffee items via our new takeaway menu (hyperlink to https://heartcafe.orderup.com.au) or support Wayside Chapel's emergency appeal to help people through crisis, by donating at waysidechapel.org.au

Much thanks and love,

Mo Rosa

Heart Café Bondi Beach.

May 08, 2020

Term 2 Week 2 - Mother's Day!

May 08, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

Plaster casting and painting. So much fun!

HIVE NEWS::

We’re ready for the children’s phased return to school. Another reminder to please book into Hive if you need our care. Staff numbers are limited so the more notice we have for your bookings, the better. Thank you!

We’re already busy planning the next Holiday Program. Do you have any ideas that you’d like to see in the program? Please email them to Lenka

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

We can’t say too much, as pretty much all our CRAFT & SCIENCE activities have been related to top secret Mother’s Day gift making…! But the kids have had a ball, learned some new techniques and creative approaches, and enjoyed a few scientific experiments along the way!

On the sports side, we had a full mix of outdoor activities and free play this week, avoiding contact activities.

PARENT REMINDERS ::

As per our recent email - please support us by keeping your child’s toys and trading cards at home. They’re not allowed at school or Hive as they so easily get damaged or go missing. We have loads of cool Hive stuff for the kids to play with!!

Our new recycled paper bead-maker - super cool!

April 29, 2020

Term 2 Week 1

April 29, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

Frankie & Sid with their home-made bows & arrows

HIVE NEWS::

Welcome back to Term 2! We hope you’ve all been keeping healthy, safe and sane during isolation.

It’s a quiet start at Hive, with a maximum of 20 kids in the afternoons. This term will see a slow return towards normality and we’ll ramp up care as required, in close liaison with school.

Our sessions this week have included heaps of dancing and lots and painting. Well done Millicent who helped to sharpen all the pencils!!! Wonderful little helper!

HOLIDAY PROGRAM::

We ran a small-but-perfectly-formed Holiday Program, with a tight little crew who joined us daily for lots of fun on their wheels, kinetic sand, mandala art, Kapla blocks, LOADS of laser tag, so much craft and sport, costume making , movie-making and SO much more…

A massive 🌟THANK YOU 🌟to our staff who ran the program, in challenging and confined conditions. We’re looking forward already to July, when we can hopefully bring back incursions and at least some local excursions…

PARENT REMINDERS ::

We’ll serve a limited range of afternoon tea options this term
Please remember to PACK A HAT, so your child can play safely outside
Let’s avoid all penalty fees this term…
- Hive closes at 6pm - please don’t be late to collect
- If you’re going to miss a booking, let us know! Thanks

March 26, 2020

Term 1 Week 9, 10, 11 - deep breaths...

March 26, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HIVE NEWS ::

WE’RE HERE FOR YOU
These really are challenging times, and the Hive remains committed to staying open for as long as possible, providing care to those that need it most, and taking one day at a time.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM
HP bookings are now open. Our program will be run from Hive/school, with no excursions and no external providers visiting school. We’ll pack it full of different activities, games, sports and crafts and we’ll keep the kids outside as much as possible.

45 places each day
$75/day (usual rebates apply)
No food provided - eat breakfast at home, send recess, lunch and afternoon snack

March 20, 2020

Term 1 Week 8 - Harmony Week

March 20, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HIVE NEWS ::

OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Difficult times right now, but the Hive is committed to staying open for as long as possible, providing care to those that need it most.
As per Thursday’s email - please cancel any bookings you don’t really need. This will help us prepare for further change & challenge. Did you miss the Friday 9am deadline to cancel next week online? If so, please mark Week 9 sessions ‘away’ and cancel for Week 10 onwards.
Please keep checking your emails for latest updates from us, as we’re receiving ongoing updates from the Depts of Health & Education.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM
Unless advice changes, we still plan to run a Holiday Program, largely school-based and with a lower cap on bookings. There will be no excursions requiring coaches, only trips on foot over the road to the grass, playground, sand or paddling pool.
This requires a sizeable re-work of the program, which we’re doing right now - we’ll open for bookings early next week. Again, we urge only those who really need the care, to make bookings.

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO?

We enjoyed a beautiful theme this week - HARMONY. Our ART & CRAFT activities explored family trees, creation of country flags, and a run of wonderful self-portraits. And don’t forget our welcome window of flags - showing just how many different nationalities we enjoy in our Hive community and how to say hello in each language! Thanks also to the children for their idea to make recycled sculptures this week. Good work!

In BAKING CLUB we made the most delicious VELVET CHOCOLATE BROWNIES this week. ‘Nuff said ;-)

In fact, all our ACTIVITY CLUBS pulled together around our powerful theme this week - we printed African masks, directed harmony-themed movies on the iPads, made aboriginal hand-print hangers and created our very own ‘belonging’ puzzle.

Oh, and loads of SPORT too - dodgeball & hockey for the littlest ones and soccer, archery & volleyball for our Y2-3s. Plus the usual sprinkling of lego and BEYBLADE fun…!

PARENT REMINDERS & UPDATES ::

Please remind your children of the importance of washing their hands, practising cough/sneeze etiquette and reporting immediately if they feel unwell.
If your child displays any symptoms at all - please keep them at home

Thanks everyone for your cooperation 🙏

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