Settlers Farm Campus OSHC in Paralowie, South Australia, Australia | Primary School

Settlers Farm Campus OSHC

Locality: Paralowie, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8280 8108

Address: 8 Du Villars Street 5108 Paralowie, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.settlersfarmcampusoshc.com

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25.01.2022 Good morning, I hope all our families are managing to keep warm, Ive seriously considered moving to Darwin. It seems the older I get the colder winter is. Dates to remember 6/7/2020 Vacation Care begins 21/06/2020 last day to book to avoid the casual fee.... 22/06/2020 the day we cap our vacancies allowing only limited casual bookings. Stay safe, keep warm

25.01.2022 DONT JUST UNENROL YOUR CHILDREN FROM THEIR EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRES (THIS INCLUDES OSHC) PLEASE !! There is so much uncertainty in the world at the moment and so many people are losing their jobs, please dont add your childs educators to that list.... I am NOT saying you should send them if you dont feel comfortable. What I am saying is DONT UNENROL THEM. Talk to your centre first. There are a number of things in place from the government to help families and to stop centres from going bankrupt but these measures are only helpful if the children STAY ENROLLED. Firstly, if you or your partner has lost their job or had your wages cut, you can go on to your mygov page and apply for temporary financial hardship. This means that the government will pay your childcare fees in FULL for 13 weeks. The government has also committed to paying the CCS portion of the fees in the event that the centres do go in to lock down. What this means for centres is that we can keep paying our educators, our rent, etc etc etc. It means that at the end of all of this, there will be centres to send your children to. I implore you, please speak to your centre director and Family Day Care Educator. Find out your options, BEFORE just pulling your children out. It will make the world of difference to our sector. To all my friends, can you please share this as much as possible

24.01.2022 Today I had the opportunity to purchase 30 500ml bottles of hand sanitizer. We have enough at OSHC but I thought many of our families may be struggling to purchase any. I decided to get them and offer them to you, our OSHC families. You can see from the receipt that I paid $16.50 per bottle and Im offering them to you for the cost price or whatever you think is a fair price, if you cant afford the cost price. Please see Sheree, Curtis or myself if you want a bottle (sorry only 1 per family at this stage)

24.01.2022 Dear Families, GOOD NEWS Hopefully this is the beginning of the new normal for us.... We are finally permitted to allow our parents/caregivers to enter the OSHC building when dropping off and collecting children. For your safety the sign in/out Ipad will be sterilised regularly during each session. We ask that you please use the steriliser located at the front door before entering and upon leaving. Pupil Free Day this Friday, we have limited places left so if you haven't booked in you may have left it too late. Children are encouraged to wear their favourite footy team colours in honour of the prelim finals and Port Power playing Friday night. All children need to bring a packed recess, lunch and drink bottle. DON'T FORGET YOUR HAT TOO Looking forward to seeing you all. Jan Hutchison Director Settlers Farm OSHC Ph: 8280 8108 or 0401 711 061

23.01.2022 Urgent Up-date for April Vacation Care Dear Families, As you would all be aware, the Caronavirus is impacting on businesses, sporting events, gatherings and the general publics daily life.... Noting the rapidly changing environment and public health concerns, it has been necessary to cancel all excursions for the upcoming April School holidays and any upcoming PFDs. This difficult decision was made to limit the amount of interaction between children in OSHC and other large groups and members of the general public. These excursions will be replaced with in-days at our site. A reminder that if you need or want to cancel days that you had booked in for, this must be made before 5pm, Sunday 29th March. Cancellations after this date will incur your normal fee. The CCS will be deducted from the full fee and recorded as an absent day. Note: Normally children are approved up to 42 subsidised absence days per financial year for absences, however the Australian Government has announced there will not be a limit (uncapped) to the number of absence days approved this financial year. Families will be required to provide us with a letter from their doctor explaining why they are taking extended absences. In addition the Federal Government has approved funding for temporary financial hardship (ACCS) this means you can keep your bookings in place and the government will cover up to 120 percent of the CCS hourly rate cap. In most cases, the full cost of child care will be covered. It can be assessed for up to 13 weeks and eligible families are entitled up to 100 hours of subsidised child care per fortnight. Families will be required to provide supporting evidence of a substantial reduction in their ability to pay child care fees, such as an email from their employer. We are expecting to experience significant workforce shortages in the coming weeks and months (as many workplaces are expecting). This will potentially impact on our ability to accept casual bookings as we may need to cap our numbers from time to time. We therefore would recommend families keep their regular bookings and add new bookings (if we have vacancies) as early as possible to confirm your place. The above ACCS will provide families with the peace of mind to minimise OSHC fees during this time. Please note that should we be closed for any reason, families will not be charged for impacted sessions. In keeping with advice from the Australian Government, we encourage anyone who is feeling unwell to stay home. If your child/ren attend OSHC and they are clearly unwell, you will be called to collect them immediately. We appreciate your co-operation during this time Stay safe Settlers Farm OSHC Management

