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LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA Sorell Vacation Care Program - Lady Gowrie ...
LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA
   Sorell Vacation Care Program
LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA Sorell Vacation Care Program - Lady Gowrie ...
Sorell

APRIL 2021
Please note that the closing date for all bookings is 24 March 2021. To secure your child/ren’s place in the program, particularly
on excursion days, please complete your online registration as soon as possible.

   MONDAY 05/04               TUESDAY 06/04            WEDNESDAY 07/04            THURSDAY 08/04               FRIDAY 09/04
PUBLIC HOLIDAY            BIKES AND BLADES            CRAFT DAY                 CIRCUS SKILLS DAY          PLASTERMANIACS DAY
                          DAY

Lady Gowrie               Bring along your bike,      Relax into holiday        ‘Roll up, roll up, the     Michelle from
Tasmania Vacation         scooter or blades for       mode and let’s get        circus is in town!’        Plastermaniacs will visit
Care Programs are         the day and we will         crafty! Enjoy old         Come along and learn       us today, sharing a
closed today.             have some ‘wheely’          favourites or try         some circus skills         variety of plaster
                          good fun!                   something new             including:                 models for us to
                          Remember – no               including:                                           decorate.
                          helmet, no play.                                      Plate spinning
                                                      Hama beads                Juggling                   $7 incursion fee will be
                                                                                Diablo &                   added to your account.
                                                      Origami                   Devil sticks.

                                                      Clay &

                                                      Sewing.

   MONDAY 12/04               TUESDAY 13/04            WEDNESDAY 14/04            THURSDAY 15/04               FRIDAY 16/04
PET ROCK DAY & FARM WALK TO PIONEER                   COOKING DAY               EASTSIDE ACTIVITY          SPORTS DAY
VISIT               PARK EXCURSION                                              CENTRE &
                                                                                WENTWORTH PARK
                                                                                EXCURSION

Let us get creative and   Today we will be            It’s ‘Taco                Today we will venture      Join in and have some
decorate some pet         walking to Pioneer          Wednesday’! Today         to the Eastside Activity   fun playing a range of
rocks.                    Park in Sorell for a play   we will be making         Centre for some active     different sports
                          in the playground and       delicious tacos for our   fun. We will then travel   including:
We will also enjoy a      hot chips for lunch.        lunch.                    to Wentworth Park to
visit to the Sorell                                                             enjoy lunch together.      Cricket
School Farm in the      Departing at 10:00am          Dress in bold colours
afternoon to meet       and returning by              to match our Mexican      Departing at 10:00am       Basketball
the animals and learn   2:00pm.                       theme if you wish.        and returning by
about jobs on the farm.                                                         2:30pm.                    Dodgeball &
                        $2.50 lunch fee will be       $2.50 lunch fee will be
                        added to your account.        added to your account.    $10 excursion fee          Soccer.
                                                                                will be added to your
                                                                                account.                   Refine your skills and
                                                                                                           learn some new ones
                                                                                                           while you enjoy some
                                                                                                           physical fun with your
                                                                                                           peers.
LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA Sorell Vacation Care Program - Lady Gowrie ...
Sorell

   MONDAY 19/04              TUESDAY 20/04           WEDNESDAY 21/04   THURSDAY 22/04   FRIDAY 23/04
SCIENCE DAY               MOVIE & PJS DAY            SCHOOL RESUMES

This one is for those     Today is the last day of
budding scientists        our vacation care
among you!                program so let us sit
                          back and relax with a
Come along and            movie and spend the
investigate what          day in our PJs.
happens when you
mix different materials   If you have any ‘G’
together.                 rated movies you
                          would like to share
Experiments include:      with your friends, then
                          please feel free to
Lava lamp making          bring them in.

Orange Fizz

Volcanoes

Making butter & bread.
Sorell

Vacation Care Program Non-Routine Excursion
Consent Form
I give permission for my child/ren                                                                           (child/ren names)
to participate in the excursions detailed below and consent to my child/ren travelling by bus or walking to the excursion. I
understand that a risk assessment has been conducted and written policies and procedures for transporting children are
available at the Service upon request. Expected number of children 30 (maximum). Ratios of 1:15 will be maintained at all
times. Where risk has been identified in the risk assessment, ratios will be increased to manage the safety and wellbeing of the
children.

