EASTER HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Have a happy and safe holiday!

EASTER HOLIDAYS 2018

Tuesday 3rd April – Monday 16th April **School resumes Tuesday 17th April**

Yeronga State School 122 Park Rd, Yeronga QLD 4104

Telephone: 3426 0361 YOSHC Mobile: 0400 695 585

Email: yoshc@live.com.au

YERONGA HOLIDAY CARE PROGRAM

Co-Directors: Tanya Harris + Jordan Young Educational Leader: Lucy Reid

Hours of Operation: Our service is open from 7:00am – 6:00pm. Cost: $51.00 per day per person. On excursion days or days on which community entertainment is

provided, an additional cost is applicable. Daily costs are listed on the program at the back of this booklet.

Bookings: The holiday care booking form must be completed (FOR ALL DATES) and given to the Co-ordinator by Wednesday 28th March. Bookings received after COB (6pm) Wednesday 28th March will incur an additional late booking fee of $5 per child per day attending. Conditions: Holiday Care bookings will only be accepted through completion of the appropriate booking form distributed with the program. Holiday Care bookings will only be accepted if the family account for all previous care is paid in full. All fees in relation to Holiday Care must be paid on receipt of holiday statement. Accounts are e-mailed out on the Wednesday before Holiday Care starts. Failure to make payment may result in an automatic cancellation of bookings. Cancellations.

➢ Cancellations made with less than 7 days notice will be charged the full fee for the session, including any incursion/excursion fee costs.

➢ Cancellations made with 7 days notice or more, will incur a fee equal to half the standard daily cost, plus any additional incursion/excursion costs.

Requirements for children Each day, please ensure that your child has: Hat (wide brimmed not a cap with name marked clearly on it. No hat, no play outside) Sensible/Comfy sun safe clothing that can get wet/messy (or a change of clothes for especially messy days!) Sensible/comfy shoes (no shoes with heels) Apply sun block at home. Centre will provide sunscreen throughout the day. Please provide your own brand of sunscreen if your child has any allergies or aversions to the YOSHC sunscreen Ample lunch and drinks (except where stated otherwise) Please ensure you provide a water bottle for your child. Red shirt for excursion days

We do not supply lunch! (Unless Specified) Please consider freezer blocks or appropriate foods for the hot summer months as we are not able to provide fridge space for all the children. We also ask that you do not send with your child any food that requires preparation at the centre e.g. Noodles. The management committee request that no nut products such as Peanut Butter or Nutella be brought to the centre, in order for the centre to meet the requirements of duty of care. Any queries can be directed to the Co-ordinator.

Yeronga Outside School Hours Care does not take responsibility for any property that your child brings to the centre whilst in our care, this includes toys, clothing, bikes, jewellery, helmets, CDs, DVDs, computer games etc. We ask that all toys are to be left at home.

REMINDER: Yeronga Outside School Hours Care staff reserve the right to request a photo id of parents/guardians, relatives, school and community. This ensures the safety of the children and staff of YOSHC.

EXTRA INFORMATION + WHAT TO BRING

• PLEASE NOTE! WE DO MESSY, MUDDY, WET, ACTIVE (AND FUN!) PLAY

EVERYDAY OVER THE HOLIDAYS. PLEASE WEAR APPROPRIATE (OLD!

No special, new, precious outfits!) CLOTHES AND PACK A SPARE SET +

OLD TOWEL TO CHANGE!

• Over the Easter holidays we will be having a number of pool days where the afternoon

will be spent at the Yeronga Park Pool (between 12.30pm – 3.30pm). Please ensure

your child has a hat, togs, towel, goggles and a sunsafe shirt. YOSHC will advise

children to apply and reapply sunscreen and zinc throughout the afternoon. They will

also need to bring Lunch (for before the pool) and a large water bottle. Canteen facili-

ties WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE at the pool (please ensure lunch is packed from home).

Please ensure your child/ren has a hat, togs and rash shirt, towel and spare clothes

to change into at the end of the day.

Pool dates are as follows:

Tuesday 3 April

Tuesday 10 April

Monday 16 April

• On Wednesday 4th of April as part of our Easter Bonanza Day, we will be having an

afternoon of water and mud play, mud kitchens and other messy fun! Children must

have OLD clothes that can get messy and muddy, including shoes, as well as a

towel and change of clothes for later in the day.

• On Friday the 6th of April we will be going to the Southbank Cinemas. Children will

need to be at YOSHC by 8.45am. We will be travelling to and

from the South Bank precinct by train. We will be spending ei-

ther the morning session or the afternoon session at the mov-

ies seeing ‘Early Man ' rated PG. We will have lunch at South-

bank Parklands (children's own lunch) and spend the alter-

nate session in the Parklands. (More specific timing will be-

come available once cinema times are released.) Please en-

sure your child has adequate lunch (they eat a lot on excur-

sion days!) and that they have sensible walking shoes, a

wide-brimmed hat and large waterbottle. We will be return-

ing to the centre at approximately 3.30pm.The movie we will be

watching is called Early Man:

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed

the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite

his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their

home

Please ensure your child wears a red shirt on excursion days for easier identification.

