Guitar Concert

It has been a busy few weeks at GPBASC. A group of boys were especially enthusiastic about painting last week. Spending 1/2 hour at the craft table completing painting after painting. Above are a few samples of their fantastic artwork.

GUITAR CONCERT

On Thursday 1st October at 4pm a group of very talented children from Gladesville Putney Before & After School Care will perform a guitar concert on the GPBASC veranda. This concert has been organised by the children's guitar teacher, Matt Glowacki who has been teaching the children from after school care guitar every Thursday afternoon at Gladesville Public School. If you are free to come and watch, you would be most welcome.

Program Week 9

Welcome to week nine! This week is re-enrolment week for current families. Please note current families must attend one of the re-enrolment dates below to secure your child’s place for 2010.

Monday 21 September 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Wednesday 23 September 5pm - 7pm - Social Evening
Friday 25 September 4.30pm - 5.30pm

To view this weeks programmed activities please click on the link below.

Term 3, Week 9 - Morning & Afternoon Program

Its knitting time!

One of the centre mothers, Debbie, very generously volunteered her time on Wednesday 2 September to run a knitting class with a group of children. The craft table was full with busy children concentrating hard on learning this new skill. Many of the children spent a long time practising their knitting. Debbie was very patient as she helped and encouraged the busy knitters.

Thank you Debbie for not only volunteering your time but also for your generous donation of wool and needles to the centre.

To view this weeks programmed activities please click on the below link.

Term 3, Week 7 Morning & Afternoon Program

Fun Times!

Natalie has been programming extra play time at the big fort and back oval as many of the children have requested to play there more often. Above are some wonderful photos of your children that we wanted to share with you.

Wild About Reading!

The centre's outside veranda was full on Thursday afternoon with 'Book Safari' festivities. Celebrating its 64th birthday, 'Book Safari' is part of the national 'Book Week' campaign, the longest running children's festival in Australia. There were picnic rugs, pillows, jungle decorations and a range of books from the centre's library and the Gladesville Library. The children took advantage of the warm weather to lay back, put their feet up and catch up on some reading.

To view this weeks programmed activities please click on the below link.

Term 3, Week 5 Morning & Afternoon Program

Program Week 5

Welcome to week five! To view this weeks programmed activities please click on the link below.

Term 3, Week 5 - Morning & Afternoon Program

Program Week 4

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Term 3, Week 4 Morning & Afternoon Program

An Eventful Week 3

Spring was definitely in the air, what wonderful weekend weather! We hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and enjoyed the sunshine. Last week flew by quickly and the children spent lots of afternoons outdoors down at the back oval, playing on the fort equipment or joining in the soccer matches.

An email was sent to all parents last week about knitting and paper donations, below is a recap:

KNITTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Are you a knitter, do you have a grandparent that is a knitter with plenty of patience? We are seeking some brave knitting volunteers to come into the centre and teach the children to knit squares which will be donated to a worthy cause called Wrap with Love.

Wrap with Love Inc, is a voluntary organisation which started in 1992. Volunteers craft personal Wraps (rug), they knit, weave, patchwork or machine the wraps which are then sent abroad as gifts to communities.

Website: www.artsandcraftnsw.com.au/Wrap.htm

If you would like to volunteer your time and you have some spare needles and wool please let me know.

A4 PAPER DONATIONS:
Do you have a ream or two of white paper you could donate to the centre? Our crafty children have been exceptionally busy and your donations get put to very good use, your support is much appreciated.

GPBASC has some very talented carpenters in the making! A group of children were very busy using the game Tap Tap Wednesday morning. Tap Tap was transformed into a beautiful country side with a duck pond, windmills and a big barn yard.

ALIENS GALORE! This craft during week one saw plastic bottles transformed into iridescent Alien species. These boys worked in partnership with one another with special attention to detail. Well done boys, FANTASTIC TEAM WORK!!!

Visit again tomorrow to view this weeks Program and Menu.!

Program Week 3

Welcome to week 3, please click on the below link to view this weeks Program.

Term 3, Week 3 Morning & Afternoon Program

Term Two Talent Quest

The Talent Quest was a wonderful experience for all the very talented children involved. These talents ranged from ballet, hip hop, violin, guitar, mime artists and stand up comedians. All the children who participated were winners and the smiles on their faces said it all.

