November 05, 2020

Term 4 Wk 1-2 - Spring, Sculptures & Arts!

November 05, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

Our new fish house - Tanks, Neighbourhood!

🐠 OUR NEW FISH TANK! 🐠 💙 TANKS, NEIGHBOURHOOD!! 💙

2021 ENROLMENTS & NEW-LOOK PARENT PORTAL

2021 Hive re-enrolments are open! And this year things look a bit different. The parent portal has been upgraded and re-designed to work perfectly on your phone
Re-enrolment should only take a few minutes - just double check all family details, make sure Ezidebit details are accurate, submit updated medical plans where applicable and let us know any other significant changes.
Please let us know what you think of the new portal…

🐠 🐡 Two fish, four fish, five fish …HIVE FISH!! 🐡 🐠

A huge thank you to Beej, Ben and all our friends at Neighbourhood Bar on Curlewis, who have donated a TANK and FISH for our bees to enjoy! The kids are LOVING catching up on what’s happening in the tank every day, and with 6 different species in there, there’s looooads to see!

WEDNESDAY is WHEELS DAY in Term 4 ! !

WHEELS DAY is here again! Every WEDNESDAY 4-5pm, for all ages. No need to book in or sign waivers/permissions, as we’re running the club ourselves. Just a few rules:
> wheels must be stored in correct designated areas of school during the day
> kids cannot share wheels, for hygiene reasons
> HELMETS are compulsory - no helmet, no play
> wheels can only be used during Hive activity window 4-5pm

BAKING CLUB is BACK!!

Starting Week 3, we’ll be running BAKING CLUB on MONDAYS, for all years. This super popular club took a break due to Covid, but is now back with a few extra rules:
> vigilant hand washing (as ever)
> hand/face hygiene during food prep
> no shared equipment or ingredients
> all foods will be baked and must be taken home, not eaten/shared at Hive.

Thanks to Mia for continuing to provide exciting, delicious, nutritious recipes for the kids to work with!

🦇 👻 🎃 HALLOWEEN PARTY - next Thursday 29th 🧙🏽‍♀️ 🕸️ 😈

…it’s going to go OFF!!! There’ll be a tonne of great activities, fun games, craft projects and lots of yummy food too. Thanks Edie for all your planning! We’ve shipped in extra staff for the day and are already fully booked, with a waiting list.

Longer term, we’d love to be able to re-grow our Hive team to accommodate more kids once again, but for that to happen we’d need more, regular bookings. Even if you’re working from home, we reckon your kids would love an afternoon or two at The Hive - and the more kids we have, the more we can offer.

⬇️ ⬇️ Finally, a few more pics from the final, bubblicious day of Spring Holiday Program… ⬇️ ⬇️

October 10, 2020

Term 3 - Spring Holiday Program

October 10, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

…was a roaring success! Thank you Lenka for planning and team for delivering another jam-packed, fun-filled program of amazing activities. The kids had an absolute ball! Lenka also managed to find time for a big birthday during the hols - Happy Birthday Lenka!!!

Thanks to our parents for understanding the need to slightly shorten our HP opening hours. Lower bookings since Covid mean our team has shrunk, meaning HP shifts are already longer than they used to be. The small number of children needing care at each end of the day, combined with the need to look after the welfare of the remaining Hive team (who don’t get a break during the holidays!) has led to the slightly shorter day. If term-time bookings pick up again, we can re-grow the team and lengthen our Holiday Program days.

Very few words, just a smörgåsbord of fabulous pics from one of our best Holiday programs EVER!!!

Treasure-hunting Pokemon, exploration and adventures in COOPER PARK…

SLIP ‘N’ SLIDE on the front grass - soooo much fun!!!

A whole range of wonderful ART & CRAFT projects across the fortnight…

🐑 🐖 Fun with FARMER DAVE and his FARM ANIMALS 🐰 🐄

Just chillin in the HIVE ROOM…

Did somebody say GAMES TRUCK??!!

one of our favourite places - CENTENNIAL PARK

We brought in our very own 10m CLIMBING WALL - the kids LOVED it!

…and that’s a wrap!

September 28, 2020

Term 3 Wk 9-10 - Recycling Week & End of Term!

September 28, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

Emmeline & Aliya with their colourful boxes

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Week 1 of HP has kicked off in style, and it’s looking fun-filled and busy-bee - with only a few spots left on Tuesday and Friday. Week 2 still has some spaces, so don’t forget to make your bookings!

Remember:

we’re open 8:00am - 5:00pm during the holidays
children must be signed in on the iPad - they can’t be dropped at the gate
send RECESS and PACKED LUNCH every day
kids can bring their own WHEELS - HELMETS are compulsory

HIVE ENROLMENTS FOR 2021

In Week 2 of Term 4 we’ll open up 2021 enrolments to our existing Hive families, so please be ready to double-check details and resubmit your forms and update child profiles for all children attending the Hive. Further instructions will follow closer to the time.