22.01.2022 Having a roaring good time at the Zoo Snooze

22.01.2022 April Vacaction Care program is now open to bookings on fullybooked. School holiday dates are April Tuesday 14th - Friday 24th. Note: Monday 13th is a public holiday and the service is not open. Please visit our website for the program and cover page.

22.01.2022 Just a small snippet of all the activities we have done these holidays. More to come in the next coming days!

21.01.2022 Dear Families, Did you know Friday the 16th October is a pupil free day? Please note we have cancelled all before and after school care bookings on this day, so if you need care for the PFD go to your Fully Booked account, click on after school and book your child in. We will be going to Flip out for a 2 hour lockin.

21.01.2022 Dear Families, Have you booked in for the pupil free day this Monday 20/07/2020 Finally we are permitted to go on excursions so we have booked a session at BOUNCE. We are leaving the centre at 10:00 am sharp returning at 1pm, travelling with Grants coachlines.... If you want to book in hurry as no bookings will be accepted after 6pm this Friday. Go to your fully booked account, afternoon care and book in. See more

21.01.2022 Even though we were stuck at OSHC for another Vacation Care, the children engaged in a wide variety of activities throughout the different themed days. Here is a snap shot of our time, but make sure you log into OneChild to see more!!! Our educators and children are looking forward to going to Bounce on Monday to start Term 3 off

21.01.2022 HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY

20.01.2022 Term 2s theme is Mindfulness and Wellbeing where we have learnt some self-regulation strategies. We have also explored what a Growth Mindset means. Here is a video of some of our children practising a new skill. If you want to see more of what we have done throughout the term, dont forget to log onto OneChild. Have a great weekend

20.01.2022 Good afternoon, Some news about term 4 and Christmas vacation care. Family night... Sadly due to Covid-19 and Department for Education restrictions we are unable to hold our family night this year. We have decided that when things return to normal we will look forward to holding the event and all our families joining us. Fee increase Governing council have endorsed a fee increase to begin on January 1 2021. The following will be our new fees AM $16.00 PM $21.50 PFD $60.00 VAC $60.00 VAC CASUAL $65.00 EARLY CLOSURE $37.50 Vacation care program Program release date Friday 13/11/2020 We will be closed from: Wednesday 6pm 23/12/2020- Monday 6:30 am 4/1/2021 Zoo snooze for children 8- Thursday 17/12/2020- Friday 18/12/2020 West beach camp for children 9+ Wednesday 13/01/2021, Thursday 14/01/2021 and Friday 15/01/2021 There are limited places for both zoo snooze and camp so non refundable deposits are required. You are required to complete a booking sheet available from OSHC, so please ask a educator for one. Pupil free days and school closures Due to some confusion on PFD or closure days all bookings pre booked for am or pm care on the day will now automatically be transferred to a full days care. We will endeavour to advertise the day 3 weeks prior, giving families 1 week to cancel care without charge. If you don’t have a regular booking on the day you can still book in once we advertise. Regards Jan

20.01.2022 Anyone have a kitten? We had HEAPS of kitten food donated. Its past its best before date but as its a best before date and not used by it is still okay for consumption. Were giving it away so send us a message if you would like some