• On Monday the 9th of April, we will be having a visit

from Bazil Grumble who will be delivering their 90 mi-

nute Fantastic Mr Fox Story to Stage incursion. Please

ensure your children bring their sense of adventure for

some creative fun!

From Bazil Grumble: “Inspired by the delightful tale of

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, children will engage in an

interactive drama and puppetry workshop. They will

have an opportunity to explore the themes and charac-

ters of the story through creative performance tech-

niques with a focus on voice and movement. To top it all

off they will make their very own amazing talking fox

puppet to keep so they can continue their storytelling at home! .”

• On Wednesday the 11th of April we will be having an excursion day. In the morning we

will be visiting Mt Gravatt Mini Golf to play

mini golf and foot-golf! Afterwards we will travel

to Broadwater Park in Mansfield to enjoy our

lunch and play in the park. We will be travelling

during the day on private bus. Please ensure

your child wears sunsafe clothes, comforta-

ble shoes and a sunsafe hat and brings am-

ple lunch and water. Remember they eat a lot

on excursion days! Children must be at

YOSHC by 8.30am and we will return at ap-

proximately 3pm.

Please ensure your child wears a red shirt on excursion days for easier identification.

• If your child / children are attending Holiday Care, we will be showing PG rated movies

as a part of our daily activities. If you do not want your child to watch a PG movie please

speak to the coordinator on duty. Children will have the choice as to whether they’d like

to watch the movie or partake in another activity.

• If your child needs to be administered medication during Holiday Care, the medication

must be: in its original packaging, with the prescribed dosage and the child’s name

printed on it. Without this, we cannot administer medication – this includes Nurofen &

Panadol.

Yeronga Holiday Care Booking Form

Tuesday 3rd April – Monday 16th April (School resumes Tuesday 17th April)

Dear Parents/Guardians, Please indicate the days your child/ren will be attending on the form below by placing an “x” in the days required. Return the completed form to Yeronga Out of School Hours Care by COB (6pm) Wednesday 28th March for ALL dates in order to avoid any additional fees. Be aware that days do get booked out, so return your form as soon as possible. *Blue highlight indicates swimming days *Yellow indicates excursion or incursion

Child 1: _______________________________ D. O. B. ___/___/___

CLOSED 2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13

16

Child 2: _______________________________ D. O. B. ___/___/___

CLOSED 2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13

16

Child 3: _______________________________ D. O. B. ___/___/___

CLOSED 2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13

16

Booking Form will only be accepted if accounts for Outside School Hours Care are paid up to date + received by 28 March

• PLEASE NOTE! WE DO MESSY, MUDDY, WET, ACTIVE (AND FUN!) PLAY

EVERYDAY OVER THE HOLIDAYS. PLEASE WEAR APPROPRIATE (OLD!)

CLOTHES AND PACK A SPARE SET + A TOWEL IN CASE A CHANGE IS

NEEDED!

I have read, understood and will abide by the terms and conditions set out by Yeronga Out of School Hours Care. _______________________________ ______________________ Parents Signature Date

Swimming Permission and Abilities Form

During Holiday Care we will have a number of swimming days. Please check the program page at the back of the booklet to ensure you get the days right

and don't forget your togs!

The pool days will be held at Yeronga Pool, from approximately 12.30pm to 3:30 pm. Please fill in this form if you will be using the service on a

swimming day.

I hereby give permission for my child/ren to visit and walk to Yeronga Pool whilst under the supervision of YOSHC staff. I am aware that everybody who attends the centre on Pool Excursion Days will have to take part in the excursion to the pool as there will be no staff remaining at the centre to supervise. Children will be supervised at a ratio of 1:5. Coordinating staff yet to be confirmed.

I give permission for my children to swim according to their ability, in the following pool/s: Name All pools including Mushroom Pool and Mushroom/paddle deep end Shallow End Pool only

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________

Please note that your child will need to have: • Hat, Goggles, Towel

• Lunch and Water Bottle. • a swim shirt (rashie) on at all times while at the pool. NB: All children will be supervised at a ratio of 1 supervisor for 5 children, regardless of their ability or where they are swimming. The swimming excursion incurs the extra fee of $12.00 due to swimming entry and additional staffing costs. Children will be allocated a wrist band according to their swimming ability to ensure YOSHC Staff know exactly where they should be swimming. I understand a risk assessment for the swimming visit has been conducted and is available to view on request.

Parent Name: _________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________ Date: ___________________

A reminder that there will be no canteen facilities on pool days. We will provide a ‘treat afternoon tea’ (TBC. Check menu with coordinator on the day) on our return to YOSHC.

