Grange Primary School OSHC in Grange, South Australia, Australia | Education

Grange Primary School OSHC

Locality: Grange, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8353 4917

Address: 39C Jetty Street 5022 Grange, SA, Australia

Website: grangeoshc.wix.com/grange

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25.01.2022 OSHC Educators Day - Tomorrow-Wednesday 29th July!!! Dear Grange PS OSHC Team, We know its been a challenging year so far but that doesn't mean that we don't get to celebrate YOU and all your efforts! ... This day recognises and celebrates the work of Australia's OSHC educators in OSHC organisations, non for profit and schools for their wonderful contribution to the well-being and healthy development of the young children in their care. Thank you for creating a brighter, kinder, stronger, smarter world. You are all STARs

25.01.2022 IMPORTANT - 2021 BOOKINGS are officially open! PLEASE RE BOOK! Just a friendly reminder that you will have to re-book your children into care for the sessions you require in the 2021 school year.... Bookings are essential and WILL NOT roll-over from one year to the next. Please note that an additional $20 surcharge fee will apply if your child attends any OSHC session without a prior booking. Please log in to the Fully Booked software and select the care/sessions you require on an 'ongoing basis' for the 2021 school year. https://grangepsoshc.fullybookedccms.com.au/family/login Thank you

25.01.2022 Take a look at some of the photos we captured this week. Happy Friday! Enjoy your long weekend

24.01.2022 We would love to hear your feedback, and we would be incredibly grateful if you could take a couple of minutes to write a quick Google review for us. To submit your review, simply click the link below and let us know what you think. https://g.page/r/CVIS0y62C42VEAg/review... Thank you from Jasi and the team! :)

23.01.2022 It was all fun and games in Week 2 of OSHC as we played Handball and Volleyball out the front, Bocce on the oval, Bull Rush in Wittunga, and Celebrity Heads in Lawson, and so much more.

23.01.2022 What a fun filled week we've had! This week we grew our own rainbows, experimented with a lava lamp, celebrated Reconciliation week, and played games such as Smash Bros, Bull Rush, and Prison Ball. Happy Friday everyone

23.01.2022 It's officially halfway through the term! We can't wait for winter to be over so we can spend more time outside but we've still been finding fun things to do. Free craft day saw some great creations brought to life while we used up tons of wool making Tomboys and God's Eyes. Wittunga was super busy when the rain hit and we filled this time with games like Soccer, Prisonball and Crossover. Our Vacation Care Program is out now so get in quick with your bookings!

22.01.2022 Vacation Care is just about finished and it's flown by so fast! The handball court was the place to be this week, while we also recognised the efforts of our wonderful children on All-Star Day, worked on our superspy skills with a laser grid, trained up our ninja warrior abilities on the playground, and got tech-savvy with our photo scavenger hunt and stop motion videos. Don't forget to book in for our Pupil Free Day on Monday 20th July. We hope to see you in Term 3!

21.01.2022 Happy OSHC Educators Day Thank you & a million times over, for making our profession so special, for working so tirelessly, for being so compassionate and caring, and most of all - thank you for being you. Grange Primary School OSHC is lucky to have such a wonderful and talented team - Jasminka

21.01.2022 OSHC CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 2020/2021 CLOSURE NOTICE!

21.01.2022 Check out some of the fun activities we had in OSHC this week! Have a lovely weekend and remember to stay warm!

20.01.2022 The term is almost at an end but we're still packing in as many fun activities as we can! In the art space, we made some lovely pipe cleaner jewellery while a rainy Thursday saw over twenty children pack into Wittunga for games of Bull Rush and Newspaper Hockey! Our Vacation Care Bookings close today so make sure you've got you've got those forms in. Some excursion days are nearly fully booked.

19.01.2022 Our week started with a trip to Paris on Pupil Free Day, making crepes and recreating the Eiffel Tower. Then it was back to Grange for activities like Hunger Games Dodgeball, Tissue Paper Art, and Hama Bead making.

