Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Vacation-Care program Easter-Holidays !!!

Our new Vacation-care program is on-line.

Have a look at all the activities the carers  have planned for the kids. 

Please be aware that you have the kids booked in for every day they want to come and that all payments for vacation-care must be deposited into our account and received by us prior to the day your child will come in. We have a booking-form ready at the Centre. We will ask you to complete this form and return it to the Centre.

For all bookings: 
phone: 02-43826601 or mobile: 04-81136641
or come into the centre and put your kid's name down in our Vacation-Care book.

If it's the first time your child will attend our Centre, you need to enroll him/her first!!! Please come in and ask Julee or the carers about the procedure and take an enrolment form home. You can also find an enrolment form on this blog. (on the right hand side/menu/enrolment form)

Please take notice of the two days we have an excursion. There will be an extra fee and we have a strict time we have to leave the centre. This is all stated below. 

Sometime we ask the kids to bring something in, don't forget :-)

It looks like a lot of fun and we hope a lot of kids will join us during the Holidays, we are looking forward to it!


Monday 15th April  

Fees $50,00

Burts Backyard

Our new centre needs a garden. Today we will start our worm farm & get our compost bin organised. We will go to the greenhouse and plant our seeds & watch them grow. We will also play hot potato and have a game of garden trivia. Be a part of watching nature grow.

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Tuesday 16th April  

Fees $65,00
!!!! Leaving at 10am & return at 3pm !!!

Woy Woy Pool

This day is always fun. The staff and children enjoy the slide and indoor heated pool. Pack lots of food & water as all that swimming makes for a healthy appetite!!!

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Wednesday 17th April  

Fees $50,00

Recycle Day

Let's get creative. Learn to do a mosaic picture (making lovely art-work out of broken tiles). The children will also make a birdhouse out of recycled timber to hang in their garden. If you have your own hammer please bring it along!!!

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Thursday 18th April  

Fees $70,00
!!!! Leaving at 10.30am & return at 3pm !!!

Avoca Paddle boats

Before winter comes let's head for the paddle boats. We will have lunch under the fig trees & play games on the oval before returning to the centre to watch a DVD & chill out.

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Friday 19th April

Fees: $50,00

Lets spin our wheels

Bring along your bike, scooter or skateboard plus helmets & pads too!!!! We will have an obstacle course so you can test your skills. There will also be a competition to see who can draw the best  picture of their bike, scooter or skateboard and who can make the best car out of recycle materials.

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Monday 22nd April  

Fees $50,00

Travel the world

Today we will be travelling to Italy, Thailand and France, making our own passport, tasting food from the different countries and making flags. We will be learning a bit about each culture, the games they play and the craft they do.

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Tuesday 23rd April  

Fees $50,00

Fruit loop circus day

Roll up, roll up, roll up, for a great day at the circus. Dress up as  your favourite circus performer. We will try our hand at making balloon animals, hoop throwing & juggling. There will be face painting, a tattoo parlur, feed the clown, popcorn races and a cartwheel competition!

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Wednesday 24th April  

Fees $50,00

Disco Day

Dress up, let your hair down and dance the day away. Bring in your favourite music & your special dance moves. We will do crazy hair and nails as well as lots of party games. Bring in a plate of your favourite party food to share for lunch!

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Thursday 25th April

PUBLIC HOLIDAY
WE ARE CLOSED

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Friday 26th April

Due to low numbers last year,
the Centre WILL NOT BE OPERATING!









Friday, March 8, 2013

upcoming Easter-Holidays

We are not in Holiday-mode yet but it's coming up very soon! I'm getting a bit excited after having a quick look at our Vacation-care program for the Easter-holidays!!!

Many new activities and loads of fun to keep your children entertained in April, that's for sure! 

I will put the whole Vacation-care-program and information on the blog and facebook (look for: Avoca Schoolcare and become a friend) and our blog as soon as possible!!!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

A big welcome !

The kids are back to school (some of them started big school) and everyone has settled in. All new routines are in place and we are all getting used to it. This is not only a rule for the kids but also for us in the Centre. It falls all into place now, almost everything is unpacked, we have electricity, our birdy is back :-) and there's plenty of time now to enjoy the new Centre!

Finally time to Welcome all the new kids who are attending the School Care. It can be a bit scary by times to come in for the first time, not knowing a lot of other children and getting used to all the rules that others already know so well.... but they are all gorgeous kids and we are so lucky with a bunch of beautiful children to look after! Hopefully the new ones are enjoying it as much as we do, but if there's anything you want to talk about, please come in and ask Julee or one of the carers for more information!

As you might have noticed, the aim is to get accounts out to you once a week (most of the times on a Tuesday). Often the system accidentally didn't upload the CCB or even the attendance of the kids. By sending the accounts out regularly we keep you up-to-date with the hours/outstanding amount, as well we notice and are able to solve problems in an earlier stage.
The policy states that all fees are to be paid at the end of each week, so please make your payments on a regular base if possible.

Another note to the parents is that the Staff-car park (fenced car park in front of the school) from Copacabana PS, can't be used for parents while dropping off their children. The school needs those places for their teachers. Thank you!

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

WE ARE IN!!!

Last monday was the first time we could open the door for our kids in the new Centre. 
It's amazing... it looks great even it's not finished yet, and it feels like heaven to have that much space for everyone!

Welcome!!!

the quiet corner

play equipment 

playing on the new floor mat

The children wouldn't know but the staff is trying really hard to manage without electricity in the building... We're getting there, next week that issue must be solved :-)

to be continued.....

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

last photos vacation-care January 2013

Wow, it has gone so quick... a couple of more days and the kids are heading back to school...
Where would we be without vacation-care?
Kids were so happy and I think we organised some pretty nice things for them to have fun during the holidays...

Have a look at some more snap-shots from last week till today:

making Fruit-sticks





fishing

Hawaiian dancing




water-fun on a hot day!




on the catwalk





making picture-frames

Sydney Aquarium





smile.....

the Dugong!!!!




Yellow Duck in Darling Harbour




play-time

Our new building has arrived!!!!!

We are so excited... the building has arrived today and it looks truly amazing!

Unbelievable how smooth it all went and so happy to let you know that the new building is on site and that we will be in as soon as possible!

It took 6 trucks (coming over from Queensland) and a lot of hard work... our new Centre is here and after the plumbing and electricity is done we finally will be able to enjoy it with all the children and Staff.

What a roller-coaster is has been Julee, but you did it and it will be so beautiful to work in a new, fresh and modern environment!!! Congrats xxx

all ready and waiting for the trucks to arrive...

and waiting....


the first 2 trucks have arrived....


so excited ...






ooops, first obstacle (but the only one of theday, what's pretty amazing...)
quick fix


all good




first one lifted into place



still a bit nervous....

first one down!!!!


2nd one to go in

Julees first look inside a part of the building

happy!!! 


the office

the kitchen


Last one to go in

helpers....







all done!!!!! There it is....

time to celebrate ....