From the Head of Junior School

Issue 4 / 21 March 2014

I had the opportunity and privilege to attend the Year 4 camp at Tyalgum Ridge Resort. It was fantastic to see the children enjoying camp activities such as the flying fox, waterfall hike, low ropes course and archery. The night time activities were a great way to spend time with their mates and once again enjoy some games with friends. Thank you to the teachers Mr Buddee, Mrs Gibson, Mrs Jorgensen, Mrs Bristow, Mrs Walker and the parents who attended the camp as well. A good time was had by all and there will be stories to tell for years to come.

Picnic in the ParkThank you to the Parents and Friends committee who organ-ized a very successful picnic in the park. St Andrews families were able to enjoy the music and fine food (well sausages are fine food in a child’s eyes) under a starry night on the Junior School oval. I am continually impressed at the talent of the students who performed throughout the night.

Kiss and RideJust a reminder to be courteous to other families when col-lecting and dropping off your children in the Kiss and Ride section of the car park. It has been reported to me that there are a number of parents who are dropping off their children at the gate, rather than using the Kiss n Ride area. This causes problems for other cars and disrupts the flow of traffic.

Year 5 Family Service I really enjoyed the family service that was led by the Year 5 students last Sunday. It was great to see so many students getting involved in the worship life of the congregation. They sang the songs, read bible verses and acted out simple plays added to our worship.

Early Learning CentreWe are doing a lot of work getting ready for the opening of the St Andrews Early Learning Centre in January 2015. We are holding an information session for all potential parents on March 27th 2014 at 6:30 pm in the MPH. If you or you know of families who have children who are approximately 2.5 – 3.5 (pre-kindy) or approximately 3.5 – 4.5 (pre-prep) years of age in 2015 and would be interested in attending our Early Learning Centre, please come along to the infor-mation session in the MPH.

Cyber SafetyNo program my child will want to use is essential to their development, treat all programs as an added extra, a privi-lege.

Darrin SchumacherDeputy Principal/Head of Junior School

Counselling Update

This is a recent post by author and child psychologist Tina Bryson. It may seem confronting and difficult to imagine but believe me when I say this approach to your child’s inappropriate behaviour does work. I say this as a parent of a seven year old who is prone to mega-meltdowns. It requires calmness, patience and control on your part and a united front if working alongside your partner. Have a read and see what you think. At the very least next time you are confronted by challenging behaviours give it a try.

“Got a young child threatening you or acting out with disrespectful behaviour? Maybe you should forget about the behaviour in that moment. Here’s some advice I shared with a mom about this topic: I think he’s talking about all kinds of calculated acts of planned aggression “next time I’m going to run you over and bury you!” and “I’m going to push you out of a tree!” in order to make himself more powerful, because I actually think he feels pretty controlled by his emotions and very vulnerable. I also sense that what he really needs is not really for me to arm you guys with “strategies”, but more to encourage a shift in how you think about him and his behaviour. Specifically, I’d encour-age a shift from thinking about what the main goal is with him. I think our goal is not to control his behaviour in the moment - I know it feels like it’s our goal and responsibility to teach him that his behaviour is not acceptable or appro-priate, but I think if we approach with this perspective, the way we respond to him will escalate things.

Instead, I think our goal in the moment is to forget about the behaviour and focus on providing him support for emotional regulation. The behaviour will be able to be ad-dressed more effectively once he’s calm and comforted and regulated. If our goal is to teach, then we are not effective disciplinarians when we address the behaviour when he’s in a reactive state of mind. To get him to the receptive state of mind where we can effectively address behaviour, we must first calm and connect and comfort and see things from his point of view. Nurture, nurture, nurture. We can really validate what he is feeling (something more than “I can tell you’re angry, but . . . “ which doesn’t really validate), let him tell his story, comfort, offer help and support and a safe haven to help him when he’s feeling internally chaotic and reactive. Something like (in a quiet comforting voice with an empathic facial expression and nurturing body

ICAS NewsInternational Competitions & Assessments (ICAS) For Junior Schools 2014Your child is invited to take part in the 2014 Australasian Schools Competitions. A letter to all parents can be found in the TASS Parent Lounge. To book please follow this link to TryBooking http://www.trybooking.com/77036 or via the College Website. Parents have until Friday 4 April to register and pay. PLEASE NOTE: Entries cannot be accepted after this date. COMPUTER SKILLS (Years 4-10) Tuesday 20 May, $9.20 per studentSCIENCE (Years 4-12) Wednesday 4 June, $9.20 per studentWRITING (Years 4-12) 16-20 June, $19.30 per studentSPELLING (Years 4-7)Tuesday 17 June, $12.55 per studentENGLISH (Years 4-12) Tuesday 29 July, $9.20 per studentNote that all Year 12 students will be entered for this with entry fees paid

for by the College. All other years this competition is optional and you will

be required to cover the cost yourself.