19.01.2022 Only one more week until Vacation Care! It's been another fabulous week at OSHC, but unfortunately it's time for me to say goodbye. I've had an amazing time getting to know all of you, and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to work at Grange Thank you for your support, I will miss you all so much.... Danielle

18.01.2022 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Further to my previous communication regarding the States response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I have been provided with an update fr...om the Department of Education. Schools including Grange Primary School and OSHC Service will be open with a skeleton staff’ to supervise students of essential workers during the normal school/OSHC service hours for Thursday (19/11/20), Friday (20/11/20), Monday (23/11/20) and Tuesday (24/11/20). Once again, stay safe and I will continue to communicate with you when I receive updated from the Department of Education and the Chief Medical Officer. Regards, Grant Small Principal Grange Primary School

18.01.2022 Welcome Nicole!! Dear Families, We would like to announce that we have recently welcomed Nicole Pope to our leadership team as an Assistant Director. At Grange OSHC we have been fortunate enough to be able to employ three assistants, all with various roles and responsibilities, to support the running of our service.... We would like to formally welcome Nicole to our team and congratulate her on her new role. We are all looking forward to this wonderful opportunity. From Jasi and the team. See more

18.01.2022 Please Check Your Bookings For This Term - Cancellations Must Be In Writing Welcome back to a new term!! Term 3 is already here and it seems that many of you need to check your bookings. At the moment there are bookings in the system and children are not attending, whilst some children are attending Before School Care and After School Care without bookings.... Please take the time to log on to Fully Booked and check your bookings as soon as possible. You will not be able to cancel online through the software. This has been disabled now that free child care has ended. All cancellations must be emailed to us directly at: [email protected] You're welcome to book in online through Fully Booked or email through any changes to your bookings. Cancellations need to be done in a timely manner to avoid being charged - Before 9am on the day for ASC and before 6pm on the day prior to BSC. Thanks in advance and Happy Term 3!!

17.01.2022 Last week at OSHC we focused on Oral Health and Hand Washing Practices. Check out some of the fun activities we had throughout the week!

17.01.2022 New hand washing and drinking station. We now have a dedicated space for all children at OSHC to wash their hands and a fun new sign to remind everyone of safe hygiene practices!!

15.01.2022 The term finished off with a very wet week. But while we were mostly stuck inside, we definitely made the most of it with massive dodgeball games, video game competitions, free craft making, and much more! Have a happy and safe holiday period. We hope to see you at Vacation Care, but if not, we'll be back in action for the last term of the year.

14.01.2022 Vacation Care Excursion Shirts Update Our Vacation Care Excursion shirts are here Every child that attends Vacation Care on an excursion day will be required to have one. You can purchase them from the service for $12.00 only. This is a once off purchase unless lost or damaged.

14.01.2022 As it was NAIDOC week last week, we celebrated Aboriginal history and culture at OSHC, looking at native Australian animals and creating our own interpretations of Indigenous Dreaming stories. In other areas of OSHC, we began to work on our veggie garden. We can't wait to see how it grows; hopefully we'll have some vegetables to use in the kitchen for afternoon tea by the end of the year.

14.01.2022 FAMILY UPDATE - 2 DAYS TO GO! Child Care Subsidy starts again next Monday, 13 July 2020. Make sure your details are up to date and youve stayed eligible.... Follow these 5 steps to make sure youre ready: 1 Check your 2020-21 family income estimate 2 Check your activity hours are correct 3 Make sure your child is immunised 4 Check your childs enrolment is current and confirmed 5 Confirm your income for 2018-19 if you still need to. For more information on how to prepare go to: servicesaustralia.gov.au//child-care-subsidy-starting-agai

14.01.2022 It’s here!! Check out all the fun we will be having at Grange PS OSHC Summer Vacation Care https://grangeoshc.wixsite.com/grange/vacation-care Head to https://grangepsoshc.fullybookedccms.com.au/family/login to secure your spot

13.01.2022 This week saw the Art Space particularly busy with Jewellery Making and Rainbow Wand craft proving popular activities. Around the rest of OSHC, we played Battleship in Wittunga, ran some crazy Egg and Spoon Races, and used our free time to play some of the board games from our large collection.

13.01.2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER - EARLY DISMISSAL!!! Friday 25th September, the last day of Term 3, the school will finish at 2.05pm. Remember to call and book your child into After School Care if required!... Thanks from Jasi and the team!

13.01.2022 Our June newsletter is now available on our website at https://grangeoshc.wixsite.com/grange/news-and-events. We hope you take the time out of your busy schedules to have a quick read from your tablets or mobile phones... Jasminka

13.01.2022 July Vacation Care Program - BOOKINGS OPEN NOW! Our July Vacation Care Program is now finalised and ready to view on our website. https://grangeoshc.wixsite.com/grange/vacation-care Unfortunately, we have been delayed with releasing the program because we were waiting for directions from the Department regarding excursions and the current restrictions to venues.... Our program will be onsite (no excursions) these holidays, but we will have visitors come out to see us. Bookings are already open online through the software. Week 1 of the School holidays will be free but from the 13th of July, Week 2, we will reintroduce our usual fees. Please ensure when you are making bookings that you select the correct session fee: Week 1 Zero Fee Session Vacation Care Full Day Week 2 Vacation Care Full or Half Day Session (depending on your needs) Jasminka

12.01.2022 And just like that, another term is finished! Have a safe and happy holidays. We hope to see you in Vacation Care.

