We would like to warmly welcome all of our families to OSHC for 2021. We have been enjoying getting to know you all and helping our new children settle into our OSHC family and familiarise themselves with our routines. We offer many experiences for your children to participate in daily, these activities stem from the children’s interests, needs and ideas. The children are actively involved in creating our programme. They do this in many ways including adding their ideas to the suggestion box, talking with educators, group discussions and surveying one another. It is important for children to be actively involved in creating their environments as they learn skills such as collaboration, negotiating and decision making.
Some of the activities the children have been involved in this term include, painting, water beads, exploring playdough, table tennis, Lego, blocks, puzzles, board games, colouring in, playing in home corner, basketball, soccer and hula hoops as well as caring for our garden. All of these activities are not only fun but are valuable learning opportunities for the children. As children play they are being creative, using their imagination, learning to share, turn take, resolve conflicts, develop their dexterity, physical, cognitive, and emotional strength. It is through play children develop the skills to engage and interact in the world around them.