PLEASE PROVIDE CONSENT BELOW FOR YOUR CHILD/REN’S ATTENDANCE AT NON-ROUTINE EXCURSIONS:

DATE          TIMES         DESTINATION                                                                    TRANSPORT

13/04/2021    Depart:       PIONEER PARK - SORELL                                                          WALK
              10:00am       To walk to Pioneer Park, we will go along Forcett Street, onto Walker Street
                            turning on to Sommerville Street crossing Gordon Street until we reach
              Return:       Parsonage Place.
              2:00pm
15/04/2021    Depart:       EASTSIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE & WENTWORTH PARK                                     BUS
              10:00 am      Travelling south on Gordon Street/Tasman Highway/A3 towards Forcett           (NOT FITTED WITH
                            Street. Following Tasman Highway/A3 to B33 exit towards Mornington/           SEATBELTS)
              Return:       Warrane/Rokeby. Following South Arm Highway/B33 to Droughty Point
              2:30 pm       Road. The Centre is at 4/73 Droughty Point Road. After the session, we will
                            travel along Droughty Point Road to the South Arm Highway/B33 and
                            continue to Howrah. Turning off Clarence Street into Correa Street then into
                            Salacia Avenue. The park is at the end of Salacia Avenue. Returning to Sorell
                            School, we will go onto the Tasman Highway from Clarence Street/South
                            Arm Highway and follow the A3 to Sorell OSHC.

Parent/Guardian Name:

Signed:                                                                                           Date:       /     /
Sorell

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BOOKINGS                                                           CANCELLATIONS AND BOOKINGS
Please note that this Vacation Care Program can fill up quickly,   Bookings made online are immediately confirmed but may
especially on excursion days, so we recommend booking as           be cancelled by the service manager at their discretion if the
soon as possible. Lady Gowrie Tasmania online Vacation Care        day is oversubscribed or your account is in arrears. In this case
Program enrolments and bookings must now be made using             you will be advised as soon as practical. If your child is absent
the casual bookings section of My Family Lounge. To sign in or     on their booked day, please inform the OSHC Managers by
register to My Family Lounge, please follow this link https://     phoning 6230 6806 or by using the My Family Lounge app.
gowrie-tas.com.au/outside-school-hours-care/                       An absence will be charged unless 7 days notice is provided as
                                                                   described in the Contract of Care. Under national law, if your
If you require assistance with your My Family Lounge               child is absent on the first or last day of a booking Child Care
registration please contact Kathy Ortmann, Program                 Subsidy cannot be provided and therefore full fees will apply.
Leader - Operations, by email csoperations@gowrie-tas.com.au
or phone 6230 6818.                                                SIGNING CHILDREN IN AND OUT
                                                                   Children must be signed in and out each day by a parent/
For further information about the program, please email            guardian or authorised person over the age of 18. If your
clusteradmin@gowrie-tas.com.au or phone the Outside School         child/ren are absent you will be asked to sign for that day to
Hours Care office on 6230 6806 or 6230 6805.                       acknowledge they were absent. This is a legal requirement
                                                                   and stipulation for you to receive your Child Care Subsidy
LOCATION                                                           entitlements.
Lady Gowrie Tasmania’s Sorell Vacation Care is located at
Sorell Primary School in Gordon Street, Sorell. Use the Forcett    WHAT TO BRING
Street entrance and enter through the staff car park and head      We provide nutritious snacks for afternoon tea and the daily
up the undercover walkway and into Broxham Hall.                   menu is on display at the service. Families will need to pro-
                                                                   vide a healthy lunch and drink bottle (water only) for their
OPENING HOURS AND AGE RANGE                                        children. Please do not send any food which requires reheat-
The program is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm. We cater for            ing or refrigeration. We are an allergy aware service so please
children from 4 to 12 years of age. 4 year old children must be    ensure your child/ren do not bring any foods containing nuts.
enrolled in Kindergarten in 2021 to use this program.              Please cater for all weather possibilities and provide sensible
                                                                   footwear and clothing. Lady Gowrie
FEES AND CHARGING PRACTICES                                        Tasmania’s Sun Safe Policy applies from September to April
For daily fee please refer to the current Fee Schedule displayed   each year so during these months please provide sun safe
at the service. The Child Care Subsidy is available for all        clothing including a broad brimmed or legionnaire style hat
eligible families by contacting the Department of Human            for your child/ren. Please note that we do not accept any
Services on 136 150. Families will be emailed an invoice from      responsibility for personal belongings children might bring
Lady Gowrie Tasmania each fortnight. Payments can only be          to the service, including electronic devices. We limit the use
made by using the Debit Success system which                       of electronic items to one hour per day and children must
automatically deducts all monies owing on a set Friday on          not have internet access on these devices. Excursion costs are
a fortnightly basis from your nominated bank account or            covered by the excursion fees (listed in the attached program)
credit card. Debit Success charges a $14.95 overdue fee for all    so we ask that children do not bring any additional money to
overdue accounts. The daily session fee may vary as indicated      the service on excursion days.
on the program and will still be charged if your child is absent
from the program. A late collection fee of $20 per 10 minutes
or part thereof will be charged for children who are not
collected by close of the service.
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