20.01.2022 Well thankfully that was a quick lockdown, I don’t know about you guys but I have eaten my 6 days of snack foods in less than 1 day. Thank you to those of you that cancelled your bookings for the lockdown. It meant we were able to roster for the needs of the community. I now ask you to rebook your child/ren in for next week to ensure we have a space for your child and educators rostered for the regulated ratios.... Stay Safe Jan

19.01.2022 Dear Families, IMPORTANT DATES We have some important dates for you to be aware of.... Friday 21/08/2020 (this Friday) our vacation care program will be online for you to book. The program is also available on our website www.settlersfarmcampusoshc.com. You will have until Sunday 13/09/2020 to book in before the casual fee is charged. Monday 14/09/2020 a casual fee of $5.00 per child per session is charged for any vacation care bookings made from this date. Friday 11/09/2020 is a Pupil free day. We will be celebrating the "Adelaide Show," all children will get to make their own show bag, have their face painted and bounce away on the jumping castle. We will also have some side show alley activities and show type foods available for purchase so your child is permitted spending money on the day. We have limited bookings available on this day so dont leave it too late to secure your place. stay safe Jan

18.01.2022 Hi all, HEAD LICE channel 7 news tonight have information on a new treatment for head lice. As there have been lots of cases reported recently you might like to watch this segment.

18.01.2022 A reminder that children should not attend OSHC if they are unwell.

17.01.2022 Dear Families, Due to the recent Covid 19 activity in the Northern suburbs we are again asking families to ring the door bell when you arrive and not enter the OSHC building. An educator will greet you and your child/ren at the door for drop offs and arrange collection for child/ren at the end of the session. Hopefully we can return to normal soon.... Stay safe Jan

17.01.2022 Hi families, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather this weekend, should be like this til Wednesday I believe. Our educators are looking forward to the school holidays and doing all the great activities they have planned with your children. Im hoping you might be able to help us. We are desperate for boxes of any size from shoe boxes up to really big boxes. If you have any you can donate please drop them off by Friday, last day of term. Thanks heaps

16.01.2022 Give away. 3 senior student school tops. Probably 2 size 10 and 1 size 12 of 2 size 12 and 1 size 14.

16.01.2022 Happy New Year to all, We would like to remind everyone that now is the time to look at your bookings for morning and afternoon care in 2020. Please dont hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding booking etc Looking forward to seeing you and your child/ren in the coming weeks.

15.01.2022 Tomorrow morning is your last chance to book your child/ren into camp. We are leaving this Wednesday to go to Woodhouse for 3 days of fun and games. Cost is 3 days care less your ccs + $50.00 deposit... Who can go, any children 9+ We still have limited vacancies, so get in early

15.01.2022 Hi my name is Shania Davis. For those who may not know me, I am one of the qualified educators at OSHC. During these uncertain times we realise that many of our students and others now have limited ability to keep in contact with many of our elderly community members that may be in nursing homes or self-isolation. With this in mind, Settlers Farm OSHC has reached out to Resthaven Aged Cared to begin a Pen Pal program with their residents. Westbourne Park would love to take pa...rt in this initiative. We would like to get this started ASAP. Resthaven had the idea of sending photos with the letters so recipients both students and residents know who their letters are coming from and going to. We understand that some parents have opted for their students to not be photographed and we respect this. If you would like your child(ren) to be part of this and are happy for their photos to be sent with their letter could you please let us know. You can contact me via email [email protected] We look forward to seeing this initiative unfold

15.01.2022 Come and see us at the OSHC stall - we have relocated near the white playground!

15.01.2022 SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY IS THIS MONDAY 30/11/2020 We only have a few vacancies left for this day so if you haven't booked in by 6pm this Friday then you may miss out on a place. VACATION CARE This Sunday is the last day to cancel any bookings you have made without charge, it is also the last day to book in without incurring the casual fee of $5.00 per child per day. ... As our roster for the educators is due to go out on Monday we will be capping our bookings with only a few vacancies each day to ensure we are not under/over staffed. ZOO SNOOZE SLEEP OVER THURSDAY 17/12/2020 There are only a few vacancies left so book now to avoid disappointment WEST BEACH BIG 4 CAMP WEDNESDAY 13/01/2021-FRIDAY 15/01/2021 There are only a few vacancies left so book now to avoid disappointment Kind regards Jan

14.01.2022 Hi families, I hope your children are enjoying all the fun activities and excursions our educators have planned for these holidays. I would love to hear some feedback. This is just a reminder that for our -8s tomorrow we have lots of colourful activities including a very messy colour run, to be held at about 3pm. ... Please make sure your child/ren come to oshc in old clothes, and maybe bring a old towel for them to sit on in the car, when you come to collect them.

