Sacred Heart

CHILD CARE SERVICES I S S U E 4 : J U N E 2 0 1 5

IMPORTANT

REMINDER

Please remember to

contact the Dept. of

Human Services whenever your

circumstances change.

Phone: 13 61 50 or

13 12 02 for languages other than English

Sacred Heart

Primary School Child Care Centre

ID Number 1-5DJC03

CECWA Provider Number PR-00007613

Service ID Number SE-00013082

CONTACT US Phone: 9251 3014

Email: elc@shthorn.wa.edu

.au Mob: 0477 385 104

SERVICE HOURS (Mon-Fri)

6.30am-6.30pm SESSIONS

Morning Session

6.30am—12.30pm Afternoon Session

12.30pm-6.30pm

STAFF Director/Nominated

Supervisor Amanda McCorkill

Assistant Directors Margaret Ahmed Crystal Holbrook

Certified Supervisors Laura Cerfontyne Linda McDermott

Educational Leader

Vanessa Alaniz

Early Childhood Teacher

Amee Coles

Educators

Megan Rowland Mi-Kyung Symes

Lauren Goodhew Tahlia Brown

Jennifer Elvines

CHANGE OF DETAILS

If you have changed

any relevant details,

such as address, phone numbers or

contact details could you please remember

to inform one of our

educators.

Sacred Heart

Primary School OSHC

ASC:1-6PX-2096 BSC:1-6PX-2097 VAC:1-6PX-2098

CECWA Provider Number PR-00007613

Service ID Number SE-00013082

CONTACT US Phone: 9251 3015

Email: oshc@shthorn.wa.

edu.au

Mob: 0417 091 296

SERVICE HOURS (Mon-Fri)

Before School 6.30am—8.30am

After School

2.30pm-6.30pm Vacation Care and

Pupil Free days 6.30am - 6.30pm

STAFF Director/Nominated

Supervisor

Carol Pearson

Educational Leader Vanessa Alaniz

Certified Supervisors Rebecca Gittos

Margaret Johnstone

Brijette Janissen Shannon Major

Educators

Olivia Tan Nicolina Silvestri

Neerissa O’Dea

Education and Care Regulatory Unit

Level 1, 111 Wellington Street

EAST PERTH WA 6004

Telephone: (08) 6551 8333 Free call 1800 199 383.

Fax: (08) 6552 1555

Email: ecru@dlgc.wa.gov.au

Web: www.communities.wa.gov.au

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Welcome to issue 4 of the Child Care Services newsletter!

FEE REVIEW On 1 July our new fee schedule will come in to effect. This re-

flects both increased costs to Child Care Services and the annu-

al indexation of the child care benefit.

The fee schedule will be as follows:

The Child Care Management Committee have determined that fees will now be reviewed on a six monthly basis and a new fee

schedule will be applied on 1 January 2016

NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES If you wish to contact your centre by email could you please

use the relevant new email contact address:

OSHC: oshc@shthorn.wa.edu.au ELC: elc@shthorn.wa.edu.au

ASSESSMENT AND RATING PROCESS

The Early Learning Centre has begun the assessment and rating process and submitted their Quality Improvement Plan to the

Approved Provider (the Catholic Education Commission of WA). We have included information about the process with this news-

letter.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to speak to Amanda or email her at elc@shthorn.wa.edu.au.

POLICY REVIEWS

This month staff and management reviewed the following poli-cies which are available in the centre for your comments.

Children who are Unwell

Medical Conditions Medication

Non-Enrolled Children of the Premises Sun Protection

Water Safety

Session Fee

Before School $ 20.00

After School $ 32.00

After School – short stay $ 20.00

Vacation Care and Pupil Fee days $ 65.00

LDC Morning Session $ 43.00

LDC Afternoon Session $ 43.00

FROM THE OFFICE Thank you to the parents who have returned

the requested enrolment documents. If you

are still to return yours, please see me in the

office so I can add a note to your child’s file.

Please be aware that as Term 3 approaches our

centre numbers increase. If you would like to

book extra permanent days, please see me as

soon as possible.

Please take note of the new centre email ad-

dress for parent correspondence relating to

enquiries, bookings, general information etc.

elc@shthorn.wa.edu.au

Amanda McCorkill

MOTHERS’ DAY

Our Mothers’ Day celebrations were a

big success again this year. Thank you

to all of the Mothers and Grandmothers

who attended. We received some fan-

tastic feedback that we will use in our

reflections in preparation for next

year’s celebration.

Sustainability Facts… FOOD WASTE…did you know?