CALL OUT FOR LARGE BOXES

The kids have LOVED making robot box outfits recently, so if you have any spare large boxes (big enough to fit a child inside with arm holes) then please bring them in - we’d love to make some more!! 🤖🤖🤖

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

We got busy with bottle tops in week 9, making pots out of all the recycled tops we could find.
Our younger bees also loved making dolls out of wooden spoons, with fabric for clothes and string for hair!
we’ve had tonnes of fun with Hama beads, marker pens, wooden blocks and recycled paper beads!
The Hive’s older kids get more inventive every week with their magnetic creations - this week saw Andrey and Diego make an amazing marble run
sports clubs were as busy as ever - including hockey, tennis, soccer, basketball and volleyball, to name just a few….

Andrey & Diego made their own AIR HOCKEY table. Super cool!

September 10, 2020

Term 3 Wk 7-8 - Dads & Lads & Children's weeks

September 10, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE…

On Sunday 6th we said Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads & Lads out there who play a significant role in the lives of our Hive children. We salute you all and hope you enjoyed the various gifts that the kids brought home - they sure had great fun making them!

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In another moment of gratitude, Weds 2nd Sep was Early Childhood Educators’ Day and the Australian Government sent out this message:

“We recognise the extraordinary contribution of educators. Our educators provide an incredibly important contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of our children.
This year has been particularly challenging for the nation, but educators have continued to support our working families throughout this pandemic. We owe them a great deal of gratitude for their work.
Today, and every other day, we thank our early childhood educators.”

Awww thanks, Aussie government!

SAFETY OF STUDENTS

Aligning with last week’s school newsletter, we understand that children might tell parents about issues or concerns arising during Hive but which have not been brought to the attention of our educators. We remind parents please not to approach other children, as there are more appropriate ways to deal with any concerns. Please contact Edie or Lenka if your child has told you of an incident they need support with and remind your child to always let an educator know immediately if something happens.

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Bookings are OPEN and already filling up fast!! It’s the most jam-packed calendar EVER…
Book now to make sure you don’t miss out!

HIVE PICK-UP & DROP-OFF

Thank you to all the Hive families adhering to the new pick up/drop off requirements. We really appreciate your cooperation, which helps to keep us all safe and the Hive operational!

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

We got CRAFTY with paperweights, necklaces, travel mugs, origami, suncatchers and more…
We got SCIENTIFIC with chlorophyll painting, Clay Club and making fabric from natural materials
We let the CREATIVE juices flow with Book & Drama Club, cubby building and loads of FREE PLAY - check out the air hockey table made by Andrey and Diego!
…and we were SPORTY every single day, with oztag, volleyball, DIY obstacle courses, hockey, tennis and loads more!!

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August 27, 2020

Term 3 Wk 5-6 - Science & Book weeks

August 27, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HIVE NEWS

We held our staff meeting this week, discussing updated Covid safety, supervision techniques, staff training opportunities and loads of new ideas for kids’ activities - watch this space for some exciting plans for the daily program!

HIVE PICK-UP & DROP-OFF - NEW RESTRICTIONS

all Hive families to use Warners Avenue ramp gate
parents please use hand sanitiser immediately inside gate
parents MUST sign in/out on iPad, stay outside Hive room and make eye contact with staff inside
Children cannot be dropped off at the gate in the mornings - you must bring them to the Hive
parents should leave school ASAP after drop off/pick up
always maintain social distancing - use of a mask is welcomed
please avoid picking up before 3:30pm if possible - thank you

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

Two great themes this fortnight - Science & Books!
We loved all the kids’ Book Week outfits on Wednesday and we got busy writing &illustrating our own stories as well as creating our own comic books. We’re also trialling our own Book Club, which the kids are really enjoying.
For Science week, we experimented making Fizzy Paints using soda, vinegar and food colouring. Such good fun!
In sports, we had the best fun with basketball this week - some budding little pros at The Hive, for sure!!

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Bookings will open next week - there’s LOOOOOOADS of fun to be had! Staying Covid-aware, we keep the focus on incursions, with just two excursions (by private coach) to local outdoor parks, where we’ll run our own activities.

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Yay for the clay! great work roxy 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 — Yay for the clay!
great work roxy 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

August 14, 2020

Term 3 Wk 3-4 - Culture & Arts Weeks

August 14, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

This fortnight we looked at indigenous cultures and arts & crafts: we pressed native plants and learned about where they grow and what the indigenous people use them for; we had a go at home-made didgeridoos and we read some wonderful stories. Have you seen our fabulous Rainbow Serpent on the inside wall above the Hive door?
In craft week we made our own balsa wood dolls houses & door signs, we experimented with tie-dye, sculpted with clay and did loads of drawing.
In sports we played street hockey, dodgeball, volleyball, we made obstacle courses and we also found time for some drama. Phew!!