Excursion Permission Form

South Bank & ‘Early Man’

Movie Excursion

Excursion Information

When: Friday 6th April.

Where: Southbank Cinema for ‘Early Man (Rated ‘PG’) and Southbank Parklands

What time: Must be at the service by 8.45am and will return to the service at approximately 3.30pm.

Cost: $66.00/child

Other Notes:

Children have to take –

• Hat, Sun-safe clothes and sensible walking shoes.

• Lunch, Snacks and Water Bottle.

• Please wear a red shirt for easy identification on the excursion

Service Phone (in case of emergency on the day if required): 0400 695 585

Detach and return bottom section to a member of staff

I give permission for ____________________________________ (1st child’s name)

____________________________________ (2nd child’s name)

____________________________________ (3rd child’s name)

to be taken off-site by YOSHC educators, to participate in the excursion to be held on Friday 6th April.

I understand my child/ren will be:

• Catching a train from Yeronga Station. The children will depart the service at 9.00am and walk to the Yeronga

train station where they will board the 9.36am train to Southbank Station. Depending on session times (TBC

closer to the date), at Southbank station they will either walk to the Southbank Cinemas to watch the ‘Early

Man’ movie (rated ‘PG’) in the morning session then spend the afternoon session at the parklands.

Alternatively, they will go straight to Southbank for the morning session and spend the afternoon session at the

cinema

• Having lunch and playing in the Southbank Parklands and playground.

• Returning to YOSHC via public transport from the Southbank station at 2.59pm, returning to the centre at

approximately 3.30pm.

• *Note, alternative train services may be taken depending on timing on the day.

• Accompanied by the appropriate number of supervisors required to meet the 1:8 ratio.

• I understand a risk assessment for the excursion has been conducted and is available to view on request.

Parent name:………………………………………………….

Parent signature: ……………………………………………. Date:….…./……… /………..

Incursion Permission Form

Bazil Grumble Fantastic Mr Fox

Drama Incursion

Incursion Information

When: Monday 9th April.

Where: YOSHC Hall

Who: Fantastic Mr Fox Drama Fun. Bazil Grumble 0411 246 487

What time: 90 minute sessions between 9.30am-12.30pm

Cost: $65.00/child

Other Notes:

Children have to take –

• Shoes and clothing suitable for exercise/movement.

• Energy and enthusiasm!

Service Phone (in case of emergency on the day if required): 0400 695 585

Detach and return bottom section to a member of staff

I give permission for ____________________________________ (1st child’s name)

____________________________________ (2nd child’s name)

____________________________________ (3rd child’s name)

to participate in the incursion and activities to be held at the YOSHC hall on Monday 9th April.

I understand my child/ren will be:

• Participating in a 90 minute story to stage drama workshop run by Bazil Grumble incursions.

• Accompanied by the appropriate number of YOSHC educators required to meet ratio.

• I understand a risk assessment has been conducted and is available to view on request.

Parent name:………………………………………………….

Parent signature: ……………………………………………… Date:….…./……… /………..

Excursion Permission Form

Mt Gravatt Mini Golf + Foot

Golf And Broadwater Park

Excursion Information

When: Wednesday 11th April.

Where: Morning at Mt Gravatt Mini Golf, 41 Broadwater Rd, Mt Gravatt and afternoon at Broadwater Park,

Mansfield Pl, Mansfield

What time: Must be at the service by 8.30am and will return to the service at approximately 3.00pm.

Cost: $80.00/child

Other Notes:

Children have to take –

• Hat, Sun-safe clothes and sensible walking shoes.

• Lunch, Snacks and Water Bottle.

• Please wear a red shirt for easy identification on the excursion

Service Phone (in case of emergency on the day if required): 0400 695 585

Detach and return bottom section to a member of staff

I give permission for ____________________________________ (1st child’s name)

____________________________________ (2nd child’s name)

____________________________________ (3rd child’s name)

to be taken off-site by YOSHC educators, to participate in the excursion to be held on Wednesday 11th April.

I understand my child/ren will be:

• Catching a private bus from Yeronga State School. The children will depart the service at 9.00am and take the

bus to Mt Gravatt Mini Golf, 41 Broadwater Rd, Mt Gravatt. The children will have the chance to participate in

both mini golf and foot golf as well as enjoy morning tea at the centre. We will be at golf from approximately

9.30-12.00.

• After the golf session at approximately 12:00pm, they will again be transported by private bus, to the nearby

Broadwater Park, Mansfield Pl, Mansfield. They will be having lunch in the park and playing in the park and

playground.

• They will be returning to YOSHC via private bus, departing the park at approximately 2.30pm and returning to

YOSHC approximately 3pm.

• Accompanied by the appropriate number of supervisors required to meet the 1:8 ratio.

• I understand a risk assessment for the excursion has been conducted and is available to view on request.

Parent name:………………………………………………….

Parent signature: ……………………………………………… Date:….…./……… /………..