11.01.2022 Dear Families, As you may have heard, schools are closing down for Thursday, Friday next Monday and Tuesday. OSHC will be operating a modified program for these days from 6:30am - 6:00pm. We will only be accepting children that are already registered with us or attend Settlers Farm Campus school, and are from families of essential workers... These days will be available for bookings on Fully booked by 6:00pm today. Please go to after school care tab to book See more

11.01.2022 Dear Families, Well its that time again when we begin preparations for the next vacation care program and finalise things for term 4. Now that restrictions have been lifted a little we have decided to bring back excursions for the Sept/Oct holidays, this program will be released on the 21st August. One of the activities we have planned is our annual garage sale. We are asking that families donate any unwanted games, books, toys in clean working order so we can sell on the d...ay. All items will be sold for $2.00 per item or children are encouraged to haggle for a better deal. On the day there will also be lots of games and food items for sale including popcorn, fruit boxes, chocolate toss and lucky dips. All money raised will go to a charity of the childrens choice. So get your kids busy cleaning their rooms, DONT CHUCK, IT DONATE IT. All donated goods must be here by Friday September 11th Please note OSHC have made the decision not to welcome parents and caregivers into our building just yet, we are waiting to see what the Education dept are advising and will follow their guidelines. Please remember to walk your child to the front door and when collecting you just need to ring the doorbell located on the front door. A staff member will greet you and radio for your child/ren to return. Thank you all for your continued support during these incredibly unprecedented times we find ourselves in. We look forward to when you can come into the OSHC building and see all the magic your children have created. Stay safe, keep well kind regards Jan Hutchison Director Settlers Farm OSHC Ph: 8280 8108 or 0401 711 061

10.01.2022 Just a reminder about the Pupil Free Day this Friday 11/09/2020. The theme for the day is SHOW DAY. We have planned lots of fun filled sideshow alley activities, face painting, jumping castle and show bags. Morning tea will be dagwood dogs and afternoon tea is messy monkeys. Children are permitted spending money for prize winning games and popcorn.... All children will require a packed lunch, drink bottle and a hat. See more

10.01.2022 Reminder to everyone, Photo night is this Tuesday 8th September, players welcome to have a kick and grab a sasauge or two . SEE YOU ALL THERE

10.01.2022 Here are a few photos from the last three pupil free days where we have been super busy doing lots of fun activities! On Monday we had STEM Day, Tuesday, Nature Day and today Trash Makes Treasure Day. Tomorrow we will be doing Easter activities. If you would like to see more photos, make sure you log onto OneChild. If you have forgotten your log in details, message us on facebook and your details can be re sent to you.

09.01.2022 VACATION CARE Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day to cancel any bookings you have made without charge, it is also the last day to book in without incurring the casual fee of $5.00 per child per day. As our roster for the educators is due to go out on Monday we will be capping our bookings with only a few vacancies each day to ensure we are not under/over staffed. ZOO SNOOZE SLEEP OVER THURSDAY 17/12/2020... There are only a few vacancies left so book now to avoid disappointment WEST BEACH BIG 4 CAMP WEDNESDAY 13/01/2021-FRIDAY 15/01/2021 There are only a few vacancies left so book now to avoid disappointment Kind regards Jan

09.01.2022 Settlers Farm OSHC would like to thank the Settlers community and local businesses (Plush Group and V hotels) for their kind gestures and donations during this time. Our team appreciate your kindness.