By Jodie (Coordinator)

Space Odyssey

In just one week the Space Odyssey theme has taken flight. The creation of foil aliens last week was lots of fun and has been programmed again this week due to popular demand. It was also great to see Tayne and Matt working as a team to create a fantastic piece of Space artwork, which is on display at the centre.

By Tayne & Matt

Welcome to Term 3

Welcome to Term 3 we hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. The theme for this term is SPACE ODYSSEY. The children are extremely excited about decorating the centre and week one has passed with lots of busy children enthusiastically creating aliens, rockets and spaceships. We will be posting lots of artwork photos soon.

Just a few reminders,

• The Term 3 Newsletter has been emailed to all parents and is available on the homepage of the centre website www.gpschoolcare.org.au.
• Re-enrolments for current families will be taking place in September over three afternoons, the dates and more information is also available on the homepage of the centre website.

There will be more blog posts this week so please visit again soon.

Please click on the below link for this weeks programmed activities.

Term 3, Week 2 Morning & Afternoon Program

Jokes of the Week!

During the past weeks we having been talking to the children about the centre's website and blog and encouraging them to contribute jokes, recipes, art, crafts or stories. We were pleased to see many children eager to participate.

Joke 1 by Cameron
Q. What animal is the best at cricket?
A. A bat!

Joke 2 by Charlie
Q. Where do computer aliens go for a drink?
A. The space bar!

Program Week 10

Welcome to week 10, please click on the below link for this weeks programmed activities.

Term 2, Week 10 Morning & Afternoon Program

Program Week 9

Welcome to week 9, please click on the below link for this weeks programmed activities.

Term 2, Week 9 Morning & Afternoon Program

Gold Day Fundraiser

On Tuesday June 2 the centre was ablaze with GOLD, GOLD, GOLD to support Sydney Children's Hospital Gold Week fundraiser. Thank you to the children that made a big effort to dress up in gold. Congratulations to our best dressed winners Imogen & Aaron.

Jesse, Madison, Sophie, Lara & Emily did a wonderful job at assisting the staff with the face painting, everyone's cheeks glowed!

The donations raised $116 with the centre matching the money donated. The grand total is $232. Thank you to all our families who made a donation to this wonderful cause.

School Holiday Resources

With the winter holidays almost upon us we have found a few websites that may help you find suitable activities to keep your children busy and active.

www.kidsholidayactivities.com.au - This website features school holiday programs, activities, events, vacation care, entertainment, things to do and see during the school holiday season.

www.schoolholidaydirectory.com.au - The School Holiday Directory connects school kids and their families with a range of kids activities and things to do over the school holidays and great school holiday activities. So get off the couch, turn off the TV, your school holiday ideas are here.

Parenting and Child Health - This website offers some suggestions that don't cost much and are probably most useful for children in the early to middle primary school age group. The suggestions cover:

• Holiday boredom
• Things for parents and children to do together
• Trips and outings
• Things to do when its hot
• Around the home
• Things to do when you are tired
• School Holiday ideas for primary age children

We value your feedback. Please let us know if you found these websites useful.

Program Week 8

Welcome to week 8, Please click on the below link for this weeks programmed activities.

Term 2, Week 8 Afternoon Program

Thank you to all those parents that completed mini surveys about the centres Program over the past few weeks. The evaluated surveys showed that overall people were very happy with the Program and gave positive comments. However we found that many parents did not know where the Program was located at the centre.

The Program, Menu, Philosophy & Birthday Chart is located at the centre on the notice board near the hallway.

Fun Crafts for all ages

Ahoy, matey this milk/juice carton pirate ship would be great for any budding buccaneer. For this craft and other pirate crafts go to http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/pirates/pirates.html

These Coffee Filter Butterflies are always a big hit at GPBASC for children of all ages. They are very simple to make and a group of them together look fantastic hung from a window or the roof.

TIP: A wooden clothes peg can be used for the butterflies body and a pipe cleaner as the butterflies antenna. For the complete instructions to make this craft go to http://crafts.kaboose.com/butterfly1.html

Ryde Council FREE microchipping

Free Chip In - The City of Ryde will be offering a FREE microchipping service on Sunday June 14 2009. For further information please go to the Ryde Council website http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/.