MATHEMATICS (AMC) (Years 7-12) Thursday 7 August, $6.35 per studentMATHEMATICS (ICAS) (Years 4-12) Tuesday 12 August, $9.20 per studentNote that all Year 8, 10 & 11 students will be entered for this with entry

fees paid for by the College. All other years this competition is optional but

highly recommended. Parents should note that prices include credit card

and booking fees.

The competitions take place each year in schools through-out Australia and the South Pacific Region. They provide opportunities for all students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external assessment situation. All students receive a Certificate and an individual Results Letter indicating which questions they answered correctly, as well as the average mark for their state. The documents are suitable for inclusion in a portfolio. The Results Letter is also useful for highlighting students’ strengths and weak-nesses in Mathematics. Certificates are awarded to each year level as follows:High Distinction - to the top 1% of entrants in the stateDistinction - to the next 10% of entrants in the stateCredit - to the next 20% of entrants in the stateAchievement - to the students who are placed in the top 20% of their Year Level at their school, but do not qualify for one of the above state CertificatesParticipation - to all students who do not qualify for one of the above Certificates. Medals are awarded to the top student(s) in each Year Level in each state. Schools receive valuable statistics which enable them to compare their achievements with the rest of the state. Please note that a large percentage of schools, like our

College, make all of the papers optional. This means that students who demonstrate an exceptional aptitude in a disciplinary area are generally the ones who register to compete as it is a competition. Therefore when you receive and view your child’s results, the comparison to the cohort who completed the paper is not a true indicator of where your child is ranked in Queensland.

Jacqueline FaulknerDeputy Head of Junior School PYP Coordinator

posture) “You’re having a hard time right now. What do you need? How can I help you? What can we do to calm down?” This does not reinforce negative behaviour. That is a common fear but it’s a misunderstanding of how behav-iour works. What you are doing is reinforcing that you are a safe, predictable person who will help him when he needs help. Just like you’d comfort him (and not blame him) if he’s physically suffering, we want to comfort him (and not blame him) when he’s emotionally suffering. Once he’s back in control of his own emotions (without us trying to control him), then we can effectively talk about good choices and behaviour. He knows already what is right and wrong. He doesn’t need us to teach him that something wasn’t OK or appropriate. He already knows, but he can’t do it in the moment, so our job is to provide the emotional and rela-tional support that allows him to do what he already knows is right.

The more we address the behaviour in the moment by tell-ing him what to do or reprimanding him or controlling his body or communicating control, punitiveness, anger, or any kind of threat/fear, the more he’ll escalate. I know there will be times where you are super comforting and he may still escalate, but I wonder if we approach this way, and then move on, instead of focusing on the bad behaviour, if these situations might not escalate into incidents. I know how unpleasant it is to deal with him when he’s reactive, but keep in mind how awful his internal chaos feels to him. He feels that he’ll consistently have someone there to nurture him through the internal storm and that he can use you as a tool to calm his inner chaos. Create safety and comfort; that’s the key.”

Mardi Frost School Counselling Team

Life at St Andrews is so varied – ranging from the Aca-demic, to the Arts, Sport, Service and everything else in between. There is never a dull moment – a cliché, I know, but true. It is such a privilege to work in such an environ-ment. Being involved with students working so well in the classroom, on the futsal court and making music is a great source of joy for me personally. Dare I even say it – maybe I should be paying to be here – rather than the school paying me?

In amongst the good stuff though can be all manner of challenges. It seems to me that circumstance can plot against us to steal our joy and contentment away. We can misconstrue a comment made by someone and before we know it, we maybe questioning our own abilities and whether we are doing a good job.

It is at this time that it is so assuring to be reminded of some ageless wisdom that I encountered over the holi-days. Take a quick check for yourself – ‘What or who is the source of your joy and contentment?’ Is our personal well-

being subject to the whim of others and their treatment of us. Is it based on how many jobs we can get done or even on how well we complete a task? Bottom line is – who or what is the source of our joy and contentment? If our well-being rests solely on these aspects of life, then chances are, our joy can be snatched away from us.