08.01.2022 To All our families, You may have noticed some measures that we have introduced over the last few weeks at OSHC to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. These include: An educator signing children in and out of care. Circles on the lounge floor where children can sit.... Children being encouraged to wash their hands on arrival from school/ home, prior to eating and after using the playground. The playground being washed with soapy water twice a day. Hand sanitiser being readily available for both children and staff. Breakfast being served with only 5-6 children at the table, at a time. We have been approved extra space until term 2 begins ( Homestead middle space) this will be used for children to watch movies and or play boardgames. Higher staff to children ratio to allow for additional areas to be open and children to have room to practice social distancing. Excursions and incursions have been cancelled for the upcoming holidays and PFDs. Children will not be assisting with serving snacks. Some of these measures will continue after this is over and we hope the necessary ones will become embedded in our practice. As most of you are aware some food products are still difficult to source so we are asking families to pack recess and lunches on all days. It is also important that you pack a hat and drink bottle each day. On the days that we have indicated we will provide a lunch, we will make every attempt to provide that menu, subject to food availability. We will revisit these measures, access policy and booking capacity over the coming months and will keep you informed of any changes. Thank you as always, for your support and kind words and gifts we have received over the last few weeks. We value our Settlers Farm community and look forward to everything returning to normal, as soon as is possible. Stay safe and see you soon :) Cheers, Jan

06.01.2022 Like footy tipping? Want to join and verse some of our educators? Curtis will be running footy tips again for those willing to take part and if interested please comment below to express your interest. Curtis will then get in contact with you, with further details. The season kicks off 19th March ( 3 weeks) so you need to start looking at getting organised to be ready for round 1.... The cost for 2020 is $50 due before round 2 otherwise youll be removed. ( can organize a payment plan if need be, just let me know) Paid positions will be (amount determined by how many people enter) 1st 2nd 3rd Lucky ladder position (drawn after the midway point of the season) = amount determined by how many people enter Weekly tipper (most tips for the week with the margin being the decider) = amount determined by how many people enter

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06.01.2022 For those families that had issues yesterday booking in your child/ren for after school care from 29/6/20-31/12/20. This has now been fixed and we can accept your bookings..

05.01.2022 The more that you read, the more things youll know. The more that you learn, the more places youll go. - Dr. Seuss. Log onto OneChild to see more photos from Dr. Seuss Day today!

05.01.2022 Dear Families, Hopefully you are all enjoying your weekend. I just wanted to make you aware that this Sunday is the last day to book for Vacation care before the $5.00 casual fee, per child, per day, comes into effect.... We also have limited booking available on some days, so to avoid disappointment please dont leave it too late to book. Regards Jan

05.01.2022 Lest we forget

04.01.2022 During your child/rens time at OSHC, we facilitate various activities that all children are encouraged to participate in and also provide them with resources and tools to source their own learning. Educators observe and document the learning of all children through a program called OneChild. You will soon receive an email from Onechild (check your junk inbox) to create an account. If you would like to keep updated with what your child/ren does at OSHC, please follow the link to receive your username and password to log in. You will receive emails alerting you of updates on your childs learning. You are able to log in at any time to view your childs portfolio. You can also make comments on the learning stories that your child has been tagged in that staff will also be able to view.

04.01.2022 Evening all, if you are not requiring care during this lockdown please go to your bookings on Fully booked tonight and cancel care for each session not required. If you do this we will be able to log it as a no charge, if you don’t, unfortunately you may get charged. If you require care due to being a essential worker you can just leave your bookings as they are.... Regards Jan

03.01.2022 Dear Families, School closure day is 30/11/2020. Oshc will be providing all day care from 6:30 am-6:00 pm. We are having a pirate themed day full of fun activities including fancy dress competition, a jumping castle, treasure hunt and much more. A hot dog lunch will be supplies and for afternoon tea we will have fish and ships... Just a reminder that the Vacation Care program is now on line for you to book in.

02.01.2022 Urgent..... term 1 begins on Tuesday 28th, have you booked your child/ren in. Our roster for educators is based on the number of bookings we have per session so book early to avoid disappointment. PUPIL FREE DAY is on Friday 31/1, we will be going to Flipout. If you have booked this day your child must be signed in by 9am.

01.01.2022 A note from Emma: At 11 days overdue (should of stayed at work a bit longer) Curtis and I welcomed a baby girl, Darcie Belle Wordsworth into our lives. We are all doing really well and settling into our new journey. We cant wait for Darcie to meet our OSHC family