12.01.2022 We would like to announce that Grant Small and Jasminka Huskic have been invited to join the SA Out of School Hours Care Stakeholder Group Quality Improvement Group. This is a consultative group for the Early Childhood Policy and Strategy Unit in the Department for Education where three Directors have been selected to join - one from Catholic Education, one from an Independent School, and one from the Department for Education. Jasminka and Grant have been selected due to t...he outstanding quality of Grange OSHC as a service. This is a wonderful achievement and we would like to wish them a big CONGRATULATIONS for this well-deserved recognition.

12.01.2022 Have you booked Vacation Care? Bookings Close next Friday the 4th of December! For rostering purposes, we would like all bookings to be finalised by the end of next week.... So if you haven't already done so, please do so ASAP. Thanks from Jasi and the Team.

12.01.2022 Parents and Caregivers, As I am sure you are aware, South Australia is moving out of the hard COVID-19 lockdown as recently announced by Premier Marshall. This ...means Grange Primary School is back with all staff and a full learning program from Monday 23 November. I look forward to seeing our students and families back at school on Monday. As I am provided with further information and direction I will share this with you later in the day. See you all on Monday. Regards, Grant Small

11.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that we have recently appointed Julia Festa as our second Assistant Director - Senior Leader, to work alongside Elda Esposito Galios. Julia has been apart of Grange OSHC for many years and brings a multitude of experience and enthusiasm to the role. As a growing service, we are now looking for a third Assistant Director - Senior Leader to join our friendly team. Please share or notify anyone you may know who may be interested in the position and would love to join the Grange PS OSHC family.

11.01.2022 Hard to believe we're already halfway through Vacation Care. Just this week we've managed to cram in tons of fun, such as gaming tournaments, face painting, glitter tattoos, slime making, a visit from Games 2U, an amazing science show, and so much more! And there's even more to come in Week 2!

11.01.2022 UPCOMING PUPIL FREE DAYS! There are two school closure days coming up soon during which time OSHC will be open. Check out the days' activities below. Bookings are essential.

11.01.2022 Well what a week we've had! While it hasn't turned out the way we hoped, we still managed to squeeze some fun in - a footy goalkicking challenge on the oval, leaf art, and a laser maze in Lawson. Just a few reminders, we will be operating as normal today as well as Monday and Tuesday next week for children of essential workers. Please email us to let us know if you require care for your child. Stay safe everyone. We hope to see you all again next week.

10.01.2022 From the beginning of Term Four, our staff have been using the program One Child to document and plan children's learning in the service. We've been working hard on getting it up and running, and we're now ready to roll it out to families. You will all be receiving a link over the next few days that will invite you to create an account with One Child. While this is not compulsory, it is a great way to keep up to date with what your child is doing while at OSHC and get an insight to the experiences being implemented by our dedicated staff.

09.01.2022 Have your confirmed your income with Centrelink? If you received Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for 2018-19, you must confirm your income with Centrelink. This includes CCS paid directly to you and CCS paid on your behalf to a child care provider. Most parents have already confirmed their income, but if you havent, do it now.... If you dont confirm your 2018-19 income by 30 June 2020, your CCS will stop from 13 July 2020. To confirm your income with Centrelink, you and your partner need to either: lodge your tax returns with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) complete an Advise non-lodgement of tax return with Centrelink, if you dont need to lodge a tax return. You complete the Advise non-lodgement of tax return in your Centrelink online account through myGov or your Express Plus Centrelink mobile app. If youve already confirmed your family income for 2018-19, theres nothing else you need to do. Have you confirmed your income with Centrelink?rvices Australia website. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au//c/child-care-subsidy

09.01.2022 Dont forget to secure your vacation care spot! The sun is shining and spots are booking out quickly!

09.01.2022 Drop off and Pick Up! In line with the actions of Grange Primary School and as a precautionary measure, we ask that all non-staff members, Eg: parents/guardians, visitors, grandparents, picking up or dropping off their children, remain outside our service whenever possible. Drop off and pick up will remain at our OSHC door entrance, until further notice. ... Thank you for your support

09.01.2022 October Vacation Care - Bookings Closing Today! Just a reminder that our October Vacation Care Program is fast approaching. If you haven't booked in please do so as soon as possible as places are filling up fast!... Thursday, October 8th - Little Kids Excursion FULLY BOOKED! https://grangeoshc.wixsite.com/grange/vacation-care

08.01.2022 Spring has sprung and we had plenty of sunshine this week. Out the front, Playground Volleyball was a popular activity while we had some of the best defensive play we've ever seen in European Handball. Don't forget there is one more Pupil Free Day to go on Monday! We'll see you then for a Day in Paris.