In contrast, if our joy ultimately rests in the fact that we are claimed by our loving God as His child then our joy is untouchable. We will still be subject to challenges in our life – we will still second guess ourselves but when troubled and perplexed, God speaks His truth into our lives and this restores our joy as we celebrate our position in His care. Our joy and well-being is untouchable when it is reliant on our God’s love and care. This fact places us in a position to always love others, no matter what may come.

Graeme SchacheChaplain

Chaplains Chat

Art News

P&F Picnic PerformanceMany thanks to our students who performed at the P and F Picnic last Friday. It was a wonderful evening and great to see such a range of students sharing their gifts with the audience.

Many thanks also to Paul Oakley-Grant for his technical support!

Twilight Classics ConcertFriday 21st March 5.30pm Staff Common Room

As the highlight to our Focus on Classics Week, we have our Twillight Classics Concert featuring our Senior Musi-cians performing pieces with a Classical Focus. All are welcome.

Evening of Drama Term 1Tuesday 1st April 6.30pmFeaturing performances from our Year 10 and Year 11 Drama Classes. There is a wide variety of scenes from “The Crucible”, ‘A Doll’s House” and “The Glass Menagerie” as well as “The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay” and “Liv-ing With Lady Macbeth”

Starbound EisteddfodSaturday 5th AprilAt the start of the holidays our Jazz and Contemporary Dance Troupes will compete in The Starbound Entertainers festival in the schools section on Saturday 5th April.Full details regarding this event will be loaded on to Parent Lounge this week. Any enquires can be sent to performing arts@salc.qld.edu.au (Contemporary) or paulag@salc.qld.edu.au (Jazz)

Term 2 Date ClaimersWe have some exciting events coming up in Term 2 in the Arts. Here are some date claimers:

A Showcase of Senior Music StudentsSenior Music EveningThursday 8th May 6.30pm, RBT

Junior School Arts Week – Week 5This week is a celebration of the Arts and an opportunity for students to engage in a range of Arts Based Activities. There will be a Visual Artist in Residence, Lunchtime Dance Classes and Art Club as well as workshops in Dance, Music and Drama related to Units of Inquiry. There will also be a Big Day Out and JS Gala Concert on Friday 23rd May.

Evening of DramaTuesday 3rd JuneFeaturing Performances by our Year 10 and Year 12 Drama Classes

Priscilla ScottHead of Artspriscillas@salc.qld.edu.au

Last Tuesday, students and teachers from the Junior School were treated to some very special entertainment, courtesy of a travelling group of very talented musicians. The concert band from St Columba Anglican School in Port Macquarie is currently touring and St Andrews was lucky to be able to host the visitors and be entertained as they performed a special concert for us.

The group, comprised of students from Years 7 to 12, performed some great numbers from well known movies such as “Toy Story” and “Transformers”. The concert also featured some impressive soloists. The highlight of the con-cert came when some of our students got the opportunity to join the band up on stage and play some very interesting instruments.

It was indeed a treat to be entertained by this talented group of young musicians and we are grateful for the op-portunity St Columbia Anglican School gave our students to see the quality of live music performance that comes with commitment and enthusiasm for the study of music. I loved seeing the enthusiasm of all the students watching this performance, and especially loved the dance moves I saw!

Miss Lauren WashingtonMusic Teacher

Uniformshop News

Discontinued Stock Sell Out - In store and via Flexis-chools.All items are brand new and still permitted to be worn to school. Sorry no returns unless faulty.Sports shorts size XS similar to Size 16 but longer in the leg, discontinued taslon fabric $16.Girls Blouse size L/16 poly/cotton, discontinued supplier $37Wardjam Shirt size 10 discontinued supplier $15Navy Opaque Tights 40 denier sizes 10-12 years, Mids and XTalls $3 (current stock is 70 denier $7-7.50 each). Jacqui DesfossesUniform Shop Manageruniformshop@salc.qld.edu.au

Tuckshop News

The new Tuckshop area is coming along quite well. We are now starting to see the framing for the walls and pipes go-ing in. Looking forward to the finished product!

We have now added sorbet to our range of products served in Tuckshop. They meet the “Smart Choices” eating range and are available in Lemon, Pomegranate & Lemon,Orange and Orange-Mango. They retail at $2.50

Hot X Bun FundraisingThis year we will be holding a Hot X Bun Fundraising Event. All profits will go to “Go Team” which proceeds will help provide essential farming and village equipment much needed in Cambodia. Costing $5.50 per pack (6). Go to Flexi Schools to place your order.