FAREWELL ETHAN & WELCOME ROMAN

We’re sad to say goodbye to Ethan, an Educator at The Hive for the last 3 years. Ethan has been especially popular with those kids who enjoy skateboarding and soccer, and has been a valuable and much-loved team member. He leaves us to join a company doing work related directly to his university studies. Go well Ethan, we’ll miss you!

We’re super happy to welcome Roman to the team! Also the lovely Aiya is back with us helping out, whilst Priscila takes a little holiday. Good to see you, Aiya!

CAMPBELL PARADE GATE

is NOT IN USE during Hive hours. Please walk round to the WARNERS AVENUE GATE - thanks!

HIVE ACCOUNT SECURITY

We’re back to parental sign in/out, and we need you all to remember your log-in details please. We recently reminded everyone of their ID and password and this is another prompt to please CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT PASSWORD to protect your account security.
Log in > User menu > change password

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Is being planned as we speak. Watch this space for more details of the exciting program on offer! Bookings will open in Week 7.

we love it when the kids help out! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

August 01, 2020

Term 3 Wk 1-2 :: Welcome back!

August 01, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

HP - hands-on with the rockpool discoveries

WELCOME BACK!

Welcome back to Term 3 everyone! We’ve decided to move to fortnightly newsletters, and this first one is bursting with great pics from our Winter Holiday Program and the start of term, plus updates and reminders for the coming weeks…

CAMPBELL PARADE GATE

is NOT IN USE during Hive hours. Please walk round to the WARNERS AVENUE GATE - thanks!

*** * CHECK YOUR HIVE STATEMENTS * ***

Session fees and Childcare Subsidy are back in play. Please check your Hive statements to be sure that your subsidies are being correctly applied.

PENALTY FEES

You must 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…

INCREASED HYGIENE & SOCIAL DISTANCING

We continue with our daily Covid cleaning schedule and rotation of toys in use.
Parents please continue to stay outside the Hive room
Parents - look out for new instructions on signing in/out and use of hand sanitiser

Marcel, Andrey & Sammy ‘s giant marble track!

Tanner & his rhino ‘Steve’, running activities…

July 03, 2020

Term 2 Week 10 - End of Term!!

July 03, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

The kids rearranged the furniture in Reading Corner

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

It’s the end of Term 2, and it’s been a challenging one. Bookings are unpredictable, extra hygiene and social distancing measures are in place and our team has faced various challenges but we’ve done our best to always be here for our families and our community. We’ll continue to show up with a smile and we’re always happy to be providing care for your lovely kids. Thanks to all parents who’ve risen to the recent challenges, who’ve listened when we’ve asked for cooperation and who’ve given us words of encouragement along the way.

It’s not over yet, but we’re all in this with you! Enjoy the break everyone, and we look forward to seeing lots of you for our fabulous Holiday Program!

CAMPBELL PARADE GATE
is not in use during Hive hours. The camera is broken, so we can’t buzz you in there at the moment. Please use the WARNERS AVENUE GATE - thanks!

HOLIDAY PROGRAM
is fully booked in Week 1 and almost full for Week 2. A big THANK YOU to those families that released days to help other families in need of care and well done Jara for juggling everything to make it fit 👊 👊 👊

CHILD CARE FEES & SUBSIDIES
are back, from Monday, 13th July. We forwarded an important government email on Thursday 25th June with clear instructions on how to make sure you’re all set up and ready to receive CCS from 13th July. ⚡⚡ PLEASE COMPLETE ACTIONS REQUIRED ⚡⚡

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…

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

Last week of term, but does that slow us down…? NOT ONE BIT !!
We delivered another jam-packed program this week - the kids had a great time exploring their creative sides, running off loads of energy, making music and just chilling with their mates…

we merged experiments with art in EXPLORE & DISCOVER this week, as the kids used Aussie mud to make mud rock rolls!
we had Seth’s GUITAR and our very own KEYBOARD (thank you Mr West!) making beautiful music this week. There are truly some curious and creative musicians amongst our busy bees… 🎶🎶
the canvasses were out and we got busy painting PORTRAITS this week - check out Flo’s picture up top!
our play KITCHEN has been very busy this week, with cafes and restaurants springing up every day to take advantage of lifting restrictions. I enjoyed a lovely bowl of soup 🥣from Yanisa on Wednesday morning…
the DRESS UPS box kept the seniors amused and in stitches on Tuesday - so lovely to see them playing together as a big group
there was JEWELLERY-MAKING, CASTLE-BUILDING, and DRAWING happening in the Hive room and meanwhile, outdoors…
… there was HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, DODGEBALL and SOCCER!!

now we’re all ready for a little sit down 😉

June 25, 2020

Term 2 Week 9 - Busy Bees!