08.01.2022 We're already at the end of Week Three, and boy is the term flying past! We had loads of fun outdoors with games like Battle Royale, Basketball, and Handball. We started our efforts to incorporate more natural resources into our program with some helpers assisting us in collecting for an art activity. And finally, towards the end of the week, we created some spooky art as Halloween approached.

07.01.2022 We certainly didn't let the rain get us down this week! We made the most of the brief moments of sunshine and when indoors, made some fabulous paper crowns and dreamcatchers, and spent many moments perfecting our hama bead creations.

05.01.2022 This week the children used their creativity in the Art Space, their imagination and curiosity out the Front, their gross motor skills in Wittunga Hall and experimented with building in Lawson Hall. Next week we say goodbye to one of our Assistant Directors, Danielle. If you see her over the next week please feel free to come have a chat. Even when the sky is filled with clouds, the sun still shines above. Make the most of the weekend

05.01.2022 DON'T FORGET TO BOOK IN FOR MONDAY THE 20TH OF JULY! PUPIL FREE DAY! We have a fun-filled 'Christmas in July' theme day planned! - Select Pupil Free day from the drop-down menu on Fully Booked, - Deselect the box 'book using the default session types' - Select either Pupil Free Day (default) for a Full Day booking or Pupil Free Day Half Day Session for a half-day booking. Thanks from Jasi and the Team.

05.01.2022 Back to School! We kicked off this week with a pupil free day where we celebrated both Christmas in July and our fabulous director Jasminka's birthday, and finished it off with some creative watercolour art with lots of fun activities in between.

05.01.2022 There were a few cold mornings and afternoons this week but it didn't stop us! We snuck in a trip to the oval, Soccer in Wittunga Hall, some messy play with Oobleck, and amazing 3D Animal Masks, to name just a few things.

04.01.2022 It was a beautiful sunshine filled week here at OSHC. There were some creative new instruments introduced into our regular Handball games; many showed off their artistic sides when making Spoon People in the Art Space while Wittunga Hall hosted yet another round of our Newspaper Hockey Championships, which saw the Spicy Tacos team triumph in a close one over Big Fudge. We're so happy to see the end of Winter and welcome Spring (and hopefully some more sunny weather) next week!

02.01.2022 Join the fun this October with our School Holiday Program! Stuck for something to do this spring? Interested in trying something new this school break? Want to get out and meet new friends?... If you said yes, we have the perfect School Holiday Program for you! To see what fun-filled activities we have planned click on the link https://grangeoshc.wixsite.com/grange/vacation-care Important! To complete and finalise your child's bookings, please select and sign the Excursion Permission Forms for those that your child/ren are attending. Please note: Signed Permission Forms are valid for 1 year.

02.01.2022 This week at OSHC saw us getting busy with some fabulous magnet creations, frequenting the handball courts again, playing NFL in Wittunga, and seeing what we could make during some free craft time. Have a lovely weekend, and stay warm!

02.01.2022 . A lot of warnings have been issued for children to stay off social media, specifically Tik Tok, d...ue to a graphic self harm video thats circulating. While we do recommend that parents monitor their children or keep them off the platform, it's a band-aid solution for a long-term issue due to the fact that distressing videos constantly circulate online. Instead we would like to encourage all parents and guardians to -: 1 . Understand that they will most likely use it, whether you understand the appeal or not. Ask them what apps they use, find out why they like those apps. Start a dialogue so you can start understanding why its important to them. The more you understand about it, the more you can stay across it. 2 . If you know what apps theyre using, help them make their profile as secure as possible, whether its TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch or Reddit (the list is endless). You can do this with the help of this eSafety Commissioner guide: www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide 3 . Be open and willing to listen. Make them aware of Kids Helpline Official (1800 55 1800), Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), headspace (headspace.org.au) and Lifeline (13 11 14) so they know they have a place to contact if they dont feel comfortable approaching you. 4 . Kids often create a social media profile that they make visible to you, but keep their actual profile under a fake name hidden from you. Again, this is why we encourage you to talk to your child openly and honestly. 5 . If your child watches YouTube videos, please be aware there's no guarantee that this content will be safe for kids. People can easily edit distressing videos for kids that slip through the filters. If you can't monitor your child on YouTube then let them watch Netflix kids instead as it has stronger filters. SBS and ABC iview are both free alternatives for childrens online content. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is a great resource for parents, guardians and kids: www.esafety.gov.au