Did you Know…..Water is absolutely essential to the human body’s survival. A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water.

Water leads to increased energy levels. The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually mild dehydration.http://www.allaboutwater.org/drink-water.html

Trina van der KampTuckshop Manager tuckshop@salc.qld.edu.au

Band Notes

Persistence is a key concept we brandish around at schools these days. It makes sense, if you want to improve than you must persist in your efforts. As you know I am a true believer that talent is overtaken by exposure and effort. In other words a talented student will not perform as well as the student who immerses themselves in their task and who ‘persists’ with regular practice. As we enter week 8 and student’s lives are being overtaken by assessments it is time to ask how their practice is going. Run a concert at home, which can be videoed for future reference. (We will come back to it later to compare improvements). Remember it is not ‘how much’ you practice each week, but ‘how many times’ you practice that gains the greatest improvement.

All of us in the Music Department look forward to see-ing you at this weeks, focus on classics concert ‘Music for Twilights’ being held in the teachers lounge in the Main Administration building at 5.30pm on Friday.

Paul Oakley-GrantSenior School Music TeacherJunior School Music Coordinator

Dates to remember March / April

Friday 21 Year 1 Excursion to Fleays Wildlife ParkMonday 24 Carnival Book Fair Three-Way Conferences 3.00pm to 5.30pmTuesday 25 Carnival Book Fair Assembly – MPH at 2.00pmThree-Way Conferences 3.00pm to 5.30pmWednesday 26 Hosting Japanese Visitors Carnival Book Fair P-3 Cross Country – Lower Oval 12.30pm to 3.00pmThursday 27 Carnival Book Fair Mini Muso’s open rehearsal – Ruth Butler Theatre 3.30pm to 5.00pmThursday 28 Carnival Book Fair AprilWednesday 2 Years 4-6 Cross Country – Schuster Park 9.00am to 12.30pmThursday 3 P-12 Easter Service – Multi Purpose Hall 8.45amYear 6 Personal Development Program – Multi Purpose Hall 6.30pm

Puberty, Things are Changing!

We are selling the Entertainment Books again this year!!

New this year, you have a choice:The traditional Entertainment Book Membership that comes with the Gold Card and vouchersorThe brand new Entertainment Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone.

Entertainment Memberships contain thousands of valuable up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers from many of the best restaurants, cafés, arts, attractions, hotel accommodation, travel and much more!

The price is $55.00 per book and $11.00 from each book goes to fundraising for the College.Books are available from Reception, Junior School Ad-ministration and the Uniform Shop.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ONLINE NOW

Parent information Night Year 6 students will be commencing a personal develop-ment program in Term 2. This will consist of 2 x 45 minutes lessons that cover aspects of puberty and development. Year 6 parents are invited to an information night about the “Things Are Changing” program on Thursday 3rd April at 6.30pm in the Multi-Purpose Hall. On this night, course objectives will be explained and questions answered. The program aims to provide parents with the opportunity to be equipped and educated with the information and confidence necessary to teach their children about puberty. Each parent will be given a booklet that outlines what the children will be learning at school and gives good leading questions and discussion starters for the home environ-ment.

Oral Health Students in Years (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) have been provided with an offer of oral health care examination card to take home.

If your child is enrolled in one of the year levels listed above or are new to the school and did not receive an examina-tion card and would like to arrange for your child to receive oral health care please contact the Oral Health Call Centre 1300 300 850. Monday to Friday 8.00 am – 4.30 pm Ex-cluding Public Holidays.If your child requires disability access please identify this requirement with the Call Centre Operator.

   

by Michael Grose - No. 1 parenting educator

Ever had a child who keeps asking for a favour or a treat over and over until they get the response they want?

These kids generally use one of two strategies. They may either nag or hound you until they get an affirmative response or they seek out another adult who will give them the answer they want.

Pester power wears you down!

From a kid’s point of view, the first method, which is based on persistence, is generally very effective with tired parents and sole parents who are more vulnerable to this type of behaviour.

“All right have the ice cream. Anything for some peace and quiet,” is a response that most people who have spent time around children are familiar with. The same applies to adolescents: “Okay, you can go to the party. Just stop nagging me about it!”