June 25, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

OUr seniors created a Home-made iPad. Love it!

the boys made pen-holders out of Hive magnets!

Decorating mini-canvases with glow in-the-dark paint!

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

Our high excitement about new software for The Hive is on hold for a short while. We discovered a few wrinkles that need to be ironed out before we move across, so please bear with us and watch this space…

We forgot to tell you that last week we ran our termly emergency drills. This kids and staff were amazing and ran efficient and safe procedures both morning and afternoon. We kept the kids onsite and included safety briefings as well as thorough drill procedures. Well done everyone!

HOLIDAY PROGRAM is fully booked for Week 1. If you are an essential worker who is unable to book, please get in touch. We still have spots available in Week 2, so check your calendars and book in for some holiday fun…!

Child care fees & subsidies are back from 13th July. We forwarded an important government email on Thursday 25th, with clear instructions on how to make sure you’re ready to receive CCS from 13th July.

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…

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

It’s almost the end of term, and we’ve been blown away by the energy, creativity and positivity of our busy little Hive bees. It’s been a tough term for everyone but we love creating a space where the kids’ smiles and bright ideas can shine! Another busy week of sports, activities and experiments, take a look…

As usual, lots of takers for our CRAFT activities. We got busy making fridge magnets by colouring in wooden clothes pegs and using mosaic diamond decorations
some of the boys were so keen for some screen time that they CREATED THEIR OWN iPADS out of cardboard, and then played on them. We see that as a win-win scenario! :-)
DRAWING CLUB is growing and it’s so good to see the kids getting such satisfaction out of a simple, creative activity together with their friends
in EXPLORE & DISCOVER we experimented with making our own LIP BALM, which was an idea from the kids during our last Holiday Program
SETH has been entertaining our morning crew with his GUITAR PLAYING - thank Seth, such a soothing start to the day
MIA took the children into the GARDEN to fossick around and collect different leaves from the floor. We’ve set up an experiment to watch them decompose in the coming weeks… 🍂🍂🍂
our kids were super active this week, playing DODGEBALL, ARCHERY and taking part in Priscila’s new SPORTS CARNIVAL!!

June 19, 2020

Term 2 Week 8 - Buddy Week!

June 19, 2020/ Jara Poslusny

The Hive Obstacle Course, picture series…

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

Welcome back PRISCILA! After an extended absence, we’re super happy to welcome Priscila back to the Hive. We’ve missed you and we’re all very happy to have you back Pri!

Our WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAM is almost booked out for Week 1. We still have spots available in Week 2, so check your calendars and book in for some holiday fun…!

Child care fees are back from 13th July (Week 2 of Holiday Program). It’s important that you don’t miss out on your CCS rebates, so make sure your 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…

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

This week was all about friendship and connection, with lots of activities for both large or small groups. We offered the kids chance to maybe connect with some different people to their usual friends, and also lots of opportunity for vertical age groups, with the older kids helping out the younger ones - lovely to see!

In SPORTS CLUB we saw handball, basketball, hockey and soccer! The kids are loving some of the new sports equipment we’ve bought
ART & CRAFT the kids made wind chimes, jewellery and lots of free crafting in group projects using recycled materials we have hanging about
we saw our little scientists get busy in EXPLORE & DISCOVER, testing out some cool puffy paint and also experimenting to make invisible ink and sharing a fun secret with a friend
Our morning crew continue to delight, with songs, dancing, art projects and loads of entertaining conversation!

Newsletters

2021 ENROLMENTS & NEW-LOOK PARENT PORTAL

🐠 🐡 Two fish, four fish, five fish …HIVE FISH!! 🐡 🐠

WEDNESDAY is WHEELS DAY in Term 4 ! !

BAKING CLUB is BACK!!

🦇 👻 🎃 HALLOWEEN PARTY - next Thursday 29th 🧙🏽‍♀️ 🕸️ 😈

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

HIVE ENROLMENTS FOR 2021

CALL OUT FOR LARGE BOXES

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE…

SAFETY OF STUDENTS

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

HIVE PICK-UP & DROP-OFF

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

HIVE NEWS

HIVE PICK-UP & DROP-OFF - NEW RESTRICTIONS

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

HIVE KIDS UPDATE

FAREWELL ETHAN & WELCOME ROMAN

CAMPBELL PARADE GATE

HIVE ACCOUNT SECURITY

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM

WELCOME BACK!

CAMPBELL PARADE GATE

* * CHECK YOUR HIVE STATEMENTS * *

PENALTY FEES

INCREASED HYGIENE & SOCIAL DISTANCING

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

HIVE NEWS & REMINDERS ::

WHAT HAVE THE KIDS BEEN UP TO…?

*** * CHECK YOUR HIVE STATEMENTS * ***