Australians discard up to 20% of the food they

purchase, worth approximately $1036 every year!

In total this is $8 billion or 4 million tonnes of

food that gets thrown out each year Over 50% of food wasted is fresh food and left

overs Approximately 40% of waste in green bins is

food waste Food waste is the SECOND major contributor to

greenhouse gas in landfills Here are some ways to reduce food waste: Start composting at home – this way, you are

not producing any waste at all and your gar-den will flourish!

Shop smart – plan meals and only buy exactly

what you need for the week‟s meals Store food properly – learn how and where to

store specific products in the fridge and freezer, and they‟re likely to keep longer

Designate one dinner each week as a “use-it-up”

meal - look around in the cupboards and fridge for leftovers and other food that might otherwise get overlooked

OUTDOOR RE-DEVELOPMENT

Please be advised that work to our back

outdoor playground will commence on 11

June 2015. Access to the centre will be

restricted to the front door only

(past the Kindy/Pre-Primary area).

Work to the front playground is due to

commence on 6 July at which time ac-

cess to the centre will be

restricted to the back door

only. Please keep a look out

for the signage around the

centre.

FEEDBACK

Have you read our May policy re-

views or had a look at our Quali-

ty Improvement Plan? We are

seeking parent input into these

areas and would appreciate any

feedback you may have.

From Miss Amee This month the children have really enjoyed

our shopping area where they explored turn

taking and numbers as well as the different

language and speech appropriate for the shop.

Outside the children have been exploring the

fresh sand in the sandpit with the dump

trucks and solving the problem of how to make

a sandcastle that stands up. They have also

been creating rockets and space stations with

the foam blocks.

We have taken a collaborative approach in the

art area with group finger paintings and glu-

ing. We also have the easels out at all times

because the children always come back to

them and enjoy using them.

Finally after many weeks of watching, water-

ing and waiting we decided it was time to pick

the corn in our vegetable patch. The children

were amazed with what they found inside

when we pulled the leaves off the corn. We

made the most of our produce and cooked

some delicious pumpkin and corn scones for

everyone to enjoy. I wonder what we will pick

next?

REMINDERS

Please ensure your child has a

morning and afternoon tea snack

(2-3 items) as well as lunch each

day they attend. Children should

also have an ice pack in their

lunch box.

Children are required to have a

broad brimmed or legionnaire

style hat each day they attend

the service. The should also have

tops/dresses that cover their

shoulders.

NUMERACY CORNER „Upside down‟ is about position and direction

What we do and what it means

Mum: The picture is upside down. Turn it around the other way.

When we talk about turning things around, moving things closer or state which way up something is, children are learning about the position of some-thing. Position (where something is) and direction (where they go) are key ideas in mathematics. Later, children learn to pay attention to position, order and direction.

WANTED

1.25 litre

bottles

CAROL’S CORNER This term we have been talking about

sustainability and growing our own veg-

etables. We have purchased a raised

garden bed and in the July school holi-

days we are going to plant some vege-

tables that we can eat for afternoon

tea. We will water them with the left

over water from our drinking contain-

ers to save water.

Vacation care forms will be ready on

Tuesday 2 June and must be returned

by 19 June.

Please note: there is a new email ad-

dress for the centre:

oshc@shthorn.wa.edu.au. For any en-

quires please use this address.

Thank you for your cooperation

Carol.

This term OSHC children have been focusing on multi cul-

tural activities. The children have worked together to cre-

ate a fantastic poster of their handprints representing

different cultures. Children have also been working hard

as they research places around the world and viewing from

where some of our lovely families come. This is a continu-

ing project and we would love for our families to come and

see what we have created!

Craft has been great fun this term as we have created so

many different styles. We have been improving our skills in

origami and investigating different ways of painting, such as

marble, sponge and swat painting! We have also had a master

chef challenge making delicious cupcakes and treats. We

have had so much fun experimenting with the world of sci-

ence! We have made a bubble bomb and explored the way

electricity works!

During outside play we have enjoyed games of

handball, skipping and soccer. A few of our Year

Six boys kindly gave their time with an Aus Kick

session, demonstrating to the younger children

a few simple football skills. The children were

very appreciative and enjoyed learning Aus Kick

skills . We will continue to practise the skills we

have learnt. We have also been working on team

games to encourage the children to build rela-

tionships with one another in OSHC.

We will continue with our fun and exciting activities in

OSHC and as always invite our families to come see what

we are up too. We are all looking forward to our July

school holidays as they are fast approaching!