Playing one parent off against the other

The second method is a little more devious but very effective and usually occurs in dual parent families. You know the situation. A child’s request for a treat, favour or outing is turned down for good reason (“No Jessica you can’t have an ice cream now. Wait until after dinner”). The child then goes to the other parent (without sharing the conversation they’ve just had with you!) in the hope that he or she may well give them the positive answer they are looking for.

These situations can drive parents crazy and are indicative of two people operating on different parenting planes.

If it happens every now and again then it is no big deal. However, if one parent is always granting a child his or her wishes without consultation or thought about what the other parent thinks, then it’s probably time to step back and reflect on how you can both work better together.

One “no” is enough

Be firm with a child or young person who goes to another parent in search of a ‘yes’ after they have received a knock back.

“Where did you get that ice cream from? I already said no.”

“Daddy said I could have it.”

“I am sorry but you should not go to Daddy after I said ‘No’.”

If in doubt, defer

The other technique that you can use when one parent tends

Managing kids who won’t take no for answer

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Kids can be very strategic at getting you to agree to what they want. But two can play at that game!

to give in more often is to agree to defer to each other whenever a child or young person asks something tricky.

“Okay Jessica, I’ll just check with Dad and get back to you.”

This strategy can be wearing and even artificial but it’s helpful in bringing the other parent into the picture and it also demonstrates that you are double act.

It’s the smartest way to manage teens as they have a propensity to corner you into making quick decisions. The principle here is to control the timing of your responses and not be railroaded into snap decisions.

Take it in turns saying “no”

Most dual parents play good cop/bad cop, with one being the disciplinarian or hard-line manager and the other more the play director. That tends to be the way of families. This is wearing on the bad cop so it helps if you can swap roles (or even backbones) occasionally so that the ‘bad cop’ parent gets a break. Sole parents play both roles, which is draining.

Managing children who won’t take no for an answer demands teamwork, a willingness to hold your ground and, most importantly, good communication skills. The aim is to reach a point that when you say “No, not this time” (or however you say it), your kids actually believe what you say.

Stay one step ahead of your kids with great ideas & expert advice from Michael Grose. Join Michael’s NEW Parentingideas Club today at parentingideasclub.com.au. You’ll be so glad you did.

St  Andrews  Lutheran  College  Outside  School  Hour  Care  –  Easter  Vacation  Care  2014  175  Tallebudgera  Creek  Road  Tallebudgera      7.00am-­‐6.00pm          Contact  OSHC  Phone:  55225762      or      standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au  Vacation  Care  Fee  $47  per  day  plus  activity  cost:  Fee  Reduction  Available  Even  if  you  do  not  receive  CCB  you  are  generally  still  eligible  to  receive  50%  of  out  of  pocket  fees  back.  To  receive  Child  Care  Benefits  for  Vacation  Care  please  provide  OSHC  with  Customer  Reference  Numbers  and  register  your  child  with  the    Family  Assistance  Office—Ph.:  13  61  50      Payment  to  be  received  at  the  start  of  each  week  to  confirm  and  hold  bookings.  2014  Enrolment  Fee    $27.50  per  family.        Late  fee  applies.    

My  Time  Our  Place      Every  day  the  children  are  able  to  choose  from  a  variety  of  activities  e.g.  Board  games,  drawing,  sports  and  construction  sets,  computers  Monday  7th  April   Tuesday  8th  April   Wednesday  9th  April   Thursday    10th  April   Friday    11th  April  Creative Arts Incursion Creative Arts Day of Balloon Fun Be Active

Easter Story – Mural

Ball Games

 All  Children  

Jumping Castle Cost -$15

CONSTRUCTION  CHALLENGE  Build  a  Castle  from  ancient  

times  out  of  Blocks    

Fashion  Designer  

NEWSPAPER FASHION DESIGN

 Balloon  Volleyball  

 Balloon  stamping  

 Balloon  animals  

 

Mini Sports Carnival

Egg and Spoon Races

3 legged races

Sack Races

Celebrate with Fruity Icy Poles

Monday  14th  April   Tuesday  15th  April   Wednesday  16th  April   Thursday    17th  April   Friday    18th  April  Art  And  Craft   Art  and  Craft   Creative Arts   Kids  in  the  Kitchen   EASTER  FIRDAY  

 Hama  Beading  

 Jelly  bean  brackets  

 And  Easter  Baskets  

     

Tennis  

    Create  a  3D  Easter  Animal  

 Cooking:  Easter  Bunny  Bread  Rolls  

   

 

Coloured  Salt  Bunnys  

HOP-A-THON

See  if  you  can  hop  through  the  challenge  and  get  to  the  end  of  the  

obstacle  course

 

Easter Cupcakes

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My  Time  Our  Place      Every  day  the  children  are  able  to  choose  from  a  variety  of  activities  e.g.  Board  games,  drawing,  sports  and  construction  sets,  computers    

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closure  of  service  at  6.00pm  please  call  55225762  if  delayed  

Name  of  Children  :  ___________________________________  Year  Level:  ______________  Date  of  Birth:  ___________________    

                                                                       ____________________________________                                            ______________                                                    ____________________      Parent’s  Name:  _________________________________  Parent’s  Date  of  Birth:  _________________  Contact  Number  :  ______________________________________    Email  address:_________________________________________________________________________  Parent’s  signature:  __________________________________  

 

Vacation  Care  Notes:  • All  Children  required  to  Wear  Closed  in  shoes  and  Wide  brim  hat    •  Please  bring  a  backpack  and  bottle  to  fill  with  water.  

 •  Please  label  all  of  your  children’s  belongings  

• Healthy  Food:    A  piece  of  Fruit  or  Vegetable  Sticks  for  Fruit  Break  plus  Morning  Tea  and  Lunch  to  be  provided  for  children  and  Water  bottle  by  families.    Please  keep  treats  to  minimum.    Anaphylaxis  Children  attend  OSHC  Please  no  NUTS  in  Food  brought  into  Vacation  Care.    

• Afternoon  Tea  is  provided  by  the  service  for  the  children  at  Vacation  Care.  Menu  displayed  on  Whiteboard  each  day.    • All  children  need  to  wear  suitable  play  clothes/sun  safe.  Including  WIDE  BRIM  HATS  NOT  CAPS  thank-­‐  you.  Please  pack  a  light  jumper  for  cool  mornings  and  afternoons.    • Sun  screen  applied  to  children  before  arrival.      Sunscreen  is  available  at  the  OSHC  service  or  children  can  bring  their  own  labelled  sunscreen  50+.    • Medication  if  required,  needs  a  medication  form  completed.  This  form  is  available  at  the  OSHC  service  near  sign  in  and  out  attendance  roll.  Please  speak  to  OSHC  Educators.  All  

Medication  needs  to  be  handed  into  OSHC  Educators  with  medication  form  completed.  Please  do  not  leave  any  medication  in  Children’s  Bags.    • Technology:  -­‐  Please  note  that  if  children  bring  in  any  technology  such  as  IPADS,  DS,  IPODs  they  need  to  be  responsible  for  looking  after  these  items.    OSHC  does  not  take  any  

responsibility  for  loss  or  broken  items.  Please  name  all  such  items  including  games.  Please  ensure  that  no  M  rated  material  including  games  or  songs  are  brought  into  OSHC  Vacation  Care.  The  children  have  limited  time  on  technology  each  day.  Mobile  Phones:  -­‐  children  are  not  to  make  phone  calls/text  from  personal  mobile  phones  whilst  in  the  care  of  OSHC.  If  children  need  to  call  Parents  -­‐  they  can  for  important  matters  call  from  the  OSHC  landline  with  the  permission  of  the  OSHC  Coordinator.  Parents  can  leave  message  on  55225762  and  OSHC  Educators  will  communicate  to  the  children  any  changes  in  pick  up  or  who  is  collecting  the  children  for  you.  

 

MY  TIME  OUR  PLACE  Outcomes:  Outcome  1:  Children  have  a  strong  sense  of  Identity  Outcome  2:  Children  are  connected  with  and  contribute  to  their  world  Outcome  3:  Children  have  a  strong  sense  of  wellbeing  Outcome  4:  Children  are  confident  and  involved  learners  Outcome  5:  Children  are  effective  communicators    Our  OSHC  service  offers  a  wide  range  of  age-­‐appropriate  programs  that  reflect  an  understanding  of  the  importance  of  childhood  and  the  value  of  play.  Using  a  holistic  approach,  we  work  closely  with  school/  communities  to  develop  our  capacity  to  provide  OSHC.    Please  do  not  hesitate  to  email  standrews.oshc@qlecs.org.au  or  phone  55225762  any  queries  or  concerns  that  you  may  have  to  the  OSHC  Coordinator  Robyn  Fuller    Looking  Forward  to  a  Terrific  Fun  Filled  Vacation  Care.  Bye  from  all  OSHC    Vacation  Care  Educators.